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Film & Television

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

‘Licorice Pizza’ is Paul Thomas Anderson’s dreamy, glowing coming-of-age revelry

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Brilliant from scene to scene, it’s an often-hilarious, almost-always electric rush of both ‘70s nostalgia and youthful charm, as its central characters navigate a collision course connection on their path to discovering the realest versions of themselves.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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Alana Haim talks acting debut in ‘Licorice Pizza’

“Licorice Pizza” is one of the most blissful, hilarious films of the year, a rare sunny two hours of coming-of-age and emotion truly seen in the effervescent Encino sun. For Haim, the experience behind the camera is just as memorable as what audiences see in front of it.
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Culture Shot

Thursday, February 21, 2019
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‘If Beale Street’ could balk: Inside this year’s worst Oscars snub

Even though “Beale Street” is a better film than “Vice,” the latter is the easier awards sell. As films such as “Darkest Hour” or “Bohemian Rhapsody” can attest, even awful-to-mediocre biopics with strong central performances are an Oscars shoo-in for best actor and best picture.
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Film & Television

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Paul Dano speaks on his directorial debut, ‘Wildlife’

After almost two decades of working in front of the camera, Dano made the jump from actor to co-writer and director in his latest film, “Wildlife.”
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Culture Shot

Sunday, March 4, 2018
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90th Academy Awards boringly sticks to script

Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Who will, could and should win the 2018 Academy Awards

With the general consensus that there were no major snubs in this year’s Academy Awards nominations, category predictions become all the more interesting.
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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

2018 Snubby Awards: Top films that weren’t nominated for Oscars

Even though the Academy Awards are distinguishable for nominating boundary-pushing films, the fact remains that some films and artists were simply snubbed.
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Culture Shot

Friday, January 26, 2018

‘Call Me By Your Name’ dominates Oscar nominations — with most snubs

While the stunning LGBTQ+ love story “Call Me By Your Name” garnered four nominations, it was snubbed for nearly just as many.
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Film & Television

Saturday, January 13, 2018

‘Phantom Thread’ dazzles as both psychological drama, period romance

“Phantom Thread” is not only a sharp psychological character study, but one of the most creatively illustrated romances in film.
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Culture Shot

Monday, April 3, 2017

March Madness of Movies: Best American Movies of the 2010s

In many ways, the 2010s have been the decade of change in Hollywood, both in creation and consumption.
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