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Great essay, tho I think empathy 4 minorities (not "literacy") is a stronger PRECIOUS connection. RT @:
about 2 hours ago
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@ I don't dislike UP IN THE AIR, mind you. I just don't "buy" it exactly. And yes, Reitman is an incredibly shrewd industry director.
about 6 hours ago
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@ Not saying films can only be made by those who've lived the subject. But there's something superficial & glib about UP IN THE AIR.
about 7 hours ago
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In other words, why would a young director tackle this project, as opposed to someone with the life experience of Clooney's character?
about 8 hours ago
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A colleague just articulated why UP IN THE AIR doesn't resonate with me: "The movie is directed by Anna Kendrick's character."
about 8 hours ago
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Not that I'm complaining about our winners. If you haven't already, see SUMMER HOURS!
about 8 hours ago
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Some key consensus between New York ( and @ ( Wish we'd awarded IN THE LOOP, too.
about 8 hours ago
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Stumped by how to handle this whole best-of-decade thing. I submitted a list to IndieWire ( but want to rewatch faves.
about 15 hours ago
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@ It becomes a more innocuous "They talk like TV channels I don't watch" in the movie.
about 22 hours ago
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My fave line from PRECIOUS appears slightly different in the script: "These homo ladies talk like TV channels I don't watch."
about 22 hours ago
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PRECIOUS has its flaws, sure, but watching it a second time, I realize I'm looking at a classic, a movie that will hold up in 10 years.
about 22 hours ago
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PRECIOUS (Lee Daniels, 2009), DVD - *** 1/2 [second viewing]
about 22 hours ago
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OK, haters, guess which Sundance movie I'm rewatching right now. Hint: "My favorite color is fluorescent beige."
about 23 hours ago
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@ In past years, the jury at Palm Springs fest had to sit thru nearly all the entries. I've seen about a dozen of this year's tho.
7:20 PM Dec 13th
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We interrupt all this movie tweeting to bring you a look at the @ show that opened yesterday in New York:
7:00 PM Dec 13th
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For the record, I'm the only @ critic (apart from the three who nominated it) who saw our Indie/Experimental winner, THE ANCHORAGE.
12:24 PM Dec 13th
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The problem with having an animation critic manning the white board during @ voting: "de Pauley" for "Indalo." Guess the actor/film.
12:17 PM Dec 13th
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Well done. Tom Hardy 4 best actor baby! RT @: Giving Bronson another look.
7:55 PM Dec 12th
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@ I wish there were more of our online "brethren" in LAFCA. @
6:40 PM Dec 12th
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RT @: And the first big premiere of BNAT 09 is... "Shutter Island." Wish I was there.
6:33 PM Dec 12th
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- Name Peter Debruge
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- Bio Cinemasochist extraordinaire. Watches bad movies so you don't have to, and good ones so you can, too.
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