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May 17, 2012 Bill Gatevackes

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1. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (Sony/ Screen Gems, 2,942 Theaters, 93 Minutes, Rated R): It’s not often that you have an actor with two films hitting wide release in the same day. It’s even [click for more]

Oscar Nominations Post-Mortem: How Did We Do?

January 22, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

Earlier this week, we here at FilmBuffOnline handicapped the Oscar race as we saw it. As we all know, the nominations have just been released. How did we do? Well, let’s find out. And the [click for more]

Oscar Nominations: Who Will Make The Cut?

January 20, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

It’s that time of year again. This Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the nominees for the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Every year there are snubs and surprises, thrills and [click for more]

Review: FROST/NIXON

January 9, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

About half way through the Frost/Nixon, Nixon aide Jack Brennan (Kevin Bacon) compares David Frost (Michael Sheen) to a boxer who trained for months to face off against the champion—in this case former President Richard [click for more]

For Your Consideration: Studios Post Oscar Hopeful Screenplays

November 18, 2008 Rich Drees

It is no secret that in recent years, studios have embraced the internet as a way to promote their movies. (We’ll put aside the fact that they also excoriate the internet when information about their [click for more]

Poster: FROST/NIXON

September 17, 2008 Rich Drees

The specter of the Watergate scandal didn’t disappear with the resignation of President Richard Nixon on August 9, 1974. It hung over the American cultural landscape, waiting to be exorcised. That cleansing came, in part, [click for more]

NIXON/FROST Trailer Hits Web (And Then Disappears)

August 21, 2008 Rich Drees

Update: And the trailer has been yanked. The first international trailer for Ron Howard’s upcoming adaptation of the stage play Nixon/Frost has hit the internet. The play and film tells the behind the scenes story [click for more]