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Contender Countdown: What To Make Of Ang Lee’s ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’

October 27, 2016 2:11 pm

If there is one thing you should know about this writer its that I’m unabashedly an Ang Lee super fan. In my opinion, Lee has three legitimate masterpieces on his resume (“The Ice Storm,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidd...

Contender Countdown: Why Are Robert De Niro And Jeremy Irons In The Best Actor Race?

Gregory Ellwood

October 12, 2016 7:53 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign

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We’re in the middle of the waiting game. The next Best Picture ball to drop is Ang Lee’s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” and that highly anticipated drama will finally screen Friday night at the 54th New York...

Contender Countdown: Before ‘La La Land’ Let’s Talk About ‘Sully’ For Best Picture

Gregory Ellwood

September 21, 2016 1:08 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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Now that the triumvirate of early fall film festivals has come to an end, we can finally sit back and look at the race for Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards with a clear perspective. It may be somewhat su...

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