This film tells the tale of Luke Chisholm (Lucas Black), a prolific golfer who after a disastrous debut on the pro circuit finds himself in a little town by the name of Utopia where he meets former professional golfer (Robert Duvall).
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10 Actors Most Capable Of Saying “I Don’t Want a Scandal, I’m Just Doing My Job”
I recently caught the trailer for the upcoming film The Whistleblower and near the end, Rachel Weisz, playing, I assume, a whistleblower herself, says this line: “I don’t want a scandal , I’m just doing my job.” This, as it must, got me to thinking. What actor/actress could most capably deliver these words?
Should We Be Worried? The Globe Nominees’ Odds on Landing a Best Actor Oscar
Since 1980, it’s proven that the surest way to an Oscar nomination for Best Lead Actor is to win the Globes’ respective category for the drama genre. Ninety-seven percent of the time, this has proven to be the case. Luke Tatge reviews the odds and scenarios.
Forecasting Oscar’s Decisions: 10/20/2010
It’s been a couple months since my last update, but I can’t say there was enough change to do one last month, although a few movies have slid up and down in the Best Picture race, while other races like Best Supporting Actress have become wide open. Festivals in Toronto and Venice were jumping pads for films such as 127 Hours and The King’s Speech, while there are quite a few of us that are letting out a sigh of relief that Secretariat couldn’t gain any traction.
Movie Review: Get Low (2010)
Directed by first time director and long time cinematographer Aaron Schneider, Get Low is able to grab your full attention right from the get go, mainly because of the simple and original plot concept; A man throwing a funeral party for himself before he has died.
Review: “The Road” is a Bleak Post-Apocalyptic Drama
Based on Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer-winning novel, The Road follows an unnamed man (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) struggling to survive a number of years after an unspecified, apocalyptic cataclysm has destroyed civilization as we know it, killing all wild life, and obscuring the sun.
Movie News: Weekly Round-Up 04/28/2010
AM Update: A remainder that the month of April is ending on Friday so this is the final stretch to be atop the leaderboard this month! If you need to make a run for the top 5 contributors who will have their blog links featured on every page of Anomalous Material. Go for it! Also, [...]
Movie Review: Crazy Heart (2009)
Crazy Heart, written and directed by Scott Cooper, is the tale of Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges), a washed-up country/western singer well past his prime. He is now reduced to drive around the Southwest in his beat-up pickup truck, staying at shabby motels, and performing in nondescript bowling alleys and local bars for a living. This does not sit too well with Bad who is also constantly drunk and a heavy smoker. Bad gets a chance at redemption, however, when he meets and falls in love with Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), an aspiring journalist and single mother.
