Feb 19, 2015

THREE COLORS: WHITE

Three Colors: White (1994) - ***1/2

THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA

The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2014) - ****

SELMA

Selma (2014) - ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Original Song ("Glory")

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture

PARVANEH

Parvaneh (2014) - ****

CRISIS HOTLINE: VETERANS PRESS 1

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2014) - ***1/2

BUTTER LAMP

Butter Lamp (2014) - *

BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM

Boogaloo and Graham (2014) - ***1/2

THE PHONE CALL

The Phone Call (2014) - ****

LILTING

Lilting (2014) - ***

INTO THE WOODS

Into the Woods (2014) - ***1/2

FRUITVALE STATION

Fruitvale Station (2013) - ****

TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT

Two Days, One Night (2014) - **1/2

BEYOND THE LIGHTS

Beyond the Lights (2014) - **

AYA

Aya (2014) - ***

ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) - **

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Music Score

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Original Screenplay
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Art Direction
 - Best Original Song ("Now It Can Be Told")

YOUR SISTER'S SISTER

Your Sister's Sister (2012) - **

WHORES' GLORY

Whores' Glory (2012) - **1/2

THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - ****

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead)
 - Best Cinematography
 - Best Art Direction

JULIA

Julia (1977) - ***

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Supporting Actor (Jason Robards)
 - Best Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Fred Zinnemann)
 - Best Actress (Jane Fonda)
 - Best Supporting Actor (Maximilian Schell)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography
                                          - Best Costume Design
                                          - Best Original Music Score

THE DEER HUNTER

The Deer Hunter (1978) - ***

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Michael Cimino)
 - Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Sound

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Actor (Robert DeNiro)
 - Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep)
 - Best Original Screenplay
 - Best Cinematography

UNBROKEN

Unbroken (2014) - **1/2

MR. TURNER

Mr. Turner (2014) - ***

INHERENT VICE

Inherent Vice (2014) - ***

Feb 5, 2015

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) - **1/2

STILL ALICE

Still Alice (2014) - **** (P) / **** (M)

LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM

Last Days in Vietnam (2014) - ***

BOYHOOD

Boyhood (2014) - ***1/2 (P) / **** (M)

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Supporting Actress (Patrica Arquette)

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Richard Linklater)
 - Best Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke)
 - Best Original Screenplay
 - Best Film Editing

BEGIN AGAIN

Begin Again (2014) - **1/2

THE JUDGE

The Judge (2014) - **

CITIZENFOUR

Citizenfour (2014) - **1/2

BIG HERO 6

Big Hero 6 (2014) - ***

FILL THE VOID

Fill the Void (2013) - ***1/2

HUNG: SEASON 2

Hung: Season 2 (2010) - ***

LUCY

Lucy (2014) - ** (P) / ** (M)

THOR: THE DARK WORLD

Thor: The Dark World (2013) - 1/2 star (P) / *1/2 (M)

ST. VINCENT

St. Vincent (2014) - *** (P) / *** (M)

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - **1/2 (P) / **1/2 (M)