Deep into the critical and box office success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, rival comic book studio DC tried to catch up with their own “dark, serious” collection of interconnected films.
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This year’s shortened awards season ends Sunday with the Academy Awards, where Sam Mendes’ WWI-epic “1917” goes in as the clear frontrunner. Can “Parasite” or “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” come from behind to take Best Picture? Will the acting categories bring any surprises?
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Oscar nominations arrived a little earlier than usual this year, leaving those living outside of New York and L.A. scrambling to see many of the final awards contenders (“1917,” the recent Golden Globe winner for Best Picture, only arrived in the Inland Northwest this past week).
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Only one award ceremony matters - The T-Dub Awards. Exclusive to the Coeur d’Alene Press, the T-Dub Awards celebrate the best of the best in movies, with categories that make you say, “Hmm, I don’t think he put too much thought into this column.”
It’s no secret that North Idaho knows how to celebrate the Christmas season: Light displays, a plethora of festive musical performances and theatrical productions, and literally ALL the snowy, outdoor activities known to civilization.
Netflix, the streaming service behind “A Christmas Prince,” “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding,” and “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby,” wants people to know they’re serious about movies too.
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Don’t let the three-and-a-half-hour runtime scare you from “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese’s dazzling epic that recontextualizes the gangster movie while still delivering the scope and kinetic style of his earlier genre efforts like “Goodfellas.”
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Last year’s documentary, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (which landed at #1 on my Press list of best movies of 2018) does an excellent job of highlighting the life and impact of the beloved TV host. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” directed by Marielle Heller (last year’s “Can You …
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Christian Bale has a tendency to disappear into his roles. He’s gone from Batman to balding (“American Hustle”) to Moses (“Exodus: Gods and Kings”) to Dick freaking Cheney (“Vice”), and he’s been compelling and convincing in all of them.
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Let’s make one thing clear about “Joker” - Joaquin Phoenix is astonishing as the social outcast Arthur Fleck - the man who eventually becomes the most famous (and psychotic) supervillain in all of comic book lore.
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Fresh off a career-best showcase this summer in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” Brad Pitt delivers another excellent performance in “Ad Astra,” a visually-stunning and challenging space adventure from director James Gray.
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Lorne Michaels and his friends at “Saturday Night Live” spent the better part of the 90s adapting popular TV skits into feature-length movies. While it worked pretty well for “Wayne’s World,” movies such as “Coneheads,” “Superstar,” “A Night at the Roxbury” and “It’s Pat” didn’t exactly enthrall the masses.
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“Avengers: Endgame” arrived in late April to break box office records. John Wick took out 856 goons in May. “Aladdin” (and Will Smith’s wonky CGI Genie) has Memorial Day Weekend to cash in on millennial-era nostalgia. Suddenly it feels like the Summer Movie Season is already half-over.
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There is little use in trying to discern a prevailing theme to the past year in cinema. Just as the world is too messy for broad generalization, movies in 2018 touched on many, seemingly contradictory ideas.
With the summer of 2018 now officially Thanos-ed, Hollywood is ready to get serious. Studios will launch their big Oscar contenders, and names like Lady Gaga, Neil Armstrong and Dick Cheney will be part of the conversation this year.
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Through his humanitarian efforts in Guatemala over the years, Michael Oswald has seen miracles. Medical missions organized by Oswald have helped people in dire conditions restore their sight, regain their hearing and drastically improve their quality of life.
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