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Since independent and foreign films tend to sneak in under the radar throughout the year, lists of this nature are almost always Hollywood heavy. With that said, here are the films I am most excited to see in the coming year.

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Compiling a decade’s best list is a profoundly intimidating affair. Some films, especially the first handful, come instantly. They are as immovable as granite, as strong today as when they first appeared. But things get more complicated the further down the list you go. Some assume that one would simply review one’s Best Of lists [...]

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This may be the personally oddest and most eclectic “Best Of” list I’ve ever compiled. Half is strongly art-house and indie minded, while the other half is not simply mainstream, it is firmly entrenched in solid blockbuster territory. How to explain it? Simple. These were my favorite films of the year. These were the ones [...]

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George Clooney and Carey Mulligan Named Best Actors
Christoph Waltz and Mo’Nique Honored as Best Supporting Actors
Kathryn Bigelow is WAFCA’s First Female Best Director Winner

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Best motion picture of the year
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
WILL WIN: Slumdog Millionaire
SHOULD WIN: Slumdog Millionaire
Blame it on the economy or whatever excuse you want — the unrepentantly joyous and optimistic Slumdog Millionaire has struck a chord with America. The little film that could is snowballing (it has won 20-something critics [...]

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Beliefnet, a website dedicated to multi-faith dialogue, has announced its nominees for Best Spiritual Film, Best Spiritual Performance and Best Spiritual Documentary. Once again, I was honored to be one of the judges. Check out the results here.

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Tim Gordon (aka “Film Gordon”) and I dropped by BDK’s Movie Show again this weekend to help decide which film is greater: The Godfather or Goodfellas. You can listen to the two-part podcast here and here. Nell Minow (aka “The Movie Mom”) and I joined BDK for a segment focusing on whether or not Coraline [...]

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The Oscar nominations came out today and while most of the nominees were on par with expectations, there were a few surprises. I wish I could say they were all pleasant surprises.

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I was thrilled with almost all of the results of last night’s Golden Globe awards. While I predicted and was ecstatic to watch Slumdog Millionaire walk away with award after award, I was equally overjoyed with some of the more unexpected, but no less deserved wins, such as Colin Farrell for In Bruges, Mickey Rourke [...]

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