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Review – Joy

16/01/2016 Tom Beasley 2 Comments 2016, Bradley Cooper, Certificate: 12, David O Russell, Diane Ladd, Drama, Dramedy, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, January 2016, Jennifer Lawrence, Joy, Rating: Pop, Robert De Niro, Virginia Madsen

Review of 2016 dramedy Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.

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DVD Review – Accidental Love (2015)

18/07/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2015, Accidental Love, Arrow Films, Bill Hader, Catherine Keener, Certificate: 15, Comedy, David O Russell, DVD, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Marsden, Jessica Biel, July 2015, Kurt Fuller, Malinda Williams, Nailed, Rating: Poop, Satire, Stephen Greene, Tracy Morgan

Review of the Arrow Films DVD release of David O Russell’s disowned screwball comedy Accidental Love, previously known as Nailed.

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2014 Oscars: A final go at predicting the winners

02/03/2014 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alfonso Cuarón, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Barkhad Abdi, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dallas Buyers Club, David O Russell, Eric Warren Singer, Frozen, Gravity, Hans Zimmer, Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, Jared Leto, Jeff Pope, John Ridley, John Williams, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Matthew McConaughey, Philomena, Spike Jonze, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, Steven Conrad, Steven Price, The Book Thief, The Coen Brothers, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

I’ve written a lot about the 2014 Oscars on this blog and elsewhere. Last week, eight guest contributors joined

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2014 Oscars: The Big Best Picture Row

23/02/201423/02/2017 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuarón, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Barkhad Abdi, Best Picture, Bruce Dern, Captain Phillips, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Dallas Buyers Club, David O Russell, George Clooney, Gravity, Her, Jared Leto, Jean-Marc Vallee, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Judi Dench, June Squibb, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Fassbender, Nebraska, Paul Greengrass, Philomena, Rooney Mara, Sandra Bullock, Spike Jonze, Stacy Keach, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, The Big Best Picture Row, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tom Hanks, Wil Forte

A team of guest posters argue that each of the nominated films should win the coveted Best Picture award at the 2014 Oscars.

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2014 Oscars: Predicting the Academy Award nominations

15/01/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuarón, All Is Lost, American Hustle, Amy Adams, August: Osage County, Barkhad Abdi, Before Midnight, Billy Ray, Blue Jasmine, Bob Nelson, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Dern, Captain Phillips, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Coen Brothers, Craig Borten, Dallas Buyers Club, Daniel Brühl, David O Russell, Emma Thompson, Enough Said, Eric Singer, Ethan Coen, Ethan Hawke, Gravity, Her, Idris Elba, Inside Llewyn Davis, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Jeff Pope, Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Coen, John Ridley, Jonah Hill, Jonas Cuarón, Judi Dench, Julia Roberts, Julie Delpy, June Squibb, Kate Winslet, Labor Day, Lee Daniels, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong'o, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, Melisa Wallack, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Nebraska, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Greengrass, Philomena, Richard Linklater, Robert Redford, Rush, Sally Hawkins, Sandra Bullock, Saving Mr Banks, Spike Jonze, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, Terence Winter, The Butler, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tom Hanks, Tracy Letts, Woody Allen

The Popcorn Muncher starts coverage of the 2014 Oscars by predicting the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.

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Review – American Hustle

04/01/2014 Tom Beasley 2 Comments 2014, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Comedy, Crime, David O Russell, Drama, Eric Singer, January 2014, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Louis CK, Thriller

Review of wacky 2014 crime drama American Hustle, directed by David O Russell and starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence.

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Top 10: Films not to miss in January 2014

01/01/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014, Aaron Eckhart, Action, Alex Gibney, American Hustle, August: Osage County, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carey Mulligan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Coen Brothers, Comedy, David O Russell, Documentary, Drama, Fantasy, Films Not To Miss, Grudge Match, I Frankenstein, Inside Llewyn Davis, January 2014, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Julia Roberts, Kevin Kline, Last Vegas, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Idris Elba, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Morgan Freeman, Oscar Isaac, Robert DeNiro, Steve McQueen, Sylvester Stallone, The Armstrong Lie, The Wolf of Wall Street, Top Ten

As we leave 2013 behind, we look forward to the first cinematic wonders that 2014 has in store. January and

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Top 20: Films to watch for the 2014 Oscars season – Part 4 (5-1)

08/12/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alfonso Cuarón, American Hustle, Amy Adams, August: Osage County, Barkhad Abdi, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Captain Phillips, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Comedy, David O Russell, Drama, Gravity, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Paul Greengrass, Sandra Bullock, Sci-Fi, Steve McQueen, Thriller, Tom Hanks, Top Twenty, Tracy Letts

As the year draws to an end, the 2014 Oscars are almost upon us. Over recent weeks, I have been

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2013 Oscars Predictions

24/02/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 85th Academy Awards, Alan Arkin, Amour, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ben Affleck, Benh Zeitlin, Bradley Cooper, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Day-Lewis, David O Russell, Denzel Washington, Django Unchained, Emmanuelle Riva, Flight, Helen Hunt, Hugh Jackman, Jacki Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, John Gatins, Kathryn Bigelow, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Mark Boal, Michael Haneke, Moonrise Kingdom, Naomi Watts, Oscars, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Quentin Tarantino, Quvenzhane Wallis, Robert De Niro, Roman Coppola, Sally Field, Seth MacFarlane, Silver Linings Playbook, Steven Spielberg, The Impossible, The Master, The Sessions, Tom Hooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Wes Anderson, Zero Dark Thirty

My predictions for the 2013 Oscars, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

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