86th Academy Awards

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12 moments worth seeing from the 2014 Oscars

03/03/2014 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Bill Murray, Brad Pitt, Ellen DeGeneres, Frozen, Harold Ramis, Idina Menzel, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, John Travolta, Lupita Nyong'o, Matthew McConaughey, Meryl Streep, Pharrell Williams, Pink, Steve McQueen, The Wizard of Oz

The 2014 Oscars went on a bit last night. But I watched all of it so you don’t have to. Here are the 12 best moments.

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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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Articles Guest Posts 

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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Another year, another load of hilariously honest posters for the 2014 Oscars nominees

31/01/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Her, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Spike Jonze, The Shiznit, The Wolf of Wall Street, Woody Allen

The hilarious team over at The Shiznit have produced another load of hilarious ‘honest’ posters for the movies nominated at the 2014 Oscars.

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Top 10: Shocking snubs of the 2014 Oscars

20/01/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 12 Years A Slave, 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, All Is Lost, American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Coen Brothers, Daniel Brühl, Emma Thompson, Idris Elba, Inside Llewyn Davis, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Monsters University, Oprah Winfrey, Robert Redford, Rush, Saving Mr Banks, The Butler, Tom Hanks, Top Ten

The top ten shocking snubs at the 2014 Oscars, featuring those films that seemed made for awards success, including Rush and Inside Llewyn Davis.

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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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Reviews 

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 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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Top 20: Films to watch for the 2014 Oscars season – Part 3 (10-6)

24/11/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Blue Jasmine, Cameron Diaz, Cate Blanchett, Cormac McCarthy, Dallas Buyers Club, Emma Thompson, Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Fassbender, Ridley Scott, Sally Hawkins, Saving Mr Banks, The Counsellor, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tom Hanks, Top Twenty, Woody Allen

Last week, my countdown of the films in contention at the 2014 Oscars spanned 10 of the most interesting films

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Reviews 

Review – Gravity

09/11/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2013, 86th Academy Awards, Alfonso Cuarón, Certificate: 12, Drama, George Clooney, Gravity, Sandra Bullock, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Review of 2013 sci-fi thriller Gravity, which is directed by Alfonso Cuarón and features Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts.

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Top 20: Films to watch for the 2014 Oscars season – Part 2 (15-11)

06/11/2013 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2014 Oscars, 86th Academy Awards, Alan Rickman, Alexander Payne, Anthony Dod Mantle, Bruce Dern, Chris Hemsworth, Comedy, Daniel Brühl, Drama, Forest Whitaker, Fruitvale Station, Judi Dench, Lee Daniels, Michael B Jordan, Nebraska, Octavia Spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Philomena, Robin Williams, Rush, Steve Coogan, The Butler, Top Twenty

My list of the top 20 films to watch in advance of the 2014 Oscars continues, with a true story of police brutality and a black and white road trip.

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