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Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill Deliver Career Performances in "Moneyball" Best Picture Spotlight Series: "Moneyball" by edwardmarcel
Best Picture Spotlight Series: Get to know the nominees in three minutes or less!   #3 of 9 - "Moneyball"   "Moneyball" is one of the best sports dramas ever made - maybe the best. Sharp, witty, and intense, "Moneyball" (Directed by Bennett Miller) focuses on Oakland Athletics Genera...
Alexander Payne Directed and Co-Wrote "The Descendants" Oscar Descendants: Best Adapted Screenplay by edwardmarcel
Back when this blog started, I shook my head when only two nominees were selected for Best Original Song . So now I look at Best Adapted Screenplay and shake my head at myself for shaking my head at only two nominees in another category.   Here are the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay...
"Hugo" could be a BIG winner come Oscar Sunday! Striking Gold: Best Sound Mixing by edwardmarcel
Some of my favorite Oscars are the technical categories. The use of sound and visual effects are often essential to drawing the audience into a directors vision. It's the brilliant fusion of technology and substance that captivates and catapults an audience into another world. So what is "Sound ...
F67B_SR_Logo.jpg Foreclosure review by sharprealty
If you had a foreclosure initiated, pending or completed against you in 2009 or 2010, you may find this of interest. The Federal Reserve Board has been looking into the actions of many of the largest lenders about how they handled the foreclosure process. They want to review the process to deter...
Brad Pitt as Mr. O Brien Best Picture Spotlight Series: "The Tree of Life" by edwardmarcel
Best Picture Spotlight Series: Get to know the nominees in three minutes or less!   #2 of 9 - "The Tree of Life"   There is not a more polarizing Best Picture nominee than "The Tree of Life". This critical darling is either loved or hated by lay audiences. Director Terrance Malick...
Octavia Spencer as Minny in "The Help" A Delicious Year: Best Supporting Actress by edwardmarcel
After reviewing a couple of the more straight-forward categories this year ( Best Original Song , Best Animated Feature Film ), we arrive at one of the more difficult categories to predict: Best Supporting Actress. All five women nominated are deserving, as would be a notable snub (Shailene Wo...
Jeremy Irvine as Albert Narracott Best Picture Spotlight Series: "War Horse" by edwardmarcel
Best Picture Spotlight Series: Get to know the nominees in three minutes or less!   #1 of 9 – “War Horse”   One of nine films nominated for Best Picture, “War Horse” follows the incredible journey of a horse across Europe during the First World War. Director Steven Spielberg (“Savi...
9MT_picture_7528_.jpg Swampyville's - "Reeling in the Fish"! by Swamptown
You're the Poet! Fill in the below blanks with the following words or use your own words. Away, apart, cash, chest, dawn, do, doom, faxed, gone, heart, ignore, interest, I.O.U.s, poor, room, stash, away, taxed. THIS NATIONS CURRENT POLITICAL SYSTEM! Reeling in the Fish! By L. Don Oliver ...
Are Pet Boarding Facilities The Right Choice? by Andrea_Caroline
Are you one of those pet owners who always feels bad to leave your pet behind with Aunt Molly when you are away?  Are you never satisfied with the person who is looking after your pet?  Are you always frantic to get home and see if your dog is healthy?  If this sounds familiar to you, we are sure...
"Rango" A Dry Year: Best Animated Feature Film by edwardmarcel
2011 was a lame year for Animated films, led by Pixar’s first lemon “Cars 2”. It turned out to be such a poor year for animation that the Academy nominated two films that even I’m not familiar with (“A Cat in Paris” and “Chico & Rita”). After a few years of great animated releases (with “How t...