Why is Clint getting dissed? I don’t know if you saw “Gran Torino,” but it was one of the more redemptive films of 2008, albeit with the R-rating, violence, and language. I can’t wait to show the TV version to my kids. Perhaps his peers are just too tired of seeing Eastwood nominated. Perhaps the…

This year’s Best Picture Oscar is a competitive field. The media likes to paint it as a two-person or two-film race in many categories, but it may be one of those years in which many films have a chance. Some years this happens because of an over-abundance of great films. 1939 was the probably the…

President Obama is a rock star! He and his family have shown up at more parties, events, gatherings, celebrations, fundraisers and other pre-Inauguration activities than movie stars on Oscar night. And the cameras have been there. Therefore, this may be the first month of my adult life that I’m happy about what my daughters will…

Moviephone.com has made the confident pronouncement that Brad Pitt’s turn in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is not only excellent, but it is his best role ever. That’s saying something–and it’s an interesting question for us to ask about any actor we follow. . “Pitt plays Benjamin at each stage of his life– from…

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