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Written by Mike Schulz
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Tuesday, 20 March 2001 18:00 |
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From the “Isn’t it ironic?” department: After the 1999 movie year, which was widely considered to be one of film’s best in decades, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienes produced its weakest Best Picture slate in ages, while this year, generally considered to be a nadir for film in general, the Academy has chosen its finest roster of Best Picture candidates since at least 1993.
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Tuesday, 26 December 2000 18:00 |
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So, compared to last year, just how bad were movies in 2000? Let’s put it this way: Last year, the wonderfully inventive and clever Election narrowly missed making my 10 Best list. I consider it a truly great comedy, and its Oscar-nominated screenplay is superb, but I just couldn’t fit it in following a year that produced such milestones as American Beauty, Toy Story 2, Being John Malkovich, The Straight Story, and even South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (and that’s not even including such works as Magnolia and The Talented Mr.
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Tuesday, 05 December 2000 18:00 |
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With no new releases opening this past weekend, and faced with the prospect of reviewing 102 Dalmatians (it took all my endurance just to sit through the first lovable, live-action canine opus), I decided to instead look to a brighter future: next year’s potential Academy Award nominations.
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