Tim Robbins has proved himself to be an actor who handles comedy and drama with equal facility, be it a farce like “The Player” or a mature drama like “The Shawshank Redemption”. He has also produced and directed films, and has even proved himself as a singer and songwriter, a talent he inherited from his […]
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The 15 Best Cate Blanchett Movies You Need To Watch
Cate Blanchett, born in Melbourne, Australia in 1969, became a star in her native Australia almost as soon as she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1992. She starred in several stage plays and television shows before making her first film in 1997. As early as 1998, she was seen as a […]
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The 15 Strongest Best Picture Competitions In Oscar History
It is always fascinating to see how The Academy votes in any given year. Certain genres go in and out of fashion, and the group that votes the Best Picture has changed over the years, from the early years when The Screen Extras Guild was allowed to vote to a more narrow range of voters […]
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The 30 Best Movies That Didn’t Receive Best Picture Nominations (1980-1989)
The 1980’s was seen as an unusual decade for movies. There were a lot of “popcorn” movies released that decade (popcorn movies were seen to have been started with “Jaws” in 1975), but independents and art house films were seen as being on the upswing. There was a true division in audiences also. The 16 […]
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The 12 Best Colin Firth Movies You Need To Watch
Seemingly able to play everything from stiff upper lip English gentleman to romantic leading man to light comedian with a twinkle in his eye, Colin Firth has seemingly become one of Britain’s most dependable actors. Moving easily between TV Miniseries and film, Firth has been one very busy actor for the last 30 years. Born […]
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The 30 Best Movies That Didn’t Receive Best Picture Nominations (1990-1999)
The 1990s was a great decade for films. New blood was entering in the way of directors and there were some fine actors, both young ones just starting out, and people who had stage and TV experience making the leap to feature films. Every year seemed to have more and better films and Hollywood was […]