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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Watch an Academy Award-Nominated Film in Fredericksburg

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Want to know what the Oscars will look like this year? We've got a rundown of all the 2013 Oscar nominations below.  Want to know what Academy Award-nominated films are playing in Fredericksburg? Seven of the 10 films nominated for motion picture of the year are playing at area theaters in Fredericksburg. Enter your zip code in the Moviefone box above and get a complete list of nearby theaters and film times. As for this year's awards, director Steven Spielberg's historical drama "Lincoln" earned a leading 12 nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards, followed by Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" with 11, while the musical "Les Miserables," directed by Tom Hooper, and David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" tied with eight nods each. All …

Friday, January 11, 2013

Movie Reviews by Cinema Siren

Cinema Siren's Observations of the 2013 Oscar Nominations

Academy Award nomination successes and snubs.

The 85th Academy Awards…These Oscar noms are full of the biggest surprises and snubs in a while, although there are still going to be some complete shoe-ins.  Let's get to it! Will Affleck forever pay for Gigli? Argo and Zero Dark Thirty are both movies that have been highly lauded, with multiple nominations. That doesn't happen in a vacuum. What sense does it make for the directors not to get nominated as well? I speak of Ben Affleck of Argo and Kathryn Bigelow of Zero Dark Thirty, the latter of whom's exclusion is truly shocking.  These directors spend the entire time the film is being made manipulating the end result and aiding the actors in getting their best performances.  Without them, those wonderful movies wouldn't exist. Is it …

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