Category: 2012

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2012 / awards / jack fleischer / oscars

2012 Nominated Animated Short Films

More than any other Academy category, this is the one that I wish had a more access to a mainstream audience. In a world were you can browse and purchase the “Kristen Stewart Collection” on iTunes, you should be able...

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2012 / awards / kyle anderson / oscars

2012 Nominated Live Action Short Films

A program of live action short films is almost always a mixed bag. You always get that one that’s a silent drama from Czechoslovakia (a place that no longer exists) and is just at the very limit of length to...

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2012 / awards / oscars

Oscar Prediction Contest!

To celebrate the Oscars this year, Battleship Pretension is having an Oscar Prediction Contest.  Please make your predictions in the comments section of this blog post.  The list of nominees is below.  Whoever predicts the most categories correctly gets a...

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2012 / matt warren / sundance

Sundance 2012- Day Five

As my time at Sundance 2012 limped across the finish line, I felt an all-too-predictable mixture of both sadness and relief. Part of me, of course, wants to live inside this insane bubble forever, rushing from venue to venue, buzzing...

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2012 / awards / daniel bergamini / oscars

Oscar Thoughts, by Daniel Bergamini

This morning, film journalists, bloggers and fans dragged themselves out of bed to watch the 84th annual Academy Awards nominations. And like always, it ended with disappointment, shock and the occasional pleasant surprise. The Academy Awards is one of the...

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2012 / awards / oscars

Oscar Nominations 2012!

BEST PICTURE WAR HORSE MONEYBALL HUGO THE HELP THE ARTIST THE DESCENDANTS EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE MIDNIGHT IN PARIS THE TREE OF LIFE

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2012 / matt warren / sundance

Sundance 2012- Day Four

And we’re back! Following Day Three’s snow-related travel complications, Sundance Day Four was clear, bright, and warm—perfect weather for watching movies indoors. By now I’m sure you’re sick of hearing me go on and on about how I go clomping...

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2012 / matt warren / sundance

Sundance 2012- Day Three

Day Three of Sundance was a bit of wash, thanks to what I will hereafter refer to as “Snowpocalypse Now.” I’ve been staying at my parents’ house in Midway, UT, a few miles past Park City proper down the dark...

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