Tag Archives: Award Season

7 pieces of “Sully”: a quietly heroic biopic

Nutshell: A lovely story about a true hero of our time. Almost anyone else could have turned this slice-of-heroic-life tale into a maudlin Lifetime Movie-of-the-Week, but Eastwood – along with a stellar cast that includes Tom Hanks as Sully and … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Sully!

Tom Hanks acting!  Clint Eastwood directing! Topical biopic happening!  Heck yeah it’s time for Awards Season Onslaught.  And I’ve got passes for Sully, so you can check out all the Hanks goodness for yourself.  Synopsis! On January 15, 2009, the … Continue reading

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7 Pieces of: “The Light Between Oceans”

“So what do you wish for, then?” Story: WWI veteran Tom (Michael Fassbender) tries to leave behind the horrors of war by becoming a lighthouse keeper.  Meeting and falling in love with the beautiful, spirited Isabel (Alicia Vikander) starts to … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: The Light Between Oceans

Gearing up for Awards Season Onslaught, readers?  I know I am; it’s the most wonderful time of the movie year! For your consideration, I have passes for The Light Between Oceans, a bittersweet story that has gold statues written all … Continue reading

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2016 Harvey Award nominees announced: Pastis, Breathed, Staples, Waid, Lemire & more!

It’s that time of year; the Harvey Awards has released its list of nominees!  The Harvey Awards “recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art”, and will be presented September 3rd, 2016 at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con. Some of my … Continue reading

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#GhastlyAwards: peep the new trophy…and guest judge John Everson

[NOTE: yep, I’m one of the judges for the Ghastly Awards.] This year the Ghastlies has a brand-spankin’ new trophy.  And it’s a beaut.  See? There’s also a groovy new guest judge, and he’s a beaut too.  Read on for … Continue reading

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Nominees Announce for the Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild: Carol, The Walking Dead, Brooklyn, American Horror Story, and more

This year has been an embarrassment of riches in all categories of hair and makeup, from contemporary to period to character (and sometimes a mix of all three…)  Penny Dreadful, The Walking Dead, The Knick, Masters of Sex, Key and … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Anomalisa!

Time for the cool kid movies y’all — and since you’re all cool kids, I’m sure you’ll be chomping at the bit for this one.  It’s Charlie “OMG Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is awesome” Kaufman’s new film, Anomalisa.  … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: The Revenant!

Happy After-The-Holidays!  Get everything you wanted?  Yes?  No?  Either way, want a free pass to a movie folks are buzzing about?  Well, I’ve got passes for the Baltimore area screening of The Revenant!  Synopsis! Inspired by true events, THE REVENANT is … Continue reading

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Concussion!

Oh man.  League of Denial was one powerful Frontline piece.  I recommend seeing it if you can (tip: it’s on the Netflix…)  So when I saw the trailer for Concussion, a biopic about the discovery of CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) … Continue reading

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