Sonic Cinema

Sounds, Visions and Insights by Brian Skutle

For my preview of 2006 this year, things are gonna seem kind of funny, seeing as though most of the films I mention- even in my Top 10- don’t have release dates set in stone yet. And many of the films that do have release dates were, oddly enough, slated for 2005 at one point. […]

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Snooch to the Nooch! The title says it all. The Oscars are on March 5 at 8pm EST this year, with “The Daily Show’s” great Jon Stewart hosting. Best Picture Oscar’s Final Five “Brokeback Mountain” “Capote” “Crash” “Good Night, and Good Luck.” “Munich” Likes: Spielberg’s gripping true-life political thriller beat the odds of its’ rough […]

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It’s that time of year again- the Academy Awards. Allow me to get right to bulk of the email- here will be my predictions for all the categories (in alphabetical order), my personal picks (in order of preference), some honorable mentions, as well as- in the big categories- the rest of my best. Hope you […]

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Has it been 12 months already? Is it just me or does the year go by quicker the older you get? Of course, seeing as though I routinely have been waiting until March to unveil my 10-Best lists in recent years, maybe the year just feels short. Anyway, here we are again, and what a […]

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Originally Written: August 2005 So after two weeks of upswing in the box-office, it dropped again at the end of the summer. Are we shocked? Of the many “blockbusters,” only a handful were really “must sees” anyway (those were “War of the Worlds,” “Star Wars: Episode III,” “Cinderella Man,” “Batman Begins,” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” […]

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