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award talk 12 years a slave, alexander payne, alfonso cuarón, american hustle, captain phillips, dallas buyers club, david o. russell, gravity, her, martin scorsese, nebraska, philomena, steve mcqueen, the wolf of wall street

Trophies (Oscar Predictions – Best Director & Best Picture)

March 1, 2014

For the first time in the fourteen years I’ve been Oscar-watching, the top races come with something different: Uncertainty

Ryan McNeil

award talk 12 years a slave, american hustle, before midnight, blue jasmine, captain phillips, dallas buyers club, her, nebraska, philomena, the wolf of wall street

Scars & Stories (Oscar Predictions – Best Adapted & Original Screenplay)

February 26, 2014

The great films of a given year begin with the words written on the page…but who’s words will be rewarded on Sunday night?

Ryan McNeil

matineecast, podcasts captain phillips, paul greengrass, the mind reels, tim rideout

Episode 97

October 21, 2013

Talkin’ CAPTAIN PHILLIPS with Tim Rideout. He and Ryan also field listener feedback on deceptive trailers, and flip the record over to play the other side.

Ryan McNeil

reviews 2013 best picture nominee, 3.5 stars, barkhad abdi, bio-pic, captain phillips, catherine keener, drama, paul greengrass, tom hanks

CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

October 13, 2013

Pressure leads to Necessity; Necessity leads to Desperation.

Ryan McNeil

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