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jennifer lawrence

trailers anna paquin, brian singer, comic book, ellen page, halle berry, hugh jackman, ian mckellan, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, marvel, michael fassbender, nicholas hoult, patrick stewart, peter dinklage, x-men, x-men: days of future past

Back to Before – X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

March 26, 2014

Fox’s corner of The Marvel Universe gets ready to play their greatest hits.

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Ryan McNeil
award talk barkhad abdi, bradley cooper, jennifer lawrence, jonah hill, julia roberts, june squibb, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbender, sally hawkins

Boys and Girls (Oscar Predictions – Best Supporting Actress & Supporting Actor)

February 27, 2014

As we begin to look at the actings races, we come across one sure bet, and one very tight race.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2013 best picture nominee, 3.5 stars, alessandro nivola, american hustle, amy adams, bradley cooper, christian bale, crime, david o. russell, jennifer lawrence, jeremy renner, louis c.k., michael pena, robert deniro

AMERICAN HUSTLE

December 20, 2013

We all want a taste of the finer things. Few are willing to work for it; many are willing to hustle for it.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, action, amanda plummer, donald sutherland, elizabeth banks, francis lawrence, jeffrey wright, jena malone, jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, lenny kravitz, liam hemsworth, philip seymour hoffman, sam claflin, stanley tucci, the hunger games, the hunger games: catching fire, tobey jones, woody harrelson

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

November 24, 2013

One year later, the world has grown…and the game has changed.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers american hustle, amy adams, bradley cooper, christian bale, david o. russell, jennifer lawrence, jeremy renner, louis c.k., robert deniro

Hustle and Cuss: AMERICAN HUSTLE Trailer

August 1, 2013

If we’re making TIFF wishlists for titles still to come, this is really high on mine.

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Ryan McNeil
award talk ang lee, anne hathaway, argo, christoph waltz, daniel day-lewis, jennifer lawrence, quentin tarantino

Gold Rush (85th Oscar Winners)

February 25, 2013

…and The Oscars went to…

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Ryan McNeil
award talk bradley cooper, daniel day-lewis, denzel washington, emmanuelle riva, hugh jackman, jennifer lawrence, jessica chastain, joaquin phoenix, naomi watts, quvenzhané wallis

February Stars (Oscar Predictions – Best Actress & Best Actor)

February 22, 2013

For the second day in a row we have one toss-up and one sure thing.

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Ryan McNeil
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