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Mar 2012
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LINKS WE LIKE: Turn Your Tuesday Around

Hey ‘Buffs, SXSW starts Thursday! We all know that Monday is still unofficially the weekend but it’s Tuesday and time for links. For all of you brawn-loving, butt-kicking fanboys, see what pricey Marvel paraphernalia is on the market or what “The Rock” is cookin’!

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Mar 2012
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Critics Tallied Up for Oscar Wins

Hugo! Dujardin! MERYL?! Were you ‘Buffs as shocked as we were on Sunday? Apparently, we weren’t alone.

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Feb 2012
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LINKS WE LIKE: Happy Leap Day!

Happy Leap Day, ‘Buffs! This is the day that only comes once every four years. Just because 2012 has an extra day doesn’t mean Hollywood is slowing down anytime soon.

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Feb 2012
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Reflections on the 84th Academy Awards

Can you believe it has been a week since the Oscars? We are going to miss all the award season buzz that’s been watercooler discussion for the past 4 months. We’ve enjoyed being there for you fellow ‘Buffs this season, so to conclude our 2012 Awards coverage, we bring you a look back at some of our favorite Oscar moments from last weeks ceremony.

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Feb 2012
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Best Picture…Storified

For the first time in the history of the Academy there are nine movies nominated for Best Picture. Each is diverse in theme and content. Here’s what the tweeters have to say about the most coveted award of the night.

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Feb 2012
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Video Exclusive: Getting the Oscar Facts Straight

Join us as we hit the pavement in various Manhattan locales to relieve some of the Oscar stress. We ask New Yorkers about their favorite films of 2011 and get the facts straight on Meryl’s Oscar situation and sexy old men. Watch below!

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LINKS WE LIKE: Turn Your Tuesday Around

6 Mar 2012
By FilmBuff In:

Hey ‘Buffs, SXSW starts Thursday! We all know that Monday is still unofficially the weekend but it’s Tuesday and time for links. For all of you brawn-loving, butt-kicking fanboys, see what pricey Marvel paraphernalia is on the market or what “The Rock” is cookin’! If that’s not enough to get you pumped up on a too-slow Tuesday, be informed at the least. Haven’t caught up on your Oscar winners yet? Say…The Artist? While that silent film was an Oscar hit, check out a list of movies that would not have fared so well under quieter circumstances. Enjoy!


The trailer for Dakota Fanning’s new film Now is Goodpremiered today.

 

Not silent film material. Huffington Post

Animal House goes Broadway. Is nothing sacred? Moviefone

Can you smell what “The Rock” & ‘Community’ writers are cooking!? It’s really not that hard to guess… Hitfix

Upgrade from your superhero towel cape. FilmSchoolRejects

Dakota Fanning is all grown up, ‘tear’, let’s watch Uptown Girls. BuzzSugar

Have some links you’d like to share? Post in the comment section below. We’d love to hear from your!

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Critics Tallied Up for Oscar Wins

1 Mar 2012
By Phoebe Kingsak In:

Hugo! Dujardin! MERYL?! Were you ‘Buffs as shocked as we were on Sunday? Apparently, we weren’t alone.

All of the film world has been buzzing about this year’s Oscars; we’ve been gabbin’ away since November. And as we rotated between tweets, popcorn and our Oscar sheets, our jaws dropped when newcomer Jean Dujardin and Academy Award vet Meryl Streep took the top prize for acting. Way to throw a bone at us, old dodgy Oscar voters.

Guess not even the critics can get it right every time. We looked at seven critics’ top picks for the evening’s biggest awards.

For the most part, it seems like the experts were unanimous for their Best Supporting Actor and Best Picture guesses. Only Mashable and Time Out opted for Clooney to win Best Actor, but the two were also the only ones to guess Meryl Streep as the female victor. It seems almost as annual as the awards show itself that Streep is a Best Actress contender—always a nominee, never a winner (at least not since 1982′s Sophie’s Choice). How did she finally edge out her main competition (and fellow Doubt co-star) Viola Davis to come out on top? Hollywood felt the third win was long overdue, and they may be rooting for Meryl to tie with Katharine Hepburn’s four Oscar wins. Davis sure hit home with her emotionally driven role, and many were hoping to make this year another one for the books (she would have been the second African-American female to ever win Best Actress, and she and Octavia Spencer would’ve made a winning pair from the same film).

Alas, those Oscar voters sure like to keep us viewers on our toes.

What were your reactions to the Oscar wins? Were your guesses on par, or were you duped by Streep’s win, too? Sound off below!

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LINKS WE LIKE: Happy Leap Day!

29 Feb 2012
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Happy Leap Day, ‘Buffs! This is the day that only comes once every four years. Just because 2012 has an extra day doesn’t mean Hollywood is slowing down anytime soon.  Looking for something to do with your extra day? Start by making plans to go see The Godfather tomorrow for it’s one day only showing.  Not really into mobs and gangsters? Well, take a look at this picture from the Oscar’s red carpet. What in the hell is going on? Here are today’s Links We Like:

Can you figure out what is going on in this picture? Let us know if you can! MovieLine

2012 marks the 40th anniversary of The Godfather and the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Why not celebrate with these re-releases coming to a theater near you. The Hollywood Reporter, Fandango

Hilarious story of one man’s failed attempt at a fake ID. MovieLine

Do you want to see the Weinstein’s documentary Bully? If so, sign the petition to bring it’s R rating to a PG-13. Indiewire

Meryl Streep wins the Oscar, so she donates $10,000 to a bankrupt school in Viola Davis’ hometown. The Hollywood Reporter

The real breakout star of Sunday’s Oscar telecast? Angelina Jolie’s right leg. The Guardian

A Beach Boys musical is in the works, in the vein of Across the Universe. Fandango

Do you have re-release fever or fatigue? What do you think of using Jack Nicholson as your fake ID? Share you thoughts and your favorite links with us!

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Reflections on the 84th Academy Awards

27 Feb 2012
By Evan Schwartz In:

Can you believe it has been a week since the Oscars? We are going to miss all the award season buzz that’s been water cooler discussion for the past 4 months. We’ve enjoyed being there for you fellow ‘Buffs this season, so to conclude our 2012 Awards coverage, we bring you a look back at some of our favorite Oscar moments from the ceremony. We use our mind-reading powers to show you what the following celebrities were thinking the moment these pictures were taken.

These two had too much on their minds while they were presenting an award, they didn’t even notice a certain “wardrobe malfunction.”

FilmBuff’s Version of Their Thoughts
Jennifer Lopez: “I am just as surprised as this audience that my performance in The Back-Up Plan didn’t ban me from the Oscars.”
Cameron Diaz: “Hey Academy!! My work in What To Expect When You’re Expecting will get me my overdue Oscar nomination!! It will!”


Meanwhile in the Press Room…

FilmBuff’s Version of Their Thoughts
Melissa Leo: “Chris, you should have dropped the F-bomb like me last year. It still keep you working!”
Christopher Plummer: “Get the F off my shoulder Melissa, this is my moment. I am the oldest person alive to ever win an Oscar, get off my stage.”


On the red carpet…

FilmBuff’s Version of Their Thoughts
Angelina Jolie: “I’m not like a regular mom, I am THE cool mom.”
Angelina’s Right Leg: “Finally, my time to shine!!


As the night went on the stars were anxious to rage. These Bridesmaids couldn’t wait until the end of the show…
FilmBuff’s Version of Their Thoughts
Rose Byrne: “Ugh, I hate hard alcohol. But if this is what it takes to get invited to the Oscars…I’ll do it.”
Melissa McCarthy: “Gulp, Gulp, Gulp. Look America, no chaser!”


One of the least surprising wins of the night was Octavia Spencer for Best Supporting Actress. After sweeping the category this awards season, she was still shocked she won the Oscar.

FilmBuff’s Version of Their Thoughts
Octavia Spencer: “OMG I won! I won! Wait, didn’t I just eat that pie Jessica Chastain made for me. OMG it was a pie like Minny’s in the movie. Gotta get off stage ASAP, I’m gonna hurl.”

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Best Picture…Storified

25 Feb 2012
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Video Exclusive: Getting the Oscar Facts Straight

25 Feb 2012
By Justin Channell In:

The tension is mounting. ‘Buffs are anxiously beginning to fill out their ballots. We’re all scrambling to watch the nominated films. Yep, it’s almost Oscar time, and our hearts are fluttering like little schoolgirls for that fateful moment when we hear that our favorite film of the year has just won Best Picture. Hey, we can wish, can’t we? Join us as we hit the pavement in various Manhattan locales to relieve some of the Oscar stress. We ask New Yorkers about their favorite films of 2011 and get the facts straight on Meryl’s Oscar situation and sexy old men. Watch below!

What’d you think ‘Buffs?  Who do you think is the sexiest old man around?  Shout it out in the comments!

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