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Crazy Heart: Scott Cooper
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010by The Great White Gypsy
How in holy, blazing, snowball devouring hell has Jeff Bridges never won an Oscar??? Sorry, I had to get that off my chest. But the question still stands. How does one of the most well-known actors of the last 50 years create iconic character after iconic character and go completely […]
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The Informers: Gregor Jordan
Thursday, May 14th, 2009by The Great White Gypsy
I need to start reading more.
The Informers is the latest adaptation of one of Bret Easton Ellis’ novels (he wrote Less than Zero, Rules of Attraction, and American Psycho), and it’s on par with its predecessors. The story has been done in every sub culture in every decade since the […]
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Coming Soon: April
Thursday, March 19th, 2009by The Great White Gypsy
My apologies for slacking on this the last two months, we’ve had our hands full. April’s looking interesting, but this is filler season between the Oscars and summer blockbuster season, so we’ll see.
Give ‘em Hell, Malone – Directed by Russell Mulcahy, Written by Mark Hosack Before Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), Russell Mulcahy […]
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2009 Oscar Recap
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009First and foremost, we would like to thank all of you who supported us on Sunday and followed the live blog. It was a big day for Sexy Gypsy, and it really set the bar high.
Unfortunately, the Academy set the bar pretty low for hosting this year. Hugh Jackman, while slightly entertaining and charismatic at […]
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2009 Oscar Preview
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Best Picture
Of the five films in this category, only two really have a shot. Frost/Nixon was a great stage adaptation with amazing performances and, while solid, was ultimately compromised by Ron Howard’s lack of technical abilities. The Reader was boring, poorly constructed, and probably the most overrated film in the last 20 years. And Benjamin […]
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Milk: Gus van Sant
Monday, February 9th, 2009by The Great White Gypsy
Let’s get a couple things straight (no pun intended). I don’t like Sean Penn. I may have liked three or four of his films, but he wasn’t the best part of any of them. I don’t like his acting, his politics, and for those of you readers given to passive sarcasm, […]
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