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Golden Globes Recap: 2010

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Alright people, it’s awards season again. Time to roll out the red carpet, dish about celebrities, and gossip about who’s wearing what and going with who, right? Wait, who said “right”? Get the fuck out of here, Hugh Jackman, no one wants to hear you sing!

This is sexy gypsy. Which means we’ve all spent the […]

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The Soloist: Joe Wright

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

by The Great White Gypsy

People who could’ve directed The Soloist better than Joe Wright:

Ron Howard

Any 2nd year NYU film student

A French tourist with a camcorder

A retarded monkey

The Soloist is the story of Steve Lopez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times who is struggling for new material.  After a rough bicycling accident, he runs […]

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Wonder Boys (1995): Michael Chabon

Monday, April 13th, 2009

by The Great White Gypsy

Yeah, I know, you can’t hear that title without singing Tenacious D’s catchy song. It’s all I heard in my head for the week I was reading this book, though I tried not to let it detract from the story.

As with most of his novels, Michael Chabon’s story in Wonder Boys […]

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Coming Soon: April

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

by 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, 2009

First 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, 2009

Best 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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