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Review: Oscar animated and live action shorts

Review: Oscar animated and live action shorts

Garret Neal, Contributing Writer February 9, 2018

For the 13th consecutive year, all of the Oscar Nominated Short Films are showing at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema, opening on February 9. This is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have...

Liam Neeson stars alongside Vera Farmiga in this action-packed mystery thriller set on a commuter train.  Photo courtesy of IMDB

Liam Neeson proves age is just a number

Garret Neal, Staff Writer January 16, 2018

Liam Neeson continues his originally surprising, but now well-worn, run as an aging action star in "The Commuter."  Neeson takes the role of Michael MacCauley (who is but a modest 60 years of age, compared...

(Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Live blog: Oscars 2015

DePaulia Staff February 22, 2015

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“The Phone Call” follows Heather (Sally Hawkins), a helpline operator who answers a mysterious call from a man on the brink of death after swallowing a load of pills.

Oscar-nominated short films: Live-action

Pat Mullane February 15, 2015

Here's a look into live action short films nominated for Oscars this year 1. “The Phone Call” Containing possibly the best performances of the nominated shorts, “The Phone Call” follows Heather...

Disney film “Feast” follows a dog that is continually spoiled by his owner in the form of leftovers and junk food scraps.

Oscar-nominated short films: Animated

Mike Horky February 15, 2015

Here's a look at animated short films nominated for Oscars this year 1. “The Bigger Picture” This film is a rather quiet British film chronicling the relationship of two brothers who must...

David Oyelowo portrays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a scene from Selma. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture on Jan. 15. (Atsushi Nishijima | AP)

A rigged game: #OscarsSoWhite trending after 87th Academy Awards nomination ceremony

Heather Slawny January 25, 2015

“Anything can happen tonight, so many different possibilities,” Ellen DeGeneres said during her opening monologue at the 2014 Oscars ceremony. “Possibility number one: ‘12 Years a Slave’ wins...

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