http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ Between hobby and obsession. en-us tcc@thecasualcritic.net 2009-02-21T13:59:08-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2009/02/21/the_oscars_are_upon_us.php In what seems to be one of the most boring competitions in years, we are only 1 day away from the Awards ceremony. Final Predictions are up as well as a brief commentary. At least we're hoping Wolverine will spice... 485@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ movie talk 2009-02-21T13:59:08-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2009/01/03/2008_year_of_the_vampires.php Every other year there seems to be something in the Hollywood water that causes a number of movies with very similar ideas to come out at about the same time making everyone wonder - what's up with that? I am not talking necessarily about a large number of movies it could be just a couple if they are big enough to be noticed. 1998 was the first that I remember, that was the year of the bugs. To be precise, they year of the animated movies about bugs: _Antz_ and _A Bug's Life_ coming out to compete for the newly found theme. For me it was also the year of the war movies with _Saving Private Ryan_ unfortunately eclipsing the more harrowing _The Thin Red Line_, but war movies were not really a new theme. 2007 was the year of the critically acclaimed movies that average movie-goers have a hard time distinguishing: how many people did you encounter that confuse _No Country for Old Men_ with _There Will Be Blood_? I've seen it happen at least two dozen times. I give you then 2008: The Year of the Vampires! 446@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ movie talk 2009-01-03T10:31:47-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2008/02/24/uh_oh_its_been_a_year.php The last entry on this blog happened exactly one year ago. It's as if after the 2006 Oscars, everything faded to black. It's true, most people know that the march-april months are pretty much dead when it comes to good... 433@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ site news 2008-02-24T20:26:52-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2007/02/21/oscar_predictions.php The 2006 Oscar prediction pages are up. It's now or never if you still want to catch up with some of the nominated movies, now is the time to watch them. I also have a few reviews to write as... 430@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ site news 2007-02-21T00:20:00-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2007/01/22/the_oscars_are_knocking.php I just realized (or actually been told) that while I was still updating the reviews and Oscars sections of the site, I have not really said anything about it in the main section :) Well, January is when the Awards... 411@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ site news 2007-01-22T01:12:39-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/08/25/summer_draught.php Hmm... so what happened this summer? Did I spend all my time sunbathing on a tropical beach with no time for my movie addiction? 361@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ site news 2006-08-25T08:28:59-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/05/29/2006_cannes_festival_winners.php Cannes draws the curtain for another year, after awarding Ken Loach, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, Pedro Almodovar and others. 356@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ movie talk 2006-05-29T17:15:18-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/05/18/cannes_festival_2006.php Wednesday marked the debut of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival which started with the world premiere of the quite anticipated Da Vinci Code. 350@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ movie talk 2006-05-18T23:29:33-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/04/30/101_movies_youve_got_to_see_before_you.php The list of movies that one must see before they die... Or in other words, if you want to watch some classics, where should you start? 349@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ movie talk 2006-04-30T20:30:17-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/04/25/101_movies_meme_bc_version.php 101 movies meme. 346@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ movie talk 2006-04-25T15:36:07-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/03/07/the_antidvd_slant_at_the_oscars_and_how_we_want_to_consume_movies.php One jarring note at the Oscars was the repeated anti-DVD opinions expressed. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis basically told the audience to throw out their DVD players and go see the movies only at theatres.... 333@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ everything else 2006-03-07T01:56:10-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/03/04/final_oscar_2005_predictions.php The final Oscar predictions are up. The winners will be known Sunday night. 328@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ movie talk 2006-03-04T14:07:15-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/01/29/oscars_2005_nomination_predictions.php As we are only a few days away from the official announcement of the 2005 Academy Awards Nominations, I have completed my list of predictions and comments. I decided to stay away from all but the major 8 categories since... 296@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ movie talk 2006-01-29T12:50:33-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/01/02/happy_new_year_site_upgrade.php In an attempt to start 2006 in a productive way I have completed an update of the site software which was long overdue (I was still one major revision behind). So... if things will appear broken, just let me know... 264@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ site news 2006-01-02T13:30:19-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2005/12/14/the_awards_season_is_upon_us.php With AFI announcing their official 10 movies of the year and with the HPFA announcing the Golden Globe Nominations for 2005, the Awards season is officially started. 246@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ movie talk 2005-12-14T08:14:59-05:00