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And The Winner Is…or Should Be (Oscar Spotlight)

Jacob Sahms8 years ago8 years ago010 mins

The Oscar races this year are absolutely clear cut… in my mind. Having seen fourteen?of the nominated films?(out of approximately sixteen?films in the major categories),?these are my favorites to win. At Best Actor, the portrayal of screenwriter and Communist Dalton Trumbo by Bryan Cranston put him in rare air, not that of the illicit drugs…

The Big Short – Winning Is(n’t) Everything (Oscar Spotlight)

Steve Norton8 years ago07 mins

The Big Short is set in 2008 and tells the true story of Michael Burry (Christian Bale), a Wall St. guru who foresaw the downfall of the US economy due to sub-prime mortgage fallout. As a result of his discovery, he places over a billion dollars of investors money against the economy, drawing the attention…