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            Justin Chadwick’s adaptation of Phillipa Gregory’s The Other Boleyn Girl is remarkably beautiful. The sets are spot on for the period, the costumes regal and breathtaking. Not a single member of the cast reminds us of a bad weekend at the renaissance fair. This is a consummate period drama, retelling the story of Anne Boleyn from a more familial perspective, but it still falls flat.

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Hooray! It's Oscar time once again, and I say to hell with that "Academy Award" crap. It's the Oscars, baby! This is truly one of my favorite times of year, and I love to debate the winners with my lovely wife, Dana. This, however, is the first time we've decided to make the picks public. So, without any further ado, let's go!

Best Picture:

            Let’s get something straight before we start digging into Vantage Point, the directorial debut of Pete Travis: it is a story told from eight different points of view. It says so in every trailer and on every poster, so when the film flashes back to the beginning and you see Dennis Quaid again, don’t get frustrated or make bad Groundhog Day jokes. That out of the way, let’s talk about this interesting take on the “terrorists attack an anti-terror summit” yarn.

            Take a trip into the mind of a screenwriter. All of the jumbled influences of your day thrown together to form a thousand characters in a thousand scenarios. Sir Anthony Hopkins’ Slipstream gives the perfect insight in to the creation and execution of a movie.

            Marjane Satrapi was but a young girl when revolutionaries in Iran overthrew the Shah and began a period of unrest still felt in the nation today. Persepolis is Ms. Satrapi’s personal story, first presented to the world as a graphic novel, and now as an Academy Award nominated film. The film is now making its way to suburban theaters thanks to the awards buzz, but may struggle to find an audience despite that.

I can't believe it either.

Bonus: It checks your blood for disorders all the time.