Flickchart Preview: Life of Pi
The impending arrival of Ang Lee‘s Life of Pi is something I’ve been peripherally aware of for a while, buoyed by one simple image: A mostly stark movie poster featuring a young man and a Bengal tiger...
View Article150,000 Flickcharters Pick The Top 20 Films of 2012
Over 40 million rankings have been made in 2012. You’ve added every movie you’ve seen from the year to your Flickchart, and pit them head-to-head against the best movies of all time. This breakdown of...
View ArticleMemorable Matchups of 2012 – Part 3
Before beginning part 3 of my year-in-review opus I’d like to acknowledge how truly great a year we’ve had this year in regards to movies. For as many films and performances that will be nominated for...
View Article‘Argo’ Takes Top Honors Again at Directors Guild Awards
In the 65-year history of the Directors Guild Awards, there have only been six times when the winner of Best Feature Film Director has not gone on to win the Best Director Oscar. With a victory last...
View ArticleVFX Studio Rhythm & Hues Files for Bankruptcy
Prominent visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues won the BAFTA Award for Best Visual Effects for its work on Ang Lee‘s Life of Pi on Sunday, and on Monday, the studio filed for Chapter 11 protection....
View ArticleOscar Results: Academy Spreads the Love, But ‘Argo’ Outranks Them All
Ben Affleck‘s Argo completed its Cinderella rise to the top of the heap during awards season by claiming the Oscar for Best Picture at Sunday’s 85th Annual Academy Awards. When the nominations were...
View ArticleCasting Roundup: Sci-fi Projects for Tom Cruise & George Clooney, & More
Tom Cruise is attached to star in Yukikaze, an adaptation of a series of Japanese sci-fi novels by author Chohei Kamayashi. The plot centers around a planetary defense force fighting back against an...
View ArticleReel Rumbles: ‘Gravity’ vs. ‘Life of Pi’
In This Corner… Sometimes, a pair of seemingly disparate films can have more in common than it would appear on the surface. Sometimes, recent history repeats itself in interesting ways. So it is with...
View ArticleBlogger Q&A: What Are Your Special Flickcharting Rules?
In the Blogger Q&A series, we ask our bloggers here at Flickchart to share their opinions on a movie-related question. Got something you want to ask the bloggers? Submit a question on our official...
View Article“The Best Years of Our Lives” – Nathan’s Movie Challenge, Week 20
“You know, I had a dream. I dreamt I was home. I’ve had that same dream hundreds of times before. This time, I wanted to find out if it’s really true. Am I really home?” (Yes, this challenge has been...
View ArticleMatchup of the Day: Life of Pi vs. American Pie
In celebration of Pi Day earlier this week, we have a couple of coming of age films today – Life of Pi vs. American Pie. American Pie is about four high school guy friends who make a pact to lose...
View ArticleAgainst All Odds: 12 Cinematic Tales of Survival Under Extreme Physical...
It was while watching J.C. Chandor‘s All Is Lost last year that I began to realize just how much I enjoy films that share a common theme: A small group of people (or, almost preferably, one...
View ArticleMemorable Matchups of 2012 – Part 3
Before beginning part 3 of my year-in-review opus I’d like to acknowledge how truly great a year we’ve had this year in regards to movies. For as many films and performances that will be nominated for...
View Article‘Argo’ Takes Top Honors Again at Directors Guild Awards
In the 65-year history of the Directors Guild Awards, there have only been six times when the winner of Best Feature Film Director has not gone on to win the Best Director Oscar. With a victory last...
View ArticleVFX Studio Rhythm & Hues Files for Bankruptcy
Prominent visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues won the BAFTA Award for Best Visual Effects for its work on Ang Lee‘s Life of Pi on Sunday, and on Monday, the studio filed for Chapter 11 protection....
View ArticleOscar Results: Academy Spreads the Love, But ‘Argo’ Outranks Them All
Ben Affleck‘s Argo completed its Cinderella rise to the top of the heap during awards season by claiming the Oscar for Best Picture at Sunday’s 85th Annual Academy Awards. When the nominations were...
View ArticleCasting Roundup: Sci-fi Projects for Tom Cruise & George Clooney, & More
Tom Cruise is attached to star in Yukikaze, an adaptation of a series of Japanese sci-fi novels by author Chohei Kamayashi. The plot centers around a planetary defense force fighting back against an...
View ArticleReel Rumbles: ‘Gravity’ vs. ‘Life of Pi’
In This Corner… Sometimes, a pair of seemingly disparate films can have more in common than it would appear on the surface. Sometimes, recent history repeats itself in interesting ways. So it is with...
View ArticleBlogger Q&A: What Are Your Special Flickcharting Rules?
In the Blogger Q&A series, we ask our bloggers here at Flickchart to share their opinions on a movie-related question. Got something you want to ask the bloggers? Submit a question on our official...
View Article“The Best Years of Our Lives” – Nathan’s Movie Challenge, Week 20
“You know, I had a dream. I dreamt I was home. I’ve had that same dream hundreds of times before. This time, I wanted to find out if it’s really true. Am I really home?” (Yes, this challenge has been...
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