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Tag Archives: Oscars
The Unexpected Pastor’s Best Picture Countdown 2020
When I was an adolescent just developing my passion for film, the Academy Awards seemed the definitive imprimatur of quality, significance, and enduring legacy. I have no defense except Paul’s in First Corinthians: “When I was a child, I … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, film, Movies
Tagged 2020 Academy Awards, Best Picture, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Oscars, Parasite
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The Unexpected Pastor’s Best Picture Countdown 2014, Part One
With the Academy Awards scheduled for Sunday evening, today we interrupt the series of posts about my Israel trip for Part One of my annual Best Picture Countdown. Part Two will be posted tomorrow. (The Israel posts so far are HERE, HERE, and HERE and will … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, Christian Living, Movies
Tagged Captain Phillips, Christian Movie Reviews, Gravity, Her, Oscars, Wolf of Wall Street
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The Unexpected Pastor’s Oscar Countdown
I’m usually only posting Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but today I saw the last of the 9 films nominated for Best Picture this year and I wanted to get this up before the Oscars Sunday night. These are not … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, Movies
Tagged Academy Awards, Hugo, Moneyball, Oscars, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, The Tree of Life, War Horse
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