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85th annual Academy Awards weekend

AcadAwardsposterIt’s Oscar weekend and this year’s show could be full of surprises. Be sure to cast your vote for Best Picture and check out my predictions for who will take home those little golden Oscar trophies.

You can also see the full list of nominees, pick your own winners and compare notes with me.

Be sure to follow me @tbenglish on Twitter during the Oscars as I will be live tweeting during the telecast from an undisclosed location in the continental United States.

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Great cast makes ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ a serious Oscar contender — movie review

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Love is not perfect. In fact, it’s anything but. It’s amazing what draws two people together. Sometimes it’s the same thing that also drives them over the edge. Yes, there is a fine line between passionate love and complete and total insanity. “Silver Linings Playbook” touches on the state of mental illness and how loves sometimes is the one thing that can drive people apart, make them do wildly insane things and ultimately bring you to where you need to be.

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Dwayne Johnson strays from The Rock image to play the everyman in ‘Snitch’

SNITCHSince appearing in “The Mummy Returns” thirteen years ago, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has done his best to break the mold of a new age Schwarzenegger and Stallone in trying to become not only an action star but a credible actor. So far, he’s managed to become one of the hardest working and charismatic actors in Hollywood but has done a pretty wide range of films. “Snitch” is yet another attempt to broaden the appeal of The Rock and allow him to flex his acting muscles.

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