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The Broadcast Critics announced their nominations for the best films of 2012 on Tuesday morning.
Zero Dark Thirty further solidified its status as the Best Picture frontrunner with a win from the Washington Film Critics.
Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained is easily one of the most anticipated films of the holiday season. The film which comes out on December 25 will see its first slew of reviews materialize on the internet Wednesday December 12 when the embargo on reviews ends.
The American Film Institute, one of the US's top film organizations, has submitted their opinion on the top 10 films of 2012. And they have included a few surprises.
During the past weekend Boston, New York and Los Angeles critics picked their best films of the year. Three committees agreed on the same film, Zero Dark Thirty while Los Angeles decided on Amour as the best film of the year.
Over the last week critics have revealed their top ten films of this year. Critics have showed a diversity of choices from very mainstream films to some very independent films. But there was one film that been included on everyone's list: Zero Dark Thirty.
Back on November 23rd, Les Miserables was premiered in New York to a tremendous critical reception with a number of early pundits calling the film an Oscar favorite. However, after the film's more recent premiere on December 5th in London, the picture seems to be quite different.
On December 5, Tom Hooper's new adaptation of Les Miserables had it's world premiere. The stars lined up to promote their new film and critics went to see what the new adaptation had to offer.
Quentin Tarantino will be the final major filmmaker to enter the Awards season arena at the end of 2012 when he releases his highly anticipated Django Unchained in just two weeks.
The National Board of Review has selected as their best picture of the year. The film won its second best picture award in a row after being selected by the New York Film Critics yesterday. The victory essentially puts it at the forefront of the mounting Oscar race.
On December 3rd, the International Press Academy announced their Satellite award nominations.
On December 3rd the New York Film Critics Circle announced that their best film of the year was Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty. The critics marked the start of critic's awards which will be handed out throughout the months of December and January.
The Hobbit reviews are finally in after the critics embargo was lifted last night at 12 PM EST/9 PM PST.
The Dark Knight Rises finally arrives on DVD Tuesday in the midst of heavy Oscar debate.
One of the great pleasures of Life of Pi is that it never indicates any philosophical pretenses from outset. It simply opens up a number of ambiguous questions that it sets out to answer. In the process, the film, notable for its simplicity, transcends into a wondrous examination of the human soul and existence, leaving one inquisitive long after the experience has come to an end. It is easily one of the most astounding films of the year as it portrays one of the few instances in which mainstream entertainment can also create a satisfying experience for the intellectual crowd.
