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The fact that I don't get IFC anymore makes me want to weep. Anyways, here are the winners of the Indie Spirit Awards! The winners are in bold. Lots of 12 Years A Slave here, I wonder if that will transition to the Oscars tomorrow. BEST FEATURE 12 Years a Slave All Is Lost Frances Ha Inside Llewyn Davis Nebraska BEST DIRECTOR Upstream Color , Shane Carruth All Is Lost , J.C. Chandor 12 Years a Slave , Steve McQueen Mud , Jeff Nichols Nebraska , Alexander Payne BEST SCREENPLAY Blue Jasmine , Woody Allen Before Midnight , Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater Enough Said , Nicole Holofcener The Spectacular Now , Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber 12 Years a Slave , John Ridley BEST FIRST FEATURE Blue Caprice Concussion Fruitvale Station Una Noche Wadjda BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY In A World , Lake Bell Don Jon , Joseph Gordon-Levitt Nebraska , Bob Nelson Afternoon Delight , Jill Soloway The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete , Michael Starrbury JOHN CAS...

Is it necessary for Charlie to die? I couldn't help but reference the film's original title. They should've kept it. Charlie's (Shia LaBeouf) mother (Melissa Leo) has just passed away. Charlie feels lost and has a vision of his mother after she dies. She tells him to go to Bucharest, Romania. He does just that, when a man he's sitting next to on the plane dies, he has another vision to meet the man's daughter. He also does just that, he meets Gabi (Evan Rachel Wood) a beautiful and now heartbroken cello player. He's drawn to her immediately, but her ex husband Nigel (Mads Mikkelsen) is still in the picture and he is a dangerous man. The thing that sticks out the most in this film is the music, it's absolutely beautiful. It fits with the fast scenes and free spirits that Charlie and Gabi so obviously have. It can be brutal at times, but it never feels over the top. The cast is great. Rupert Grint has a small role as an aspiring porn star Ch...

Alright, alright, alright. Let's get this guessing game going! Best Picture "American Hustle" "Captain Phillips" "Dallas Buyers Club" "Gravity" "Her" "Nebraska" "Philomena" "12 Years A Slave" "The Wolf of Wall Street" Who will win and should win: 12 Years A Slave. Sure, I technically liked Her, Wolf, and Hustle better than 12 years, but I can appreciate a well made film with an all around incredible cast that brought a lot to the table. I see it winning here. Best Actor in a Leading Role Christian Bale, "American Hustle" Bruce Dern, "Nebraska" Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street" Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years A Slave" Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club" Who will win: Matthew McConaughey Who should win: Leonardo DiCaprio I'm not going to be mad when Matthew wins, but I really think Leo deserves this one. It's ea...

M. Brown over at Two Dollar Cinema is hosting his first ever blogathon . Since I'm constantly laughing at everything M posts over on his site, I felt it would only be right if I chose my Mt. Rushmore of movies (and tv) as something that amuses me.  Behold: The Mount Rushmore of Awful Cry Faces   (If you're on this site looking for good graphics, I suggest you get your ass over to Cinematic Corner . Ain't nobody got talent for that here at Rambling Film.) James Van Der Beek James Van Der Beek probably has the most popular cry face in the world. How many have you have seen this gif without actually watching Dawson's Creek? Norman Reedus Sometimes I wonder if The Walking Dead's main purpose on TV is for the internet to create memes out of it. Lo and behold Norman Reedus' awful cry face. This thing shows up on every Walking Dead site out there and NO ONE thinks it looks good. Claire Danes I could honestly put together ...

Andrew over at Encore's World of Film and TV is bringing back his popular blogathon Motifs in Cinema  He's chosen 13 motifs and ask that we pick one and use at least 4 films. I picked Reality vs Fantasy. Last year I chose Appreciation of Life . Thanks for hosting this again, Andrew! I hope this isn't too much of a jumbled mess. Motifs in Cine ma is a discourse across film blogs, assessing the way in which various thematic elements have been used in the 2013 cinematic landscape.  How does a common theme vary in use from a comedy or drama? Are filmmakers work from a similar canvas when they asses the issue of death or the dynamic of revenge?  Like most things, a film begins with an idea - Motifs in Cinema accesses how various themes emanating from a single idea change when utilized by varying artists.  1) Her  Falling in love with someone that isn't "real" I don't think there was a film that captured 'realty vs fantasy' in 2013 bett...

It was middle finger night on The Walking Dead/True Detective last night. The Walking Dead - episode 4.11: Claimed Still in the annoying bottle format, this episode focuses on two groups. Rick's and Glenn's. Let's start with the latter. We see the newly introduced Abraham, Rosita, and Eugene driving off in their truck with Tara and a passed out Glenn in the back. Tara is doing one of the smartest things I've seen someone do on this show in a long time, and is writing down the directions from where they came. Note the big "BUS" on her hand.  Glenn finally wakes up and demands that they stop the truck so he can leave and search for Maggie. Abe drops that bomb that Eugene knows what started the apocalypse and they are on their way to Washington D.C to fix it. Glenn doesn't care, he just wants his wife. Abe tries to tell Glenn that she's probably dead, which Glenn responds to by punching Abe in the face. (I love Glenn) Abraham ...