Grab Bag

Some other items of interest from our members this week:

2010 In Review (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

The Best and Worst of 2010 (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Simon (Betty Jo Tucker, Movie Addict Headquarters)

Interview with Robert Baer on Car Bomb (Dan Lybarger, Huffington Post)

Joel & Ethan Coen Interview (Craig Kennedy, Awards Daily)

TV

Some television fare our members are reviewing this week:

Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

All Good Things (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Black Swan (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Case 39 (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

The Company Men (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Dinner for Schmucks (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Gulliver's Travels (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Gulliver’s Travels (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

I Love You Phillip Morris (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

I Love You Phillip Morris (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

The Illusionist (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Illusionist (Bill Weber, Slant)

The King’s Speech (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Little Fockers (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Little Fockers (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Little Fockers (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Little Rose (Dan Lybarger, Huffington Post)

Made in Dagenham (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Rabbit Hole (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Rabbit Hole (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

Secret Sunshine (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Somewhere (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Somewhere (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Soul Kitchen (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Tiny Furniture (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

True Grit (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

True Grit (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

True Grit (Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

True Grit (Phil Villarreal, OK Magazine)

Classics

Some classic films our members are reviewing this week:

The Black Pirate (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

The Cranes are Flying (Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions)

Fires on the Plain (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Intolerance (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Meet John Doe (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

The Mission (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

The Oz Witch Project (Phil Hall, FilmSnobbery.com)

A Queen is Crowned (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

2010 Online Film Critics Society Award Nominees

The Online Film Critics Society is proud to announce its nominees for the 2010 OFCS Awards:

Best Picture
Black Swan
Inception
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, True Grit
David Fincher, The Social Network
Christopher Nolan, Inception

Best Lead Actor
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Edgar Ramírez, Carlos

Best Lead Actress
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Kim Hye-ja, Mother
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Original Screenplay
Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz & John McLaughlin, Black Swan
Noah Baumbach, Greenberg
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler, The King's Speech

Best Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, True Grit
Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini, Winter's Bone

Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle & Enrique Chediak, 127 Hours
Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
Wally Pfister, Inception
Robert Richardson, Shutter Island
Roger Deakins, True Grit

Best Editing
Jon Harris, 127 Hours
Andrew Weisblum, Black Swan
Lee Smith, Inception
Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall, The Social Network

Best Animated Feature
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Best Film Not in the English Language
Carlos
Dogtooth
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Mother
A Prophet

Best Documentary
Catfish
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside Job
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Restrepo
Waiting for "Superman"

OFCS members will submit their final votes over the next few days, and winners will be announced Monday, January 3, 2010.

Happy Holidays from the OFCS!

The holidays are here, and we're taking the rest of the week off here at OFCS.org. We'll be back Monday with our announcement of the 2010 OFCS Awards nominees. Until then, happy holidays!

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Black Swan (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

Blue Valentine (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

Caterpillar (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Fighter (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

The Fighter (Tony Dayoub, Cinema Viewfinder)

The Fighter (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

Gulliver’s Travels (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

How Do You Know (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

The King's Speech (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

The King’s Speech (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

Love and Other Drugs (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

Monsters (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

Never Let Me Go (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

Rabbit Hole (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Rabbit Hole (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Somewhere (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Somewhere (Tony Dayoub, Nomad Editions Wide Screen)

Somewhere (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Somewhere (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Somewhere (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

The Taint (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

Todas las Canciones Hablan de Mi (José M. Robado, FanDigital)

TRON: Legacy (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

TRON: Legacy (Karina Montgomery, Cinerina.com)

TRON: Legacy (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

True Grit (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

True Grit (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

True Grit (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Grab Bag

Some other items of interest from our members this week:

10 Best and Worst Movie Posters of 2010 (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

The Avengers: A Celebration (Sarah Boslaugh, Playback:stl)

Blake Edwards: In Memoriam (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Hammer Horror Leads Reads for the Holidays (Robert Cashill, Popdose.com)

Interview with Jeff Malmberg (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Kung Fu Panda vs. How to Train Your Dragon (Steven D. Greydanus, NCRegister.com)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011): Teaser (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Remembering Blake Edwards (Robert Cashill, Popdose.com)

Festivals

Some film festivals our members are discussing this week:

Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2010 - The Awards (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

TV

Some television fare our members are reviewing this week:

Band of Brothers (Eivind Grøtteland, Filmbyen)

Battlestar Galactica: Final Season (Eivind Grøtteland, Filmbyen)

Classics

Some classic films our members are reviewing this week:

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Atlantis, the Lost Continent (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Bad Santa (Eivind Grøtteland, ArcticNova)

The Bob Hope Collection (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Carol for Another Christmas (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

Christmas Vacation (Eivind Grøtteland, ArcticNova)

Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor and Other Fantastic Tales (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Greaser's Palace (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Hard-Boiled (Thomas Spurlin, DVDTalk.com)

Home Alone (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

Jacqueline Susann's The Love Machine (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Jacqueline Susann's Once is Not Enough (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

The Mad Room (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

The Mission (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Naked (Marilyn Ferdinand, Ferdy on Films)

The Night of the Hunter (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Otley (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

The Power (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

The Quintessential Guy Maddin! (Dan Lybarger, eFilmCritic.com)

The Quintessential Guy Maddin! (Thomas Spurlin, DVDTalk.com)

Rio Lobo (Ed Howard, Only the Cinema)

The Running Man (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Safety Last! (Phil Hall, FilmSnobbery.com)

Scrooged (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Sherlock Jr. (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Three Ages (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Tokyo Story (Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions)

True Grit (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Vampire Circus (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Videodrome (Tony Dayoub, Cinema Viewfinder)

Where Love Has Gone (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Black Swan (Ed Howard & Jason Bellamy, The House Next Door)

Bronson (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Burlesque (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Carlos (Ed Howard, Only the Cinema)

Casino Jack (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Catfish (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Fighter (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

The Fighter (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

The Fighter (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Hereafter (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

How Do You Know (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

How Do You Know (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

How Do You Know (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

How Do You Know (Phil Villarreal, OK Magazine)

The King's Speech (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

The King's Speech (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Loose Cannons (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Marwencol (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Megamind (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Poetry (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Rabbit Hole (Steven D. Greydanus, Christianity Today Movies & TV)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Shrek Forever After (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

Skyline (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Tamara Drewe (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

The Tempest (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

The Town (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

TRON: Legacy (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

TRON: Legacy (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

TRON: Legacy (Steven D. Greydanus, NCRegister.com)

TRON: Legacy (A.J. Hakari, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

TRON: Legacy (Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm.com)

TRON: Legacy (Dan Lybarger, eFilmCritic.com)

TRON: Legacy (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

TRON: Legacy (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

A Woman, A Gun and A Noodle Shop (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Yogi Bear (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Yogi Bear (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Black Swan (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Black Swan (Jean-François Vandeuren, Panorama-cinéma)

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (MaryAnn Johanson, FlickFilosopher.com)

The Girl Who Played with Fire (MaryAnn Johanson, FlickFilosopher.com)

I Love You Phillip Morris (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

Made in Dagenham (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Monsters (MaryAnn Johanson, FlickFilosopher.com)

Rabbit Hole (Tony Dayoub, Cinema Viewfinder)

Rabbit Hole (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (MaryAnn Johanson, FlickFilosopher.com)

The Tempest (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

TRON: Legacy (MaryAnn Johanson, FlickFilosopher.com)

TRON: Legacy (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

TRON: Legacy (Jean-François Vandeuren, Panorama-cinéma)

True Grit (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Grab Bag

Some other items of interest from our members this week:

Attack of the Awards Season (Robert Cashill, Popdose.com)

DVD Savant's "Best-Of" DVD and Blu-ray list for 2010 (Glenn Erickson)

Fran Capo Interview (Betty Jo Tucker, Movie Addict Headquarters)

High infidelity: Have we cast Australian films into the arms of another? (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Holiday Film Update (Betty Jo Tucker, Movie Addict Headquarters)

Interview with Bill Amend of FoxTrot (Dan Lybarger, Huffington Post)

My Favorite Movies: The Astronaut Farmer (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Srdjan Spasojevic (A Serbian Film) interview (Anton Bitel, EyeforFilm)

Festivals

Some film festivals our members are discussing this week:

Flashback: First Chicago Underground Film Festival (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

2010 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival - Award Winners (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

The Next Sundance NEXT (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

TV

Some television fare our members are reviewing this week:

All in the Family: The Complete Seventh Season (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Ancient Aliens: The Complete Season One (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

The Bionic Woman: Season One (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Bonanza: The Official Second Season, Vol. 1 (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Classic TV Christmas Collection - Warner Archives (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Deadliest Catch: Season Six (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Dragnet 1969: Season Three (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Falcon Crest: The Complete Second Season (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

The Fugitive: The Fourth and Final Season, Vol. 1 (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Great Detectives Anthology (Sarah Boslaugh, PopMatters)

Marcus Welby, M.D.: Season Two (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

A Mind to Kill: Series 2 (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Mister Ed: The Complete Fourth Season (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Moguls & Movie Stars: Fade Out, Fade in (Robert Cashill, Cineaste)

Poldark: Series 2 (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

The Queen (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Rich Man, Poor Man: The Complete Collection (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Secret Agent a.k.a. Danger Man: The Complete Collection (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Season Six, Vol. 2 (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

Tales of Tomorrow: Frankenstein (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

Vega$: The Second Season, Vol. 1 (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk)

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

All Good Things (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Biutiful (José M. Robado, FanDigital)

Chloe (José M. Robado, CineCrítico)

Fair Game (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Fighter (Rob Gonsalves, efilmcritic.com)

The Fighter (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

The Fighter (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Hooka Face and the Virgin Boy (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

LennoNYC (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Never Let Me Go (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Puppet (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Tourist (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

TRON: Legacy (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

TRON: Legacy (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Classics

Some classic films our members are reviewing this week:

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions)

Captain Scarface (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Clockers (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

Cronos (Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions)

Cronos (Matthew Sorrento, Bright Lights Film Journal)

Easy Rider (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 (Thomas Spurlin, DVDTalk.com)

Five Easy Pieces (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Phil Hall, FilmSnobbery.com)

The Last Picture Show (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Lost Horizon (Marilyn Ferdinand, Ferdy on Films)

Metropolis (S. James Wegg, JWR)

Sherlock Jr. (Bill Weber, Slant)

Slap Shot (Jean-François Vandeuren, Panorama-cinéma)

Stiletto (Rob Gonsalves, efilmcritic.com)

Three Ages (Bill Weber, Slant)

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

And Everything Is Going Fine (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

And Everything Is Going Fine (Bill Weber, Slant)

Black Swan (Brian Holcomb, Kinetofilm)

Budrus (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm.com)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

The Company Men (Brian Prisco, Pajiba)

Dead Awake (Brian Prisco, Pajiba)

Enemies of the People (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Hemingway's Garden of Eden (Donald J. Levit; ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Fighter (Brian Prisco, Pajiba)

The Fighter (Phil Villarreal, OK Magazine)

I'm Still Here (Marilyn Ferdinand, Ferdy on Films)

In Our Name (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Inception (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Inception (Thomas Spurlin, ThomasSpurlin.com)

The Kids Are All Right (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Knight and Day (Thomas Spurlin, ThomasSpurlin.com)

Made in Dagenham (Brian Prisco, Pajiba)

Outcast (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

A Serbian Film (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Somewhere (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Somewhere (Roderick Heath, Ferdy on Films)

Somewhere (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

The Tempest (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Tempest (Kent Turner, www.Film-Forward.com)

The Tourist (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Tourist (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

The Tourist (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

The Town (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Valhalla Rising (Thomas Spurlin, ThomasSpurlin.com)

Waste Land (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

127 Hours (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

Black Swan (Tony Dayoub, Cinema Viewfinder)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Faster (Jean-François Vandeuren, Panorama-cinéma)

The Fighter (Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

For Colored Girls (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

I Love You Phillip Morris (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Inside Job (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Lance et compte (Jean-François Vandeuren, Panorama-cinéma)

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Monsters (Nathan Shumate, Cold Fusion Video Reviews)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Tourist (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

The Tourist (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

TRON: Legacy (Anton Bitel, EyeforFilm)

Grab Bag

Some other items of interest from our members this week:

The Art of Hammer: Posters from the Archive of Hammer Films (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Attenberg (2010): Exclusive human zoo clip (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Attenberg (2010): Exclusive Taboo clip(Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Le Grand Spécial Hockey (Jean-François Vandeuren, Panorama-cinéma)

Interview with Charles Pappas about Film Noir (Betty Jo Tucker, Movie Addict Headquarters)

Festivals

Some film festivals our members are discussing this week:

African Diaspora International Film Festival - Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2010: The line-up (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Mases)

TV

Some television fare our members are reviewing this week:

Moguls & Movie Stars: The Attack of the Small Screens (Robert Cashill, Cineaste)

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

127 Hours (Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com)

All Good Things (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

All Good Things (Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Black Swan (Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy)

Black Swan (Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com)

Black Swan (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (S. James Wegg JWR)

Burlesque (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

The Expendables (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Fighter (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

The Last Airbender (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

Tangled (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Tangled (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

White Material (Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy)

Classics

Some classic films our members are reviewing this week:

Angel Heart (Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy)

Croupier (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

The Deep Blue Sea (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

Ed Wood (Eivind Grøtteland, ArcticNova)

Easy Rider (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Fantasia 2000 (Steven D. Greydanus, NCRegister.com)

Fantasia (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Fantasia 2000 (Steven D. Greydanus, NCRegister.com)

Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor and Other Fantastic Films by Koji Yamamura (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Head (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Louie Bluie (Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions)

The Marina Experiment (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

Plan 9 from Outer Space (Eivind Grøtteland, ArcticNova)

Shrek: The Whole Story (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Trading Places (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

World on a Wire (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Year of Living Dangerously (Phil Hall, FilmSnobbery.com)

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

4.3.2.1 (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

127 Hours (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Les Amours Imaginaires (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

The Be All and End All (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Black Swan (Eric M. Armstrong, The Moving Arts Film Journal)

Black Swan (Marilyn Ferdinand, Ferdy on Films)

Black Swan (Brian Holcomb, Kinetofilm)

Black Swan (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Black Swan (Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm.com)

Car Bomb (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Carlos (Jason Bellamy, The Cooler)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Un cine como tú en un país como este (José M. Robado; FanDigital)

Cyrus (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Devil (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Due Date (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Due Date (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Easier With Practice (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Faster (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Frankie and Alice (Brian Prisco, Pajiba)

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Inception (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

The King's Speech (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Leaving (Jonathan Richards, Jon Richards Place)

Love & Other Drugs (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Killers (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Megamind (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Megamind (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Miral (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Monsters (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Night Catches Us (Brian Prisco, Pajiba)

Nutcracker 3D (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

Of Gods and Men (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

On Tour (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (Brian Prisco, Pajiba)

RFK in the Land of Apartheid (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

Shrek Forever After (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

The Sicilian Girl (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

The Sicilian Girl (Jonathan Richards, Jon Richards Place)

Tangled (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Tangled (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Vision (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Walt & El Grupo (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

The Warrior's Way (Susan Granger, SusanGranger.com)

White Wedding (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Winter's Bone (Roderick Heath, Ferdy on Films)

Winter's Bone (Jonathan Richards, Jon Richards Place)

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Black Swan (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Black Swan (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Black Swan (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Black Swan (Thomas Spurlin, ThomasSpurlin.com)

Black Swan (Phil Villarreal, OK Magazine)

Fair Game (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

A Film Unfinished (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Going the Distance (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Suss (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

Inception (Nathan Shumate, Cold Fusion Video Reviews)

Predators (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Princess Ka'iulani (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Robert Cashill, Popdose.com)

Today's Special (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Van Gogh: A Brush With Genius (Sarah Boslaugh, PopMatters)

Vision (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Grab Bag

Some other items of interest from our members this week:

12 reasons why Deathly Hallows Part 1 is no Empire Strikes Back (Steven D. Greydanus, NCRegister.com)

Audio interview: Gareth Edwards, writer/director of Monsters (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

The Conversations: Darren Aronofsky (Jason Bellamy and Ed Howard, The House Next Door)

Direct from the USSR: four shorts and two directors in Q&A (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Due Date: Who Might Win the Awards Season Blitz - and Who Should (Eric Kohn, indieWIRE)

An Interview with Sylvain L'Espérance (Mathieu Li-Goyette, Panorama-cinéma)

Love and Other Drugs, Tiny Furniture, and Reasons to Nitpick (Eric Kohn, indieWIRE)

The Top Ten Boris Karloff Performances (A.J. Hakari, Classic Movie Guide)

Underground Film Posters From the Sixties (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

TV

Some television fare our members are reviewing this week:

Dag (Eivind Grøtteland, Filmbyen)

Fallen (Thomas Spurlin, DVDTalk.com)

FlashForward (Eivind Grøtteland, Filmbyen)

Hollywood Squares (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

Metalocalypse: Season Three (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Moguls & Movie Stars: Warriors and Peacemakers (Robert Cashill, Cineaste)

Essay Question: A Single Movie Gift

OFCS members answer the question:

If you had to give your friends just one DVD (or Blu-ray) as a holiday gift, which one would you choose, and why?

Answers after the jump.

New Releases

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Black Swan (Mark H. Harris, About.com)

Heavy Metal Picnic (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

Inception (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Megamind (Anton Bitel, Film 4)

My Father, My Lord (José M. Robado, FanDigital)

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (Mark H. Harris, About.com)

They Came to Play (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Victim (Mark H. Harris, About.com)