Goldtripping

It was the year 12 Years a Slave made Oscar history, even if most pundits were predicting Gravity. The Inside Llewyn Davis journey started in Cannes, then went bust come Oscar time. And Marty and Paul Thomas Anderson talk Wolf of Wall Street. And goodbye to my friend Craig.

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Competing Oscar narratives in 2012 made it seem like a wide open year. But Argo emerged the frontrunner when Ben Affleck was surprisingly left off the Best Director list. It was a competitive year and the year Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress. It was a hard year for me emotionally and looking back reminds me of someone very dear to me who died of an overdose this past year.

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The Artist won Best Picture in 2011 - but The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Hugo were the movies I was most captivated by. But taking my daughter to Cannes was, to me, the best thing about it. Also, what it was like going to the Oscars and the continuing struggle of life online.

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My daughter moved to New York this year and I wanted to capture the moment on a podcast. The sound is a little bad since we're driving. We were driving across the country and decided to record a conversation

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One of my best friends Michael Grei and I discuss our friendship, the Oscars and life in general. Michael was my former boss back in the 1980s at the video store in Santa Monica. We've been friends ever since.

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In 2010 I watched the Social Network 30 times. It is among my all time favorite films. It did not win Best Picture but that didn't seem to matter. 2010 was also the year I first went to the Cannes Film Festival.

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The first woman wins Best Director, Avatar breaks box office records, Up in the Air, Precious, An Education all nominated as the Academy expands to ten Best Picture nominees. And it's off to Italy and Paris.

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The Dark Knight changes the Best Picture race forever, Slumdog Millionaire wins Best Picture, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button remains probably the best of them. Thinking about movies that make relationships - and how to forgive people who do terrible things.

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He joined the site in 2007 and has been a faithful friend and great addition to the site ever since. We have a long chat...

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No Country for Old Men wins Best Picture, Best Director(s),Best Screenplay - Roderick Jaynes is nominated for but does not win Best Editing in a year that also saw There Will Be Blood, La Vie en Rose and Ratatouille

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