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Fresh Hot Soups & Stews Pop in for something warm this winter Available Monday to Friday from 11.30am (located next door to Chelmsford library) T. 01245 257 239 Page 8 CITIZEN This month Citizen takes its annual look at the forthcoming Oscars with, perhaps, slightly less enthusiasm than the previous two years.... The Oscar season is this column was being written), ‘American Sniper’, directupon us once again, ed by Clint Eastwood, and David Fincher's ‘Gone Girl’. although you could be The other 2 or 3 nominations will come from a host of forgiven for not having potential ‘others’, but Citizen suspects that the ones just noticed. There does not, mentioned will be the main contenders. at first glance, or even second glance, come to One film you might have thought would have been tipped that, seem to be so prior to release, ‘Mr Turner’, is not expected to feature in many great films around the Best Film category, but could deliver a winner for this year. No ‘Lincoln’. Best Actor. In Citizen’s opinion, this was over-long, borNo ‘Argo’. No ‘Captain ing and too episodic - you could have cut up all of the Phillips’. No ‘12 Years A Slave’ or ‘Life Of Pi’. scenes in the first two thirds of the film and joined them together in a different order and no-one would have honBut that hasn’t stopped Citizen visiting the cinema on a estly known the difference. regular basis, as there has still been an impressive array of performances and a number of excellent films, even if, Citizen's favourite this year, and therefore its two hopeful perhaps, fewer of them will stand the long-term test of tips, are ‘The Imitation Game’ and ‘The Theory of time like some previous Oscar years. Everything’, in that order. However, it expects ‘Birdman’ Citizen has been a lifelong cinema addict, possibly as to get the gong. The male stars of these two films - both a result of its paternal grandfather taking him to the of which are about epoch making British scientists - are, Embassy and Central cinemas in Braintree (now as is fitting, Brits themselves. Wetherspoons and the Townrow department store /> = .3=:/8=/ A3>2 >2/ 9A/@/< 099>,+66 ,/381 9?< 8?7,/< 98/ 8+>398+6 =:9<> respectively) from an early age back the Benedict cryptographer ?=?+6in the /A50's */+<- = 0+3< >9 Cumberbatch =+C >2+> A236/is the brilliant 2+= =97/ =318303-+8> Alan ;?+6 tail-end of the Ealing Comedy era, in fact. Turing, whose reward country for 3>probably >398= -<+: +8. ;?+=3 30C381 7+>-2/= >+5381 from :6+-/hisC9? .9 73== + ,3> A2/8 shortening Second World by>2/ 2 years being +67+8+- =>C6/ : 38@96@/. 38 +>War 6/+=> /+<6Cwas =>+1/= 90 Citizen always averages more than one cinema visit6995 a chemically castrated and >398= +8. 38=>/+. + 7+49< >9?<8+7/8> .98 hounded > C9? to suicide (he week across the year, but with a 099 A2+>of these 9< 3>3D/8 3>= 7+38 23126312> A366 ,/ 30Eddie :=A3-2 &9A8 being between October and March, in Citizens’ who, prior toA2+> his performance Professor 2+=when >9 900/< :+<>3-?6+<6C -+8 ,/63/@/= >9as ,/physicist >2/3< <312>0?6 :6+-/ +> experience the bulk of the best movies are released Stephen Hawking, Citizen had thought bit>37/ lightweight, 09< -38/7+ +8. =:9<>= >2/ >9: >+,6/ 90 8163=2 =9--/< +8. +> a>2/ 90 A<3> with a few notable exceptions. It 0+8= may come as no confounds this view and in .?/ Citizen’s probably/+<6C 38 + C/+< 38 surA23-2 381 @/9 +8mind /B-//.3816C prise that Citizen enjoys the use >2/ of a03<=> Cineworld deserves Oscar ahead >9 of ,/ his ,/>>/< compatriot. 2+60 3= 635/6C >9 ./+.638/ the >2/C .9 +::/+< :6+-/. >2+8 >2/ Unlimited pass, along with Mrs Citizen, which is,C excep,/ .9738+>/. :+=> 0/A =/+=98= >9 29:/0?66C +-23/@/ >23= /> = 4?=> tional value at just £16.40 a month. Redmayne's is truly98 awesome, Motor=9 :963>3-= 29:/ 3>3D/8 performance 2+=8 > :?> + -?<=/ >2/7 ,C as =+C381 Some readers may feel that 50 to 60 films a year is a lot, Neurone disease racks his=?=:/->= body whilst his bril&2/8 +1+38 3>3D/8 89A >2+>leaving >2/ &<+->9< but Citizen has two former media industry colleagues liant totally 9C=mind A366 4938 >2/intact. /+>6/= +8. 98. +635/ += 0?>?36number >2/ 6+=>and ;?+<>/< 90 >2/ C/+< >9 6995 >+,99 =?,4/->= 38 >2/ /C/= 90 < .1/ =9 2/2/C likely to be 099 >2/friendly 6+>/=> (?) 38=>+667/8>= 90 >A9 90 Contest’ >2/ ,311/=> 3=/=less 89> than >9 7/8>398 >2/7British +1+38 actors ?86/== +->?+66C (including every single nominated Timothy Spall, whose impressive grunting -38/7+ 0<+8-23=/= 90 +66Oscar >37/ category - even the more ! =/-?398 90 -9?<=/ obscure that last Citizen actually 90 won! performance as Mr Turner does not quite save the film, &2/ 6+>>/2/=/ >2/ year =/@/8>2 38=>+667/8> %>+< (+<= /8>3>6/. G%>+< (+<= &2/ 9<-/ A+5/8=H .9/=8 > David Oyelowo as Dr King in ‘Selma’ and Ralph Fiennes This year it may>2well/-/7,/< be difficult to repeat that>2/ feat><+36/<= as, for for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’. Steve Carell, complete +::/+< ?8>36 +6>29?12 the first time since (when+8. ‘The*9? Artist’ won Best with prosthetic in A3>2 a straight ‘Foxcatcher’, 2+@/ +6 >2/2012 -38/7+= &?,/ :<973=/=nose, >9 =>+<> A2+> role 7+CinA/66 ,/ 98/ 90 >2/ Picture) in 7+38 Citizens’ crop0367= of films Bradley Cooper -+7:+318= in ‘American>2/ Sniper’ and/@/< Michael &2/ >2+<=view, 0<97this >2/year’s 03<=> >2// +3/=> /6/->398 ' 2+= =//8Keaton bit more average than the+8. last couple of years. in ‘Birdman’ are=>C6/ likely-+7:+318= to join them. ?<8381 /:3=9./= +<<3=98 9<. This, +<<3/ &2/ 7/<3-+8 >2+> :<9,+,6C ,/1+8 however, offset by a90glut of great performanc3=2/< +8.is probably +<5 +7366 898/ A297 0/+>?2/ A3>2 >2/ 380+79?= (9?6. *9? ?C + '=/. +< 0<97 es in><+36/< the Best Despite 03<=> 89 Actor .9?,>category. >2/C +/< &23= +8championing ./:3->398 90Redmayne $3-2+<. Citizen 3B98 ,Cfully expects = >/+7 Americans and /@/+=>/<= (236/ A/ 589A A2+> >2/ 03<=> >A9 90 >2/=/ 2+@/ Keaton ,+-5 38 to win because 2+@/ 1<9A8 38 38>/8=3>C 09?< C/+<= A combination of early deadlines and what seems be love hitherto washed-up actor a comeback .98/ 38 >2/ 38>/<@/8381 C/+<= A2/2/ 2/66 2+= to +<5 =38-/a+8. +2 washed-up, making comeback...think ,//8usual 09< +66official >23= >37/ 90 >2/ >A9former 7+38 star :+<>3/= 2+@/a /863=>/. 2/6: 0<97 nominations that Citizen can+=only Rourke in ‘The !->9,/< =//=means >2/ :2/ C/> comment ?88+7/. on98. Micky @/>/<+8= 90 '%Wrestler’! "3+6 6/->398= &23= >37/ the 79@3/ likely contenders, the Oscar +,9?> A23-2but>2/3D/8 >2/ 3,/<+6 "+<>C 2+@381 ,//8 38 19@/<87/8> 09< >2/ are in38full flow, 3>so2+@381 here goes... The favourites Best Actress Moore ,/ (who 6+>/< =?--/==0?66C -97:6/>/. >2/ 98/ 03<=> >37/ =38-/ for69C. /9<1/ = are .+CJulienne -+8 89 6981/< only two or+=three ago was gracing C/+< /7,+<19 37:9=/. ,C < .1/ >2/ /.3>9< 0<97 2/ years :+<>C 90 :<9>/=>H += A/ the 89Astage 2+@/at>2/ The Best Picture category 2009 from 5 Colchester's Mercury ‘Still Alice’ 7/8>398381 ,9>2 90 A2+> 2/- enlarged =//7= >9in23= '53: 0+->9< &2/C 2+@/Theatre) +62/3possi=/+>= films to 9 or 10 to7+38 make room29<=/= for some block-+ bly three Brits - Rosamund (‘Gone Girl’), -9<= 29,,C >2/summer 9>2/< ,/381 +> (/=>738=>/< 38 8/+<,C Pike 6+->98 += A/66 += Emily $9-2/=>/< busters,,+8. will once thank goodness, not>2/ include Blunt (‘Into The Woods’) and Felicity -/<>+38 0<97again, 3@/<:996 ,/1388381 A3>2 6/>>/< any G H +8. %><99. 38 8/312,9?<381 /8> Jones (‘The Theory superhero, transformer type films, Of9@/ Everything’). +8. 89 :<3D/= 09< 1?/==381 A29 which means that 3> 9< 2+>/ 3> 3>3D/8 .9?,>= A2/>2/< C9? A366 ,/ hopefully the ?<8= execrable will not be included. +83/6 <+31 += ‘Noah’ 98. A3>2 $+6:2 3/88/= +,6/ >9 31892/ /6/->398 +8. A236/ 5//:381 >23= -96 The domination of these CGI heavy futuristic Citizen would+:963>3-+6 love to see3>3D/8 Jones7?=> and=>+>/ Redmayne make +973 +<<3= +8. /8 (3=2+A 2/3 ?78 =><3->6C >2+> 3> 3= + it movies makes June, July and;?+66C August a1 glorious ‘double’, the oddsA+C are 90 stacked <96/= 90 in the summer 98/C:/88C +8. the # 3@/6C +.732/but?=><+63+8 .9381 against >2381= it. cinema fayre Citizen’s least favourite cinematic of In joint pole position, at the time+8. of writing, for Best 37:9<>+8> 3= >2/ 0+-> >2+> %5C0+66 = %+7 /8./=time 3= 98-/ A2/381 3= -97:?6=9381 so thank >2/ God8/A for cricket Director Richard Linklater +1+38 79@3/ and >2+> other 9A/= summer 3>= >3>6/ >9pur>2/ 09< >29=/are A29 .98 > ,9>2/< >9 for :?>‘Boyhood’ +8 G)H 38 +and ,9B suits - even lawn mowing! There+8. were, however, Alejandro González 03->398+6 38>/<8+>398+6 /B>9<>398 >/<<9<3=> 1<9?:some >2+> 3>3D/8 7?=> +.. >2/Iñárritu :<9@3=9(Spanish >2+> 09< pronunciation, =?-2 + =C=>/7ih->9 occasional Citizen ‘Chef’, ‘Million nyar-ee-too) for ‘Birdman’. In 7?=> fact, it+6=9 being 0/+>?2/ /+<6C 98.enjoyed 0367= += A/66 += 38 >2/Dollar 6+>>/< ,/ +.9:>/. 9@/< 2/2/2/C 2+. -+?12> ?: A3>2no >2/ +,9@/H +66a>29=/ A29 whitewash ->9sweeping /3>2/< one 79@3/= else seemed to like. -/<>+386C 2/<+6.= >2/ :<9=:/-> all them andA2+>=9/@/< possibly adding >2/ &23= +679=> 9:>four 9?> major 9< 89>awards =?::9<>before +8C -+8.3.+>/ the Best Supporting Actress for 90 >2/ ?<8 90 <8=> %>+@<9= 690/6. 98. = +<-2 9A/@/< 38 3>3D/8H=Actor ,995and 30 C9? .98 Awards > @9>/ C9? The three0<97 apparent Best+8. Picture Academy Award Edward Norton and Emma Stone for good measure. 8/7/=3= >2/ :+=> >2/ 2/+. 90 %:/->/6C =?<2/ <312> >9 79+8 +,9?> 3> +0>/< favourites this year are ‘Boyhood’ (which Citizen actually Citizen, 9?,6/ !=-+< A388/< 09< 23= <96/= 38 #?/8>38 A+<.= however, would much prefer to see Keira missed), ‘The Imitation Game’ which Knightly win Best Actress a Supporting Role (to &+<+8>389 = G 8169<39?= +=>/<.=H +8.Citizen G 4+819loved, and 38+66C -97,38381 >2/ >A38in>2/7/= 90 =:9<> +8.award :963>3-+6 ‘Birdman’, which2<3=>9:2 was admirable the actgive it its correct title) for ‘The Imitation Game’, but real'8-2+38/.H (+6>D 3= (particularly ,/381 A3./6Cfor>3::/. >9 -977/8> ing) rather than Likely join them690/6. are ‘Selma’ istically, despite championing so many great performanc:6+C >2/ :+<> 90 great. >2/ A23>/ -+>to=><95381 &2/ (yet to?=><3+8 come to about the 1965 demonstrations es by British Artists this year, it is probably unlikely than 3= our 98/screens) 90 986C >A9 :/9:6/ 3>3D/8 -9?6. :3->?2/ Luther came099> to the anyone the actual ceremony (on Sunday February 38 =?-2 + Alabama, <96/ >2/ 9>2/< ' = King 0+@9?<3>/ (2+> 3= at 3> +,9?> :6?7,/<= fore,+.7383=><+>9< ‘The Theory Of Everything’, which more>9later, 22nd) going to emulate Colin Welland's famous Oscar ,+66 %/:: 6+>>/< 30about 2/ /@/< ./-3./. @/37/ =97/98/ A+8>= >9 =?::9<> >2/3< +<1?7/8> plus ‘Foxcatcher’, went on general whilst boast, "The British Coming"....but we>2/ live38/@3>+,6/ in hope. =A3>-2 >9 + -+2/ 79@3/= A23-2release 6/+.= ?= 83-/6C >2+> 37731<+8>= ++5381 +66 9?< 49,=H Edge 348256 >9 =:9<> +8. /B+7:6/ ?=/. 3= >2/3< @3/A The >2+> +8 E +=>01245 ?<9:/+8 :6?7,/< 2+= ?8./<-?> + 69-+6 :6?7,/+5/8 +A+C 23= A9<5 &2/2381 +,9?> +8 G/@/8 C/+2+> %3736+<6C A2/8/@/< + 099>,+66/< 3= 2/ ?8383>3+>/. >2+> ?=?+66C +8. + -6+7,/< 19/= ?: >9 : 237 /81+1381 38 23=