12-times your average Oscar contender perhaps.
12 Years a Slave
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Plot Summary: From IMDb: “In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.” Release Date: October 18, 2013 |
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Rating: B Commentary: Overly simplified isn’t necessarily a great concept and while the design work is stellar, its lack of background detail make for a bland and easily forgettable design. |
Rating: A Commentary: Steve McQueen is a brilliant director and this appears to be his first period drama about a rather challenging subject. The trailer makes it look like the epic slave saga we didn’t realize we were interested in watching. |
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Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here. Oscar Chances: This will be one of the big contenders at this year’s Oscars. Director Steve McQueen has been building a strong reputation for himself and this tale of a free man forced to live as a slave should pluck the right Academy voter strings. |
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