Top ten signs your film won’t be nominated for an Academy Award
Posted on January 7th, 2013 by Bob Sullivan
10. It’s called The Life of Pie, starring Chris Christie
9. Tyler Perry’s in it, but he’s not wearing a dress
8. The title contains either the words ‘John’ or ‘Carter’
7. The opening and the closing credits meet in the middle
6. It was filmed in 1D
5. The jury at Cannes found you “Guilty as charged”
4. It’s based on a board game
3. Like last year’s winner, The Artist, it’s a silent film — but that’s due to a technical error
2. Adam Sandler is at his zaniest
1. Roger Ebert gave it two thumbs down and a middle finger up
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Bob Sullivan is the author of the 1979 cult classic Clonus (also known as Parts: The Clonus Horror), starring Peter Graves, Keenan Wynn and Dick Sargent, which was lovingly sent up on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and was the basis for the 2005 DreamWorks' Michael Bay film The Island, starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. Bob Sullivan’s Top Ten Everything is published on Mondays.
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