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FLICKS: An Honest Liar, Edge of Salvation & Best films of 2012

Posted on 03 January 2013 by LeslieM

By Dave Montalbano

AdventuresOfCinemaDave.com

In last year’s Flicks column, the Amazing Randi accurately predicted that the Mayan prediction was wrong and the world did not end in 2012.

Given that idle hands are the devil’s workshop, the 84-year-old magician has been producing his documentary, An Honest Liar, which is in its final phase of production in Broward County and will feature interviews with Bill Nye the Science Guy, Penn Jillette and Alice Cooper.

Given recent doomsday scenarios and fiscal cliffs, Edge of Salvation seems to be a timely independent movie. Director Luciano Saber will host the South Florida premier at Muvico Broward 18 on Sunday, Jan. 13 with cast members expected to attend the special screening.

It will be business as usual for corporate Hollywood this year as X Men, Die Hard, Scary Movie and Paranormal Activity can add the number “5” to their sequels. Only The Lone Ranger and Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim present any originality for 2013.

Sadly, it will be in early 2013 that we will be seeing some of the best movies of 2012 as Oscar season begins. Many will be surprised by the omissions from my list (Les Misérables, Zero Dark Thirty); there was not enough time to screen them all.

 

The Best of 2012

Skyfall

A Royal Affair

Robot & Frank

The Avengers

Prometheus

ParaNorman

Lincoln

The Life of Pi

The Dark Knight Rises

Cabin in the Woods

 

Honorable Mention

Queen of Versailles

Men in Black 3

The Hunger Games

The Haunting of Whaley House

Follow Me, the Yoni Netanyahu Story

The Expendables 2

Deadfall

Dark Amazon

Arbitrage

The Amazing Spider-Man

Since 1999, it has been my pleasure to remain the longest standing film columnist in Broward County. Thank you, Dear Reader, for sharing my Adventures in the Florida Motion Picture World. With Megacon, PBIFF, Spooky Empire and FLIFF on the horizon, I predict more adventures for 2013.

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