
The Bryans: A Pre-Oscars Awards
In Movies | By Bryan Lienesch | On February 26 2017 10:17 AM
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As one movie critic put it leading up to this week, The Oscars are the Super Bowl of sorts for people who love movies. The only problem is, with only insiders voting and money backing campaigns to highlight ...
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