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The Big Screen: Reviewing ‘Stand Up Guys,’ Assessing the Supporting Actor Field

by Stephen Becker 1 Feb 2013 4:00 AM

What do gangsters do when they get old? And who’ll win the supporting actor Academy Award? Those questions and more are answered this week.

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This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar review Stand Up Guys, starring Christopher Walken, Al Pacino and Alan Arkin. And we continue our look at the major Oscar categories with a breakdown of the best supporting actor field. Be sure to subscribe to The Big Screen podcast on iTunes. Stream this week’s podcast below or download it.

For a shortened version of our Stand Up Guys review:

About Stephen Becker

Stephen Becker produces the shows Think and Anything You Ever Wanted to Know for KERA. As part of the Art&Seek team, Stephen produces radio and digital stories, along with the podcast "The Big Screen," with Chris Vognar, movie critic of The Dallas Morning News. View more about Stephen Becker.