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Predicting the Oscars: Best Supporting Actor

Wondering who will win Best Supporting Actor at the 2016 Academy Awards? Forrest makes his prediction in the latest installment of “Forrest on Film.”

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Forrest and Gary Freeman dissect ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ on KGAB 650-AM

Every week, Forrest dissects the weekend box office results with radio host Gary Freeman on KGAB 650-AM in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Their Dec. 15, 2014, segment is now available on SoundCloud. Be sure to click through!

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Video Verdict: ‘American Hustle,’ ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,’ ‘Saving Mr. Banks’

Christian Bale;Jeremy Renner;Bradley Cooper

From left to right, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence star in “American Hustle.”

Three Academy Award-nominated features lead this week’s crop of home video releases.

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Video Verdict: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ ‘The Book Thief,’ ‘Out of the Furnace,’ ‘Homefront’

Christian Bale takes the law into his own hands in “Out of the Furnace.”

Christian Bale takes the law into his own hands in “Out of the Furnace.”

It’s another excellent week for home video with two Oscar nominees making their way to the small screen.

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Video Verdict: ‘Dark Knight Rises,’ ‘Hope Springs,’ ‘Odd Life of Timothy Green,’ ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’

Dark Knight Rises

Bane (Tom Hardy), left, faces off against Batman (Christian Bale) in director Christopher Nolan’s ending to the “Dark Knight” franchise.

The finale to director Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” franchise anchors this week’s home video releases.

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Video Verdict: ‘The Fighter,’ ‘Hereafter,’ ‘The Switch’

Christian Bale, left, and Mark Wahlberg star in “The Fighter.” Bale won a best supporting actor Academy Award for his work on the film.

This week’s major home video releases include an ill-advised Jennifer Aniston comedy, a drama by director Clint Eastwood and a film that was nominated for multiple Academy Awards.

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Video Verdict: ‘Harry Potter No. 6,’ ‘Julie & Julia,’ ‘Public Enemies,’ ‘World’s Greatest Dad’

Daniel Radcliffe reprises his role as Harry Potter in the fantasy adventure film "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

This week’s DVD releases include two of the better films of 2009, and they target completely different audiences.

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Video Verdict: ‘Terminator,’ ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’

Christian Bale dukes it out with robot baddies while portraying John Connor in the science-fiction film “Terminator Salvation.”

Only a couple of mainstream movies are making their way onto video this week, but both should do a fairly good job pleasing their target audiences.

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