Month: December 2017
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This Day in Oscar History: December 13 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 30th Chicago Critics Awards (2017)
Chicago has gone gaga over Lady Bird, giving it their Best Picture prize. Several of the big names of the year were also cited, so there’s not a lot of shock going around. Award Tallies (4) Lady Bird (3) Call Me by Your Name (2) Blade Runner 2049 The Awards
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Precursor: 17th Phoenix Critics Nominations (2017)
A big day for The Shape of Water as it tops its second slate of nominations today. Fourteen nods is a huge number, especially when the nearest competition (Blade Runner 2049 and Dunkirk) only have eight each. There were a couple of unusual selections from this group, but most of their slate has been on…
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Precursor: 11th Houston Critics Nominations (2017)
With a solid performance down ballot, The Shape of Water easily topped Call Me by Your Name and Lady Bird for most nominated. A lot of names here we’ve seen before, so no major surprises. Nominations Tallies (9) The Shape of Water (5) Call Me By Your Name, Lady Bird (4) Dunkirk, Get Out, The…
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Film Preview: Love, Simon (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 10, 2017) Original (January 21, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) (March 11, 2018) New Poster (#3) Release Date: March 16, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Everyone deserves a great love story. But for Simon it’s complicated: no-one knows he’s gay and he doesn’t know who the anonymous classmate is that…
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Eyeing the Truth: Dec. 2017
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (Amazon Prime) The Abacus bank is not one of the mega-banks that was deemed Too Big to Fail in the mortgage crises of 2008; the family-run bank at the center of Steve James’ remarkable new documentary is instead Small Enough to Jail, in the words of one expert interviewed in…
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The DVD Report #546
New This Week Auntie Mame, everybody’s favorite relative, was based on novelist Patrick Dennis’ real-life eccentric aunt who first came to the world’s attention in his 1955 bestselling novel, quickly followed by the 1956 Broadway smash hit starring Rosalind Russell and then the Oscar-nominated 1958 film that became the biggest box-office hit of 1959. Filmed…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 12 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Just Getting Started”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Just Getting Started…?
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90th Oscars: Live-Action Short Film Shortlist
The last of the short film categories now has a shortlist. Here are the ten films from which five will be selected as nominees. 10 LIVE ACTION SHORTS ADVANCE IN 2017 OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance…
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Film Preview: You Were Never Really Here (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 10, 2017) Original (April 1, 2018) New Posters (#4-#9) Release Date: April 6, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A missing teenage girl. A brutal and tormented enforcer on a rescue mission. Corrupt power and vengeance unleash a storm of violence that may lead to his awakening.” Poster Rating: C / D / C-…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 8-10, 2017
We had one films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. I, Tonya This dark comedy was a rather strange entry into the year’s Oscar race as it never seemed like the kind of film Oscar voters would take seriously. Yet, its prominence among critics groups might bolster its chances with the…
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Precursor: 22nd San Diego Critics Awards (2017)
San Diego critics have spread their love out around numerous films, including the 2016-eligible Oscar nominee My Life As a Zucchini. Get Out won Best Picture, but only managed to claim the Original Screenplay award. Greta Gerwig won Best Director, but only managed a second prize in Best Supporting Actress. Things were spread out a…
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Precursor: 2nd Seattle Critics Nominations (2017)
For the first time all season, Blade Runner 2049 was finally given its due in terms of nominations, topping Dunkirk, The Shape of Water, and, surprisingly, Lady Bird. This list features a few left-field selections, but is otherwise in line with what we’ve seen so far. Award Tallies (8) Blade Runner 2049 (7) Dunkirk, Lady…
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Precursor: 2nd Atlanta Critics Awards (2017)
On the day Jordan Peele was snubbed twice by the Golden Globes, his film pulled out another set of victories taking three prizes including Best Picture. This list looks a lot like others, so there are no major surprises in store. Award Tallies (3) Get Out (2) Dunkirk The Awards
