Month: November 2019
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Film Preview: The Way Back (2020)
Page Revisions: (November 24, 2019) Original (February 24, 2020) Added Image Gallery (March 1, 2020) New Poster (#2) Release Date: March 6, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A former HS basketball phenom, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. As the team starts to win, he may have a reason to…
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The DVD Report #648
New This Week Cold War was nominated for three 2018 Oscars, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Directing, and Best Cinematography, all of which it lost to Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma, the first time two foreign language films had vied for these awards in the same year. Newly released on Blu-ray and DVD by Criterion, Cold War…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 26 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 3rd Hollywood Critics Nominations (2019)
The Hollywood Critics Association got out of the gate first among critics organizations, but their newness isn’t something that speaks to credibility. They seemed to love Quentin Tarantino’s film more than others while several titles earned strong nomination sets in spite of earlier letdowns (Waves and The Farewell for example). Still, Bombshell, which earned 9…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Frozen II”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Frozen II…?
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Trailer Watch: Cats (2019) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1-#2) Cats, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 22-24, 2019
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood In only her third film, director Marielle Heller has proven quite the prolific filmmaker with Oscar attention once again being focused on her. With her first film in 2015, Diary of a Teenage Girl, Heller…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). With the Spirit Award nominations announced, Precursor Season for the 92nd Academy Awards is in full swing with…
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92nd Oscars: Screener Watch – Week 5
CBS Films started off the week with a documentary screener and that was followed by another A24 delivery, then one form Paramount, one from STX, and finally two from Roadside Attractions. Here they are. CBS Films Pavarotti Oscar Chances: Unknown: I’m not that familiar with the Documentary Feature contenders this year, so I don’t have…
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92nd Oscars: Upcoming Precursors – December
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 25 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Dec. 2019, Limited)
Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Dec. 2019, Limited)
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92nd Oscars: The Precursors Are Coming
Oscar Season has already begun and we’re about to enter a very busy season. Throughout the next three months, we’ll be posting almost daily updates with precursor winners and nominees from across all organizations, critics groups, and guilds. Below is a calendar of events that should help you identify when your favorite precursor announces. Please…
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Trailer Watch: Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#6-#8) / New Release Date (changed from 11/8/19) Sonic the Hedgehog, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Weekend Preview: Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2019
Below are three previews for films opening next weekend. Knives Out (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Queen & Slim (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Two Popes (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
