Film Preview: The Liberation (2027)
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Film Preview: Ashes in the Snow (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original Release Date: January 11, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In 1941, a 16 year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin’s brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl’s passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history.” Poster Rating: – Review:…
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91st Oscars: Screener Watch, Week 7
Apparently missing everyone’s deadline, Mary Queen of Scots arrived this week after voting was finished. Mary Queen of Scots Oscar Chances: Uncertain: While the film could still show up in Production Design and/or Costume Design, the film’s weak reception with critics and at the box office means that it’s mostly an also-ran. Campaign-Proposed Categories Picture…
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Precursor: 26th Cinema Audio Society Nominations (2018)
There weren’t a lot of surprises from the Cinema Audio Society with its selections mirroring a lot of conventional wisdom. The lone exception to that is the massive production of Mary Poppins Returns, which I had thought was a shoe-in here. Instead, the late-breaking support for Bohemian Rhapsody appears to have pushed it ahead of…
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Precursor: 71st Directors Guild Nominations (2018)
While it’s great to see Spike Lee nominated, the exclusion of the likes of Barry Jenkins and Yorgos Lanthimos is everely disappointing. Also disappointing is that Ari Aster wasn’t nominated for Best First Feature. The Nominations Best Director BlacKkKlansman – Spike Lee Green Book – Peter Farrelly Roma – Alfonso Cuaron A Star Is Born…
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The DVD Report #602
New This Week Bad Times at the El Royale is not a horror movie per se but horrific things happen in it which I got more goosebumps from than most of the scares in last year’s two more highly praised horror films, A Quiet Place and Hereditary. Drew Goddard, who previously directed the well-regarded 2011…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 8 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 8th Georgia Critics Nominations (2018)
The Georgia film critics announced their nominations and apart from a lack of love for Vice, they have mainly stuck with the current wisdom on the awards race. The Won’t You Be My Neighbor? citation in Best Picture is a first. If Beale Street Could Talk continues to do better with critics than with the…
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Precursor: 10th Denver Film Critics Nominations (2018)
For a film that’s not nominated for their Best Film award, the Denver film critics sure loved Black Panther, giving it a nomination-topping 7 citations, including Best Director. Just below that is The Favourite, which did land a Best Film nomination. These selections are a smattering of expected and not-quite-expected, but not unexpected choices. Nominations…
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Film Preview: Arctic (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original (January 27, 2019) New Poster (#4) Release Date: February 1, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A man stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown in hopes…
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Film Preview: The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
Page Revisions: (January 6, 2019) Original (February 10, 2019) New Trailer (#5) / New Poster (#5) (February 24, 2019) New Trailer (#6) / New Poster (#6) (April 14, 2019) New Trailer (#7) / Updated Plot Description (May 26, 2019) New Trailer (#8) / New Posters (#7-#21) (June 2, 2019) New Poster (#22) Release Date: June…
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Precursor: 33rd Society of Cinematographers Nominations (2018)
Once again If Beale Street Could Talk is proving to be anathema to the guilds with its failure to place in the cinematography category over the less well received lensings of First Man, The Favourite, and A Star Is Born. A disappointing development. The Nominations Best Cinematography Cold War The Favourite First Man Roma A…
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Precursor: 71st Directors Guild Doc Nominations (2018)
As a prelude to their bigger announcement of Best Feature and First Feature categories, they have announced their choices for best directed documentaries. These five titles have gotten consistent recognition, so there are no real surprises. The Nominations Best Documentary Director Free Solo Hale County This Morning, This Evening RBG Three Identical Strangers Won’t You…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 8
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). And it’s now time for all of the precursor awards from critics to slowly fade and the guilds…
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Precursor: 71st Writers Guild Nominations (2018)
Thanks to its annual raft of exclusions (The Favourite and The Death of Stalin were not eligible) due to obscure signatory rules, the Writers Guild of America has still managed to put together a list of the most commonly cited Best Picture contenders out there. The biggest miss here is Paul Schrader’s screenplay for First…
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