Film Preview: The Liberation (2027)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Precursor: 21st Toronto Critics – Canadian Film (2017)
This has no impact on Oscar, but is one of the Toronto’s awards, they just wait to announce the winner until their annual awards gala. The Awards Best Canadian Film Werewolf Toronto Film Critics Association Data First Awards: 1997 (21)
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Precursor: 70th Directors Guild Doc Nominations (2017)
One of the things to consider here is that these directors may be from television or film, so programs like The Vietnam War and Wormwood aren’t Oscar eligible. The other three are all on the Academy’s 15-film shortlist. That bodes well for their Oscar chances, though members of the DGA aren’t likely to have much…
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Precursor: 20th Costume Designers Guild Nominations (2017)
The Costume Designers Guild, although breaking their awards into three categories, are still an accurate Oscar precursor. They have more chances to get it right, but they are also able to put forth a list of contenders that none may have considered or, in this case, all may have considered. Films that I thought might…
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Precursor: 25th Cinema Audio Society Nominations (2017)
The Cinema Audio Society, one of the strongest precursors for the Sound Mixing award at the Oscars, has announced their nominees for this year. Of note here is Wonder Woman making the list and Blade Runner 2049 not. The Greatest Showman was a bit injured by this exclusion, but Baby Driver was certainly helped. The…
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2017 Summer Season Preview Wrap-Up: August
August 4, 2017 The Dark Tower Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Uncertain. Depending on how critics receive it (and, to a lesser extent, audiences), it could compete in creative categories; however, with some (or much?) of the action taking place in a modern Earth, I suspect its chances at Best Visual Effects and the sound…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 12-14, 2017
With the holiday films fading and last week’s opener likely to follow the second-week plummet most horror films do, then one of this weekend’s releases could post a high enough tally to top the slowly diminishing Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Paddington 2 has the best potential thanks to its sequel status and the prior…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 10 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Precursor: 32nd Cinematographers Guild Nominations (2017)
Announcing a day earlier than they said they would, the American Society of Cinematographers have made their choices known. The big news here is that Three Billboards, which just this morning was nominated at BAFTA in the same category, is left off the list. The other big news is that Rachel Morrison might now be…
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Trailer Watch: Winchester (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) / Updated Title (changed form “Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built”) Winchester, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Eyeing the Truth: January, 2018
Gilbert (Hulu) In an unexpected twist, one of the most touching love affairs in cinema last year may have been the notoriously vulgar comedian Gilbert Gottfried and his wife Dara. Director Neil Berkeley frames Gilbert sadly leaving their apartment for the road, her holding him dearly like a protective mother not wanting her kid to…
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The DVD Report #550
New This Week American Made is about a clandestine CIA-run drug-trafficking operation in Central America that was exposed as part of the Iran-Contra Affair during the latter days of the Reagan presidency. It follows the exploits of former TWA pilot Barry Seals from the age of 32 in 1972 to his murder in 1986 by…
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Precursor: 59th British Academy Nominations (2017)
There’s a lot to unpack with these nominations. First, it should be noted, that BAFTA never nominates more than five films for Best Picture. They are one of the few groups who have resisted that urge, thus the five nominated here are also strong contenders for Best Picture at the Oscar along with others that…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 9 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 7th Georgia Critics Nominations (2017)
The technical marvel The Shape of Water tied for most nominations with the decidedly non-technical marvel Lady Bird. Several other films earned large numbers of nominations. There aren’t a lot of selections here that are out of the ordinary, though the love for A Ghost Story and Best Director nomination for Edgar Wright are certainly…
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Precursor: 13th Austin Critics Awards (2017)
Not an unpredictable winner in the bunch. These picks could have come form any other group announcing this year. The only real notable thing here is that Get Out won Best Film, but ranked seventh on their collaborative top ten list. Award Tallies (3) Call Me by Your Name, Get Out (2) The Shape of…
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