Film Preview: Transplant (2026)
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Precursor: 1st Philadelphia Critics Awards (2017)
Get Out won big at the inaugural Philadelphia Film Critics Circle awards. Winning four awards, the film outshone all other nominees while Allison Janney picked up a third prize, Woody Harrelson got his first and Sally Hawkins and Daniel Day-Lewis made cases for being certain Oscar nominees. The choices here are a bit different than…
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Precursor: 16th New York Online Critics Awards (2017)
The first Best Picture tie of the season goes to The Florida Project and Mudbound. Willem Dafoe wins another while Gary Oldman, Margot Robbie, and Allison Janney each picking up their second awards of the season. Dee Rees earns her first award for directing with Hedy Lamarr and In the Fade also making entries into…
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Precursor: 30th Chicago Critics Nominations (2017)
Trending the opposite direction of other guilds, Call Me by Your Name, which doesn’t have a lot of below-the-line contenders, still managed to top the nomination count with eight. The Disaster Artist performed more strongly here than it likely will with the Academy and The Shape of Water also did well. Award Tallies (8) Call…
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Film Preview: Forever My Girl (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2017) Original Release Date: January 19, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After being gone for a decade a country star returns home to the love he left behind.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A supposedly inspiring poster that doesn’t accentuate the film’s premise nearly as well as the creators…
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Precursor: 16th San Francisco Critics Awards (2017)
San Francisco went an unexpected direction with their 2017 winner for Best Picture. The Florida Project has gained some pretty surprising traction, beating out Call Me by Your Name, which would have been my prediction for this group’s winner. The rest of the winners are largely predictable with the exception of Andy Serkis for Best…
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Precursor: 38th Boston Critics Awards (2017)
Boston has gone in fairly hard for Phantom Thread giving it a Best Picture win that no one expected. They also gave most of their other awards to expected contenders. Award Tallies (3) Phantom Thread (2) Get Out, Lady Bird The Awards
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Precursor: 16th San Francisco Critics Nominations (2017)
Blowing away all others, The Shape of Water was their most nominated film followed distantly by Call Me by Your Name and Dunkirk. There aren’t any out-of-left-field selections on this list. Award Tallies (9) The Shape of Water (5) Call Me by Your Name, Dunkirk (4) Blade Runner 2049, Get Out, Lady Bird, The Florida…
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Weekend Preview: Dec. 15-17, 2017
Below are four previews for films opening next weekend. Ferdinand (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Beyond Skyline (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Permanent (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: Permanent (2017)
Page Revisions: (December 10, 2017) Original Release Date: December 15, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Permanent is a comedy about bad hair, adolescence, and socially awkward family members. It involves life-altering permanents and poorly-made toupees. Obstacles to daily survival ensue.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A posed, poorly fabricated, chintzy design with cobbled-together…
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Film Preview: Beyond Skyline (2017)
Page Revisions: (December 10, 2017) Original Release Date: December 15, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A tough-as-nails detective embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship.” Poster Rating: B- / C / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Using a standard fantasy and sci-fi design motif works quite well…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 10 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 22nd San Diego Critics Nominations (2017)
Of all the critics groups to announce so far, San Diego is by far the most eclectic. nominating films and performances that have so far been outside the norm, they inject a bit of unusual energy into the race. It means they aren’t particularly instructive, just interesting. Award Tallies (8) Dunkirk, The Shape of Water,…
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Precursor: 6th Boston Online Critics Awards (2017)
Another critics group goes for Get Out for Best Picture. All of the winners here are either previously recognized or well regarded, so there aren’t any major surprises this time out. Award Tallies (3) Get Out (2) Phantom Thread The Awards
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