Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Actor, 2016 Now that we’ve finished rebuilding the nomination slate between 1997 and 2016 (we’ll do subsequent years after this series has completed), we will take those rebuilt slates and pick a new winner from among the nominees. In our first pass, we take a look at the new nominees…
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Most of what we expected to see is here. That said, Corsage, Fantastic Beasts, The Northman, and RRR were probably the most injured by these selections. The Nominations Best Period Costume Design Babylon Don’t Worry Darling Elvis Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris The Woman King Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Costume Design Avatar: The Way of Water Black…
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There’s good news on this list for Avatar, Glass Onion, Tár, and The Whale, but it’s bad news for Till, The Woman King, Women Talking, Babylon, All Quiet on the Western Front, RRR, and She Said. The Nominations 34th Producers Guild of America (2022) (Awards: Feb. 25, 2023 / Nominations: Jan. 12, 2023 / 0:…
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Nothing surprising here. The Nominations
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Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, I’m going to take a look at five films that are coming…
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Born September 22, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, Owen Roizman was born into a family of filmmakers. His father, Sol Roizman, was a cinematographer for Fox Movietone News. His uncle, Morrie Roizman, was an editor of documentary films. Morrie received an Oscar nomination for producing the 1954 short subject, Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait. As a child,…
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This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Sphere Rating Director Barry Levinson Screenplay Kurt Wimmer, Stephen Hauser, Paul Attanasio (Novel: Michael Crichton) Length 2h 14m Starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote, Live Schreiber, Queen Latifah, Marga Gómez, Huey Lewis…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jan. 13-15, 2023)
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Below is a wrap-up of the predictions I made several months ago, an exploration of what succeeded and what failed, and how I observe things to have gone. August 5, 2022 Bodies Bodies Bodies Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $75 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said:…
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The big news here is that Joseph Kosinski manages to make it in, but his film is the classic popular choice that might not carry over to the Oscars. The rest were expected nominees with Sarah Polley, James Cameron, Park Chan-wook, Baz Luhrmann, S.S. Rajamouli, and Gina Prince-Bythewood taking hits. Could we see an all…
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The Batman and Elvis were the top nominees, both of which were shortlisted by the Academy. Three shortlisters aren’t nominated here, All Quiet on the Western Front, Crimes of the Future, and Emancipation. Meanwhile, The nominees here that weren’t on the shortlist include double nominees Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Menu and single…
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While he’s not a huge box office star, Gerard Butler sometimes does just enough to get audiences to the theater. While Plane faces off against Christian horror film The Devil Conspiracy, comedy remake House Party, and the expansion of Tom Hanks’ A Man Called Otto, it has the best chances of coming out on top.…
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Two powerhouse ensembles dominated the nominations with The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once both claiming five nominations. Banshees is also one of the smallest ensembles ever nominated for that award. Tom Cruise and Hugh Jackman, both popular actors, took huge hits with this announcement as they were both competing for nominations…
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Avatar: The Way of Water Rating Director James Cameron Screenplay James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman, Shane Salerno Length 3h 12m Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Jemaine Clement, Jamie Flatters, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jake…
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