Return Links Polls Remaking Best Animated Feature, 2003 In our fourteenth pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Animated Feature. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Animated Feature slate. There will…
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Page Revisions: (January 2, 2022) Original Release Date: December 31, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “1779. Eight-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven, called “Louis”, is already known as a musical prodigy. He learns to go his own way – much to the dismay of the people around him. Some years later, he meets Mozart during times of political…
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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. There’s not much new to see this week, but the international spy thriller The…
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Born December 11, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Rosa Dolores Alverio Marcano, known to the world by her stage name of Rita Moreno, was the daughter of a 17-year-old seamstress and her farmer husband. When she was 4, her mother moved with her to New York, leaving her younger son behind with her faithless husband.…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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The Power of the Dog is the best in six categories, including Best Director, but not good enough to top Best Picture? Dubious. Award Tallies (6) The Power of the Dog (3) Licorice Pizza The Awards
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North Carolina’s film critics released their nominations and winners today without any really huge surprises. The top two nominees came in first and second in the win count, though in reverse order with The Power of the Dog losing out to Dune by three nominations, but then topping it by one win. Nominations Tallies (13)…
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jan. 7-9, 2022)
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New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#1) Uncharted, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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There’s only one somewhat minor wide release opening and I doubt it has the strength to topple Spider-Man: No Way Home, which is pushing for a Titanic-like run at the top of the charts. Our Highest Rated Films: A Hero Our Best Awards Ratings: A Hero (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES June Again (Limited) King Car…
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The Tender Bar Rating Director George Clooney Screenplay William Monahan (Book: J.R. Moehringer) Length 1h 44m Starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe, Christopher Lloyd, Max Martini MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. While most of the guilds haven’t…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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It’s rather surprising to see that a technical marvel like Dune could consistently bring in fewer nominations than the more intimate The Power of the Dog, but this is the dynamic we’ve seen play out for most of the year. Not a lot of oddities here with the stronger than normal performance by non-English language…
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New Trailer (#3) — New Poster (#5) The Batman, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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