Unlike their counterparts in the African American film critics group, the Black Film Critics Circle has spread the love in different directions with the first recognition for Kasi Lemmons this season as well as several other expected and unexpected choices. Award Tallies (4) Dolemite Is My Name (2) The Irishman The Awards
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The Florida Film Critics Circle has made some audacious choices. While some of the films we’ve seen a lot of this season (1917, Marriage Story, and The Irishman) did well, so too did several films that haven’t gotten as much attention as this group gives them (Ad Astra, The Farewell, and Portrait of a Lady…
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Return Links Polls Remaking Best Production Design, 2015 In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Production Design. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Production Design slate. There will…
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New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1) 6 Underground, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Page Revisions: (December 15, 2019) Original (August 1, 2021) New Trailer (#2) — New Release Date (changed from 7/10/20) (October 24, 2021) New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#2-#5) (November 14, 2021) New Trailer (#4) — New Poster (#6) Release Date: July 10, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a single mom and her two kids…
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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. Friday, or really Thursday evening these days, is the beginning of the end of…
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With lame cable TV channels now cornering the market on Christmas movies, it’s again worth examining what a treasure occasional big screen movies have been. It’s nice to remember that there once was a time when not every Christmas movie was filmed in Canada in the summer with fake snow and was about the same…
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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. Precursor season is upon us and…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Always a good preview of what the Academy might be thinking (outside the Writers Guild of America) in the Best Adapted Screenplay. While they don’t have a perfect track record, most years anywhere from three to five of their selections end up nominated. The only real surprise on this list is Dark Waters, which didn’t…
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Dec. 20-22, 2019)
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Page Revisions: (December 15, 2019) Original Release Date: October 4, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In Belle Époque Paris, accompanied by a young scooter deliveryman, little Kanak Dilili investigates mysterious kidnappings of girls. She meets extraordinary men and women who give her clues. She discovered underground very particular villains, male masters. The two friends will fight…
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Page Revisions: (December 15, 2019) Original Release Date: October 25, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Based on the writer/director’s childhood, FARMING tells story of a young Nigerian boy, ‘farmed out’ by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.”…
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Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. January 3, 2020 The Grudge Premise: From IMDb: “A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.” Box Office Prospects: $75 M Expectations: Uncertain. It’s been a long while since The Grudge, its remake or its remake’s sequel…
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The second major event of the year, the second historical culmination of a multi-year franchise. Capping Disney’s stranglehold on the U.S. box office this year, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker enters the fray as 2019 comes to a close and will surely send the year off with a bang. Our Highest Rated Films: Star…
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