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Precursor: 19th American Film Institute (2019)
Nothing on this list is particularly surprising, but what is surprising is the special award to Parasite. AFI does not often give out such awards, so that makes this truly a special selection. This is also only a list of American-made films. Non-American films aren’t eligible, which could explain some exclusions. The Awards Best American…
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2019 Oscar Season Preview Wrap-Up: September
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. September 6, 2019 It Chapter Two Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: Still None. Box Office Prospects: $350 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said:…
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Precursor: 85th New York Critics Awards (2019)
The New York Film Critics Circle always enjoy being contrary and they often choose a mixture of popular and off-beat. That is very true this year with films like The Irishman and Uncut Gems being awarded side-by-side. When Parasite won Foreign Language Film and Quentin Tarantino won the screenplay award, it seemed likely The Irishman…
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Precursor: Australian Academy Awards (2019)
Announced over multiple days, starting on Monday, Dec. 2 and finalizing on Dec. 4, the Australian Academy Awards are a completely different operation and their winners are no less strange, but also interesting to boot. The Nightingale won the night with four prizes having gone into the second night with only one award. The King…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 6-8, 2019
Here’s where Frozen II picks up its third weekend atop the box office as the two new wide releases don’t look like they’ll be more than lackluster performers. The Aeronauts is the kind of movie that might have done well twenty or thirty years ago, but which won’t draw as much interest as the studio…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 4 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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92nd Oscars: Visual Effects Semifinalists
Below is the press release from the Academy listing the twenty semifinalists for the Visual Effects nominations. This list will be whittled down to ten later this month. I’m not too surprised by the films on my hopefuls list being admitted. Dark Phoenix, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Missing Link, Once Upon a Time… in…
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Film Preview: Intrigo: Death of an Author (2020)
Page Revisions: (December 1, 2019) Original Release Date: January 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A small open boat ploughs through a troubled sea off the Dutch coast. One solitary man at the rudder. A few days later, when the wind has settled, the smashed up remains of the boat will be found a few kilometres…
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Precursor: 91st National Board of Review Awards (2019)
There are a couple of things that can be definitively said about the National Board of Review. They love Clint Eastwood and their winners seldom take home Oscars without a critic award sweep. That first statement bears out in their recognition of Kathy Bates in Supporting Actress, Paul Walter Hauser in Breakthrough Performance, and their…
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The DVD Report #649
New This Week All About Eve and Now, Voyager, the two films containing Bette Davis’ greatest performances, have been given new 4K transfers for their Criterion Collection Blu-ray releases, both with tons of extras. All About Eve was the first film to receive 14 Oscar nominations, the most of any film through 1950. Its record…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 3 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 29th Gotham Awards (2019)
Coming as a surprise to no one, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story easily took the award for Best Feature along with awards for Best Actor and Best Screenplay. This should give a boost to all of the winners going into the Oscar nominations with Adam Driver, Awkwafina, Marriage Story, and American Factory all solid contenders at…
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Precursor: 34th Goya Awards Nominations (2019)
While hardly a notable precursor, Spain’s Academy Awards, the Goya Awards, recognize the best that nation has to offer with few nominations for releases from other countries. Storming the nominations were three films that earned double-digit citations with all the rest receiving five or fewer nominees. While at War topped them all with seventeen while…
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Precursor: 24th Satellite Awards Nominations (2019)
The International Press Academy is a most bizarre organization. They regularly change some dates, refuse to announce others, and generally feel like an utterly disorganized mess. A strange parallel to the far more organized Golden Globes, it’s surprising that the group is still giving out awards. When asked to provide a date for their awards,…
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Film Preview: Feedback (2020)
Page Revisions: (December 1, 2019) Original (January 12, 2020) New Posters (#1-#3) Release Date: January 17, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A radio star experiences the worst night of his life when stalkers assault the radio station where he’s working.” Poster Rating: C+ / C / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) The neon look…
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