Category: Oscar Preview

We had four films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Justice League Although the DC Extended Universe isn’t particularly old, the first film was released in 2013 (Man of Steel), there have now been five features released. Two of those films, Justice League and Wonder Woman came out just this year,…

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Murder on the Orient Express In 1974, Sidney Lumet brought to the big screen one of the best adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel in history. Six Oscar nominations were given to the film and, had they had ten nominees at…

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Thor: Ragnarok When discussing the Oscar potential for any film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s instructive to look back at the history of nominees and what common factors there are. We’ve talked many times about this in the past, so…

We had five films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Suburbicon At one time, it was thought that George Clooney would be another actor-turned-director who would become an Oscar legend. His debut feature, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind , was well received, but it was his second director effort that would…

We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. BPM (Beats Per Minute) Once upon a time, there were two countries that utterly dominated the Academy’s Best Foreign Language Film competitions. France and Italy maintain two insurmountable records. Italy is currently the most honored nation in Oscar history, having won…

We had no film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Blade Runner 2049 In 1982, following the success of his classic 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, director Ridley Scott became the first director to dip into the well of Philip K. Dick novels to adapt his short story Do Androids Dream…

We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Battle of the Sexes The story of the legendary tennis match between loutish Bobby Riggs (here played by Steve Carell) and superstar Billie Jean King (Emma Stone), has been translated to the big screen by the directing team behind Little Miss…

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. mother! Not since Stanley Kubrick has there been such an idiosyncratic director whose work mystefies at times and thrills in others. Darren Aronofsky’s ability to twist and manipulate film as a medium to tell stories has put him at the forefront…

We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Tulip_Fever One of the worst tricks The Weinstein Company uses is buying films and holding their releases. That’s especially true if the director is resistant to Harvey Weinstein’s demand for changes. I haven’t heard much about any struggles between Weinstein and…

We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.