Category: Oscar Preview

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Boxtrolls When you think of studios that generate frequent attention from the Oscars in the animation field, your attention may be drawn to the big three: Pixar, Disney and DreamWorks. Other studios, like Fox and Studio Ghibli, have uneven records…

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Zero Theorem We don’t often think of the eclectic directors like Terry Gilliam being Oscar magnets, but just because they don’t dominate the top categories doesn’t mean they don’t have Oscar potential in the lower categories. Gilliam’s warped imagination has…

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby The Weinstein Company, co-founder Harvey Weinstein specifically, is well known for his purchase of films to either bury or bolster for Awards contention. Unlike the protracted public battle with director Joon-ho Bong over the editing of…

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. There was once again nothing this week.

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 one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Into the Storm Eighteen years ago, Jan de Bont helmed an original picture about a team of storm chasers seeking research data with their specially-designed scientific equipment that they need to launch into the heart of a tornado. Twister introduced the…

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Get On Up After hitting it big with his 2011 film The Help, director Tate Taylor took time off before mounting his latest film covering the life of legendary soul singer James Brown. The rocky life of the noted singer could…

We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Hercules Back in the 1990’s, many of us lamented that the Best Visual Effects category at the Oscars was too narrow, allowing in only 3 nominees at maximum, leaving off countless deserving choices. As visual effects have become an ever-present part…

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. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Three years ago, one film was gobbling up precursor awards on a trajectory towards what was perceived early in the season to be a fairly certain Best Visual Effects Oscar. The revolutionary visual effects…

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Life Itself There are many legendary film critics. Bosley Crowther. Pauline Kael. Andrew Sarris. Yet, one critic managed to bridge the gap between elitist examination of the cinematic art form and populist exploration of cinematic language, bringing an audience to film…

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Transformers: Age of Extinction Since the inecption of the Transformers franchise in 2007, each film has earned at least one Academy Award nomination. The first film received three in the Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Visual Effects categories. The third film…

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Jersey Boys There was a time a few years ago that each new film Clint Eastwood made became the talk of Oscar prognosticators. Yet, in spite of an impressive string of Oscar nominees from 1992 through 2006, Changeling began a decline…