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Category Archives: Film-Related Articles
2024 Oscar Nominations: First Thoughts
There’s nothing terribly unexpected about this year’s crop of Oscar nominations. There are a few surprises, of course, some of which are called snubs (more on that later), and some simply indicate the more international flavor the Academy has taken … Continue reading →
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Tagged awards, barbie, film, Oppenheimer, Oscars
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2023 Oscar Predictions
Until recently, there has been no film that has captured critical, awards, and audience consensus and has thus seemed bound for Oscar glory. That’s changed in the past month or so, as Everything Everywhere All at Once has landed on … Continue reading →
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Tagged All About Eve, All Quiet on the Western Front, Angela Bassett, Anthony Hopkins, Applause, Austin Butler, Avatar: The Way of Water, Babylon, Bette Davis, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Born Yesterday, Brendan Fraser, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Elvis, Everything Everwhere All at Once, Fire of Love, Gloria Swanson, Guillermo del Toro's PInocchio, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Holliday, Ke Huy Quan, Martin McDonagh, Michelle Yeoh, Naatu Naatu, Navalny, Oscars, Parasite, RRR, Sarah Polley, Stephanie Hsu, Sunset Boulevard, Tar, Tell It Like a Woman, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans, The Father, The Whale, Top Gun: Maverick, Women Talking
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First Thoughts on 2023 Oscar Nominations
The 2023 Academy Award nominations came out today, and the first wave of published responses will be who got an unexpected nomination, and who got “snubbed,” a ridiculous phrase for an imprecise idea. My thoughts, however, turn to who got … Continue reading →
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Tagged All About Eve, All Quiet on the Western Front, Angela Bassett, Argentina 1985, Avatar: The Way of Water, Babylon, Barry Keoghan, Baz Luhrmann, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Born Yesterday, Brendan Fraser, Brendan Gleeson, Cate Blanchett, Catherine Martin, Claudio Miranda, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Sheinert, Diane Warren, Disney's Pinocchio, Dos Oruguitas, Elvis, Encanto, Everything Everwhere All at Once, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Guillermo del Toro, Guillermo del Toro's PInocchio, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, Last Picture Show, Lift Me Up, Martin McDonagh, Michelle Yeoh, My Heart Will Go On, Naatu Naatu, Razzie nominations, RRR, Sarah Polley, Stephanie Hsu, Steven Spielberg, Sunset Boulevard, Tár, Tell It Like a Woman, The Bansees of Inisherin, The Daniels, The Fabelmans, The Whale, Titanic, Top Gun: Maverick, We Don't Talk About Bruno, Women Talking
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2022 Oscar Thoughts and Predictions
Rumor has it we’re “back to normal” this year with everyone gathered in an auditorium, and with three—count ‘em!—hosts. The film world is still recovering from both COVID and the rise of streaming services with good films. This will likely … Continue reading →
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Tagged Academy Awards, Andrew Garfield, Ariana DeBose, Aunjanue Ellis, Being the Ricardos, Belfast, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciaran Hinds, CODA, Denzel Washington, Dos Oruguitas, Drive My Car, Dune, Encanto, Flee, Four Good Days, Green Book, Hans Zimmer, J.K. Simmons, Jane Campion, Javier Bardem, Jesse Plemmons, Jessie Buckley, Jonny Greenwood, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, King Richard, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kristen Stewart, Let it Go, Licorice Pizza, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, Nicole Kidman, Nightmare Alley, Olivia Colman, Oscars, Parallel Mothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, Penelope Cruz, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Somehow You Do, Spencer, Steven Spielbert, Summer of Soul, The Academy Award Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Hand of God, The Lost Daughter, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, The Power of the Dog, The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Worst Person in the World, Tick Tick...Boom, Troy Kotsur, We Don't Talk About Bruno, West Side Story, Will Smith
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Thoughts on 2022 Oscar Nominations
This year’s crop is a mixed bag, with some pleasant and unexpected surprises, and some that seem tired and just plain off. But generally, the Academy tended to share the love, and it’s becoming more obvious that the new members … Continue reading →
Award-Winning Screenwriters and Their Flawed Current Screenplays: Being the Ricardos, Don’t Look Up, and West Side Story
WARNING: Major film nerd writing ahead. The pre-Oscar nominations by the Writers Guild of America are out, and the usual past Oscar winners and nominees are nominated this year. We have Aaron Sorkin (Oscar for adapted screenplay for The Social … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aaron. Sorkin, Adam McKay, Amadeus, Ant-Man, Araiana DeBose, Cate Blanchett, Desi Arnaz, Don't Look Up, J.K. Simmons, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lincoln, Lucille Ball, Meryl Streep, Mike Faist, Munich, Nicole Kidman, Queen Anne, Rachel Zegler, Sharon Tate, Steven Spielberg, The Big Short, The Favourite, The Social Network, The Trial of the Chicago Seven, Tony Kushner, Tyler Perry, West Side Story, West Side Story (2021)
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A note to Oscar (re: 2021 show)
Oh, Oscar, Oscar! I’ve never felt sorry for you up to now. Yes, you’ve been ridiculous, and full of self-centeredness and virtue signaling. But with the pandemic and the dearth of movies in theaters, I had faith that you would … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Carey Mulligan, Chadwick Boseman, Emerald Fennell, Frances McDormand, Jean Hersholt, Oscar, The Father, Tyler Perry
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Oscar 2021–Thoughts
One might think that this would be a strange year for the Oscars because there were so few films that got a traditional theatrical release. I thought the list to choose from would be paltry, but with extending the qualifying … Continue reading →
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Tagged "Fight for You", "Hear My Voice", "Speak Now", Aaron Sorkin, Academy Awards, Amanda Seyfried, Andra Day, Another Round, Anthony Hopkins, ben-Adir, Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, Carey Mulligan, Chadwick Boseman, Chloé Zhao, Da 5 Bloods, Daniel Kaluuya, Delroy Lindo, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy, Judas and the Black Messiah, Keith Stanfield, Kingsley, Leslie Odom Jr., Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Malcolm X, Mank, Minari, Mulan, News of the World, Nomadland, One Night in Miami, One Night in Miami..., Oscars, Parasite, Promising Young Woman, Riz Ahmed, Sasha Baron Cohen, Screen Actors Guild, Sound of Metal, Steven Yeun, Tenet, The Father, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Thomas Vinterberg, White Tiger
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2020 Oscar Show
Predictable. Shocking. Way too long, with way too much music. Again, we had an Oscar show that had all the potential of actually being good, and again it grabbed defeat out of the jaws of victory. It all started well, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Billie Eilish, Brad Pitt, Chrissy Metz, Cynthia Erivo, Eminem, Jane Wyman, Janelle Monáe, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Belinda, Joker, Judy, Laura Dern, Lose Yourself, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, Oscar, Parasite, Patty Duke, Renee Zellweger, The Miracle Worker, Tom Hanks, Utkarsh Ambudkar
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2020 Oscar Predictions
UPDATED FRIDAY, February 7, 2020 The Oscar race of 2020 is considered by experts to be among the most predictable (hence, boring) in many a year. Even the usual cry of “there’s always some big surprise” is muted as most … Continue reading →
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