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Award-Winning Screenwriters and Their Flawed Current Screenplays: Being the Ricardos, Don’t Look Up, and West Side Story

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Mark DuPré

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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) | Leave a comment

2016 Oscar Nominations—Best Director

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Mark DuPré

This category may well be the hardest to predict—with the possible exception of Best Picture. It’s no longer a given that the two categories are joined at the hip. Ang Lee won Best Director for Brokeback Mountain a decade ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 12 Years a Slave, A Letter to Three Wives, Adam McKay, Alejandro Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuaron, All About Eve, Ang Lee, Argo, Best Director, Brokeback Mountain, Crash, George Miller, Gravity, Joseph Mankiewicz, Lawrence of Arabia, Lenny Abrahamson, Life of Pi, Mad Max: Fury Road, Room, Spotlight, The Big Short, The Revenant, Tom McCarthy | Leave a comment

2016 Oscar Nominations: The “Minor” Sure-Thing Awards

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Mark DuPré

To those in the so-called “minor” awards—those outside the top six—the Oscar is anything but minor. But to most folks outside of the industry, the awards outside of the acting, directing and best picture awards are of somewhat less interest. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged Amy, Anomalisa, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay, Boy and the World, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Carol, Ex Machina, Inside Out, Mad Max: Fury Road, Room, Shaun the Sheep, Son of Saul, Spotlight, Straight Outta Compton, The Big Short, The Good Dinosaur, The Martian, When Marnie Was There | Leave a comment

2016 Oscar Nominees—Best Supporting Actor

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Mark DuPré

It’s that time of year again, when Hollywood looks at itself, and works hard to look objective. It’s also a great time for Hollywood physical therapists, as the Oscars ceremonies are a great time for patting oneself vigorously on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged Bridge of Spies, Christian Bale, Creed, Great Britain, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Rylance, Oscar nominees, Spotlight, Sylvester Stallone, The Big Short, The Fighter, The Revenant, Tom Hardy, Tony Award | Leave a comment

The Big Short

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Mark DuPré

The Big Short is the film that addresses the marketing collapse of 2008. It’s suddenly the talk of the town, because it took the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Picture over The Revenant and Spotlight. Perhaps the latter … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Producers Guild of America, Ryan Gosling, Spotlight, Steve Carell, The Big Short, The Revenant | 1 Comment

2016 Oscars–first thoughts

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Mark DuPré

OK, they nominations are out. And the celebrating, sniping and whining has begun. But the nominations are not exactly shocking, and are in fact fairly predictable. There are a few surprises, though, and while not shocking, are at least attention-getting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 2016, 2016 Oscars--first thoughts, 45 Years, A Beautiful Mind, Academy Awards, Adam McKay, Ali, Alicia Vikander, Anomalisa, Beasts of No Nation, Birdman, Boyhood, Bridge of Spies, Brie Larson, Brooklyn, Carol, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Rampling, Creed, Denzel, George Miller, Halle Berry, Holocaust, Hungary, I Am Sam, Idris Elba, Inarritu, Inside Out, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet, Lenny Abrahamson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mad Max: Fury Road, Michael B. Jordan, Monster's Ball, Oscars, Ridley Scott, Rocky, Room, Rooney Mara, Russell Crowe, Saoirse Ronan, Sean Penn, snub, Son of Saul, Spielberg, Spotlight, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Steve Jobs, Straight Outta Compton, Sylvester Stallone, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, The Hateful Eight, The Martian, The Revenant, Tom Hardy, Tom McCarthy, Training Day, Visual Effects, Will Smith | Leave a comment

Spotlight

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Mark DuPré

Spotlight was supposed to be the critical hit of the year. It was supposed to be our era’s All the President’s Men. It’s got the greatest cast since…whatever. Apparently the awards are not working out that way at this point, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged All the President's Men, Ben Bradlee, Ben Bradlee Jr., Bill Murray, Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Foxcatcher, Jamey Sheridan, Jason Robards, John Slattery, Josh Singer, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Masanobu Takayanagi, Michael Keaton, Million Dollar Arm, New York Film Critics Circle, Rachel McAdams, Screen Actors Guild, Silver Linings Playbook, Smash, Spotlight, Stanley Tucci, Star Wars, Straight Outta Compton, The Big Short, The Boston Globe, The Station Agent, The Warrior, Tom McCarthy, Trumbo | Leave a comment

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