Tag Archives: The Favourite

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

The Father

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Mark DuPré

I was wrong. Not having been able to see The Father in the theater until recently, I went with the current wisdom that the award for Best Actor would of course go to Chadwick Boseman for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Ben Smithard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Downton Abbey, Florian Zeller, Man in the High Castle, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Coleman, Olivia Williams, Rufus Sewell, Sherlock Holmes, The Father, The Favourite, The Sixth Sense, Victoria | Leave a comment

Quick Thoughts on the 2019 Oscars Show

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Mark DuPré

The Oscars have come and gone, and the show was not that bad. Not having a host may or may not be the best idea for future shows, but it worked just fine this year. If anyone can pass the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 2019, A Star is Born, Bette Midler, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bradley Cooper, Costume, Green Book, I'll Fight, James Corden, Jennifer Hudson, New York Times Carpetbagger, Olivia Coleman, Oscars, Production Design, Rami Malek, Roma, Shallow, The Favourite, The Place Where Lost Things Go, Vice | Leave a comment

2019 Oscar Nominations: First Thoughts

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Mark DuPré

Oscar time is funny. The guilds have voted for their individual categories, and there is the hope and thought that they generally vote for what they think is the best for their category. Of course there will be thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged A Quiet Place, A Star is Born, Alfonso Cuaron, Amy Adams, At Eternity's Gate, Best Director, Best Visual Effects, Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Green Book, If Beale Street Would Talk, Lady Gaga, Mahershala Ali, Mary Poppins Returns, Olivia Col, Rami Malek, Regina King, Richard E. Grant, Roma, SAG, Sam Elliott, Sam Rockwell, Screen Actors Guild, Shallow, snub, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Favourite, The Wife, Vice, Willem Dafoe | Leave a comment

The Favourite: A death knell for truth in film?

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Mark DuPré

Now that the Oscar nominations are out (to be commented on at a later time), it’s probably time to write about The Favourite, which ties with Roma for the greatest number of nominations with 10. I love historical films, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 300, Bohemian Rhapsody, Emma Stone, Green Book, Mark Gariss, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Coleman, PBS, Pocahontas, Queen Anne, Rachel Weisz, Red Tails, The Favourite, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Lobster, Victoria, Yorgos Lanthimos | Leave a comment

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