We live in a very different cinematic reality today than we did early yesterday morning. Not only have nearly all of the precursors chimed in with their nominations…Oscar voting has begun. Yes, the Academy has started to have their membership put virtual pen to virtual paper, selecting their top films and performances. I spent a […] More
Well, what a difference a few days makes, right? Last week, I wrote (here) that we basically were at a standstill in the awards season. The Golden Globes were about to happen, the Critics Choice Awards were delayed, and the Screen Actors Guild was impending. The Globes didn’t move the needle, obviously, though one result […] More
In an alternate universe, I’d be writing today about how we have two major precursors to pay attention to this weekend. One of them likes to think it matters, while one does actually kind of matter, though neither hold a candle to the Guilds, which are still to come. Well, times change. Not only have […] More
We’ve done it, ladies and gentlemen. Congrats. We’ve gotten to the end of the year, surviving another tough one. 2021 was again a bitch of a time, even if it’s a far cry from last year. As tough as it was, it wasn’t 2020, so at least there’s that. Now, all eyes point to 2022 […] More
First of all, I hope you all are enjoying your Christmas Eve. I’ll have more to say tomorrow about the actual holiday, but it’s obviously coming during again uncertain times. So, both as a distraction, as well as a reward, I’ve got new Oscar predictions to share with you all. The Academy Awards are like […] More
Earlier this week, both Nightmare Alley and West Side Story unveiled themselves. Why is that so interesting, besides just being high profile new films? Well, that’s basically a wrap on the Academy Award hopefuls. True, maybe there’s a surprise to be had with A Journal for Jordan or The Matrix Resurrections, but in all likelihood, […] More
Last week, I checked back in on the status of some of the remaining unseen (or now, formerly unseen) Academy Award hopefuls. That was coming in the shadow of House of Gucci finally screening. Since then, we’ve now also laid eyes on several other big Oscar contenders. Just yesterday, I saw Don’t Look Up, with […] More
About a month ago, I made the whole focus of an Oscar predictions update the musings about unseen contenders. That Academy Award-centric article is here, but it’s funny how quick things change. As you’ll see below, almost all of those Oscar hopefuls have now screened, with those that haven’t set up with dates to unveil […] More
I like to pride myself on being a prognosticator who focuses almost exclusively on what I think will happen. The Oscar race is much more about figuring out who and what the Academy will vote for, as opposed to just putting forth my favorites of a given year. That’s just how I roll, for better […] More
The deeper you get into an awards season, the less we have of the unseen Academy Award contender. I’ve long called those titles X factors (trust me, I know I didn’t coin the phrase), and they shake up the race just as often as they land with a thud. For every late breaking player like […] More
I’m hardly the only person to make this remark, but there are a number of black and white films in contention for Oscar attention this year. 2021 may well be a banner year for black and white cinema. Not only is Belfast a known quantity and immediate Best Picture frontrunner, this post is going up […] More
Can hear that? Off in the distance. Yes, it’s the sound of festival buzz brewing. We’re just a few days out from the start of the Venice Film Festival. Then, it’ll be time for the Telluride Film Festival, as well as the Toronto International Film Festival. Not long after that, it’ll be the New York […] More
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