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The WGA Again Has Excluded Some Major Contenders From Their Awards Ceremony
“Belfast” and “The Power of the Dog” were both excluded in their respective Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay categories. More
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The Best Scores and Soundtracks of 2021
As I said last year, music is essential to our lives. It’s a core part of the human experience, helping us through it all (especially in trying times like these). Whether it’s your favorite band or what you hear while watching a great movie, music makes life better, plain and simple. When it comes to […] More
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The Second Annual Awards Radar Awards (Part Two): The Ten Best Films of 2021
It’s that time again! There are few things a writer in this industry looks forward to more than doing their year end Top Ten list. Even with the sort of unusual year that was 2021, I still saw well over 300 films, making for a list that culls from nearly every corner of the cinematic […] More
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Awards Radar Community: What Are Your Favorite Movie Scenes of the Year?
First of all, I hope everyone had a nice day yesterday. Those of you who saw friends and/or family, hopefully you were safe and smart about it. As for those who were alone, I do sincerely wish for better days ahead. Fingers crossed we’re all healthy. Now, on to this week’s Awards Radar Community question. […] More
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Interview: ‘Belfast’ Editor Úna Ní Dhonghaíle On Finding Humanity Through Her Edit
When you watch Kenneth Branagh‘s semi-autobiographical Belfast it quickly becomes clear there is more to the film than a straight forward collection of memories. There’s some cinematic magic at play. This is greatly due to the editing approach of frequent Branagh collaborate, Úna Ní Dhonghaíle ACE. I spoke with the talented editor (you can watch […] More
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Golden Globe Nominations Announced
*Editor’s Note: Of course, the Golden Globe nominations were always given more weight than they probably deserved, being on television and all, but this is the first year in some time that they’re rightly seen as barely factoring into the Oscar race. That being said, it’s still a precursor and worth covering. So, take a […] More
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AFI Announces 2021 Award Honors
Awards season is in full swing with the American Film Institute (AFI) announcing their picks for the best of the year in American television and film. The ten honorees for each category are awarded for being “culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements of art and the moving image.” As always, it’s […] More
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Interview: Caitríona Balfe Chats About the Emotions and Joy of ‘Belfast’
Caitríona Balfe is already beloved on the small screen with her work on Outlander. However, her big screen output has slowly but surely been getting noticed. In particular, Ford v Ferrari was a bit of a coming out party for her. That being said, Belfast is a horse of a different color. Not only is […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of November 14th
Disney/Marvel Studios’ Eternals – directed by Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao – repeated atop the North American box office this weekend with an estimated $27.5M — a drop of 61% from its $71.3M opening. For the past little while, there hasn’t been too much to offer at the theatre for families to watch, but that changed this […] More
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Awards Radar Community: Have You Gone to See ‘Belfast’ or ‘Spencer’ Last/This Weekend? We Want to Know Your Thoughts!
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached an important time in the season for film fans. Yes, we’re now at the point where the movies folks like me have been pegging as Oscar fare are being released. The prior weekend saw Pablo Larraín‘s Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart, hit screens. Yesterday, it was time for Kenneth Branagh‘s Belfast. […] More
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BIFA 2021 Nominations Have Been Revealed, With ‘Belfast’ and ‘Boiling Point’ Leading the Pack
The 2021 nominees for the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) were revealed earlier this morning live at London’s Curzon Soho cinema. Kenneth Branagh‘s Belfast and Philip Barantini‘s Boiling Point lead nominations, earning 11 each. An autobiographical tale of life as a young boy in Belfast in 1969 in the midst of the Troubles, nominations for […] More
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On the Radar… (November Edition)
Happy November, everyone! Like the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we’re about to get stuffed with a full smorgasbord, a seven-course meal with plenty of leftovers, if you will, of Marvel movies, wide releases, streaming releases, major Oscar contenders for pretty much all categories (including the arguable Best Picture frontrunner and inarguable Best Lead Actress and Best […] More
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