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Box Office Report for the Week of December 19
We all knew that Spider-Man: No Way Home would be huge at the box office this weekend. However, no one quite predicted this big of a debut. The Spidey sequel managed to make an estimated $253 million, which is the third biggest opening weekend of all time, behind Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Considering […] More
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Interview: Hair Designer Cliona Furey and Makeup Designer Jo-Ann MacNeil Discuss the Look of ‘Nightmare Alley’
Nightmare Alley (reviewed here) is a visually-stunning film that showcases both the carnival underbelly of society in the 1930s and the sleek city glamor of the 1940s. Hair designer Cliona Furey and makeup designer Jo-Ann MacNeil did a lot of remarkable period-specific work to create memorable looks for the cast– from Rooney Mara’s 40s curls […] More
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Awards Radar Community: We’re Traversing the Multiverse for Your Thoughts on ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Alongside ‘Nightmare Alley’ and ‘The Tender Bar’
This weekend represents one of the best this year. Not only do we have two potential awards players of differing scope, we have a massive blockbuster. The Oscar hopefuls? Well, on the big side, we have Nightmare Alley, while on the smaller side, we have The Tender Bar. As for the blockbusters? That’s of course […] More
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‘Nightmare Alley’ to Get Black & White Re-Release
As the film (reviewed by Joey here) beings its theatrical run today, it was announced that Guillermo del Toro‘s new noir thriller Nightmare Alley will be re-released in black & white, titled Nightmare Alley: Vision In Darkness And Light. Searchlight will release the black & white version of the film in select theaters on January […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #64: Joey and the Gang Cut Through ‘Nightmare Alley’ on the Way to a ‘West Side Story’
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] 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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Film Review: ‘Nightmare Alley’ Finds Guillermo del Toro Bathing in Noir
Guillermo del Toro is about as pure a storyteller as there is in the world. In particular, he has cinema in his bones. So, whenever he opts to tackle something new, it’s an event. Even when it’s a remake, how can you not be curious about his take on Nightmare Alley? A del Toro noir? […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: ‘Nightmare Alley’ and ‘West Side Story’ Remove the Final X Factors From the Equation
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
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Awards Radar Podcast #63: Joey and the Gang Set the Stage for the End of the Cinematic Year
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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On the Radar… (December Edition)
Ho, ho, ho! Meeerrrrry Christmas! Or Happy Holidays, a phrase that was not invented by woke liberals in the last few years but something that people have been saying to each other since 1863. Now we’re really getting into the final push for the last-minute Oscar contenders. I personally can’t stand how many of these […] More
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New Trailer For Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Released
After a promising initial trailer just two months ago, a brand new, more in-depth trailer for Guillermo del Toro‘s new film Nightmare Alley has just been released online, and is sure to get fans of the director’s work eager to see the brand new neo-noir psychological thriller. The film chronicles the story of Stan Carlisle, […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: The Ballad of the Unseen Contender
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