BEST PICTURE:Probably the hardest to predict category, right now. You’re gonna find almost every Oscar specialist saying it’s between Boyhood and Birdman, along with a few reminding you that American Sniper could take it all, or that Whiplash might surprise … Continue reading My Oscar Predictions
Here are my Top 50 films of 2015. 50) Big Hero 6 49) Locke 48) Non Stop 47) Automata 46) Get On Up An interesting collection of five films. I’m sure Locke is a lot higher on other lists, but … Continue reading 2014 In Review: The Best Films Of The Year
10) Ty Burrell (The Skeleton Twins) Hey, guess what? Ty Burrell can do serious stuff too! He blew my mind in just a few scenes in The Skeleton Twins. 9) Ethan Hawke (Boyhood) He doesn’t have nearly the big scenes … Continue reading 2014 In Review: Best Supporting Actor
10) Kim Dickens (Gone Girl) Kim Dickens whip smart cop investigating the disappearance/murder of a housewife is one of the best things about Gone Girl. She could have easily been overshadowed by Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck, and Carrie Coon, but … Continue reading 2014 In Review: Best Supporting Actress
I picked the 10 directors that I felt directly influenced their films with a unique definable style and expertise. 10) Joon-ho Bong (Snowpiercer) Clearly a breakthrough in directing. Snowpiercer is definitely memorable. It’s an original work, both in theme and … Continue reading 2014 In Review: Best Director
FUNNIEST COMEDY OF THE YEAR 5) This Is Where I Leave You Depending on how you felt about this ensemble comedy, it might also represent how few “laugh out loud” comedies we actually had in 2014. The fact that I’m … Continue reading 2014 In Review: Comedy, Breakthrough, Underrated
To start off my 2014 In Review set of posts, I figured I’d start small and honor the best original songs that made an impact in 2014, and the Best Animated Films of 2014. Over all, I saw 123 of … Continue reading 2014 In Review: The Best Original Songs and Animated Films
Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelai Linklater, Marco Perella, Brad Hawkins Directed By: Richard Linklater I absolutely loved what Linklater did with Boyhood. Actually filming a film over 12 years, allowing the children to grow into their roles … Continue reading Boyhood
ORIGINAL SONG Everything Is Awesome (The Lego Movie) Glory (Selma) Grateful (Beyond The Lights) I’m Not Gonna Miss You (Glen Campbell) Lost Stars (Begin Again) BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dawn of The Planet Of The Apes … Continue reading Oscar Nominees
I’ve been tracking this season on my Awards Tracker, but with the nominations coming tomorrow, I have to throw down my final “locks”. Who is in? Who is out? BEST PICTURE: Boyhood Birdman Gone Girl The Imitation Game Selma The … Continue reading Oscar Nominee Predictions
Best Motion Picture: Drama Nominees: Boyhood, Foxcatcher, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory Of Everything Will Win: Boyhood The Globes could go 100% unpredictable and throw support to either The Imitation Game or Selma, and help make the real Best … Continue reading Golden Globe Predictions (Film Categories)
The Oscar Race has been heating up, with various festivals like Telluride, Venice, Cannes, and others painting a picture about what to look for in the upcoming race. You might have already seen a nominee this year, and not even … Continue reading The Oscar Race: Where We’re At
The good people over at Awards Daily have asked their readers to vote on the most likely Oscar candidates for the upcoming cycle. Here’s what their readers have decided: Best Picture: Foxcatcher- 10.1% Boyhood- 10% Gone Girl- 9.1% Interstellar- 8% … Continue reading Super Duper Early Oscar Predictions
Maleficent has been a big winner overseas, where it has made 482M. It’s been a big hit in China, where it has raked in 47M, Mexico at 45M, and the UK at 30M. Transformers 4 is also a big winner … Continue reading How Are This Summer’s Movie Fairing Overseas?
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