Having just seen Black Mass, I felt I needed to finally do an Actor Profile for Johnny Depp, who only seems to get better with age. Seriously, if you haven’t seen Black Mass, do yourself a favor and watch it. … Continue reading Actor Profile: Johnny Depp
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) 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
Best Cinematography 10) Divergent Not really a film that you’d expect to see on “year end” awards, but there’s something about “post apocalyptic worlds” that gives a boost to the cinematographer. So do “grand sweeping epics”. Usually we don’t talk … Continue reading 2014 In Review: Best Screenplay, Cinematography, and Visual Effects
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)
Starring: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford, Christine Baranski, Lucy Punch, Tammy Blanchard, Tracey Ullman, Mackenzie Mauzy, Billy Magnussen, Johnny Depp Directed By: Rob Marshall I do have a decent knowledge of … Continue reading Into The Woods
Julianne Moore is out of contention for this years Oscar race, as new distributor of her Maps To The Stars has declared it will not seek an Oscar qualifying run for this year, and it will release the film in … Continue reading ‘Maps To The Stars’ Withdraws From Oscar Race
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
With the release this weekend, a lot of talk has been made about the possibility of Chris Pratt or Zoe Saldana being the next big thing in Hollywood. Here’s a look at a few upcoming “Next Big Things” and why … Continue reading Who Will Be The Next A-Lister?
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
I’m counting only releases after the Summer (which for the sake of this article means anything releasing on or after September 1st): 1) Gone Girl- October 7th Just saw the newest trailer for it, and it looks incredible. One of … Continue reading My 10 Most Anticipated Releases For Fall 2014
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