Oscar History: November 8 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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The DVD Report #550
New This Week American Made is about a clandestine CIA-run drug-trafficking operation in Central America that was exposed as part of the Iran-Contra Affair during the latter days of the Reagan presidency. It follows the exploits of former TWA pilot Barry Seals from the age of 32 in 1972 to his murder in 1986 by…
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Precursor: 59th British Academy Nominations (2017)
There’s a lot to unpack with these nominations. First, it should be noted, that BAFTA never nominates more than five films for Best Picture. They are one of the few groups who have resisted that urge, thus the five nominated here are also strong contenders for Best Picture at the Oscar along with others that…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 9 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 7th Georgia Critics Nominations (2017)
The technical marvel The Shape of Water tied for most nominations with the decidedly non-technical marvel Lady Bird. Several other films earned large numbers of nominations. There aren’t a lot of selections here that are out of the ordinary, though the love for A Ghost Story and Best Director nomination for Edgar Wright are certainly…
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Precursor: 13th Austin Critics Awards (2017)
Not an unpredictable winner in the bunch. These picks could have come form any other group announcing this year. The only real notable thing here is that Get Out won Best Film, but ranked seventh on their collaborative top ten list. Award Tallies (3) Call Me by Your Name, Get Out (2) The Shape of…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Insidious: The Last Key”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Insidious: The Last Key…?
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Film Preview: Peter Rabbit (2018)
Page Revisions: (January 7, 2018) Original (February 4, 2018) New Poster (#4) Release Date: February 9, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer’s vegetable garden.” Poster Rating: D / C- / C / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Too…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend Updates
From now, through the end of Oscar season in early March, these articles will be put on hold. Once the Oscar are over, I will begin posting these updates again, starting with a recap of all weeks missed, which could still result in very few contenders thanks to the early-year drought of quality films paired…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 7
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). A very busy week has preceded this report and there were lots of things to note. However, while…
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2017’s Anticipated Movies – End Results
Last year, I put together a list of my most and least anticipated films of the year. While compiling my look forward to 2018, I realized that maybe I should look back at my list from last year and see how things went. I mostly avoided films on my least anticipated list and didn’t get…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 8 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 75th Golden Globe Awards (2017)
The minute-by-minute commentary has been moved to the end of this post. The Golden Globes made a lot of choices that upended current wisdom, making races tighter or more interesting as a result. They gave Shape of Water the most nominations, but gave the most awards to Three Billboards. In the future, anything by Martin…
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Film Preview: Mom and Dad (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 31, 2017) Original Release Date: January 19, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for…
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Precursor: 11th Houston Critics Awards (2017)
The big winner at the Houston Film Critics awards was Lady Bird, which won the trifecta of Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Otherwise, the list is very commonplace. Award Tallies (3) Lady Bird, The Shape of Water (2) Blade Runner 2049, Coco The Awards
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