The Academy has announced the ten finalists for the Best Animated Short Film category at this year’s Oscars. Below is the press release. The only shock is the surprising omission of the much maligned Frozen short that ran before Coco. Disney/Pixar is still represented here by Lou, the creative short that ran ahead of Cars…
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: The Shape of Water Guillermo…
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). The calm before the storm. While the last couple of weeks have seen a small, but important flurry…
The Los Angeles film critics have selected their winners for this year with two ties. Call Me By Your Name was the big winner, but The Shape of Water also performed well. The list of winners looks familiar with plenty of this year’s contenders within their ranks. Award Tallies (3) Call Me By Your Name,…
Below are four previews for films opening next weekend. Just Getting Started (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Hollow in the Land (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview I, Tonya (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview November Criminals (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2017) Original Release Date: December 8, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A woman with a troubled past sets out to find her missing brother.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The expansive unfilled space in this poster doesn’t quite make up for the minorly clever detail within the primary figure.…
Page Revisions: (November 26, 2017) Original (December 31, 2017) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#7) (January 14, 2018) New Poster (#8) Release Date: January 19, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “While planning a bank heist, a thief gets trapped between two sets of criminals.” Poster Rating: C (2) / C / D (4) / D…
One of the last screeners of the season has arrived. Here’s Fox’s second. The Post Oscar Chances: Strong: There’s no doubt that the film will be a major Oscar player this year and in several categories at that. Campaign-Proposed Categories Picture (Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger) Director (Steven Spielberg) Original Screenplay (Liz Hannah,…