As in Springtime, the first flower to bloom for the annual Oscars race is the list of submissions for the Academy’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. This year, 85 countries have submitted films, many of them quite acclaimed. Below is the list and press release. 85 COUNTRIES IN COMPETITION FOR 2016 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OSCAR®…
Page Revisions: (October 9, 2016) Original Release Date: November 11, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Concerns a mother and daughter who are terrorized by a monster.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated. Trailer Rating: B SEE ALL…
New This Week Douglas Sirk (1898-1987) left Hollywood in 1959 just as his career was beginning to be reassessed by French critics, who like their American counterparts, had pretty much taken him for granted during his long career. Long acclaimed in retrospect for his 1950s melodramas, Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, Written on the…
Page Revisions: (October 9, 2016) Original (November 20, 2016) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: December 2, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Following the assassination of her husband, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s historic legacy.” Poster Rating: B SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Birth of a Nation Sundance is often the early launching point for Oscar contenders who want to dig into the specialty box office and build buzz ahead of the Oscars. This year, they did just that. After a pre-screening standing ovation…
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: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar…