The big surprise that no one here saw coming was that The Revenant would parlay its lack of sets into a win for Best Period Art Direction. It proves the film has some teeth going into the Oscar race whereas the other two races for Fantasy and Contemporary seemed to be right on expected target.…
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Page Revisions: (January 24, 2016) Original Release Date: January 8, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated.…
Page Revisions: (January 31, 2016) Original Release Date: February 5, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.” Poster Rating:…
Page Revisions: (January 31, 2016) Original Release Date: February 5, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A father is accused of a crime he has no memory of committing.” Poster Rating: C+ / D (2) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) This Spanish-language design is creepy and has a hint of mystery to it, but the overall…
Page Revisions: (January 31, 2016) Original Release Date: February 5, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The venerated filmmaker Eisenstein is comparable in talent, insight and wisdom, with the likes of Shakespeare or Beethoven; there are few – if any – directors who can be elevated to such heights. On the back of his revolutionary film Battleship…
Page Revisions: (January 31, 2016) Original Release Date: February 5, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life’s most defining events.” Poster Rating: D / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) A beach-side image of…
What could have been a closing of the door towards other potential Best Picture winners, The Big Short went home empty-handed, losing the big award to Spotlight, which needed this win to stay in the competition for Best Picture at the Oscars. DiCaprio, Larson and Vikander have now cemented their frontrunner statuses. Idris Elba took…
Page Revisions: (January 24, 2016) Original (February 29, 2016) New Posters (#3-#5) Release Date: March 4, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.” Poster Rating: B / C+ / C / C / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review:…
With the first guild tech prize out of the box, it looks like the leaders are every bit as expected. Mad Max was an unsurprising victor in Best Drama Editing, while fellow Oscar Best Picture nominee The Big Short won in comedy. The leaders of the Best Animated Feature and Best Documentary Feature competition won…