A couple of big surprises. The whisper campaign for Andrea Riseborough paid off, but at the expensive two Black actors (Viola Davis & Danielle Deadwyler). Top Gun: Maverick didn’t make it into Cinematography, one of its strongest chances at a win. Decision to Leave wasn’t nominated for Best International Feature. Beyond that, there were minor…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Andrew Dominik’s exposé of Marilyn Monroe was lambasted by critics for everything except Ana de Armas’ performance, which got an Oscar nomination. The Razzies have also roasted the film giving it plenty of citations (thankfully not for de Armas). It’s always fascinating when an Oscar nominee also shows up here, though a lot of their…
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Online critics showed most of their love to Everything Everywhere All at Once, though The Banshees of Inisherin did well as well. Awards Tallies (6) Everything Everywhere All at Once (4) The Banshees of Inisherin (2) Avatar: The Way of Water, RRR, Top Gun: Maverick The Awards
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Another group that tried to give everything to Everything Everywhere All at Once, but ultimately failed since there were other winners. Awards Tallies (7) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2) Nope, RRR The Awards
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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Alice, Darling…?
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Page Revisions: (January 22, 2023) Original Release Date: January 21, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.”…
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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). Tomorrow’s the nominations announcement and we’ll see how the precursors did in forecasting the year’s nominations. The major…
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Every year, I try to decide if I want to stick to my tradition or go in a new direction. At over 6,000 words last year, and with very little time left this year, I’ve had to consider what’s best for me and for you. That many words is hard to read and I suspect…
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As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. And here we are. The end…
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This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. The Manchurian Candidate Rating Director John Frankenheimer Screenplay George Axelrod (Novel: Richard Condon) Length 2h 6m Starring Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, James…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Vancouver loves their Canadian films, which always get the most nominations, but strangely Women Talking didn’t do terribly well compared to the other nominees. Everything Everywhere All at Once tied in the regular categories with The Banshees of Inisherin right on its heels. Nominations Tallies (9) Riceboy Sleeps (7) The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere…
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Latino journalists went all-in on Everything Everywhere All at Once, but they also loved Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as well. Nominations Tallies (16) Everything Everywhere All at Once (9) Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (8) The Banshees of Inisherin, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (7) Top Gun: Maverick…
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Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Feb. 2023, Wide)
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