Film Independent always announces its grant winners prior to the awards. Below are the winners. The Awards Producers Award Gerry Kim Someone to Watch Award Ekwa Msangi Truer Than Fiction Award Elegance Bratton Spirit Awards Data First Awards: 1985 (36)
Page Revisions: (March 14, 2021) Original Release Date: April 9, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A couple’s ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Without the trailer, this design…
New This Week Warner Archive has released a stunning Blu-ray upgrade of MGM’s The Great Caruso, the second highest grossing film of 1951. Beaten only by MGM’s biblical epic Quo Vadis, it outpaced two other MGM musicals, Show Boat and An American in Paris, which were the third and fourth highest-grossing films of the year.…
Based on our nominations predictions, here’s how we did. Once again, it was an incredibly close competition. 1 correct prediction separated first and second place. This year, Thomas La Tourrette came out on top with 89 correct predictions, just 1 more than Wesley Lovell. Tripp was third with 81 correct predictions and Peter J. Patrick…
Page Revisions: (March 14, 2021) Original Release Date: March 26, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL…
Now that the Oscar nominations have been announced, it’s time to get to guessing on the winners. Our contributors’ performances in this year’s nominations will be reviewed and posted hopefully this evening. (This has been updated with Thomas’ predictions)
It seems appropriate that on the morning the Oscar nominations are announced that we have this feature with no films releasing this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
Only Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Sound of Metal managed to overperform expectations while nearly ever other Best Picture contender managed to underperform. We have history in Directing where we have two women nominated for the first time in history. Further, respected filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg popped up in Directing pushing out…
The Latino Journalists group enjoyed Nomadland the most, but definitely seemed to be following the trend rather than setting it. Award Tallies (4) Nomadland (3) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Soul (2) Minari, One Night in Miami The Awards
An entire slate of winners from prior or future years. Joker was last year’s Best Original Score winner, so it’s not shocking it also won this year’s award. The Awards