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The Favourite – Art for Art’s Own Sake
Tied with Roma at the front of the pack with 10 nominations, The Favorite would seem to be a strong candidate for Best Picture in any other year. With three prestige acting nominations, one for each of it’s leading ladies, plus a whole host … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Oscars 2019
Tagged 91st Academy Awards, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Supporting Actress, Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, The Favourite, The Oscars 2019
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Black Panther – The Perfect Nominee
I must admit, I never expected this to happen. When Black Panther hit the theaters last February it marked the beginning of my personal burnout on film blogging. I had just finished my pre-Oscar crunch and was riding the high of … Continue reading
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Tagged 91st Academy Awards, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Marvel, Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler, The Oscars 2019
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Phantom Thread – Oddly Endearing
Phantom Thread, in the most laughably on-the-nose casting we’ve seen this year, stars Daniel Day-Lewis as an obsessive artist who has difficulty separating his work from his personal life. The renowned method actor best known as President Lincoln may be playing … Continue reading
Darkest Hour – Curmudgeonly Humanity
The British sure do love the story of Dunkirk. It’s a bit of an odd fascination really, considering Dunkirk was the moment the Germans sent their whole army fleeing across the channel. Yet all these years later they’re still telling … Continue reading
The Shape of Water – Affirmation of The Other
The Shape of Water is the surprising front runner at this year’s Academy Awards. Leading the pack with 13 nominations, it is probably best, albeit reductively, described as an inter-species romance. While it is true that falling in love with an … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Oscars 2018
Tagged 90th Academy Awards, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Guillermo del Toro, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Sally Hawkins, The Oscars 2018, The Shape of Water
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Oscar Predictions – 89th Academy Awards
Whew! It’s been a long haul, but the big night is finally here! I’ve managed to see all the nominees for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Director, Cinematography, and a few others besides. This year … Continue reading
Posted in Oscars 2017, Uncategorized
Tagged 89th Academy Awards, Arrival, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hair, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Visual Effects, Doctor Strange, Fences, Florence Foster Jenkins, La La Land, Oscars 2017, Star Trek Beyond, Zootopia
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