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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2020
Once again, I’m going off the Academy’s eligibility lists, so several movies I would have considered for some awards aren’t represented here. I’ve also seen too few animated, foreign language and documentary films to fill out those categories, so I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, avengers, bombshell, dark waters, dolemite is my name, farewell, ford v ferrari, give me liberty, harriet, hustlers, irishman, john wick, jojo rabbit, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lego movie 2, lighthouse, little women, marriage story, midsommar, motherless brooklyn, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, portrait of a lady on fire, star wars, terminator, toy story 4, transit, uncut gems, us, waves, wild rose
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2019 in Review: Box Office Report
SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office (All Disney Edition) Avengers: Endgame ($858.3 million) The Lion King ($543.6 million) Toy Story 4 ($434 million) Captain Marvel ($426.8 million) SURPRISE SUCCESSES – They got there through word-of-mouth or succeeded … Continue reading
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Tagged alita, angry birds movie 2, avengers, captain marvel, conjuring, curse of la llorona, dark phoenix, detective pikachu, doctor sleep, dumbo, escape room, fast and furious, godzilla, goldfinch, hobbs and shaw, hustlers, it, knives out, lego movie 2, lion king, lucy in the sky, ma, once upon a time in hollywood, overcomer, pokemon, secret life of pets 2, toy story 4, us, wandering earth, x-men
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2019 in Review: The Best Performances – Film
It was a stellar year for film acting, even if only one of these performances was nominated for an Academy Award. Ensemble in a Comedy Knives Out As epic a cast as has ever been assembled for a murder mystery, … Continue reading
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Tagged dolemite is my name, high life, hustlers, knives out, long shot, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, parasite, uncut gems, us, waves
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Reactions to the 2020 Oscar Nominations
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Us – Actress There was one acting nomination for a person of color (Cynthia Erivo), so technically it’s not an all-white line-up. Still, it’s pathetic, specially when they had the … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo 11, dolemite is my name, farewell, frozen, hair love, hidden life, hustlers, john wick, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lighthouse, little women, midsommar, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, portrait of a lady on fire, uncut gems, us, wild rose
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Final Oscar Picks 2020
The hardest part of predicting this year, is that in just about every category, there are four locks or near-locks. But that fifth slot? There are anywhere from 3-10 likely candidates to take it. That means there are likely to … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews
Tagged 1917, amazon, american factory, apollo 11, atlantics, avengers, beanpole, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, downton abbey, farewell, for sama, ford v ferrari, frozen, harriet, honeyland, how to train your dragon, hustlers, i lost my body, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, just mercy, knives out, les miserables, lighthouse, lion king, little women, maleficent, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, one child nation, pain and glory, parasite, prime, rocketman, star wars, toy story 4, us, wild rose
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Oscar Picks: 13 Dec 2019
We’ve only had the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild announce their nominees so far, and they have a tendency to highlight showier things, which may mean some performances are getting a little more shine than they’ll actually get. But … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, farewell, frozen, harriet, how to train your dragon, hustlers, i lost my body, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, just mercy, knives out, little women, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, rocketman, toy story 4, two popes, us
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Oscar Picks: 13 Nov 2019
The accelerated schedule for the next Academy Awards seems to have caught some studios off-guard. A late start can have more dire consequences than usual, and some awards hopefuls will miss a lot of precursors as they’re tinkering with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, farewell, frozen, harriet, how to train your dragon, hustlers, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, little women, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, toy story 4, two popes, us, waves, weathering with you
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Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 13 Oct 2019
BEST PICTURE 1917 The Farewell Ford v. Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Just Mercy Marriage Story Once upon a Time in Hollywood Queen and Slim Falling off: The Goldfinch, The Laundromat, Little Women Rising star: The Two Popes The skinny: … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, amazon, beautiful day in the neighborhood, farewell, ford v ferrari, harriet, hustlers, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, just mercy, little women, marriage story, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, prime, queen and slim, report, two popes, us, waves
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