Ridley Scott: Looking at potential Best Director contenders
Ahoy! As you folks all know from last year as well as my article last week, it’s one thing to read early Academy Award predictions at this point in the year in order to see what folks like myself...
View Article“Bridge of Spies” highlights the NYFF Main Slate
HOLLYWOOD CONTENDERS: Earlier today, the New York Film Festival announced the movies that would be playing in their Main Slate at the 2015 incarnation of the fest. We already knew that the Opening...
View Article“Carol” gets a Teaser that firmly puts Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in the...
Hollywood Contenders: Depending on who you ask, one of the very first contenders for Academy Awards mentioned this year was Carol, the latest film from Todd Haynes. With a cast led by Cate Blanchett...
View Article“The Martian”: Oscar predictions for August
It’s almost crunch time folks! Yes, this is the last set of predictions before we start to get into fall festival season (pay close attention to the New York Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival,...
View ArticleDavid O. Russell and Ridley Scott: Which filmmaking contenders this year are...
Much like I said last week, of the many storylines that begin during awards season, few are usually as compelling as the ones centered around who’s most due for an Academy Award. I think that it’s...
View Article“Steve Jobs”: Oscar predictions for September
Now that we’re well into the month of September, it’s time to kick predictions into high gear. It’ll be twice a month now in terms of updates, especially now that we’re also knee deep in the fall...
View Article“Spotlight”: Another September look at Oscar predictions
My oh my how things can change! Just a few weeks ago, I put up Oscar predictions for September that I thought I was pretty confident in. Alas, nothing stays the same, so now I’m back with an updated...
View ArticleHollywood Contenders – Looking again at filmmakers this year due their first win
A few months ago, I took a look at writers and directors in the 2015 Oscar race who have previously been nominated for Academy Awards but yet to take home the gold. It was a fairly speculative piece,...
View ArticleHollywood Contenders – Where does “Carol” fit into the awards season now?
It’s been a very interesting year so far for Todd Haynes’ film Carol. Beginning at the Cannes Film Festival, it was feted as one of 2015’s biggest Oscar contenders, and throughout the festival season...
View Article“Carol” scores big with the New York Film Critics Circle
It seems like every single day now there’s a new major precursor announcement, doesn’t it? Yesterday, the New York Film Critics Circle announced their awards for 2015, and Carol was the biggest winner...
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