WARRIOR on PRIME VIDEO Back in 2012, the film “Warrior” seemed like an unheard of hit. The film was released in 2011, but I ended up watching it for the Oscars Challenge, as it was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role with Nick Nolte garnering the nod. However, the film as a whole ended up being one of my favorite films of … Read More Stream Guide: Warrior & In The Fade (May 11th, 2018)
MARCH 6TH, 2018 New Releases The Breadwinner The Clapper Faces Places Lady Bird The Man Who Invented Christmas Novitiate Scorched Earth Thor: Ragnarok Wonder Wheel
BEST FEATURE “Get Out” BEST FIRST FEATURE “Ingrid Goes West” JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD “Life and Nothing More” BEST DIRECTOR Jordan Peele – “Get Out” BEST FEMALE LEAD Frances McDormand – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” BEST MALE LEAD Timothee Chalamet – “Call Me By Your Name” BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Alison Janney – “I, Tonya” BEST SUPPORTING MALE Sam Rockwell – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, … Read More Oscars Watch: 33rd Independent Spirit Award Winners
“FACES PLACES” Agnès Varda, JR and Rosalie Varda Directors & Writers: Agnès Varda & JR Producers: Agnès Varda, JR and Rosalie Varda Cinematography: Romain Le Bonniec, Claire Duguet, Nicolas Guicheteau, and Valentin Vignet Editor: Maxime Pozzi Garcia Composer: Matthieu Chedid Distributor: Cohen Media Group Release Date: October, 2017 Run-time: 89 minutes FILM SYNOPSIS: Filmmaker Agnès Varda teams with photographer and muralist JR to travel the … Read More 2018 Oscars Challenge: [22] “Faces Places” – Best Documentary Feature
Best Picture: “Lady Bird” Best Director: Christopher Nolan – “Dunkirk” Best Actor: Gary Oldman – “Darkest Hour” Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan – “Lady Bird” Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe – “The Florida Project” Best Supporting Actress: Allison Janney – “I, Tonya” Best Animated Film: “Coco” Best Science Fiction/Horror Film: “Get Out” Best Comedy: “The Big Sick” Best Original Screenplay: Jordan Peele – “Get Out” … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 Denver Film Critics Society Awards
Best Film: “Get Out” Best Director: Guillermo del Toro – “The Shape Of Water” Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet – “Call Me By Your Name” Best Actress: Frances McDormand – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe – “The Florida Project” Best Supporting Actress: Allison Janney – “I, Tonya” Best Original Screenplay: “Get Out” – Jordan Peele Best Adapted Screenplay: “Call Me … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Best Independent Film: “Lady Bird” Best Studio Film: “Logan” Best Director: Jordan Peele – “Get Out” Best Actor (Tie): Gary Oldman – “Darkest Hour” & Daniel Kaluuya – “Get Out” Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan – “Lady Bird” Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe – “The Florida Project” Best Supporting Actress (Tie): Laurie Metcalf – “Lady Bird” & Allison Janney – “I, Tonya” Best Original Screenplay: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Narrative Film: “Lady Bird” Best Director: Greta Gerwig – “Lady Bird” Best Actor: Daniel Kaluuya – “Get Out” Best Actress: Sally Hawkins – “The Shape Of Water” Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe – “The Florida Project” Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf – “Lady Bird” Best Screenplay: “Lady Bird” – Greta Gerwig Best Cinematography: “Blade Runner 2049” – Roger Deakins Best Foreign Language Film: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2018 National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Picture Of The Year: “Get Out” Best Director: Christopher Nolan – “Dunkirk” Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis – “Phantom Thread” Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan – “Lady Bird” Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe – “The Florida Project” Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf – “Lady Bird” Best Ensemble Cast: “Get Out” Best Screenplay: Greta Gerwig – “Lady Bird” Best Animated Feature: “Coco” Best Foreign Language Film: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
Best Film: “Lady Bird” Best Director: Greta Gerwig – “Lady Bird” Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan – “Lady Bird” Best Actor: Harry Dean Stanton – “Lucky” Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf – “Lady Bird” Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe – “The Florida Project” Best Animated Feature: “Coco” Best Foreign Language Film: “Faces Places” Best Documentary: “Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992” Best Original Screenplay: Greta Gerwig – “Lady Bird” … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 Indiana Film Critics Association Awards
Sure, “The Florida Project” can win Best Picture and Willem Dafoe can yet again win for his supporting role in that film. Sure, “Get Out” can win another screenplay award and Laurie Metcalf can continue to clinch her Oscar nomination. And sure, even Roger Deakins can win for Cinematography and “Baby Driver” can win for Best Film Editing. Even Margot Robbie can grab another … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
“The Florida Project” gets another Best Picture win as does Willem Dafoe for Best Supporting while Greta Gerwig wins another Best Director award for “Lady Bird,” as does her Supporting lady. “The Breadwinner” beats out “Coco” again for Best Animated Feature. Best Picture: “The Florida Project” Best Director: Greta Gerwig – “Lady Bird” Best Actress: Frances McDormand – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Best Actor: Daniel … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Finally, we have a film that has won two Best Pictures in a row, with “Get Out” winning Best Picture from the Washington D.C. Area critics and now from the Boston Online Critics. It also went on to win Best Ensemble and Best Screenplay. Paul Thomas Anderson wins his first Best Director award of the season for “Phantom Thread” which also tied with “The … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards
Nothing out of the ordinary here, with plenty of different topics to choose from. Only one real music documentary in “Long Strange Trip,” so that might end up breaking through just because of the difference in subject matter and seeing as the music docs have been known to win it all, i.e. “Searching For Sugar Man” and “20 Feet From Stardom.” There’s some particularly … Read More Oscars Shortlist: 15 Documentary Features Shortlisted for 90th Academy Awards
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association names a completely different film as their Best Picture of the Year, following the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle naming “The Post” and “Lady Bird” respectively. LA’s Critics named “Call Me By Your Name” the big winner, with Timothée Chalamet winning Best Actor and Luca Guadagnino sharing Best Director with Guillermo del … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Independent film lovers rejoice and add two more big wins to the small films, including Best Picture going to “Lady Bird” along with a win for leading actress Saoirse Ronan, who I can definitely see getting an Oscar nomination, and a big win for director Sean Baker, for his directing of “The Florida Project,” along with yet another win for Willen Dafoe, who his … Read More Oscars Watch: 2017 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
