Despite a man screaming on a bullhorn outside the tent down at Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles, California, the 39th Annual Independent Spirit Awards took place Sunday Afternoon, hosted by Aidy Bryant. Starting the ceremony off by “roasting” celebrities Natalie Portman and Greta Lee and professing her love for Charles Melton, Bryant made a […]
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The deadline for voting for the 39th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards was at 5:00 pm on Monday, and I saw all the nominated films and episodes to cast my vote. Like last year, only a few things blew me away. There were a handful of films that I immensely enjoyed, most of which were […]
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FILM #7 of 38 DAY#21 of 48 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2024 OSCARS CHALLENGE“MAY DECEMBER”FEBRUARY 12, 2024NETFLIX …Review and Analysis Coming Soon Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past. Directed by Todd HaynesNetflixNovember […]
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The 96th annual Academy Award nominations will be announced this Tuesday (January 23) at 8:30 am E.T. / 5:30 am P.T. Everyone spent the weekend submitting their predictions for the nominees, so I also wanted to try my hand. I based many of my picks on what has been winning the other awards ceremonies, national […]
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Best Picture “Past Lives” (A24) Directed by Celine SongProduced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler —Runners-Up:“The Zone of Interest” (A24)“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) Best Director Jonathan Glazer“The Zone of Interest” (A24) Produced by James Wilson, Ewa Puszczynska, and Jim Wilson —Runners-Up:Todd Haynes – “May December” (Netflix)Christopher Nolan – “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) Best Actor Andrew […]
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BEST PICTURE “The Boy And The Heron” (GKIDS) Directed by Hayao Miyazaki | Produced by Toshio Suzuki —Runner-Up: “May December” (Netflix)“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)“Past Lives” (A24) Best Director Todd Haynes“May December” (Netflix) Produced by Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Grant S. Johnson, Pamela Koffler, Tyler W. Konney,Sophie […]
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Ceremony presentation: Sunday, February 25, 2024Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHosted by Aidy Bryant “All Of Us Strangers”Graham BroadbentPete CzerninSarah HarveySearchlight Pictures “American Fiction”Cord JeffersonJermaine JohnsonNikos KaramigiosBen LeClairOrion Pictures “May December”Jessica ElbaumWill FerrellGrant S. JohnsonPamela KofflerTyler W. KonneySophie MasNatalie PortmanChristine VachonNetflix “Passages”Michel MerktSaïd Ben SaïdMUBI “Past Lives”David HinojosaPamela KofflerChristine VachonA24 “We Grown Now”Minhal BaigJoe PirroSony […]
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FEATURES Best FEATUREPresented by Julianne Moore & Natalie Portman “Past Lives” (A24) Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler —“Passages” (MUBI)“Reality” (HBO | Max)“Showing Up” (A24)“A Thousand And One” (Focus Features) Best DocumentaryPresented by Carla Gugino & Rebecca Hall “Four Daughters” (Kino Lorber) Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania | Produced by Nadim Cheikhrouha […]
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NOVEMBER 17, 2023 <Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Directed By: Francis LawrenceStudio: Lionsgate Experience the story of THE HUNGER GAMES — 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem. THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD […]
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