Critics Awards, Oscars Watch

Oscars Watch: 26th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards

Excellence in Contemporary Film “Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios) Costume Design by Sophie Canale Directed by Emerald FennellProduced by Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, and Margot Robbie —“American Fiction” – Rudy Mance (Amazon MGM Studios + Orion Pictures)“May December” – April Napier (Netflix)“Nyad” – Kelli Jones (Netflix)“Renfield” – Lisa Lovaas (Universal Pictures) Excellence in Period Film “Poor […]

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Oscars Watch: 11th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards

FILMS Best Contemporary Makeup “Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios) Makeup by Siân Miller and Laura Allen Directed by Emerald FennellProduced by Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, and Margot Robbie —“Candy Cane Lane” – Tym Shutchai Buacharern, Michele Lewis, Jennifer Zide-Essex, Yvettra Grantham (Amazon Studios)“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” – Jane Galli, Personal (Walt Disney Pictures + […]

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Oscars Watch: 4th Annual Set Decorators Society of America Awards

Best PICTURE “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) Set Decoration by Zsuzsa Mihalek | Production Design by James Price & Shona Heath Directed by Yorgos LanthimosProduced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film “Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios) Set Decoration by Charlotte Dirickx SDSA | Production […]

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Oscars Watch: 28th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards

FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE PERIOD FEATURE FILM “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) Production Design by Ruth De Jong Directed by Christopher NolanProduced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan —“Asteroid City” – Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen (Focus Features)“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Production Designer: Jack Fisk (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)“Maestro” – Production Designer: Kevin […]

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Critics Awards, Oscars Watch

Oscars Watch: 68th Annual British Society of Cinematographers Awards (2023)

Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film “Poor Things” (Universal Pictures) Cinematography by Robbie Ryan BSC ISC Directed by Yorgos LanthimosProduced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe —“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto ASC AMC (Paramount Pictures + Apple Original Films)“Maestro” – Matthew Libatique ASC (Netflix)“Oppenheimer” – Hoyte van […]

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Oscars Watch: 4th Annual Set Decorators Society of America Awards Nominees (2023)

“The Killer”Brandi Kalish SDSA (set decorator)Donald Graham Burt (production design)Netflix “Leave The World Behind”David Schlesinger SDSA (set decorator)Anastasia White (production design)Netflix “May December”Jess Royal (set decorator)Sam Lisenco (production design)Netflix “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One”Raffaella Giovannetti SDSA (set decorator)Gary Freeman (production design)Paramount Pictures “Saltburn”Charlotte Dirickx SDSA (set decorator)Suzie Davies (production design)Amazon MGM Studios “Killers […]

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Oscars Watch: 5th Annual Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) Award Nominees

“American Fiction”Laura KarpmanOrion Pictures “The Boy and the Heron”Joe HisaishiGKIDS + Studio Ghibli “Killers of the Flower Moon”Robbie RobertsonParamount Pictures + Apple Original Films “Oppenheimer”Ludwig GöranssonUniversal Pictures “Saltburn”Anthony WillisAmazon MGM Studios “American Symphony”Jon BatisteNetflix “Ferrari”Daniel PembertonNEON “Mushka”Fabrizio MancinelliRichard M. ShermanMushka Productions “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”John PowellApple Original Films “The Zone of Interest”Mica LeviA24 […]

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Journal, Spotlight

What I Watched: November 2023

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 — A Haunting In Venice (2023) Directed by Kenneth BranaghOriginal Release Date: September 15, 202320th Century Studios | Streamed on Hulu | First-time Viewing NOVEMBER 2, 2023 — In The Fire (2023) Directed by Conor AllynOriginal Release Date: October 13, 2023Saban Films | Streamed on Hoopla | First-time Viewing NOVEMBER 3, 2023 […]

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Box Office

Weekend Box Office: “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “Trolls Band Together,” & “Thanksgiving” OverTake “The Marvels” Before The Holidays

November 17-19, 2023 1) The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes $44,607,143 Budget: $130 millionDomestic Gross: $44,607,143 WEEK1ST LAST WEEK—— 2) Trolls Band Together $30,002,525 Budget: $95 millionDomestic Gross: $31,172,525 WEEK1ST LAST WEEK—— 3) Thanksgiving $10,306,272 Budget: $15 millionDomestic Gross: $10,306,272 WEEK1ST LAST WEEK—— 4) The Marvels $10,120,589 Budget: $275 millionDomestic Gross: $64,945,395 […]

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Theatrical New Releases

Friday Releases: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Trolls Band Together, Next Goal Wins, May December, Saltburn, & Thanksgiving

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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