George Chrysostomou on the Academy Awards… The yearly debate has reared its head again as to whether the Oscars truly capture the feelings that audiences had towards films in 2017. Whilst there is always the ongoing issue of the ever increasing divide between fans and the critics, as evidenced by recent pickings such as Star Wars: […]
Robbing the Dead: Coco, Animated Films and the Oscars
Henry Bevan on Coco and the Oscars’ aversion to animated film… My granddad became a husk when he was diagnosed with dementia. He looked the same, but he had died before he actually died. A football revived him. A former player and lifelong fanatic, if you put a ball in front of him, his grace […]
Where Art Thou? A look at 2018’s forgotten Oscar contenders
Matt Rodgers on 2018’s forgotten Oscar contenders… As Jimmy Kimmel steps out onto the Dolby Theatre stage to deliver his introduction to the 90th Academy Awards, spare a thought for those who still have their pre-ordered tuxedo hanging in the closet, or that dress they’d practiced the red carpet walk in still tagged for return, […]
Why Do Blockbusters Rarely Win Awards?
Neil Calloway looks at the divide between box office hits and critical acclaim… Seven. That’s the number of Oscar nominations that the top ten films at last year’s worldwide box office received. It might not seem like a bad haul, but when you realise they’re all technical nominations and four of them are for Star […]
Movie Review – Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Live Action
Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Live Action, 2018. DeKalb Elementary Directed by Reed Van Dyk. Starring Tara Riggs and Bo Mitchell. Based on an actual 911 call made to an Atlanta, Georgia high school, DeKalb Elementary is a taut, gut-wrenching thriller revolving around a mentally ill, machine gun-totting young man (Mitchell) and the quick-thinking secretary (Riggs) who […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – The Big Chill over Terms of Endearment for Best Picture of 1983
Graeme Robertson on why The Big Chill should have won over Terms of Endearment at the Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 1983 is something of a strange case. Looking at the line-up of the Best Picture nominees I was struck by the way in which all of the nominees, bar one, where […]
2018 Oscar Predictions: Who Will, Could and Should Win
The 90th Academy Awards, honoring the best films 2017 had to offer, is quickly approaching, with the ceremony roughly one month away. In the video below, I share my predictions on who will take home the night’s big prizes (including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and more), who could steal it away […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Judgment at Nuremberg over West Side Story for Best Picture of 1961
Graeme Robertson on why Judgement at Nuremberg should have won over West Side Story at the Academy Awards… It’s Oscar season again, so it’s time to take a look at Oscar ceremonies of the past and spotlight the films that I feel should have won the coveted Best Picture trophy over those that ultimately did. […]
Gal Gadot shares her thoughts on Wonder Woman being overlooked at the Oscars
When Wonder Woman — defying all odds — released to rave reviews last June, many were wondering if the film may attract some Oscar buzz. Not only was the Patty Jenkins directed film the best of the troubled DC Extended Universe, but Wonder Woman was just a good film, period. However, browsing the list of […]
Director James Mangold discusses Logan’s Oscar nomination
Director of Logan, James Mangold, has offered his thoughts on why the film received an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay. This is the first time that a comic book film has been nominated in the adapted screenplay category, giving further credence to the notion that Logan is more than just your average superhero movie. […]
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