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Today, somewhat shockingly, is Mother’s Day. I say shockingly because it somehow always feels like February 29th. Every day of quarantine feels like Groundhog Dog,... Read More
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A few months ago we all could have easily called Sound Mixing for A Star Is Born and called it a day. But that was... Read More
2019 Oscar Nominations: ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Roma’ lead with 10 each; ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Vice’ with 8
ROMA and The Favourite lead the 2019 Oscar nominations for the 91st Academy Awards with 10 apiece. A Star Is Born and Vice followed with... Read More
Producers Guild:’Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘Vice,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ in; ‘Beale Street’ out
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) revealed their nominations for the best produced films of 2018 and while most of them were easy to predict,... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: More category changes, ‘Widows’ rises, Best Actress is a fight
It’s been yet another week of category changes but this time two about faces; just a week after Paramount announced Emily Blunt would be positioned... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October)
Best Actress continues to the year’s most stacked and competitive categories and that’s a good thing. It also means that some major names, including previous... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (October)
The top 4 of If Beale Street Could Talk, BlacKkKlansman, Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Boy Erased hold tight this month as Widows creeps... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (June) – ‘The Front Runner,’ ‘Peterloo’ Rise
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (June) – ‘The Front Runner,’ ‘Peterloo’ Rise
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A slow month for Adapted Screenplay as my top 8 stays put in the same spots with BlacKkKlansman still on top.... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (May) – ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ on top, ‘A Quiet Place’ debuts
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman moves up the #1 spot this month after its Cannes-winning debut. It leapfrogs over the Barry Jenkins adaptation of James Baldwin’s If... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (April) – ‘Widows’ Moves Up, ‘Cheney’ Remains
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As in Best Picture and Best Director, Widows replaces BlacKkKlansman for the #1 spot this month in Adapted Screenplay. The Spike... Read More
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