Frontrunner Friday – Annapurna in flux; category changes
After last week’s drops of trailers for Vice and The Mule, this week’s Frontrunner Friday brings us a few changes that may or may not... Read More
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Frontrunner Friday: ‘The Mule,’ ‘Vice’ trailers take aim at Oscar voters
Two big trailer drops both impact multiple Oscar races in this week’s Frontrunner Friday. First was Vice, Adam McKay’s satire of the rise of Dick... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: No one knows anything (and that’s a good thing)
Frontrunner Friday has returned after a month to digest the impact that Venice, Telluride and Toronto had on the Oscar playing field and it was... Read More
Listen: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper drop “Shallow” from ‘A Star Is Born’ and it’s a scorcher
A Star Is Born isn’t out for another week but the full single and video for “Shallow,” the film’s sure-fire Original Song Oscar contender is... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)
What a difference the fall festivals make. The top 10 for September is teeming with green as Venice, Telluride and Toronto brought the top Oscar... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)
Bradley Cooper makes not only the biggest jump on this month’s chart he shoots all the way to the #1 spot. The hype is real... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (September)
I’m still holding on to Spike Lee pulling off a competitive Oscar win with BlacKkKlansman but Barry Jenkins is a real threat to win this... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September) – Mahershala Ali is in the driver’s seat
The People’s Choice Award win for Green Book at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend was a huge boost for the film but most of... Read More
Toronto Review: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in ‘A Star Is Born’ (★★★★)
The opening of A Star Is Born gives us Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine, a country-fried rock star who can pack booze and pills as... Read More
‘A Star Is Born’ hits a high note with critics at Venice
It looks like the buzz and hype were real: A Star Is Born is coming out of the gates with a full “HAAAAAAAA AH AH... Read More
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