Director Watch Podcast Ep. 11 – ‘Arrival’ (Villeneuve, 2016)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
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Five years later, the eminently rewatchable ‘Arrival’ still leaves an indelible mark [Retrospective]
Five years later, the eminently rewatchable ‘Arrival’ still leaves an indelible mark [Retrospective]
Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival was released 5 years ago, on November 11, 2016 (you may remember something else that happened in November 2016). Produced for a... Read More
Oscar Profile: Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 Warner Bros. – 10/6 Dir: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Mackenzie Davis, Ana de Armas What... Read More
The Oscars Still Has a Woman Problem
Hidden Figures was the top-grossing Best Picture nominee this year but 2004’s Million Dollar Baby is still the last Best Picture winner to be... Read More
89th Academy Award Winners: Moonlight Upsets La La La for Best Picture
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] MOONLIGHT won the 2017 Oscar for Best Picture, one of its three wins of eight nominations. But it wasn’t met without a... Read More
FINAL 2017 Oscar Winner Predictions
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 89th Academy Awards are this Sunday, February 26th and the FINAL Oscar winner predictions from the Gold Rush Gang are... Read More
2017 Oscars: If I Picked the Oscar Winners
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] This will be the inaugural year of ‘If I Picked the Oscars,’ where I will choose from the given nominees and... Read More
AwardsWatch’s 50 Favorite Performances of 2016
It’s time for the annual 50 Favo(u)rite Performances list from AwardsWatch and this year features actors with multiple film mentions and films with two, three... Read More
What Does Moonlight’s WGA Win Mean for La La Land and Manchester by the Sea in the Oscars Original Screenplay Race?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Moonlight, from Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, won the WGA Original Screenplay award last night, a coup of sorts since... Read More
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Moonlight, from Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, won the Original Screenplay award, a coup of sorts since the film was... Read More
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