2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN (November)
Sorry to this Irishman. I keep having this feeling that The Irishman is not going to perform as well as most think it will. After... Read More
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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (November)
Dolemite Is My Name bounces back up into the top for Makeup & Hairstyling this month as The Irishman drops down. It’s a tough call... Read More
2020 Oscars: Don’t Call It a Comeback Part 1 – Renée Zellweger, Alfre Woodard, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler
Sometimes a star comeback can be a huge narrative that propels an actor or actress to an Oscar win, whether it’s a second an overdue... Read More
‘Bombshell,’ ‘Rocketman, lead Makeup and Hair Stylists Guild nominations (MUAH)
Real life dramas lead nominations for the 2020 Makeup and Hair Stylist’s guild today with Lionsgate’s Bombshell and Paramount Pictures’ Rocketman earning three apiece. Bombshell,... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Bombshells, Bales and Marches
Hot off the first screenings of Bombshell, which vaulted Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie up Oscar predictions charts everywhere (including mine), another unseen December release,... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)
The top 10 in Best Actor this month remains the same as last month and the top 5 with just a small tweak in placement.... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN & COSTUME DESIGN (October)
Ahead of its release, Ad Astra was feeling very much like it was taking an identical trajectory to 2018’s First Man and indeed, it has... Read More
Review: The outrageously funny ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ is a career comeback showcase for Eddie Murphy
Four of the last ten Best Picture Oscar winners have been about artists, performers or Hollywood in some shape or form. Artists love to bask... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN & COSTUME DESIGN (September)
The luxuriant production design (and a big part of the film’s $90M budget) bumps Sony/Columbia’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood up one to the top... Read More
Eddie Murphy mounts a comeback in ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ trailer
In his what is the beginning of a major Hollywood comeback, Academy Award nominee Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and... Read More
Academy Announces 27 Recipients From Wētā, ILM, DreamWorks Animation and More for Scientific and Technical Achievements 
‘How to Make a Killing’ Review: The Latest Eat the Rich Satire is Starving to Death [C-] 
BAFTA Predictions: Will the Brits Ride Ocean Waves or Be in Love with Shakespeare? 
Make it a Double Feature: ‘Daughters of the Dust’ and ‘Eve’s Bayou’