Later this evening, the Screen Actors Guild will chime in with their annual SAG Awards ceremony. This will mark one more pivotal point in the season, as Academy Award voters will shortly be making their final decisions. As such, the Guild will again be a powerful indicator for Oscar, or at least potentially so, hot on the heels of the Pro ... READ MORE
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Welcome back one and all to the weekly box office report! As is always the case, each and every Sunday you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return to their buddy cop franchise with Bad Boys for Life, going up against Robe ... READ MORE
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Moments ago, the Producers Guild of America finished up their annual awards show, highlighted by the Darryl F. Zanuck Award, their version of Best Picture. The PGA top prize is a reliable indicator of future Oscar success, since eight of the last ten winners here have gone on to take the Academy Award as well. Are we in line to see that h ... READ MORE
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For the first time in 2020, we bring the review round-up to you fine folks. Yes, today we’re catching up on a trio of movies that I just wasn’t able to put reviews up of until now. The three films getting the treatment here are independent titles that couldn’t be more different (a recurring theme when we do the round-up, ... READ MORE
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A couple of small surprises went down last night at the 70th Annual ACE Eddie Awards. The editing Guild is a noteworthy one because of how Best Film Editing ties into Best Pictures at the Academy Awards, so plenty of eyes were on this one last night. Interestingly, neither of the presumed favorites at ACE Eddie emerged victorious, perhaps ... READ MORE
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This weekend, the Guilds begin to chime in. Namely, the Producers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild will be holding their awards ceremonies. By the time Sunday night is concluded, the Academy Award race will look potentially different. Or, a number of Oscar categories will be closer to being locked in. PGA is poised tip the Bes ... READ MORE
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Today, we’re moving on from analysis of the Oscar nomination announcement to an initial look at my new predictions. This is a perfect time to post too, as next week brings some of the Guild results into the fold, which will evolve the race once more. This morning, we’re just taking a gander at where things initially stand. The ... READ MORE
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Now that we’ve had about 48 hours to decompress and take in the Oscar nominations, it’s a better time to talk about the Academy’s snubs and surprises. Sure, it’s rather trendy to immediately throw them out into the world moments after the nominees are announced, but I like to think on it a bit. Sometimes, what̵ ... READ MORE
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Yesterday was something, wasn’t it? Friends, after the intensity of waiting for the Academy Award nominations, it’s time for something a little bit fun today that It like to do right after nominees are announced. As we wait for the ballots to go out to Academy members and final Oscar voting to get underway (which is still a little ... READ MORE
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Good morning everyone! Bright and early, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unleashed their Oscar nominations upon the world. As always, the Academy had a ton of snubs and surprises, since after all, this is the Oscars. Still, they stuck perhaps even more to their guns than we might have expected, considering the short votin ... READ MORE
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