Just a little over a month from now, the Academy Award nominations will be announced. Between now and then, the job will be to figure out what voters are thinking, and more importantly, what they’ll be doing. I’m talking to as many Academy members as possible (or at least the ones who will talk to me), while taking into accoun ... READ MORE
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As Golden Globe nomination voting ends today, a number of precursors have started to chime in, beginning the first wave of buzz for Oscar hopefuls. Nothing that happened this week has set anything in stone, but perception could be beginning to form. Groups like the Gotham Awards, the National Board of Review, the Annie Awards, the New Yor ... READ MORE
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Moments ago, one of the bigger precursors of the critics stage of the awards season chimed in, as the New York Film Critics Circle announced their prizes for 2019. The winners at NYFCC each year are usually given a nice boost in the Oscar race, at least perception wise. This year will prove to be no exception, as the members of this group ... READ MORE
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Earlier today, the National Board of Review (or NBR) chimed in as one of the early precursors, giving their picks for the best of 2019. In the weeks before Academy Award voters begin making their choices, wins here are an excellent feather in a film or performance’s cap. Today saw Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman take a nice ear ... READ MORE
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Believe it or not, we’ve entered the month of December. Somehow, yesterday was December 1st. It’s crazy, right? We’re officially in the final month of the year. As such, the last crop of film releases will be hitting screens over the next few weeks. The movies coming out are a pretty eclectic mix of big budget titles and ... 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, buoyed by the Thanksgiving holiday (which I hope you all enjoyed), Disney continued taking in a ton of money for ... READ MORE
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After coming up just short in the Best Picture race last year, getting a nomination for Roma but losing to Green Book, Netflix is on a quest to take the crown this time around. To that end, they’ve come out with a slate in 2019 that features multiple Academy Award contenders. In fact, they have four major Oscar hopefuls, with Dolemi ... READ MORE
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I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving yesterday! Now, filled with turkey and stuffing, we turn our attention back to the Academy Awards. As mentioned in our last post, voters are almost assuredly pouring over screeners during this break, so it’s a pivotal time in the race. Assuming members of the Academy have access to everythi ... READ MORE
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It’s Thanksgiving! Yes, as many of you are watching Detroit Lions and/or Dallas Cowboys football, spending time with family/friends, eating, and maybe even going to the movies on what some of us like to call Turkey Day, the holiday is also an essential moment in the Oscar race. Members of the Academy have almost all of the awards sc ... READ MORE
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Of all the films I’ve seen in 2019, none has emerged as quite the pleasant surprise that The Two Popes has. On the surface, nothing about this project interested me. I’m not religious, I don’t especially see religious figures as compelling characters, and so one. Yet, here we are with this movie representing one of the m ... READ MORE
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