MOVIES
“Nomadland” Wins The Producers Guild Of America Award!
A few minutes ago, the Producers Guild Awards concluded, and with that, we can now say with a fair amount of certainty that Nomadland is in the driver’s seat for Best Picture. The Academy Awards could still potentially throw a curveball, but the odds don’t favor that. Rather, it sure[...]
Disney Opts To Make “Black Widow” Partly Available On Disney+
Earlier today, Disney revealed that their upcoming slate of film releases has been substantially tinkered with. The big news from their announcement is that Black Widow is going to be available not just in theaters, but on Disney+ through an added fee, much like with Mulan. Disney is also doing[...]
WGA Winners Include “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” And “Promising Young Woman”
Another guild award is in the books, ladies and gentlemen. The Writers Guild Awards are in the rearview mirror now, with some definite Oscar implications. For one thing, it does really now seem like Emerald Fennell is headed towards an Academy Award for her Promising Young Woman screenplay. She’s almost[...]
“The Falcon And The Winter Soldier” Launches As Another Strong MCU Propety On Disney+
Today, the Marvel Cinematic Universe expanded on the small screen yet again, with the debut of Marvel Studios’ second Disney+ limited series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Coming hot on the heels of the success of WandaVision, these are big shoes to fill, but so far, the MCU is[...]
Don’t Expect Any Zoom At The Oscars
If you’ve been wondering just what the Academy Award ceremony will look like this year, well…some details are beginning to emerge. We already know that the Oscar telecast will be split between two locations, but now, more is coming out. Specifically, in a letter sent to nominees by producers Jesse[...]
Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” Gets A Release Date
As we begin to slowly transition back to a slightly more normal version of the cinematic world, it’s not too crazy to start thinking about late 2021 releases. After all, by then, most of us should be comfortable being back in movie theaters, so of course one might wonder what[...]
A Guide To Watching The Oscar Nominees Before The Big Night
Now that the Academy Award nominations have been announced, for many, the task becomes checking the films themselves out. Only some of us are Oscar buffs who see everything well in advance. Hell, plenty of folks don’t even have access to most of the movies until around now. So, it’s[...]
Academy Award Nominations Finally Announced!
It was longer than usually, but at long last, the Oscar nominations are here. The field was led this year by Mank, scoring ten citations, with a number of films next in line. More to come, but for now, why not just get right to the good stuff, no? The[...]
USC Scripter Award Goes To “Nomadland”
Last night, the 33rd Annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards were held (virtually, and on my birthday, no less). There, the film Nomadland and the limited series The Queen’s Gambit were honored. Movie-wise, Nomadland taking this prize, given to screenwriter Chloé Zhao and author Jessica Bruder, sets the flick up as[...]
The Global Box Office Champ Is “Avatar” Once Again
Well, the box office has barely been building back up, and yet we have some major news. This weekend, the all-time global box office champion is about to change again. Back in 2009, James Cameron’s Titanic set the record, which had stood for a decade, until 2019, when Avengers: Endgame[...]
