Month: December 2018
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2019 Spring Preview: Introduction
2019 will kick into high gear early with several prominent releases in the first four months of the year, including two major Marvel properties that promise to do at least one-quarter of the year’s entire box office between them. To introduce you to the upcoming films, there will be two preview articles every month and…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 14-16, 2018
Three potential box office toppers release this weekend and, once again, Marvel appears to be likely to win it all. Mortal Engines is the latest attempt to building a major young adult dystopian cinematic franchise. Few have succeeded and while this one seems bolder and more effects-heavy than prior versions, it still looks to be…
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Precursor: 25th Screen Actors Guild Nominations (2018)
It was a good morning for A Star Is Born and BlacKkKlansman. Apart from that, the nominations are almost as notable for their exclusions than their inclusions. No nominations at all for If Beale Street Could Talk (Regina King or cast), Roma (Yalitza Aparicio cast), First Man (Claire Foy), First Reformed (Ethan Hawke), At Eternity’s…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 12 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 16th African American Critics Awards (2018)
The African American Film Critics Association has chosen Black Panther as the Best Film of the year, beating out If Beale Street Could Talk based on their top ten of the year. Most interesting, BlacKkKlansman, which received two awards for writing and lead actor, didn’t make the top ten selections. There isn’t a lot of…
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Trailer Watch: Captain Marvel (2019) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) Captain Marvel, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Trailer Watch: Welcome to Marwen (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#3) / New Poster (#9) Welcome to Marwen, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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91st Oscars: Screener Watch, Week 4
As the OFCS & GALECA reach their screening deadlines, my mailbox is becoming overstuffed with screeners. Here are the metric ton I’ve received this week.
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The DVD Report #598
New This Week Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the sixth film in the now 23-year-old franchise that was based on the highly successful 1960s TV series that ran from 1966-1969. Not a remake of the TV series, Tom Cruise’s character, Ethan Hunt is an agent in the same elite covert operations team that was led…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 11 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 23rd San Diego Critics Awards (2018)
Going out on a limb, the San Diego critics made some strange and unusual choices. Picking a handful of Oscar contenders, but otherwise going straight for non-competitors, their selections are idiosyncratic, which is interesting, but inconsequential. Award Tallies (3) Leave No Trace (2) The Favourite The Awards
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Mary Queen of Scots”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Mary Queen of Scots…?
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Film Preview: Pimp (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 9, 2018) Original Release Date: November 9, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female Pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he’s gone she’s left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.”…
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Film Preview: The New Romantic (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 9, 2018) Original Release Date: November 9, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Frustrated with the lack of chivalrous guys her own age, a college senior gives up on dating for love to date an older man in exchange for gifts instead.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A neon heart and…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 7-9, 2018
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Mary Queen of Scots In Oscar history, period epic dramas have been a staple, gracing countless Oscar ceremonies and winning numerous awards. Mary Queen of Scots looks to be just the kind of movie the Academy has always loved to recognized.…
