Review: Joy

And here we are. My final film review of the year. As much as I’d like to send 2015 out on a high note, I think we’re going to come to quite an awkward end with quite an awkward film from a particular filmmaker who has certainly won my respect over the last few years. […]

Awards season is officially in the books!

Sunday night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored the elite achievements in film-making made in 2013 at the Oscars. 2013 has to go down in history as one of the most prestigious years in film for we saw harrowing tales of triumph and tragedy, survival and sorrow, redemption and relentlessness and audiences […]

The Oscar for Best Director goes to:

The nominees: David O. Russell-“American Hustle” Alfonso Cuarón-“Gravity” Alexander Payne-“Nebraska” Steve McQueen-“12 Years a Slave” Martin Scorsese-“The Wolf of Wall Street” Winner: Alfonso Cuarón-“Gravity”

The Oscar for Best Original Screenplay goes to:

The nominees: Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell-“American Hustle” Woody Allen-“Blue Jasmine” Craig Borten and Melissa Wallack-“Dallas Buyers Club” Spike Jonze-“Her” Bob Nelson-“Nebraska” Winner: Spike Jonze-“Her”

And the Oscars (should) go to…

The 86th Annual Academy Awards are coming up fast and the time to make predictions has finally come. Focus will be given towards the Big Eight (the screenplay categories, the acting categories, direction and the prestigious Best Picture category) and the projected winners will be determined through momentum throughout the entire Awards season and through […]

The Critics Choice for Best Original Screenplay:

The nominees for Best Original Screenplay are: Eric Warren Singer & David O. Russell-“American Hustle” Woody Allen-”Blue Jasmine” Spike Jonze-”Her” The Coen Brothers (Joel & Ethan Coen)-”Inside Llewyn Davis” Bob Nelson-”Nebraska” Winner: Spike Jonze-“Her”

The Critics Choice for Best Director:

The nominees for Best Director are: Alfonso Cuarón-“Gravity” Paul Greengrass-“Captain Phillips” Spike Jonze-“Her” Steve McQueen-“12 Years a Slave” David O. Russell-“American Hustle” Martin Scorsese-“The Wolf of Wall Street” Winner: Alfonso Cuarón-“Gravity” ó

And the nominees are:

This year, the Academy Awards turn 86. For 86 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have honored the extraordinary accomplishments in cinema and this year, they will honor the elite of the elite of 2013, where amazing works of cinema were on display that dazzled, challenged, awed, disoriented and wowed audiences in […]

The Golden Globe for Best Director:

The nominees for Best Director-Motion Picture are: Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity” Paul Greengrass, “Captain Phillips” Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” Alexander Payne, “Nebraska” David O. Russell, “American Hustle” Winner: Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”

The Golden Globe for Best Screenplay:

The nominees for Best Screenplay are: “Her,” written by Spike Jonze “Nebraska,” written by Bob Nelson “Philomena,” written by Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan “12 Years a Slave,” written by John Ridley “American Hustle,” written by David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer Winner: “Her,” written by Spike Jonze