And so it appears, the morning after the PGAs and weekend after the DGAs, we have our selection in place with Everything Everywhere All At Once. However, there are a few caveats. First, there is BAFTA, which heavily went for the remake of All Quiet on the Western Front with seven wins, including Director Edward…
Category: Golden Globes
A 100 YeaRRR Whale of an Ordeal
Alrighty, there have started to be some films (finally!) for releasing (many during the fall/winter, just thankfully not mandatorily) and I am all for it! Can let you know that I have viewed many so far, would like to see more (of course!). Will try listing a few films in consideration, considering nominations have not…
Grand Day Out for Streaming… Good for Hollywood?
There’s a whole new season about to debut for movies theatrically – that is, if you’re willing to venture outside of the front door. There is so much available on your personal television, computer, mobile phone, iPad and/or other device that depending on how you’re willing to proceed, certain folks may not wish to stroll…
Time for My Year End Picks…
To get this list started, it’s about what seems great and ethereal, plus deserves bigger than just a watch-once-and-done. Some of these, I have definitely viewed multiple times, and some may very well get that honor. In order for the year 2021: HONORABLE MENTIONS:–Mass–Cyrano–The Eyes of Tammy Faye–The Harder They Fall–Parallel Mothers–Eternals–Licorice Pizza–The Lost Daughter–CODA–King…
One Year After Bleach Out, Science Returns to America!
What an awesome sense of relief and, well, “fresh air” we seem to be returning to, considering the previous [always] political system we continued to find ourselves within. I am never quite sure if the newer one is real yet, but I like this one much better than the former. It was basically one year…
Chloé Inheriting the Universe, While Best Actress a Toss Up and a Move on Georgia
Sooo! At this point, you [hopefully] didn’t miss any of the news that Chlóe Zhao is on point to become the second female and first Asian woman ever to potentially win the Best Directing Academy Award in its nearly-93-year history. Here is DGA link:https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2021-directors-guild-of-america-dga-winners Now, Best Actress is the biggest lottery in years! Seriously. Andra…
Subsequent Borats, Women Directors & Oscarnom Predix
Alright, alright, alright — the 2021 Golden Globe noms came out this morning. We have the for the first time ever, a majority of women directors nominated in the field! Technically, due to the pandemic (or not?), there were even more available and winning other festivals — take Kelly Reichardt for First Cow; Eliza Hittman…
