Writings to predict such things can become both easy and difficult in the same breath. All the while, this will now occur in under 36 hours from now this coming Thursday: It was only yesterday that (some say) our “leader” (round 2!) has begun again, so stay tuned, should we all find ample reason to…
Tag: Oscars
Nolan or BUST!! (Plus Barbenheimer Pt 2 & Sideways Pt 2)
…and so, the Academy has delivered its annual announcement yesterday. Ten films have made their way into 2023’s 96th Best Picture nominees, for airing March 10th, 2024: BEST PICTURE:“American Fiction”“Anatomy of a Fall”“Barbie”“The Holdovers”“Killers of the Flower Moon”“Maestro”“Oppenheimer”“Past Lives”“Poor Things”“The Zone of Interest” BEST DIRECTOR:Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall”Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower…
Revisiting Not Another Vlog and Feeling Directing Power of Chloé Zhao
It now is the so-called start of “awards season” despite this continued worldwide pandemic. Nonetheless, there is one film in particular that truly seems thus far to stand out for its stellar directing qualities: Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao. Her first (previous) film was The Rider, which I felt deeply from my personal background of…
