An anonymous reader has found an intriguing stat that favors a “CODA” Best Picture win on Sunday night. It turns out that either winning the PGA and/or one of the two WGA awards is considered to be the most essential path to winning BP:
Read moreOscars: I’m Now Predicting Penelope Cruz Over Jessica Chastain
I’ve been on the Jessica-Chastain-will-win-the-Oscar bandwagon for more than four months now, way before she won her SAG statuette for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
Read more‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Screened in California
I’m looking for anyone who attended the “The Banshees of Inisherin” test-screening on Tuesday, March 15th at The Landmark Pico. I’m actually quite surpriaed they have decided to screen a rough cut of Martin McDonagh’s film this early in the game, especially with an October release date already set. Suffice to say, this is one of the most-anticipated titles of the year.
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ is One Hell of a Strange Movie
I can’t really muster up any coherent thoughts on “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” because, well, it’s a total batshit crazy movie.
Read moreThe 12 Best Superhero Movies
The industry has been eerily quiet in the days leading up to the Oscars. So, how about another list?
Read moreFinal Oscar Predictions
I’ll spare you the lengthy analysis and notes. If you’ve been reading this site then you know why I’m picking all of these.
Read moreGeorge Miller to Open Cannes 75? Ari Aster Might Sneak into Competition …
Ira Sachs’ “Passengers” won’t be ready. Poor Ira, he really wanted to go back and make up for the lacklustre showing of his last competition film, “Frankie.” If it were up to me, I’d submit the film for a New York Film Festival world premiere, but it’s inevitable that, if the film is any good, Venice will snatch it up.
Read more‘Blonde’ Officially Rated NC-17
After much speculation, the MPAA has finally laid the smackdown on Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde.”
Read moreChristopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Has Got to Be a 3-Hour Movie at This Point
With today’s addition of “Hereditary” star Alex Wolff to its sprawling cast, Christopher Nolan is clearly going for something epic with “Oppenheimer.”
Read moreGold Derby Experts Now Have ‘CODA’ Winning Best Picture
It was inevitable. The Gold Derby expert panel of 30 odd Oscar pundits now have “CODA” winning Best Picture. “The Power of the Dog” was #1 for close to six months and had finally been dethroned.
Read moreIncoming Critics Poll: Best Movies of the ‘70s …
As was stated in a writeup last month, I’ve been working on a new critics poll. Almost half the ballots have already been tallied, a total of 300 ballots have gone out to critics and industry people.
Read more‘Megalopolis’: Francis Ford Coppola Aims to Shoot Epic This Fall
I am absolutely fascinated by the prospect of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” finally getting made. The man is shelling out his own money to help produce this long-gestating passion project of his.
Read moreSXSW 2022 Was Fine, Nothing Special.
Beware the overreactions coming from SXSW film critics right now. The Austin-based festival is known to have an abundance of overpraised films during its 10-day event only for those same films to fall flat once they are actually released in theaters.
Read more‘Coda’ Wins WGA; Can We Now Call it the Best Picture Frontrunner?
“Coda” just won the Writers Guild of America for Best Adapted Screenplay. How many more wins must this film get for people to realize that it’s probably our Best Picture frontrunner?
Read moreRachel Zegler Wasn’t Invited to Attend the Oscars
Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” is nominated for 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, but its lead actress Rachel Zegler says she wasn’t invited to attend next Sunday’s ceremony.
Read moreRanked: Matt Reeves’ Best Movies
American film director and screenwriter Matt Reeves has been in the news lately. Though that’s not surprising, considering the New York native has just directed the latest Batman movie starring Robert Pattinson.
Read moreThe BAFTAs Turned Out to Be a COVID Superspreader Event
A swath of people who attended the BAFTA Awards in London last Sunday have tested positive for COVID. Many are now question marks to attend the Oscars.
Read more‘CODA’ Wins Producers Guild Award
The Producers Guild of America gave Sian Heder’s “CODA” its top film prize. This now sets up Apple Studios to win Best Pocture come Oscar night.
Read more‘Apollo 10 1/2’: Richard Linklater’s Sweet Homage to ‘60s Innocence [Review]
I love Richard Linklater’s films. Their authentic feel derives from the fact that Linklater has a poet's eye and ear for the way people communicate with each other.
Read moreLuca Guadagnino’s ‘Bones & All’ Eyeing Venice World Premiere
This message comes directly from Luca Guadagnino. Emailed about Bones & All potentially going to Cannes and he said he’ll be filming a new movie in Boston all through May and June.
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It’s been seven years since Alma Har’el’s feature debut, “Honey Boy,” which was written by and starred Shia LaBeouf — she is now set to direct her next film, with a very talented cast.