As awards season begins to heat up ahead of the Academy Award nominations this January, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences have announced that 20 films have advanced to the next round of voting for the Best Visual Effects Oscar; here they are: Ad Astra The Aeronauts Aladdin Alita: Battle Angel Avengers: Endgame […]
Marvel pushes 13 of its Avengers: Endgame cast members for Academy Awards consideration
When Marvel first launched its Oscar campaign for Avengers: Endgame, it seemed the studio had opted against pushing any of its cast for Academy Awards recognition; however, the Disney and Marvel have now updated the film’s ‘For Your Consideration’ page to push thirteen members of the ensemble cast in the Best Supporting Actor and Actress […]
Warner Bros. launches Joker Oscar campaign
Having smashed box office records, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time (not to mention one of the biggest DC movies ever), Warner Bros. had now launched its Joker Oscar campaign, with the studio pushing the Todd Phillips-directed crime drama in all categories, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. Joker has […]
A record 32 films submitted for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that a record 32 films have been submitted for consideration for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at February’s 92nd Academy Awards. Among the titles up for the honour include Pixar’s Toy Story 4, DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Abominable, […]
Joker is “absolutely” an Oscar contender according to Venice Film Festival chief
Alberto Barbera, the head of Venice Film Festival, says that Todd Phillip’s Joker is definitely an Oscar contender. There is a lot of buzz around Joker – the latest DC movie, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular villain. While reviews are certainly impressive, it might be a little early to say that the film has […]
Early predictions for the 2020 Best Picture race
Liam Hoofe looks ahead to what movies could challenge for the top prize at next year’s Academy Awards… The 2019 edition of the Academy Awards is in the history books, and well, it was a bit of a weird one, wasn’t it? The Academy has spent the best part of the last decade showering themselves […]
The Flickering Myth Podcast #93 – Captain Marvel thoughts, critical reaction to Jordan Peele’s Us and more
Allen, Gerald, Tori, and EJ discuss their reactions to Captain Marvel (with some minor spoilers), early critical reaction to Jordan Peele’s Us, and much more. Email in your questions, feedback etc. to podcast@flickeringmyth.com. Listen to the podcast on Acast, follow us on Stitcher or subscribe to us on iTunes. Us is directed by Jordan Peele (Us) and stars Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther), […]
The Flickering Myth Podcast #92 – Reactions to Oscars, the latest trailers, and Spielberg’s elitism
In the latest episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast, Allen and Gerald are joined by Red Stewart to fumble through Oscar results, talk the latest trailers for Hellboy, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the indefinite delay of Guardians of the Galaxy. Vol. 3, and the validity of streaming service films in the awards […]
Spielberg v Streaming Services – Even The Best In The Business Can Get It Wrong
The celebrated filmmaker’s crusade against streaming service film’s recognition at the Oscars seems to challenge the progressive strides being taken in the industry. As a measure of how exciting my life is, I often ponder at length over how someone like Steven Spielberg spends his evenings. In my mind, I envisage him splashing around with […]
Green Book surprises with Best Picture win at the 91st Academy Awards
The Academy voters delivered a surprise at last night’s 91st Academy Awards as Green Book was named Best Picture, leaving hot favourite Roma to settle for Best Foreign Language Film. Green Book picked up three Oscars in total, adding Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) and Best Original Screenplay, while there were also big wins for […]