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A record 32 films submitted for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars

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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

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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 […]

Spielberg v Streaming Services – Even The Best In The Business Can Get It Wrong

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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

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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 […]

When Will the Oscars Get It Right?

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Olly Krizan on the Oscars… While we’re warming our winter woes with the glitz and glamour of awards season, The Academy are having yet another nightmare of a year. This time around they’ve decided to get ahead of the game by airing these issues before the ceremony has even taken place. From what I can […]

Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Vice win Best Picture?

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In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Finally, it’s Christian Bale’s transformative take on Dick Cheney in Vice… Adam McKay made the pivot to serious filmmaking a few years ago when he looked under the […]

Five New Oscar Categories That the Academy Awards Should Add

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George Chrysostomou with five suggestions for new Oscar categories… The Oscars have been in the spotlight recently for a variety of reasons, and not only because the 91st annual Academy Awards is fast approaching. There’s been controversy surrounding Kevin Hart as the original host, the Popular Movie category, and let’s not forget the attempt to […]

Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Roma win Best Picture?

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In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Next, it’s the arguable frontrunner as Alfonso Cuaron delves into his own past with Roma… Films like Roma don’t win Oscars. No movie filmed in a language other […]

Captain Marvel Early Reaction, 2019 Oscars Preview | Flickering Myth Fridays

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In this week’s episode of Flickering Myth Fridays, EJ Moreno dives into the early reactions to Captain Marvel, as well as the upcoming 91st Academy Awards. Watch the episode in the video below… And for more Oscar talk, be sure to check out the latest episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast here… Set in the […]

Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can A Star is Born win Best Picture?

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In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Next, we’re off the deep end with musical remake A Star is Born… What happened to A Star is Born? Back when the festival red carpets were first […]