Predicting the 2012 Cannes Film Festival Winners
And so the most prestigious film festival in the world comes to an end, with the “awards season” taking a vague shape right behind it. Cannes, usually to its credit, has almost always been far outside...
View Article“Mud” moves to 2013, “Not Fade Away” gets NY Film Fest Premiere
I spoke briefly this week about Matthew McConaughey and his chances for Oscar attention in the Supporting Actor category for Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike. With a great showing in Cannes, Jeff...
View ArticleMatthew McConaughey Impresses in First Trailer for Jeff Nichols’‘Mud’
The first trailer for Jeff Nichols’ (Take Shelter) Mud, starring Matthew McConaughey, dropped Wednesday, and it looks like the actor is picking up in 2013 right where he left off in 2012. After...
View ArticleSUNDANCE: Mud (***½)
A close backwoods cousin to Stand By Me (1986), Jeff Nichols’ Mud is an often moving and unpredictable coming of age story that benefits from some striking visuals and all around strong acting from its...
View ArticlePark City Dispatch – Episode 2: Exploding Fire Extinguishers, Kill Your...
Terence Johnson and Joey Magdison The Park City Dispatch is back, reporting all of the day’s events and shenanigans. Joey and I had our first multiple film screening day at the Sundance Film Festival...
View ArticleCircuit Round-Up (Week Ending 1/20)
Immediately following the Golden Globes telecast and LIVE Blog, The Awards Circuit diverted its attention to the premiere film film festival of every year: Sundance. Thanks to Terence and Joey as our...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Anticipated Films of SXSW
SXSW is right around the corner so I’ve decided to give you all a Tuesday Top 10 treat from Terence (oh the alliteration!). Unlike Sundance, this film festival contains way more known properties and...
View ArticleFirst Quarter Round-Up – Are There Any Oscar Contenders?
As April has completely come out of nowhere and become fully present, I’ve updated the new Oscar Tracker to keep in mind everything that has already been released this year so far or have screened at...
View ArticleWeekend Openings: 4/26/3013
Whether it’s of the bombastic, Hollywood lifestyle sort or the daring, seafaring variety, adventure is out there! This weekend brings us the raucous thrills of a group of meatheads whose “American...
View ArticleOscar Circuit – The Studio Assessment Part 1
It’s time to dive, dive in deep…well, at least as deep as you can in May. As I attempted to unveil the newest set of Oscar Predictions, I realized how many promising films are left to be seen in the...
View ArticleOscar Circuit – Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
We are a few days away from the close of the second quarter and the first half of the 2013. I think it’s safe to say, it’s been an uneventful stretch of cinematic wonders that can go the distance....
View Article2014 Oscar Predictions – Lucky Seven Performances To Look Forward To
We’re ankle-deep in the summer. There are lots to look forward to on the horizon. Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity was announced as the opening film for the Venice Film Festival, and the crews behind the...
View ArticleAwards Season Shuffle – Where Will Actors Be Campaigned?
Moving in on these later summer days, the season is gearing up for a loud and hopefully entertaining start with Telluride, Toronto, and New York Film Festival all coming in at just over a month’s...
View Article‘Mud’ and ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ will be the First Awards Screeners Sent!
Oh boy, the awards season is starting earlier than ever, at least in terms of the beginning of an Oscar campaign. Usually, we’re in the fall before screeners begin going out to voters. Sometimes, it...
View Article2014 Oscar Predictions – Best Supporting Actor Updated!
The Oscar Predictions update week continues with Best Supporting Actor. Like always, the category has unlimited possibilities from the veterans to the newcomers. The word on the street is Bruce Dern...
View Article2014 Oscar Predictions – The Standout “Supporters”
The race is really heating up at the moment, infusing all the different ticks and beats that will set us up for a surprising and interesting awards season. Many of the big contenders have been seen...
View ArticleBest Actor Predictions – Can Hanks Become the New Day-Lewis?
For the past two years, Meryl Streep and Daniel Day-Lewis joined a very small group of actors that have won three Academy Awards. Streep won two Oscars in Lead Actress for “Sophie’s Choice” and “The...
View Article2014 Oscar Predictions – New York Film Festival Wrap Up and Predictions Update
New York Film Festival wrapped up this past weekend and we have a good idea about certain films we were eager to get answered. New Oscar Predictions have been updated and we’re ready to get into this...
View Article‘All is Lost’ Positioned for Oscar Race, ’12 Years a Slave’ Debuts Strong
This weekend the Oscar juggernauts that are J.C. Chandor‘s “All is Lost” and Steve McQueen‘s “12 Years a Slave” opened in limited release. Though they had no chance against the money-making “Gravity”...
View Article‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Moving to Christmas, ‘Jack Ryan’ Pushed to 2014?
According to an exclusive from the LA Times, they are reporting that Martin Scorsese‘s long-awaited “The Wolf of Wall Street” starring Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio will be shifting from its...
View Article
