Archive | February 2015
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The Wind Rises
Some of you might actually be amazed by how much I think the Oscars is full of shit. The Academy Awards get a lot of coverage on this blog, as well as special focus and analysis on the national radio show that I am the film and arts contributor for. But I DO realize it’s […]
The Final Word on Oscars 2015
Needed a few days break to absorb all this post-Oscar posturing. Excited to begin the new season (like it or not, I’ll soon be bringing you my very first review of a 2015 released film–“The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3D”…can you stand the wait?!), after an extremely average (for me, anyway) 6-for-9 prediction […]
Oscar Predictions 2015, Part Two
It’s noon on Oscar Sunday, and on to the three toughest categories of the night. No, really…they really are! With one reluctant adjustment from my broadcast picks. Damn…but I’m still holding on to a slight sliver of hope! Best Original Screenplay: the winner is Wes Anderson for “The Grand Budapest Hotel”. But what about “Boyhood” and “Birdman”? Here’s […]
Oscar Predictions 2015, Part One
Is it that time of year again? Ballots filled out, winners decided, hours away from the results. It’ll be exciting, frustrating, and most likely loooong. Get ready for the Julianne Moore standing ovation, and the final face-off in the battle of the titans. Will it be “Birdman” or “Boyhood”…because this is a two-horse race folks. […]
Virunga
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Annual Academy Awards Netflix goes 2-for-2 with Best Documentary Feature nominations, after last year’s “The Square”, and now this. And “Virunga” is possibly the more cohesive of the pair, so the movie rental service (and lately, original programmer) is getting better at the game. Of course, the […]
Ida
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Feature (Pawel Pawlikowski) at the 87th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Cinematography (Lukasz Zal, Ryszard Lenczewski) at the 87th Annual Academy Awards A stark, gorgeously shot, Polish movie, that runs roughly 80 minutes long, Pawel Pawlikowski”s “Ida” is the favorite to win this season’s Oscar for Best Foreign Language […]
Finding Vivian Maier
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Annual Academy Awards It’s a riveting documentary, about a real life artist, who failed to gain significant recognition until years past the creation of her best work. It reminds immediately of “Searching for Sugar Man”, the 2012 documentary feature triumph, that went on to grab the Academy […]
Maleficent
Nominated for Best Costume Design (Anna B. Sheppard, Jane Clive) at the 87th Annual Academy Awards Oh, those cheekbones…they deserve a movie all their own. A little make-up wizardry enhancement, and Angelina Jolie’s already prominent features become their own character. This is a compliment, by the way, because they are a joy to observe. And […]
Reviewed by Mark Leonard 