Tag Archive | Kenneth Lonergan

2017 Oscar Predictions

Okay…let’s cut to the chase. As I’ve already covered on various social media outlets, as well as in scores of cities nationally via “America Weekend with Ed Kalegi and Cara Di Falco”, my picks for the 89th Annual Academy Awards, in the top eight categories. Best Picture: Duh. The winner will be La La Land. Yes, […]

Manchester by the Sea

Nominated for Best Picture at the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Actor (Casey Affleck) at the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges) at the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams) at the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominated for Best Director (Kenneth Lonergan) at […]

Margaret

In the first year of the new millennium, playwright Kenneth Lonergan made his debut as a film director with the universally praised, “You Can Count on Me”. It may indeed have been my favorite of 2000(it was officially #2 in my annual Top Ten, but, as Walter Chaw likes to say about certain past films, […]