Jan 24, 2018 | Film Festivals
The Academy did the right thing. Unlike the Golden Globes, the Oscars directing category wasn’t mostly white and male, as Greta Gerwig was recognized for “Lady Bird,” Jordan Peele for “Get Out,” and Guillermo del Toro for “The Shape of Water.” Gerwig becomes the fifth...
Jan 24, 2018 | Awards, Film Festivals
The Oscar nominations are in, which means all the various awards campaigns are now switching gears, trying to find the best angle in bringing home the gold. What can we expect going forward? Bearing in mind we still have more than a month before final ballots are due,...
Jan 10, 2018 | Film Festivals
When people at an awards show get up and make a political statement, it doesn’t usually have much to do with the things that actually win the awards. At last year’s Golden Globe Awards, Meryl Streep made that soaring speech about acting and deception, addressing the...
Dec 28, 2017 | Film Festivals
So here we are. Guesses in all 24 Academy categories can be found below. That includes the short film fields, contenders from which have all been viewed prior to wagering a prediction. And since it is FYC season after all, we’ll throw in a handful of humble...
Dec 13, 2017 | Film Festivals, Gossip
On Monday morning, the Golden Globes reinforced the notion that Hollywood is still a boy’s club. The organization, made up of about 90 foreign journalists, seemed to go out on a limb not to nominate a single woman for best director. Not Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”). Not...
Dec 5, 2017 | Red Carpet Fashion
Through her character in “Girls Trip,” Jada Pinkett Smith got to show a side of herself that audiences hadn’t seen. “I really related to Lisa because she’s a mother [whose] motherhood becomes her life,” says Pinkett Smith. “I know what that is.” One thing she has...
