The 90th Academy Awards marked change in the air, but the Academy of old suitably shouted ‘This Is Me’. By: William Hume [To every young filmmaker] This is the door. Kick it open and come in. – Guillermo del Toro, Academy Award Winning Director/ Producer of The Shape of Water Watching this year’s Academy Awards, I…
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Historic Oscar Nominations Mostly Get it Right
Official Oscar nominations were announced this morning and my second favourite movie of the year and pick to win Best Pic ‘Three Billboards’ received 7 nominations (Picture, Screenplay, Actress, Supporting Actor x2, Score, Editing) while my favourite movie of the year Blade Runner 2049 received 5 nominations in the technical categories and did not bubble up to…
A Perfect and Backlash-Free Choice Oscar Nomination List
Although actual nominations won’t be in until Tuesday I added a mix of predicted favourites and personal choices of mine for wishful thinking purposes. Read to get some sort of context and personal filter on what to expect and hope for come January 23rd for the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Best Picture Blade Runner 2049…
“Shadow of the Ring” The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Review
Director: Peter Jackson Writers: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, and Guillermo del Toro, (based on the novel by) J.R.R. Tolkien Studio: New Line (Warner Bros.) Run Time: 144 Minutes Starring: Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly, Orlando Bloom, Luke Evans, Aidan Turner, Hugo Weaving, Benedict Cumberbatch (voice), Stephen Fry, James…
Pacific Rim Review
Release Date: July 12th, 2013 Director: Guillermo Del Toro One of my most anticipated films of the year was Pacific Rim. I tried doing a media blackout on it like I did with Cloud Atlas but couldn’t, fortunately I’d forgotten most of what I’d seen by the time I entered…
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