“Moonrise Kingdom” comes to Blu-Ray in October!
Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, the witty-comedy that has received some of the best reviews of the year so far, now has a release date on Blu-Ray/DVD and and On-Demand. The film will be released on...
View ArticleTIFF Golden Moments Part 4
A star was born at TIFF in 2003. Part of one of the cinema’s most famous families, the Coppola’s, she had been brutalized by the critics for her performance in The Godfather Part III (1990), which in...
View ArticleTop Twenty Must-See at Toronto
Having gone through the announced films with a fine tooth comb I have come up with a list of twenty must sees, the films that will have absolute priority over everything else for at TIFF. That is not...
View ArticleAround the Circuit: (September 1st – 7th)
It’s time to visit the week that was via our Around the Circuit piece, where we look back at articles that we feel are worth your time covering the Oscar race, new releases, or really just anything...
View ArticleTIFF: Hyde Park on Hudson (**)
Though beautifully mounted, impeccably shot and well put together by director Roger Michell, there seems to be a lack of passion within this film that is something required to help us understand what...
View ArticleTIFF: All Good Things Come to an End…
Only a handful of press screenings today, nothing for me. Of all the festivals I have attended this one ranks with one of the very best, better than most, though nothing will ever beat 1997. That was...
View ArticleTIFF and the Aftermath
So what now? With screenings finished, TIFF closed, and New York’s Film Festival looming, how will TIFF impact the Oscar race? Believe it or not it has already begun; in fact it was happening as TIFF...
View ArticleNYFF: Surprise “Hyde” Stand Out, Germany’s “Barbara,” and the Love of “Liv &...
Today the New York Film Festival brought a presumed Oscar hopeful, Germany’s official submission for the foreign language category at the Academy Awards, and a tender-hearted documentary that surprised...
View ArticleLead Actor Overstuffed
This year’s race for the Academy Award for Best Actor will have no shortage of worthy nominees; in fact I daresay they could nominate five worthy actors right now. However there are still many more...
View ArticleSizing Up: Best Actor
Ladies and gentlemen, we come now to part 3 of the Sizing up series. This one is as close to an all-encompassing grouping of the hopefuls for Best Actor as possible (excluding some no shot...
View ArticleBFI London Film Festival – DAY 4
A few months back, Hyde Park on Hudson looked like a premium slice of King’s Speech-style Oscar bait. Then the trailer hit, and its awards chances looked somewhat slimmer. This morning I attended a...
View ArticleTen Films by Ten Women Directors
With the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release of Sarah Polley’s second directorial feature, Take This Waltz, the Canadian-born writer/director builds upon the promising foundation of her filmmaking career....
View ArticleDaniel Craig Joins Clooney’s ‘The Monuments Men’ All-Star Cast
George Clooney’s fourth directorial effort, The Monuments Men, has added Daniel Craig to its all-star cast that already includes Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Hugh...
View ArticleSaoirse Ronan Books a Role in Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Wes Anderson’s follow-up destination this year’s visit to Moonrise Kingdom will be a star-studded stay at The Grand Budapest Hotel. The newest addition to the growing nebula of Anderson’s cast is...
View ArticleWeekend Openings (12/7/2012)
Being that this weekend kicks off with “a date which will live in infamy,” it’s fitting that FDR makes a big-screen appearance in Hyde Park on the Hudson. Toss in some romantic comedies, some foreign...
View ArticleHyde Park on Hudson (***)
Perhaps no film this year has been easier to make fun of in advance of its release than ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’. I know I had a few silly names for it earlier in 2012 when comparing it to something like...
View ArticleWeekend Openings: 2/15/2013
You know he’s having a good day when John McClane joins the recent throng of aging actions stars in the cinemas by reclaiming the right to utter his famous R-rated catchphrase in A Good Day to Die...
View ArticleFirst Trailer for George Clooney’s Oscar Hopeful, ‘The Monuments Men’
It appears the movie Gods heard my cries yesterday when I wrote about wanting to see the first trailer for George Clooney’s The Monuments Men, because lo and behold, today we have just that. Many of us...
View ArticleNew Poster for George Clooney’s ‘The Monuments Men’
What do you think? And do you have the film in your Best Picture predictions for the Oscars? The post New Poster for George Clooney’s ‘The Monuments Men’ appeared first on AwardsCircuit.com - By...
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...
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