By John H. Foote Twelve performances, perhaps thirteen, are being discussed for Best Actress. Only five names will be read, only five performances nominated, with just a single winner, barring a tie as we had in 1968. It is genuinely thrilling to see so many great performances from women, but more to see so many…
By Nick Maylor Movie trailers are an art form unto themselves. We all know the feeling of seeing one that gets us completely jazzed for a forthcoming film. Recently, I experienced that feeling when a certain 2019 film released its first teaser. That film is included on my list here. Over the years, many previews have…
By John H. Foote Though there are six major films that remain unseen as they did not play any film festivals, nor have they had advance screenings, and yes, they could impact the Oscar race. That said it is becoming much trickier for December releases to make the race as they run the risk of…
By John H. Foote That all-important buzz for awards season begins at the major fall film festivals, and indeed First Man, Roma, Green Book and a handful of other films, and performances attracted attention. Yet strangely, the Best Supporting performance I have seen all year is being under-discussed. Last years breakout star, Daniel Kaluuya was…
By John H. Foote In a week that has seen Christian Bale and Clint Eastwood shake up the race for Best Actor, Rami Malek joins the race for his performance as rocker Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, the story of the rock band Queen. One week ago the major contenders for Best Actor were Viggo…
By John H. Foote Warner Brothers announced today that the new Clint Eastwood film The Mule will be released in December. In the past, an Eastwood release in December could mean Oscar. Never forget that Million Dollar Baby (2004) was a late December release and snatched the Oscar from The Aviator (2004) and Martin Scorsese.…
By John H. Foote There was a time finding five actresses to nominate was a chore…no more. At this writing, there are eighteen actresses, that we know of who could be nominated. Being there are just five slots some great work is going to be Snubbed. The list of potential nominees is made up of…
By John H. Foote After TIFF ended last year, there was no question Gary Oldman was on the path to the Oscar for Best Actor for his acclaimed performance as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017). Frankly, I was not impressed with the performance, I could not decide if it was Oldman doing the work…
By John H. Foote In announcing the first group of titles of films to be screened at the 40th anniversary edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, there was excitement in the air as well as melancholy. Great titles dominated the first group of announcements, but this marks the final festival with Piers Handling at…