Future Stars takes a look at the actors, actresses or directors who are at the beginning of their career and ready to leap into super-stardom. They could have a few movies under their belt, be a TV actor trying to … Continue reading Oscars Month: Future Stars: Ruth Negga
There is a perfect “small” element to the story of the Loving couple. This is a key moment in the history of the Civil Rights Movement but at no point is there a grandstanding speech, no huge moment of persecution … Continue reading Oscars Month: Loving (2016) Review
To win an Academy Award seems to be the highlight and accolade most actors and actresses vie for. To be recognised by your peers and have “Academy Award Winner” next to your name in trailers and posters can be enough … Continue reading Oscars Month: Careers which didn’t benefit from an Oscar win
How much you enjoy Florence Foster Jenkins will depend on how you view the movie. If you consider it a comedy, then apart from one specific scene, you will be disappointed. If you view it as a poignant drama, there … Continue reading Oscars Month: Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Review
Moonlight seems to be trying something clever and different but in doing so makes some bizarre choices. To begin with, it tells it’s story of one individual in three clear chapters, each covering a different part of his life. This … Continue reading Oscars Month: Moonlight (2016) Review
Arrival is a film about a woman trying to talk to aliens. It goes a little deeper than that but if you had to boil the plot down and avoid spoilers, that is essentially it. For an alien invasion movie there is little sci-fi action, very minor credible threat and a lot of dialogue heavy, often […]
Amy Adams may be on the poster and feature heavily in the trailers but it is the story within the story which makes Nocturnal Animals so engaging. Amy Adam’s character is sent a novel to read by her ex, Jake Gyllenhaal, … Continue reading Oscar’s Month: Nocturnal Animals (2016) Review
Career Peak – The point in an actor, actress or director’s career when they have given their best performance, reaching a point they will probably never match again! The idea is to examine a person’s film or television career and … Continue reading Oscars Month: What is their Career Peak – Natalie Portman
There were two major decisions that director Pablo Larrain had to make when considering a movie about the life of Jackie Kennedy. The first is whether to choose one aspect of her life or try to cover her whole life? The … Continue reading Oscars Month: Jackie (2016) Review
There are some films that will never be Oscar nominees. Anything by Marvel studios will struggle to get a nomination (unless it is in one of the digital effects categories), as will most comedies. There are a few types of films … Continue reading Oscar Month: Films that didn’t get Oscar nominated… but were trying to
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