Posted in Film Honors

Film Honors 2017: The Handmaiden and Dunkirk Big Winners

The Film Honors for 2017 were finally announced. As perhaps expected, for those that know me, The Handmaiden and Dunkirk were the big winners. Below…

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90th Academy Awards Winners – A Predictable End to a Turbulent Season

The 90th Academy Awards are all done and dusted. Oh how far we have all come. Here are the winners in case you were on…

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Steve’s 2017 Top Ten…for now, anyway

I’m not a fan of “top tens” because they are living, breathing, ever-changing organisms, but I’ll play along and share a current snapshot of my own personal favorites from 2017.

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Courtney Young's Top 10 Movies of 2017

The 2018 Academy Awards are upon us, and the nine nominated movies for best picture are immersed in controversy. 2017 was the year spotlighting hot…

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The Handmaiden and Dunkirk Lead The Way With The 2017 Film Honors Nominations

Time to honor my own choices for the best in film of 2017. I know we are in mid-February now, but here in the UK…

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The Films of Christopher Nolan Ranked

Here are the results of your votes to determine the ranking of Christopher Nolan films. I prefer to call it his top ten feature films…

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Christopher Nolan Continues To Enhance The Audience Experience

2017 gave us two World War Two themed films, specifically Operation Dynamo – the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk in…

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Survival of the Finest: Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk

Shortly before I embarked on my first screening of Christopher Nolanʼs latest motion picture Dunkirk back in July of 2017, I filled my face with a…

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Christopher Nolan Week: Where To Stream His 10 Feature Films

About time. Christopher Nolan Week is finally upon us. From today, Saturday 27th January through to Sunday 4th February look out for a variety of…

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Ranking Christopher Nolan's 10 Films As Director

As part of the Christopher Nolan Directors’ Week, which starts on Saturday 27th January 2018, we’re running a standard ranking poll. You select your own…

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Producers Guild of America Winners

The Producers Guild of America announced their winners in what was the very early hours of the morning here in the UK. Very early. Anyway,,…

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Oscars: When Reality Diddles the Dream Factory

The most appropriate metaphor for the Oscar race is probably the image of a cattle drive, with PR staff working overtime to herd as many voters as possible into one’s own corral. What is the most effective strategy for this? Concentrating on the perception that one’s vote does not necessarily reflect what is best in film, but what best represents the collective self-image of AMPAS voters from selections of a particular season.

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25 Years Of DGA And This Year's Oscar Race

Since 1993, do you know off the top of your head which director has been nominated with the Directors Guild of America the most times?…

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Posted in Awards Season British Film

BAFTA Announce Their Film Nominations

The British Film Academy (BAFTA) announced their nominations in film for 2017 early this morning. Denis Villeneuve’s Director nod for Blade Runner 2049 was an…

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