Tag: Films

RE-POST As we leap forth into the final half of our 100 Performances Oscar Forgot series I decided to reshuffle the running order a little…

I’m on a rant, so consider yourself warned. I had a genial little chapter on LitFlicks nearly ready for submission when I read a NY Post article by way of the Guardian that cited an American poll that said only 30% of younger audiences have seen a film in black & white and that fewer than 25% had ever watched a film from the 40s or 50s to completion.

RE-POST Another miserable lot to wet your awards season appetite. Not that I am grumbling, mind, it’s hard to argue with any of the next…

RE-POST As that satisfying feeling washed over me editing this very piece, and was about to send it out into the world I noticed the…

RE-POST Some of these went on to be nominated for other roles, a couple would even win Oscars, but that makes these 5 no less…

RE-POST Welcome to Part 7 of the 100 Performances Oscar Forgot. We like to believe they simply forgot as some these performances not honored with…

RE-POST Okay so as you have likely already noticed, there will be some of the choices including two performances. Not really cheating, sometimes it is…

With the candid, provoking feature-length documentary Warehoused, from Life Is My Movie Entertainment, I was not only reminded of the power of the non-fiction genre,…

RE-POST There’s a definite, and I assure you non-deliberate, theme of foreign-language and varying comedic performances in the fifth part of our delve into highlighting…

RE-POST As I browsed through the many suggestions for this Oscars 100 Non-Nominee list some of them still have me scratching my head to this…

RE-POST There are a hundred and one reasons why an actor or actress may miss out on a nomination. We’ve been debating these very choices…

RE-POST We all have our favorite acting performances from the movies over the years that have not managed to make it as an Oscar nominee….

RE-POST As we get sucked into the awards season vacuum again, I grabbed hold of a few of my like-minded film-freaks (follow them on Twitter…

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…