Posted in Acting Awards Season Oscars

Best Supporting Actress 2019: Dern v. Robbie?

Now that awards season has kicked into high gear, it’s time for some pre-precursor Oscar predictions. For this post, we’ll be discussing the Best Supporting…

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Posted in Culture Movies

Tarantino Culture: Say ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Again. I Dare You.

The critics missed their Pan Am flights when it came to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. For example, none of them compared…

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Posted in Movies

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Personal Response to a Controversial Love Letter

[Contains major spoilers for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood] I came out of Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with predictably mixed…

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Once Upon A Time … in Hollywood & The Art of Driving with the Windows Down

[Contains minor spoilers for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood] Up until recently, I was a firm believer in cranking the A/C when it got…

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Isn’t Your Average Tarantino Flick

“In this town, it can all change…like that.” Sharon Tate, Charles Manson, 1969 Hollywood? What are you up to this time, Quentin Tarantino? Unless you’ve…

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Posted in Podcast

Filmotomy Podcast 73: The Trouble With Quentin Tarantino

So Quentin Tarantino yet again has eager tongues wagging all over the film stratosphere. And the new podcast catches the iron while it is hot….

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Posted in Cannes

Festival de Cannes Official Competition Prospectus – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD Quentin TARANTINO — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — 159 minutes IN A NUTSHELL Firstly, how do you describe any…

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Late Arrivals: Festival de Cannes Welcomes Back Two Former Palme d'Or Winners

Following the announcement of the 2019 Official Selection at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, General Delegate, Thierry Frémaux, and co. have revealed the few additions…

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Posted in Acting Awards Season Oscars Uncategorized

Premature 2019 Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress

We may have put the 91st Academy Awards behind us. However, it’s never too early to look ahead into what lies ahead next season. For…

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Posted in Trailer

First Reactions: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  Love him or hate him, it’s hard to ignore Quentin Tarantino. The man has a knack for grabbing your attention, and he did just…

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Review: Mary Queen of Scots

Scotland is cool again. From the country’s political atmosphere, striving for independence; the sexiness of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander; followed by hot-Scot director, David Mackenzie’s, Outlaw…

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Posted in Actor Actress Awards Season

If SAG Voters Could Talk – Film Writers Have an Screen Actors Guild Nominees Rant

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to Miss Blunt…

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Revenge Never Looked So Good: Terminal Review

In another time, and another place, this stylish noir thriller follows the twisting tales of two assassins (Max Irons & Dexter Fletcher) carrying out a…

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Posted in Women

Femininity in Crisis: Exploring the Representation of Femininity in the Films of 2017

2017 saw some excellent female characters being presented on screen. From the likes of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, to Saoirse Ronan’s Lady Bird, to Margot Robbie’s…

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