Academy Afraid of horror?
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Filmotomy Podcast 94: How Afraid Are The Academy of Horror Movies?

With the awards season well underway, Podcast 94 takes a look at the Academy’s reluctance to reward films from the horror film genre. With Us…

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Posted in Awards Season News

20 Films Selected for the Visual Effects Oscars Shortlist

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their shortlist for this year’s Oscars in the Best Visual Effects category. Later in the month,…

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bohemian rhapsody
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Filmotomy Podcast 93: Are We Over the Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody Oscars?

As the awards season builds momentum, podcast 93 delves into the hangover of last year’s Oscars. In particular the wins for Green Book and Bohemian…

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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 Oscars World Cinema

92nd Academy Awards: Submissions for Best International Feature Film

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has published the chosen films from their respective country to be shortlisted for Best International Feature…

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Oscars
Posted in Oscars Podcast

Filmotomy Podcast 91: Isn’t it a Little Early for an Oscars Podcast?

What a show this is! The first Oscars / awards season podcast at Filmotomy of this new season. Nice and early. Robin Write is the…

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Jean Harlow
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Filmotomy Podcast 82: More Hollywood Scandals

With Bianca taking a week off podcasting, I (Robin) take over the hosting duties as we dig into the history of Hollywood once again for…

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Daniel Joyaux
Posted in Oscars Writing

Festival Cinephilia Profile: Daniel Joyaux

ESSENTIALS Daniel Joyaux — Freelance Contributor, Vanity Fair, The Verge, MovieMaker, Filmotomy (mostly Oscar analysis, some interviews and profiles, occasional reviews) Email — Twitter —…

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No Country For Old Men
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: No Country for Old Men

The quiet wind is the first sound heard, and then the wide plains open before our eyes as the sun rises over the blackness of…

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Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: The Lost Weekend, 1946

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. The Lost Weekend, 1946 Grand Prix du Festival…

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Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: The Artist, 2011

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. The Artist, 2011 Prix d’interprétation masculine – Jean…

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Posted in Actress Women

International Women's Day: 5 Great Actress Turns That Didn't Need The Oscar Nomination To Be Timeless

Any time is a a splendid time to shout out to some of the finest performances by actresses. So for International Women’s Day it feels…

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Producers Guild of America Winner Leads Us Deeper Into The Awards Season Darkness

It’s Bruce Beresford I feel sorry for… — Robin Write (@Filmotomy) January 20, 2019 Many were painfully predicting Bohemian Rhapsody to nab the Producers Guild…

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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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