Tag: Screenwriting
Review: I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
You might recognize Macon Blair from Gold, Green Room, and as the lead in Blue Ruin, but with this new Netflix release, I Don’t Feel…
Listmania: Al's Happy Oscars Wins 2000-2015
I’ve been watching the Academy Awards since the 2001 ceremony when Gladiator beat Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon & Traffic for Best Picture. Over the last…
Why The Lobster Has To Win The Original Screenplay Oscar
The following contains SPOILERS. This is also in no way a negative reflection on the other four nominees for Best Original Screenplay at this year’s…
Interview: Alice Winocour
Lucky me got to spend about twenty minutes with the breakthrough French writer-director Alice Winocour. Following a screenplay collaboration with Deniz Gamze Ergüven on the tremendous…
Preview: Film Honors 2016
Wherein I analyse my own choices ahead of Sunday’s big announcements. Check out the Film Honors 2016 Nominees in full, or go straight on ahead:…
Film Honors: 1977
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…
Review: Your Name
It is not always enough to say we enjoyed the motion pictures that slipped under the viewing net, because we loved them so. The wife…
Film Honors 2016: Nominations
2016. The movies took us to some great places and times. Some not so memorable, some disappointing, some ruined somewhat by hype. A lot of…
7 Potential Sneaky Oscar Nominations
I don’t do nomination predictions. That’s what I always say. Sometimes I cave, sure. It’s a tough game to resist. Every single year. See Al…
Al Robinson's Final Oscar Predictions
Here are my Oscar predictions. This year there will be no #OscarsSoWhite problem. Best Picture Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water La La…
Film Honors: 1960
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…
Film Honors 2016: Longlists Announced
With the arrival of a new year, came the approaching closure of the film season. Here in the UK I’ve bullied my way through so…
Film Honors: 1997
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…
Film Honors: 1996
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…
