29 January
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The 23rd ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS – THE WINNERS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE Hidden Figures Mahershala Ali, Kirsten Dunst Aldis Hodge, Jim Parsons Ocatavia Spencer, Kevin Costner Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae Glen Powell OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Denzel Washington, Fences OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Emma Stone, La La Land OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Mahershala Ali, Moonlight OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Viola Davis, Fences OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE Hacksaw Ridge BEST ENSEMBLERead More →

24 January
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THE 89th ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS Here we go! This year’s Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and no one was surprised to hear La La Land lead the pack. The Academy loves movies about actors and Hollywood, and Damien Chazelle’s film is a tribute to the old MGM musicals. I posted my predictions yesterday and gave La La Land 14 nominations. My prediction was right on as it has tied Titanic and All About Eve with the most nominations. Coming in next is Moonlight and Arrival with 8 nominations and Manchester By the Sea with 6. If I had my choice, I’d giveRead More →

28 December
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2016: A YEAR IN REVIEW 2016 was not the best year when it came to the selections at your local movie theater. The spring brought out it the usual duds, the summer season was wildly disappointing, and the fall had a few great films to try and redeem itself. Big blockbuster movies like X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, and The Divergent Series: Allegiant were not greeted with the same sort of enthusiasm upon it’s release. All four were disappointing in some regard. We also saw reboots and revivals of franchises with Ghostbusters, Jason Bourne, Bridget Jones’s Baby,and Blair Witch; some of them wereRead More →

25 December
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FENCES Director: Denzel Washington Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mykelti Williamson, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Saniyya Sidney In 2010 Denzel Washington and Viola Davis starred in the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s play, Fences. They both went on to win the Tony Award for their performances as a married couple in 1950s Pittsburgh. Washington plays Troy Maxson, a former baseball player who was too old to go professional and now works as a trash collector. Viola Davis gives another knockout performance as his wife, Rose. While Troy is out at work, she is the typical housewife who makes sure there is food onRead More →

14 December
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The 23rd ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS NOMINATIONS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE 1. Captain Fantastic Annalise Basso Ann Dowd Nicholas Hamilton Frank Langella Erin Moriarty Missi Pyle Steve Zahn Shree Crooks Kathryn Hahn Samantha Isler George MacKay Viggo Mortensen Charlie Shotwell 2. Fences Jovan Adepo Stephen McKinley Henderson Saniyya Sidney Mykelti Williamson Viola Davis Russell Hornsby Denzel Washington 3. Hidden Figures Mahershala Ali Kirsten Dunst Aldis Hodge Jim Parsons Ocatavia Spencer Kevin Costner Taraji P. Henson Janelle Monae Glen Powell 4. Manchester By the Sea Casey Affleck Kyle Chandler Gretchen Mol Matthew Boderick Lucas Hedges Michelle Williams 5. Moonlight MahershalaRead More →

12 December
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THE 74th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS Here are the nominations for the 74th Golden Globe Awards brought to you by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association BEST MOTION PICTURE-DRAMA 1. Hacksaw Ridge 2. Hell or High Water 3. Lion 4. Manchester By the Sea 5. Moonlight BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS-DRAMA 1. Amy Adams, Arrival 2. Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane 3. Ruth Negga, Loving 4. Natalie Portman, Jackie 5. Isabelle Huppert, Elle BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR-DRAMA 1. Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea 2. Joel Edgerton, Loving 3. Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge 4. Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic 5. Denzel Washington, Fences BEST MOTION PICTURE-COMEDY/MUSICAL 1.Read More →

01 December
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THE 22nd CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS Drum roll please…. BEST PICTURE Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water La La Land Lion Loving Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Sully BEST ACTOR Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea Joel Edgerton – Loving Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling – La La Land Tom Hanks – Sully Denzel Washington – Fences BEST ACTRESS Amy Adams – Arrival Annette Bening – 20th Century Women Isabelle Huppert – Elle Ruth Negga – Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie Emma Stone – La La Land BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Mahershala Ali – Moonlight Jeff Bridges – Hell or HighRead More →

23 September
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THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Matt Bomer, Luke Grimes Within the same month I’ve seen two new westerns that have hit the big screen. The first was Hell or High Water, which is currently resting toward the top of my year end best list. Now comes the release of the remake of The Magnificent Seven, a movie that will not be on that list. It’s the late 1800s and the small town of Rose Creek is facing a bit of a dust up when industrialistRead More →

30 September
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THE EQUALIZER Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo Denzel Washington is back in another high-intensity action flick. How many of these has he done lately? This time he reteams with his Training Day director Antoine Fuqua. Robert McCall (Washington) spends most of his day stocking shelves or cutting wood at Home Mart (similar to Home Depot) and is a mentor toward another worker trying to get in shape for the security position. His nightly routine involves a stop at a local diner for a cup of tea and some reading time. He’s got aRead More →

12 December
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THE 19th ANNUAL SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS The Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations have been announced! They are usually the strongest indicators of who will be nominated for an Oscar. The SAG winners often times walk away with the coveted Oscar as well. There are always exceptions to that as well. There are only a couple of surprises here. Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman received nominations beating out the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, or Jacki Weaver. No actors from Django Unchained received any recognition. The cast of Zero Dark Thirty was not recognized even though Jessica Chastain received a Best Actress nomination.Read More →