06 January
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The 77th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS – THE WINNERS And the Golden Globe goes to…. Best Motion Picture – Drama1917 Best Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyOnce Upon a Time…In Hollywood Best DirectorSam Mendes, 1917 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaJoaquin Phoenix, Joker Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Renée Zellweger, Judy Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyAwkwafina, The Farewell Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or ComedyTaron Egerton, Rocketman Best Supporting ActorBrad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood Best Supporting ActressLaura Dern, Marriage Story Best Screenplay Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Best Animated FilmMissingRead More →

30 December
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PAUL’S TOP 10 of 2019 2019 has been an exceptional year at the movies. We saw thought-provoking storytelling with movies like Us and JoJo Rabbit. Directors Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Sam Mendes all pushed the boundaries of filmmaking with their latest films. We saw the end to Marvel’s Infinity Saga with Avengers: Endgame and we said goodbye to the Skywalker Saga with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Literary adaptations like Little Women and Doctor Sleep proved you can venture outside the confines of the author’s original words and still make you latch on their characters and themes. On a personal front, I becameRead More →

27 December
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“1917″ INTERVIEWS Oscar winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) has made one of the greatest World War I films to date with 1917. He collaborates once again with cinematographer Roger Deakins, composer Thomas Newman, and co-wrote the screenplay with Krysty Wilson-Cairns for this visceral and immersive epic. One of their many accomplishments includes making it look like it’s one long take giving you that first hand account much like the two central characters played by George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman. I sat down with Mendes, Wilson-Cairns, MacKay, and Chapman to discuss the film. Here are the videos. Make sure to head over to my YouTubeRead More →

26 December
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1917 Writer/Director: Sam MendesStarring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden It’s April 6, 1917 in Northern France, Blake and Scofield are two British soldiers played by George McKay and Dean-Charles Chapman who are tasked with a deadly mission to head into enemy territory to deliver an urgent message to Blake’s brother’s squadron. The hope is to stop a them before they walk into a trap killing hundreds of soldiers.  Oscar winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty and Skyfall) directed the film and co-wrote it with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. He has dedicated the film to his grandfather Alfred H. Mendes whoRead More →

09 December
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The 77th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS And the nominees are… Best Motion Picture – Drama1917The IrishmanJokerMarriage StoryThe Two Popes Best Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyDolemite Is My NameJoJo RabbitKnives OutOnce Upon a Time…In HollywoodRocketman Best DirectorMartin Scorsese, The IrishmanQuentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time…In HollywoodBong Joon Ho, ParasiteSam Mendes, 1917Todd Phillips, Joker Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaChristian Bale, Ford v FerrariAntonio Banderas, Pain and GloryAdam Driver, Marriage StoryJoaquin Phoenix, JokerJonathan Pryce, The Two Popes Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaCynthia Erivo, HarrietScarlett Johansson, Marriage StorySaoirse Ronan, Little WomenCharlize theron, Bombshell Renée Zellweger , Judy Best Actress inRead More →