16 December
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Mahershala Ali Interview with Benjamin Cleary – SWAN SONG Mahershala Ali earned a Golden Globe nomination for his soulful performance in Swan Song. I sat down with Ali and writer/director Benjamin Clearly for their film that looks at our mortality and the use of cloning. Swan Song will be streaming on AppleTV+ December 17. **As always, I appreciate whenever you like my videos. It helps others on YouTube find my reviews and interviews. Haven’t subscribed yet? DO IT! You’ll be notified as soon as new videos are released. Here are my interviewsRead More →

25 February
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THE 91st ACADEMY AWARDS – THE WINNERS Best Picture: “Green Book” Lead Actor:Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Lead Actress: Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” Supporting ActorMahershala Ali, “Green Book” Supporting Actress Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk” Director Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” Animated Feature “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Animated Short “Bao,” Domee Shi Adapted Screenplay “BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Original Screenplay “Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly Cinematography“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón Best Documentary Feature“Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Best Documentary Short Subject “Period. End of Sentence.,” Rayka Zehtabchi Best Live Action Short FilmRead More →

22 February
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PAUL PREDICTS THE OSCAR WINNERS (Some of them…) It’s been quite the year when it comes to Oscars 2019. It think it’s going to go down in the books as the most controversial, disastrous, and unpredictable lead up to the big night. The Academy has had to back track on many decisions in terms of their telecast and their desperate ploy to cut the run time down to three hours. No need to get into all of those bumpy bricks in the road at this point. Let’s focus in on eight of the categories. Here are my predictions of who will win on Sunday andRead More →

27 January
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THE 25th SAG AWARDS – THE WINNERS Here are the winners for The 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards. The only big surprise of the night was for Emily Blunt for Best Supporting Actress. She won for her fearless work in A Quiet Place, but the big front runner in this category for the Oscars is Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk. King did not get the SAG nomination. Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Black PantherAngela BassettChadwick BosemanSterling K. BrownWinston DukeMartin FreemanDanai GuriraMichael B. JordanDaniel KaluuyaLupita Nyong’oAndy SerkisForest WhitakerLetitia Wright Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Rami Malek,Read More →

22 January
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THE 91st ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS Best Picture: “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” “Vice” Lead Actor: Christian Bale, “Vice” Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born” Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate” Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book” Lead Actress: Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma” Glenn Close, “The Wife” Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born” Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman” Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born” Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Sam Rockwell, “Vice” Supporting Actress Amy Adams, “Vice”Read More →

14 January
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THE 24th CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS – THE WINNERS BEST PICTURERoma BEST ACTORChristian Bale – Vice BEST ACTRESSGlenn Close – The WifeLady Gaga – A Star Is Bor BEST SUPPORTING ACTORMahershala Ali – Green Book BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSRegina King – If Beale Street Could Talk BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESSElsie Fisher – Eighth Grade BEST ACTING ENSEMBLEThe Favourite BEST DIRECTORAlfonso Cuarón – Roma BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYPaul Schrader – First Reformed BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYBarry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYAlfonso Cuarón – Roma BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNHannah Beachler, Jay Hart – Black Panther BEST EDITINGTom Cross – First Man BEST COSTUME DESIGNRuth Carter – Black Panther BESTRead More →

27 February
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THE 89th ACADEMY AWARDS – THE WINNERS That was on Oscars broadcast for the books! I went into the night thinking that we’d see a La La Land sweep. After it lost the first few categories, I knew we would be in a night of surprises. Justin Timberlake opened the show performing his rousing and catchy number from Trolls, which had everyone up and dancing in the aisles. Jimmy Kimmel was in pure Kimmel mode for his monologue. He was biting, funny, and easily kept the celebs in check. I can’t tell if Mel Gibson heard the jabs thrown at him, but they were spot-on.Read More →

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 →

05 January
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HIDDEN FIGURES Director: Theodore Melfi Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Jim Parson, Kirsten Dunst, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell Names like John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Buzz Aldrin are household names thanks to their bravery and willingness to go into space. What about all of those behind the scenes unsung heroes that made it all possible? That’s the idea behind Hidden Figures as it looks at three African-American women who were pioneers at NASA, and yet, no one knows their story. In an aptly used flashback moment that opens the movie, we’re told that even at aRead More →