Warner Bros. is still submitting Dune 2’s score for Academy Awards consideration. Last month, it was announced that Hans Zimmer’s score for Dune 2 wouldn’t be eligible for Academy Awards consideration given that the movie’s music surpasses the Academy’s limit on pre-existing music and is ineligible to be nominated in the Best Original Score category. … Read more
“Now to the bottom line: Are these ‘five better films’ than “Hoop Dreams?” I would say they are not. “Hoop Dreams” was a film that cut to the bone, that gave us the sensation of watching lives unfold. It told more about the lives of young black men in American cities than any other film … Read more
Deadpool & Wolverine stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman could join a list of rotating hosts for the next Oscars ceremony. It’s not wabbit season or duck season. It’s celebrity season! That’s right! The hunt for Oscar hosts is on, and according to sources close to the annual celebration of stars and screen, Ryan Reynolds … Read more
Sean Baker’s Anora, which has been generating Oscar buzz, gets a new trailer ahead of its October theatrical release At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, director Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or when his romantic drama Anora was chosen as the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition. The movie has been generating Oscar buzz … Read more
If Hollywood has proven anything over the last century, it’s that they will turn anything into a franchise if they think it will make them a buck. They made a sequel to Speed on a cruise ship. They made a Karate Kid without the title character. They made four films about a hungry shark, even though the shark died at … Read more
Disney is making a major awards push for Deadpool & Wolverine, including a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for Hugh Jackman. Deadpool & Wolverine is one of the biggest films of the year, grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide, but Disney wants to add some Oscar gold to that haul. According to Variety, the studio is submitting … Read more
Deadpool & Wolverine had a great run at the box office, and is now setting its sights on taking home some gold as well, with Marvel Studios ready to campaign the film for a variety of awards. What will Deadpool & Wolverine be campaigning for? According to a recent report from Variety, Disney is looking … Read more
Welcome to Oscar season! Well, more like the preseason. And just like in sports, when offseason player movement starts to congeal into an actual roster at training camp, so too did the major fall festivals (Venice, Telluride, and Toronto) reveal an initial roster of who the big Oscar contenders and hopefuls might be. And as … Read more
The first official King of Kings photo has been unveiled, featuring the first look at the upcoming Oscar Isaac-led animated fantasy, which is inspired by Charles Dickens‘ little-known short story about the life and times of Jesus. In the film, Isaac will be voicing the character of Jesus Christ. This marks the acclaimed actor’s latest … Read more
Ryan Reynolds praises the talented stunt team behind Deadpool & Wolverine while urging the Academy to add an Oscar category for stunts. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been under pressure to include a new stunt category at the Oscars for years, but it hasn’t happened yet. In a social media post, … Read more