Rob Marshall exploded onto the prestige scene in 2002, as he was mainly a choreographer on Broadway and in television productions, and when he was chosen to direct the adaptation of the iconic musical Chicago, he proved he was adept at the format and genre, directing the eventual Best Picture winner and it was thought…
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Academy Award Nomination Predictions: Best Actor
Nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are going to be announced in just under two weeks, so I am going to give my predictions for some of the top categories. Oh boy…if there was any category this year that clearly shows how us predictors are constantly changing our minds, it has to be Best Actor. In…
Snowpiercer (2014)
When last did you have your mind blown from a film? When was the last time you legitimately gasped audibly after seeing a movie? For me, it happened when the ending credits rolled on Snowpiercer. I was expecting a unique, but unremarkable action thriller. What I experienced can only be described as transcendent, idiosyncratic and…
Academy Award Nomination Predictions: Best Supporting Actress
Nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are going to be announced in just over two weeks, so I am going to give my predictions for some of the top categories. Best Supporting Actress this year is a huge head-scratcher, as it normally is. This is the place where we have gotten some massive surprises. It…
Academy Award Nomination Predictions: Best Supporting Actor
Nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are going to be announced in less than a month, so I thought I’d offer up some thoughts on who I think will be nominated in the main categories. First up is one of my all-time favorite categories, Best Supporting Actor. It has supplied us with winners such as…
An Appreciation of…Mike Nichols (1931 – 2014)
I was incredibly saddened today to hear about the death of Mike Nichols. Not only was he one of my all-time favorite directors, I found it about it on my birthday, which makes him the second director in the span of a few years for that to happen to, with the other being the brilliant…
An Appreciation of…Jim Carrey (1962 – present)
Jim Carrey may not be the definition of a thespian. Despite being a huge box-office draw, and being relatively beloved by a huge fanbase, Carrey is a divisive actor. Some find his broad comedic appeal revolting, and will avoid seeing him in a movie at all costs. However, if you look a little deeper, you…
Bad Words (2014)
Actors trying out directing is something I find fascinating. In his directorial debut, Jason Bateman gives directing a try, and while this may not be the most notable debut for a actor-turned-director, it was a very unique and fun film. Bateman has been cast usually as well-meaning and soft-spoken intellectuals. Therefore it came as no…
An Appreciation of…Kevin Spacey (1959 – present)
In the 1950s and 1960s, Hollywood was just getting out of the studio contract system, and there emerged a new type of movie star – freewheeling, classy and sophisticated film titans who could sing, act, dance and segue between all genres. Sadly, with independent cinema and blockbusters arriving not long after, we lost many of…
Amadeus (1984)
Period dramas are very often not my favourite type of film – as good as they may be, they are sometimes overly melodramatic and dour at times. After deciding to watch the three-hour epic, Amadeus, I have to admit that this does not fit into the typical period drama mould – it is incredible and…
