45 Years
In what might be her most prolific performance, 45 Years isn’t as depressing as many of the films or performances of this nature, instead relies on internal anger and displacement of feelings.
Oscars
AFI 2015 Top 10 Announced!
The American Film Institute announced their TOP 10 Films of 2015… see who made the cut.
Spotlight
Tom McCarthy seems like a pretty talented guy, high praise for his supporting acting roles, received an Oscar nomination for animated scripts like “Up”, and consulted on the record breaking first season of “Game of Thrones”.
Brooklyn Captures the Imagination
With the sweep of an epic, and the intimacy of a love story, Brooklyn soars as a magical film in a year filled with small cinema gems. “I felt the film could be profoundly moving,” shared its director, John Crowley, at a question-and-answer session at the 53rd New York Film Festival. “It could be a
Top 10 Films to see before Oscars
The 87th Academy Award nominations are out, and everyone is talking about the controversial snubs (and rightly so). But for those of you who want to know what’s going on before the big show, here are the 10 most important films to see before February 22.
Mr. Turner
Cannes award winner for best actor Timothy Spall (Harry Potter) is truly deserving of an Oscar nomination for his embedded performance in the biopic of William Turner. From the moment the film opens, the cinematography pulls you into what visually could be a moving painting. Dick Pope always works on director Mike Leigh’s films, but
American Sniper
The tragic story of the man who became the greatest American Sniper in US history comes to light with director Clint Eastwood’s steady hand at the helm.
Selma
Director Ava DuVernay (Middle of Nowhere) will very likely make history in 2015 as the first African American female to be nominated for best director in the Academy Awards history. DuVernay will only be the 5th woman ever nominated in that category. It’s probably an insignificant trivia fact for some, but it’s one more example
Nebraska
This might be the first time Alexander Payne didn’t write the screenplay for a film he directed, but the Oscar winner’s handprint is still everywhere. Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) has become one of the most respected auteurs in the business with his ability to portray the most realistic type of characters on the screen. Bittersweet