Welcome to late January! It's a time we at DFO most associate with bitching that the goddamned Patriots are in the stupid fucking Super Bowl again, but that's not all these bleak winter weeks have to offer. There are also movie awards! Balls of Steel is already ably handling the
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Oscar Night 2018 Open Thread
Good evening, Commentists! It's Oscar night, and I'm here to set the stage for your finest cinematological dick jokes. Here are the nominees for Best Picture, ranked, and my predictions for which of them will actually win. 10. Darkest Hour Impeccably acted and unexpectedly pretty to look at. There are no bad movies
Oscar Preview 2018: Prestige Award Lightning Round
Oscar Preview 2018: Salute Your Shorts
Oscar Preview 2018: Art for Film’s Sake
Oscar Preview 2018: Awards for Nerds
Good afternoon, Commentists. We're a week from Oscar night, and and my plan was to cover all the "technical categories" today, but that was before I did a little more research and discovered that there are seven technical categories and that they include costume design and production design. And, look,
Oscar Preview 2018: The Films No One Watches
‘A Christmas Prince’ for Best Picture: Oscar Nomination Predictions and Discussion Thread
Oscar Preview 2017: Ya Betta Act, Someboday (or, Open Thread)
Oscar Preview 2017: Arts and Crafts
Up this morning, editing, writing, and the little things that make the actors look like they belong on the sets, and that make the sets look like places where the actors should be. FILM EDITING Arrival — I haven't seen a single movie this year that was better-paced than Arrival. Arrival is constantly bringing you information