Oscar Preview 2017: Ya Betta Act, Someboday (or, Open Thread)

makeitsnowondem - February 26, 2017February 26, 2017

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In the last day or two before the Academy awards, I like to try to expand my horizons and watch a few of the movies Oscar forgot, the ones that were too small or too weird or just for whatever reason overlooked. Last year, just before the show, I caught Tangerine,

Oscar Preview 2017: Arts and Crafts

DFOing Good

makeitsnowondem - February 26, 2017February 26, 2017

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

Oscar Preview 2017: Best Pictures

makeitsnowondem - February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

I was planning on holding my favorite cluster of categories till Saturday, but it's been a long-ass week and you all deserve something fun to read about and dammit, I deserve something fun to write about. As cool as it is to get into the nuts and bolts of what's

Oscar Preview 2017: Lights and Sounds

makeitsnowondem - February 23, 2017February 23, 2017

Outside of football season, one of my favorite events to share with you fine folks has always been the Oscars. Back during the KSK days, the Oscar liveblog was an oasis in an offseason that, by three weeks in, had already gone on for far too long. I often had barely

Oscars 2017: I’m Sorry, I Don’t Know Anything About La La Land

makeitsnowondem - January 29, 2017January 29, 2017

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I told myself I was going to try to keep my Oscar posts a little shorter this year. So far, well... Here are your 2017 Academy Award nominees! BEST PICTURE Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight I'm behind on my top-of-ticket viewing so far this year, having seen

Straight White Super Bowl 2016: Oscars Recap

makeitsnowondem - March 5, 2016March 5, 2016

The Oscars were last weekend. Let's see how my predictions did. Best Picture, Best Director, Acting Awards (5/6) I missed only one of the big six awards, with Best Director going to Alejandro González Iñárritu for The Revenant instead of George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road. The lead acting categories went, as expected, to Leonardo DiCaprio and

Oscars 2016: Best Picture and Best Open Thread

makeitsnowondem - February 28, 2016February 28, 2016

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They'll start handing out the awards in an hour or so, and I still have a personal Best Picture to anoint. But before I do, let's take a moment to remember that Straight Outta Compton was not nominated, and neither was Beasts of No Nation, and neither was The Danish Girl, and neither was Carol. Beasts

Straight White Super Bowl 2016: Best Foreign-Language Film

makeitsnowondem - February 28, 2016February 28, 2016

The Oscars are almost upon us, with all their unpredictability. You don’t need an oracle to tell you what will happen. You don’t even need a film critic. You need someone who sees into the very souls of the Academy voters. You need a Straight White Man. Okay, so you guys