96th Academy Awards Predictions – Oscars Watch

Solzy at the Movies presents predictions for the 96th Oscars as the Academy Awards will be airing an hour earlier tonight on ABC. My art of predicting who will leave the 96th Academy Awards with an Oscar is not by picking favorites. It is by studying the guilds and seeing how films performed during awards season. Oppenheimer is a clear choice to win several awards this evening just from seeing how well it has performed…

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#NOVA: A Traumatizing But Essential Documentary

#NOVA is an hourlong documentary following the events of the Supernova Psy-Trance Festival during the Hamas attack on October 7. If you’re unfamiliar with what happened on October 7, it was the worst attack on Jews in a single day since the Holocaust. Filmmaker Dan Pe’er was aiding survivors when he first begin receiving the initial footage that led to the film. #NOVA is a documentary that uses smartphone, bodycam, phone audio, and GoPro footage…

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Damsel: Millie Bobby Brown Faces a Dragon in Netflix Film

Millie Bobby Brown goes face to face with a dragon in Damsel, the newest original Netflix film to star the Stranger Things actress. I’m going to get to the idea behind the film in a moment. But before I do, I’ve been enjoying the Netflix original films starring Millie Bobby Brown. There’s something about them that allow the actress to show off her wit or action skills. This film is no different except for the…

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Frost/Nixon: A Delayed 15th Anniversary Review

Ron Howard hit another home run with his 2008 adaptation of Peter Morgan’s play, Frost/Nixon, starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen. Peter Morgan adapted his play for the screen and one gets a sense of the film playing out like a boxing match. David Frost (Michael Sheen) is on one side of the ring while former President Richard M. Nixon (Frank Langella) is on the other side. Anyway, the headlining interview does not come until…

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One Day in September: The Munich Olympics Massacre

Kevin Macdonald’s Oscar-winning documentary about the 1972 Munich Massacre, One Day in September, marks its 25th anniversary this year. “When I was a kid my father used to say our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom realized. Our worst fears have been realized tonight. They have now said there were eleven hostages; two were killed in their rooms yesterday morning, nine were killed at the airport tonight. They’re all gone.” – Jim McKay,…

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Sharknado Gets 10th Anniversary Special Edition DVD

Not only was Sharknado restored for the film’s 10th anniversary in 2023 but there is an upgrade in visual effects and new shots altogether. When Sharknado premiered during the summer of 2013, it became a cultural phenomenon. For better or worse, everybody was talking about it online. As a result, more sequels would make their way to TV–five sequels in all. Not just this but they got funnier in nature and an increasing number of…

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Canadian Bacon: Remembering John Candy 30 Years Later

Canadian Bacon may have been the only narrative feature directed by Michael Moore but it was the final film to star John Candy. No Canadians were harmed in the making of the film. I decided to watch the film to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Candy’s passing. Honestly, it was either this or Wagon’s East, which also starred the late Richard Lewis. In any event, Canadian Bacon was available to stream through Hoopla without commercial…

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38th Annual ASC Awards Winners

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced the winners of the 38th Annual ASC Awards on March 3, 2024. Don Burgess, ASC (Lifetime Achievement Award), Steven Fierberg, ASC (ASC Career Achievement in Television Award), and Amy Vincent, ASC (Presidents Award) were previously announced as awards honorees. The ASC also honored filmmaker Spike Lee with the Board of Governors Award for his significant and indelible contributions to cinema. This ASC Board of Governors honor is reserved…

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71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards Winners

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) announced the winners of the 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards on Sunday night. The 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards took place at the Wilshire Ebell Theater on March 3, 2024. MPSE FILMMAKER AWARD Michael Dinner MPSE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Dane A. Davis, MPSE 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards Sound Editorial Winners Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation Star Wars: The Bad Batch: “Faster” (Disney)…

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14th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Winners

The Guild of Music Supervisors (“GMS”) announced the winners of the 14th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. The winners were revealed at an in-person and virtual awards gala at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night in a ceremony honoring outstanding achievement in the craft of Music Supervision in film, television, documentaries, advertising, trailers, and video games. FILM Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million George Drakoulias – Barbie Best…

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