CODA Is Peaking At The Right Time – Oscars Watch

While the traditional Oscar rules do not bode well for the film, CODA is starting to peak at exactly the right time ahead of the Oscars. The film critics have spoken and now the guilds are having their say in the matter. Both SAG and PGA gave the film’s awards campaign the biggest boost that it could get. The fact that CODA won WGA is potentially good news. What we need to factor here is…

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Miller’s Crossing: Coen Brothers Film Is On Criterion

Miller’s Crossing joins The Criterion Collection with a 2K digital restoration supervised by the Coen Brothers and Barry Sonnenfeld. The film is being presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The digital transfer was created in 2K resolution from the 35mm original camera negative and supervised by the film’s cinematographer, Barry Sonnenfeld. The disc was mastered by Pixelogic Media. Both supervising sound editor and recrecording mixer Skip Livesay and composer Carter Burwell created a new…

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ASC Awards: 36th Annual Winners

The 36th Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography took place during a hybrid event at the ASC Clubhouse. The event was both in person at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood and live-streamed online. It wasn’t without technical difficulties as the live-stream went down at times. One thing is clear from tonight’s results: we’ve got ourselves an Oscars race. While Netflix would like Ari Wegner to become the first female to win Best Cinematographer,…

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Guild of Music Supervisors: 12th Annual Awards

The Guild of Music Supervisors honored the winners of their 12th annual awards in a virtual ceremony held on Sunday. The Guild of Music Supervisors held its star-studded 12th annual award ceremony this evening virtually, celebrating outstanding achievement in the craft of Music Supervision in film, television, documentaries, games, advertising, and trailers. Oscar-nominated leading actors, iconic songwriters, producers, and composers joined the Guild to honor these Music Supervisor tastemakers, who were recognized for their stellar accomplishments…

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2022 Writers Guild Awards: The 74th Annual Winners

The WGA East and WGA West announced the winners of the 2022 Writers Guild Awards during a virtual ceremony hosted by Ashley Nicole Black. Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced the winners of the 2022 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional categories during a joint, virtual ceremony. CODA follows through on its recent SAG and PGA wins…

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2022 Producers Guild Awards Gives CODA A Boost

The 2022 Producers Guild Awards gives CODA a boost as the film just might very well become the little film that could. The winners were announced at the annual award show on Saturday, March 19th at the Fairmont Century Plaza. Much like the Oscars, the PGA uses a preferential ballot. The fact that the show takes place while Oscars voting is going on could certainly have a big impact on what happens. History shows that…

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Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards: The Winners

The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) announced the winners of their 58th annual awards in a ceremony hosted by Kirsten Vangsness. After going virtual last year, the 58th Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards returned to the Wilshire Grand Ballroom of the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Legendary director and producer Sir Ridley Scott received the Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award. Honored with the CAS Career Career Achievement Award, Re-recording mixer Paul Massey CAS attended the ceremonies virtually. Massey’s…

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Sony Pictures Studio Tour – The Recap

The Sony Pictures Studio Tour is one of a few studio tours that movie and television audiences can take while visiting Los Angeles. During my trip to Los Angeles for the Critics Choice Awards in 2020, I had the chance to hit up a few studio tours. Unfortunately, I could not fit in either Sony or Paramount. Last year, neither was an option because of the pandemic. Paramount is also not open yet so this…

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Critics Choice Super Awards – 2nd Annual Winners

Days after the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards took place, the winners of the 2nd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards were announced. Genres for the Super Awards include Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action for both film and television. Spider-Man: No Way Home led the film winners this year, garnering three awards overall. The film was awarded Best Superhero Movie, while Andrew Garfield took the prize for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie, and Willem Dafoe…

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Shooter Arrives on 4K Ultra HD for 15th Anniversary

Shooter makes its arrival on 4K Ultra HD one week ahead of the film’s 15th anniversary of its theatrical release in 2007. In development hell for well over a decade, the film is based on Stephen Hunter’s 1993 novel, Point of Impact. One of the things that screenwriter Jonathan Lemkin did was move the script out of the Vietnam War and into a contemporary setting. It certainly works for the film’s advantage to an extent.…

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