On this day last year, I was sitting at home eagerly awaiting the start of the second batch of screenings courtesy of Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival. The Festival’s opening night had left me in awe of its quirky first selection, Swiss Army Man, and excited for the round-up of films and workshops to come. By… Read More Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival: Q&A with executive director Myriam Sassine
consequenceofsound.net Nominees: 1) Alejandro G. Iñarritu, The Revenant 2) Lenny Abrahamson, Room 3) Adam McKay, The Big Short 4) Tom McCarthy, Spotlight 5) George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road The race for Best Director saw a formidable match-up last year where Alejandro G. Iñarritu prevailed over Richard Linklater, who among many circles was favourote to win.… Read More 2016 Oscar Predictions: Best Director
The 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on January 30, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. The night featured a lot of unexpected results coupled with a few sure fire wins in the movie categories. The biggest winner of the night, however, was diversity. When the nominations for the 88th Annual Academy Awards were… Read More Screen Actors Guild Awards: ‘Spotlight’ takes home top honours, Idris Elba makes SAG history
hindustantimes.com Nominees: 1) Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight 2) Christian Bale, The Big Short 3) Tom Hardy, The Revenant 4) Sylvester Stallone, Creed 5) Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies When I first saw the list of nominees in this category, I was quite shocked to see not one, but two major snubs. Not only did I think Room‘s Jacob… Read More 2016 Oscar Predicitions: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
hindustantimes.com Nominees: 1) Rooney Mara, Carol 2) Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs 3) Rachel McAdams, Spotlight 4) Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl 5) Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight The Best Supporting Actress race has been one of my personal favourites this year for how close it has been between three of the five nominees, but… Read More 2016 Oscar Predictions: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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