Today in queer cinema: ‘Call Me By Your Name’ and ‘In A Heartbeat’ dazzle

Earlier in the year, and after a now notorious slip, Moonlight walked away with the coveted Best Picture Oscar, making it both the first LGBT movie and the first indie movie to win Oscar gold in the category – a historic win. 2015’s Carol and The Danish Girl were the only other the LGBT-themed movies to have scored more… Read More Today in queer cinema: ‘Call Me By Your Name’ and ‘In A Heartbeat’ dazzle

2016 Oscar Predictions: Best Director

  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

Screen Actors Guild Awards: ‘Spotlight’ takes home top honours, Idris Elba makes SAG history

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

2016 Oscar Predicitions: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  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

2016 Oscar Predictions: Best Actress 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