Variety's Playback podcast - hosted by Kristopher Tapley - is another great resource for in-depth conversations with Awards Season contenders, as well as insightful Oscar prognostication. Dating all the way back to September 2016, interviewees include nominees such as Mel Gibson, Barry Jenkins, Casey Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Viola Davis, Kenneth Lonergan, Ava DuVernay, Jeff Bridges, and many many more. These are serious conversations about the actual craft, process, [...]
Episode 3: LA LA LAND is Hitler For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, a roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle discuss the latest in movies for late February 2017. You can also stream Episode 3 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa Rod Lott, Editor and Writer for Flick Attack, and former OFCC President [...]
Below are my predictions for the 2016 Academy Awards, in all 24 categories. The list has some commentary in the major categories, and then simple “Will Win” predictions for the undercard choices along with “Should Win” opinions. According to how I see it, the night’s big winner will be La La Land with 9 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. No other film will come close. [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5I With a prologue clip titled "The Last Supper", this opening scene to Alien: Covenant literally sets the table for what's to come in this sequel to Prometheus. Helmed by returning director Ridley Scott, Alien: Covenant continues to advance the Alien mythology that Prometheus expanded. This is the studio's official synopsis: Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rQ1aodFVvY This UK trailer was released a couple of months ago but it's new to me, along with its clips that don't appear in the US version. Spider-Man: Homecoming swings into theaters on July 7, 2017.
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for disturbing violent images, thematic material, language, and brief nudity) Released: Limited in 2016; wider release in February 2017 Runtime: 93 minutes Directed by: Raoul Peck Starring: James Baldwin, Dick Cavett, the voice of Samuel L. Jackson My review of I Am Not Your Negro, for The Tulsa Voice. This Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary [...]
A big budget Martin Scorsese crime epic is being day-and-dated to stream online, with limited theatrical play - starring Robert De Niro in a long-overdue 9th collaboration, no less. And a part of me just died inside. Paramount Pictures is screwing up a lot of things lately, and Netflix is having a dubious track record as savior. [...]
Released: February 24, 2017 Runtime: Program A - 76 minutes ; Program B – 85 minutes Program: Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts for 2016 (Some material may not be not suitable for younger viewers) I’ve been watching the Short Film Oscar nominees for several years now – every one – in the Animated, Live Action, and Documentary categories. This year, one [...]
The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast - hosted by Scott Feinberg - has another full season of Awards Season interviews under its belt: 22 in total for the 2016 race. Nominees interviewed include Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Barry Jenkins, Casey Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Andrew Garfield, and many many more. These are serious conversations about the actual craft, process, and art of filmmaking, not the gossip fluff. It's [...]
On set in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon, but not yet in costume, here's our first look at the (mostly) assembled cast of the as-yet-to-be-titled Young Han Solo Star Wars Anthology Movie. Pictured with co-diretors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, this is who they are left-to-right: co-director Christopher Miller, Woody Harrelson (as Solo's mentor), Phoebe [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 