Category Archives: Oscar Talk

Tracking Through Paul Thomas Anderson’s Career

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Somewhere between blatant homage and honest character introspection exists Paul Thomas Anderson’s visual style. Seemingly from the moment he appeared on the major Hollywood scene with Boogie Nights, he’s been called something of a “rip-off” of other filmmakers, namely Kurbrick, … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Movies, News, Oscar Talk, Paul Thomas Anderson | Tagged Boogie Nights, director, Films, Hard Eight, Magnolia, Movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Punch Drunk Love, Steadicam, Sydney, The Master, There Will Be Blood, Tracking Shots | 3 Comments

Oscar Nominated Short: “Fresh Guacamole”

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Amazingly well-done stop motion of normal objects being transformed into guacamole make for an unusual short and sweet story. Fresh Guacamole is nominated for Best Animated Short Film at this coming Academy Awards. Directed by American animator PES.

Posted in Films, Movies, Oscar Talk | Tagged Academy Awards, Best Animated Short Film, Films, Fresh Guacamole, Maggie Simpson, Movies, oscars, Paperman, PES | Leave a comment

Oscar Noms Aftermath

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Well, all told I didn’t do all that badly, nailing 73% of all categories not icluding shorts (those were a crapshoot) and 80% if you include my alternates. I whiffed on Emmanuelle Riva, and Amour in general. I thought the … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Supporting Actress

Posted on January 11, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Supporting Actress has sometimes produced some surprise winners, but it has grown mostly predictable for the last decade. What strikes me is how quickly the winners of the last decade have been largely forgotten (with … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Supporting Actress, Oscar Talk | Tagged A.I. Artificial Intelligence, All About Eve, american Gangster, Anne Baxter, Annie Hall, best actress, best supporting actress, Bette Davis, Cate Blanchett, Damage, Diane Keaton, Dreamgirls, Frances O'Connor, Jennifer Hudson, Kirstie Alley, Knocked Up, Leslie Mann, Marvin's Room, Miranda Richardson, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Penelope Cruz, Precious, Rachel Getting Married, Reds, Renee Zellweger, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ruby Dee, Sandra Bernhard, Sleepy Hollow, Something's Gotta Give, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Family Stone, The King of Comedy, The Razor's Edge, tilda swinton, Tom and Viv | 3 Comments

Those Oscar Missed: Best Original Screenplay

Posted on January 10, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Original Screenplay refers to a screenplay in which the material is not based on another medium. Even if the screenplay is about someone or something that was real, it would still count as an original … Continue reading →

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2013 Oscar Nominations

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Performance by an actor in a leading role Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook” Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln” Hugh Jackman in “Les Misérables” Joaquin Phoenix in “The Master” Denzel Washington in “Flight” Performance by an actor in a supporting role … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Oscar Talk | Tagged Academy Awards, Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Films, Haneke, Lincoln, Movies, oscars, Spielberg, Zero Dark Thirty | Leave a comment

FINAL 2013 OSCAR NOMINATION PREDICTIONS

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

While this has been a particularly unpredictable Oscar season, now that the dust has all but settled on the nominations, a good amount of “locks” have surfaced in all categories. What makes this year more fun than most is the … Continue reading →

Those Oscar Missed: Best Adapted Screenplay

Posted on January 8, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Adapted Screenplay refers to a screenplay on which the material is based on another medium (examples being short stories, novels, plays, comic books, TV shows, video games, short films, newspaper articles, or even previous films). … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Documentary Feature

Posted on January 7, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Documentary Feature can be an excellent showcase for documentaries that should not be missed. I admit that I don’t get to see as many as I would like to, but when I do get to … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Posted on January 4, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Documentary (Short Subject) is one of the few Oscar categories that home viewers would probably not be very familiar with. As with the other two short film categories, I was originally not going to include … Continue reading →

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