“Everything” won everything. Two important Oscar bellwethers went down this weekend in Hollywood — the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Producers Guild Awards. “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” the trippy and moving arthouse film that was a big theatrical hit last summer, won the top prizes at both, all but guaranteeing that it will … Read more
Like a jet during takeoff, “Top Gun: Maverick” has been gaining momentum all awards season long, with some pundits saying the popular sequel has a decent shot at winning Best Picture. I’m afraid its Goose is cooked. The 2023 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning and, although “Maverick” managed a Best Picture nod, it appears … Read more
The 80th Golden Globe Awards aired Tuesday night. Now let’s 86 ’em. The awards show made an unbearably awkward comeback after not airing on NBC last year due to a diversity scandal — and don’t you forget it! The uptight return was a brutally uncomfortable three hours in which the celeb crowd was as sober … Read more
For a moment, let’s forget the struggles cinemas are facing — not many people want to schlep to see non-Marvel movies anymore, turns out — and let’s celebrate what was an energizing, unexpected and often freaking weird year for film. 2022 marked a comeback for many major directors. Baz Luhrmann ended a nine-year feature hiatus … Read more
The Golden Globe Awards, like it or not, are back. In 2021, celebs denounced the organization behind the trophies — the kooky Hollywood Foreign Press Association — after it was revealed that the ethically questionable group did not count a single black member among its ranks. NBC decided not to air the broadcast, and the … Read more