Tag: Widows
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BAFTA Nominations: ‘Black Panther,’ Steve McQueen and ‘Early Man’ Among Snubs
With the BAFTA 2019 nominees unveiled on Wednesday, there were undoubtedly some loud early morning cheers from across London (and late night in L.A.). But with only a limited number of slots in each category, as ever, a number of hotly-tipped films failed to make the grade.Black Panther, which has been widely tipped to get…
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Twentieth Century Fox dominates Baftas with 25 nominations
Distributor picks up company record 25 Bafta nods.In its final year of independent operation prior to the Disney takeover, Twentieth Century Fox once again led the field for most Baftas nominations, picking up a company record 25.For the fourth time in five years Fox led the pack ahead of Entertainment One and Universal, which both…
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National Society of Film Critics Names ‘The Rider’ Best Picture
The National Society of Film Critics announced their 2019 award winners Saturday afternoon, with winners including Olivia Colman for “The Favourite” and Ethan Hawke for “First Reformed.”Chloe Zhao’s “The Rider” took home the best picture title, with Alfonso Cuaron taking best cinematography for “Roma” and Regina King earning a nod for “If Beale Street Could…
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Oscars 2019: Best Original Score Predictions
Among the standout scores in contention this year are experimental and modern “Black Panther” (Ludwig Göransson), “If Beale Street Could Talk” (“Moonlight” Oscar nominee Nicholas Britell), and “BlacKkKlansman” (Terence Blanchard). Returning nominees could include Oscar-winners Justin Hurwitz (“First Man”), Hans Zimmer (“Widows”), and Alexandre Desplat (“Isle of Dogs”).In “BlacKkKlansman,” Spike Lee’s adaptation of the true…
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/Filmcast Ep. 494 – Widows (Guest: Aisha Harris from the New York Times)
David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss Jason Reitman’s latest film The Front Runner, praise Melissa McCarthy’s performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me, and get moved by Adam Sandler’s latest Netflix special. Later, Aisha Harris joins us to discuss Widows. Follow Aisha on Twitter. Be sure to check out David’s new podcast, Write Along. You can…
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In ‘Widows,’ Steve McQueen Does More with One Shot Than Most Directors Do with a Scene
There has always been an efficiency to filmmaker Steve McQueen’s visual storytelling, but the multi-layered and complex narrative of his new film “Widows” puts the director’s ability to quickly translate complex emotional and dramatic situations to the test. Beyond the effortless way McQueen rips through exposition to ground his film in a story with 81…
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‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Tops, but ‘Widows’ Tells a Sad Story
When a film opens to over $60 million like “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” you could call it the top story and go from there. However, there’s just as much interest in the opening-weekend subplots provided by “Widows,” “Instant Family,” and “Green Book.” These results are not encouraging; in the cases of “Widows” and…
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Governors Awards Red Carpet Scaled Back by Academy Due to Wildfires
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is choosing to “scale back” the red carpet at tonight’s Governors Awards due to the ongoing wildfires in California, which have led to at least 76 deaths. 1,200 people are listed as missing in the town of Paradise, and the conflagration is still only 55 percent contained.“In…
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‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel Delivers $253 Million Global Debut
While still a solid weekend, the performances fell below Mojo’s pre-weekend expectations almost across the board. Warner Bros.’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the latest entry in the Fantastic Beasts franchise still topped the weekend as expected, but even it fell a bit below the studio’s expectations, though not by as much as both…
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‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Heading to $75 Million Opening
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is ready to cast a powerful spell on the box office.Warner Bros.’ tentpole is heading for a domestic opening weekend in the $75 million range, early estimates showed Friday.The North American figure could wind up matching the $74.4 million opening for 2016’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”The…