The 80th installment of the Venice Film Festival just closed its doors and handed out its awards, giving us a major indicator of what awards voters might gravitate towards later this season! Which films surprised? Which films disappointed? Let’s highlight some of the most significant films that screened at the fest and what they mean for the upcoming awards season!
The 2023 Telluride Film Festival is closing its doors after another successful year of cinema! It marked the debut of several films with high hopes this awards season, shaking up the Oscar season in a significant way. Which films moved up or down in the rankings? Who are the new frontrunners? Let’s discuss!
The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival just closed its doors, with a new slate of films vying for awards consideration late this year! Which film walked away with the Palme d’Or? What were the most critically-acclaimed films of the fest? Let’s talk movies!
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The 2023 Sundance Film Festival just closed its doors, giving us our first taste of what the coming year has to offer in indie cinema! What were the big hits and flops of the fest? Which of these premieres can make it all the way to the Oscars? Which films got the best critical reviews? Will there be a Minari or a CODA in the mix? Let’s discuss!
My adventures continue at the 2022 Mill Valley Film Festival in sunny coastal California! We managed to fit in three awards contenders today, and I’m excited to share my thoughts on each of them! Which films are they? Join me and find out!
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This week I am attending the 2022 Mill Valley Film Festival in the Bay Area, California, and I’m here to share my thoughts on all the films I am seeing! Today I saw two excellent films that I can’t wait to talk about…what were they? Join me and find out!
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Yesterday I attended the Mill Valley Film Festival in person! I didn’t get to see as many films as I hoped, but I still got to make a nice little day trip out of the event. Come join me on my journey and see what I thought of the films!
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Welcome back to my brand-new Director Series column, in which I examine a well-respected filmmaker’s filmography and determine how their storytelling style has evolved over the years! Today we shed a single tear for for the delay of Dune to 2021, and in honor of our fallen hero we’re taking a look at the man who dominated the 2010’s and can seemingly do no wrong: Denis Villeneuve! How did this French-Canadian auteur rise to such prominence in the U.S.? From what humble beginnings did such a tour de force emerge? Let’s take a trip back in time and look at his body of work!
The 2020 United States Presidential Election is now (more or less) behind us as we head deeper into awards season. While there isn’t a direct correlation between the President’s political affiliation and the subsequent Best Picture Oscar winner, there are some trends we can point to. What kinds of films win the big award in years that a Democrat takes office? What about a Republican? Let’s see what we can discover from year to year!
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2020 has definitely been a strange year for cinema. With cinemas all but shut down and the future of new releases in peril, it’s difficult to analyze the year’s offerings as a cohesive whole. I’ve also seen far fewer films than I normally would by this point in the year. Regardless, we have seen some strong work thus far, and as is tradition, I want to take the opportunity at the halfway mark of the year and look back at what we’ve received so far. So without further ado, here are the 3rd Annual Scriptophile Midpoint Oscars!
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