A life and death rollercoaster ride through the modern-day football industry and a coming-of-age drama about a young man’s burning obsession in a world where everything, and everyone, has a price tag. Selected as Sweden’s official entry for Best International Feature at this year’s Academy Awards, TIGERS is the true story of football prodigy Martin… TIGERS trailer shows the roar of football acclaim only temporarily hides the pain Read More
The film club watches Norway’s The Wave, but is it yay or no way? 4 stars
Note: film club blog posts are both reviews and accounts of zoom watches, so are extremely spoilery. Don’t read if you’re a fan of chin-scratching ambiguity, that’s what I’m saying. Disaster films take our favourite movie metaphors and make them real, and that’s taken to its glorious (if deadly) extreme in The Wave, where a… The film club watches Norway’s The Wave, but is it yay or no way? Read More
Next year’s BAFTAs and Oscars move to April
BAFTA and the Oscars move their awards ceremonies for 2021. The Oscars are moving from 28 February 2021 to 25 April 2021. Find out more, including key dates for the 2020/21 Oscar season, on Oscars.org. Along with its own ceremony date change, BAFTA has announced that it’s changing its film eligibility rules for next year… Next year’s BAFTAs and Oscars move to April Read More
Oscars could be postponed next year
The 2021 Oscars may be postponed, according to Variety. The 93rd Academy Awards are meant to be taking place on 28 February next year, but several anonymous sources are indicating the ceremony might be moved. AMPAS is looking at postponing next year’s #Oscars amid the COVID-19 crisis https://t.co/504ntLWnZG pic.twitter.com/ulHzirfeW2 — Variety (@Variety) May 19, 2020… Oscars could be postponed next year Read More
Oscars eligibility rules changing for next year
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced that for next year’s 93rd Academy Awards, streamed / VOD films will be eligible. This is a temporary change, brought in because of the shut down of cinemas across the US due to the coronavirus. A press release from the Oscars’ Board of Governors… Oscars eligibility rules changing for next year Read More
Final Oscar presenters revealed and one is a surefire hit, man
The Academy has been announcing awards presenters for this year’s Oscars over the last few days, presumably to increase excitement rather than because they’re still asking around to see if anyone’s free. And I can’t be the only person who saw one name and nearly fainted onto my (red) carpet. James Corden. Oops, I mean… Final Oscar presenters revealed and one is a surefire hit, man Read More
Oscar nominations revealed… and “Congratulations to those men”
That quote is from actress/writer/director/creator Issa Rae, after announcing the all male Directing nominations line up. And the nominations taken as a whole do feel uninspired (whether we should have expected more is another matter). Joker leads the pack with 11 nominations, including Joaquin Phoenix for Leading Actor. The Irishman, 1917 and Once upon A… Oscar nominations revealed… and “Congratulations to those men” Read More
INTERVIEW: Oscar-winning costume director Michael O’Connor
“During the preparation of it I thought I’ll never work again. This is never ever going to happen, this is never going to be ready…” Costume director Michael O’Connor on his Oscar-winning work for The Duchess. Hearing first-hand from award-winning costume designer Michael O’Connor about the level of detail that typifies his work – from opulent Regency… INTERVIEW: Oscar-winning costume director Michael O’Connor Read More
Oscars 2019: Yes!!! Nooooo…. Wait, WHAT??!!!
The 2019 Oscars have been and gone, and as that red carpet is rolled up and put into storage along with a million filmmakers’ hopes and dreams, and probably the odd stray vol-au-vent, let’s look back at what happened on the night. (By the way if you know me well and are therefore here for… Oscars 2019: Yes!!! Nooooo…. Wait, WHAT??!!! Read More
Not lost in translation – director Barnabás Tóth on his Oscar-shortlisted short “Chuchotage”
The short film Chuchotage lets us glimpse a world I haven’t seen before on film, that of on-the-spot interpreting. It’s a buoyant comedy, with terrific central performances from Géza Takács and Pál Göttinger as two bored translators stuck in the interpreting booth at a European white goods conference. Shortlisted for this year’s live action short… Not lost in translation – director Barnabás Tóth on his Oscar-shortlisted short “Chuchotage” Read More
Chuchotage (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
*** Read my interview with Chuchotage director Barnabás Tóth *** I’m embarrassed to say that my foreign language skills aren’t very good. In fact despite my constant attempts at speaking the local language when I’m overseas, I’m one of those holidaymakers who make local people fervently wish we weren’t always being told to “have a… Chuchotage (Short Film) Read More
Lost & Found (Short Film) Short Film 5 stars
Of course I’m not crying, I’ve just stabbed myself in the eye with a crochet hook. But you may be more emotional than me, in which case I would recommend you find something to dab your eyes with (not wool, you know how that gets when it’s wet) before watching the gorgeous, witty and heartbreaking… Lost & Found (Short Film) Read More