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Call Me By Your Name Loses Out At The Golden Globes, While Three Billboards Picks Up Four

January 8, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The headlines surrounding the Golden Globe Awards were understandably less about the movies and more about the statements against sexual harassment and gender inequality in the film industry made on the stage – and of course the almost all-black wardrobe choices. Although some had questioned whether there was any point to the black dresses while Hollywood was slapping itself on the back, the Globes turned out to be a good way of highlighting the issues – not least Best Director presenter Natalie Portman’s comment that it was an all-male shortlist.

Although the actual winners had to slightly take a backseat, it was Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri that was the biggest winner in the film categories, taking four awards. It picked up Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Sam Rockwell.

Lady Bird was named Best Picture Comedy or Musical, despite the fact its director, Greta Gerwig, wasn’t even nominated in the Best Director category. Lady Bird also saw Saoirse Ronan win Best Actress – Musical Or Comedy, while James Franco won Best Actor Comedy/Musical for The Disaster Artist. Best Actor – Drama went to Gary Oldman in The Darkest Hour.

It meant that one of the movies that’s been picking up numerous other awards this Oscar season – the gay-themed Call Me By Your Name – walked away with nothing. Indeed, it was a bit of a washout all round for LGBT-themed nominations, with Emma Stone losing out for playing Billie Jean King in Battle Of The Sexes, and Will & Grace missing out on its two nominations in the TV categories.

However, Call Me By Your Name wasn’t the only hotly tipped film to miss out, as Spielberg’s timely The Post all lost in all six categories it was nominated in.

Take a look at the full list of winners below. [Read more…]

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FILMS: Call Me By Your Name, The Post, The Shape Of Water, Battle Of The Sexes, Three Billboards Outside Ebbings Missouri

Call Me By Your Name Picks Up Three Golden Globe Nominations – See The Full List

December 11, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It still seems wrong that it’s not even the end of the year – with multiple major movies still to be released – but critics groups and awards ceremonies are already announcing their nominations and winners for the best films of the year. It’s largely due to the fact that a few years ago the Oscars decided to move closer to the start of the year, so all the other ceremonies and announcements also moved their dates up, many into early/mid-December.

Today one of the main bellweathers for the Oscar race was announced, the Golden Globe nominations. They were led by The Shape Of Water, which picked up seven nominations. It was a stronger showing than many expected, especially as it was competing in the Drama section (rather than the usually less competitive Musical or Comedy categories), and will help ensure that eyes are on it as we enter Oscar season.

Spielberg’s timely journalistic drama, The Post, was next with six nominations, the same number as Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – a film few had heard of until recently, but which is now shaping up to be a major Oscar contender. However, it just goes to show what an open race it is, as Call Me By Your Name, which has picked up several of the earliest Best Film awards, got just three nominations. It even missed out on a Best Director nomination of Luca Guadagnino, which many think it has a good shot of winning the Oscar for. However, all its noms were in major drama categories – Best Film, Best Actor for Timothee Chalamet and Best Supporting Actor for Armie Hammer.

Other than Call Me By Your Name and a couple of nominations for the loosely LGBT-themed Battle Of The Sexes (Best Actor and Best Actress for Steve Carrell and Emma Stone), there wasn’t much gay love in the film nominations, although Will & Grace picked up two nominations in the TV awards. There was also a love for female drama (of a rather camp-nature, it must be said) in the TV nominations, as they were led by six nomination for Big Little Lies and four for Feud: Bette and Joan. Both of those came out ahead of what many thought would be the leader – The Handmaid’s Tale, which only scored three nominations.

However, the biggest surprise for gay film fans was BPM missing out on a Best Foreign Language Film nomination. Many Critics Groups are expected to choose it as their best non-English Language movie (the The New York Film Critics Circle and Los Angeles Film Critics Association have already done so), so the fact it’s not even on the noms list for the Globes is a big surprise.

Take a look at the full list of nominees below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Timothee Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Emma Stone, Steve Carell DIRECTORS: Luca Guadagnino FILMS: Call Me By Your Name, The Post, The Shape Of Water, Battle Of The Sexes

The Post Trailer – Meryl Streep & Tom Hanks star in Spielberg’s free press drama

November 8, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Steven Spielberg may be about to turn 71, but he’s showing no signs of slowing down. Indeed, the current political situation (i.e. Trump), caused him to slot in an extra movie that will be out soon, even though he was already busy making the big budget sci-fi movie, Ready Player One.

That extra film is The Post, but despite the fact it seemed to come together very quickly, Spielberg still managed to pull together an impressive cast, including Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys and Alison Brie.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In June 1971 The New York Times, the Washington Post and the nation’s major newspapers took a brave stand for freedom of speech and reported on the Pentagon Papers, the massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned four decades and four US Presidents.

‘At the time, the Post’s Katherine Graham (Streep) was still finding her footing as the country’s first female newspaper publisher, and Ben Bradlee (Hanks), the paper’s volatile, driven editor, was trying to enhance the stature of the struggling, local paper. Together, the two formed an unlikely team, as they were forced to come together and make the bold decision to support The New York Times and fight the Nixon Administration’s unprecedented attempt to restrict the first amendment.’

The Post will be released in UK Cinemas on January 19th, 2018. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]