If ‘Roma’ wins Best Picture, the floodgates for films made directly for streaming will open, and suddenly hundreds of films watched on televisions, computers, iPads even cell phones will now compete for the Academy Award.
If ‘Roma’ wins Best Picture, the floodgates for films made directly for streaming will open, and suddenly hundreds of films watched on televisions, computers, iPads even cell phones will now compete for the Academy Award.
As with the actresses, the actors suffer a similar fate, some of their greatest work snubbed for an Oscar. Perhaps it is more noticed with the Best Actor race because […]
Going back through the history of the Academy, it is remarkable how many truly great performances and directorial achievements have been ignored! In fact, some of those snubbed were the […]
Romance. A feeling that finds its presence in every soul on this earth. From Shakespeare’s ballads to the poetries of Keats, from the dew on the rose petals that glitter […]
Never did I appreciate Rex Harrison for his talent. He talked his songs, could not dance and barely got by as an actor. That Oscar for ‘My Fair Lady’ (1964) […]
So often through the history of the cinema, and the connection to the Academy of Arts and Sciences, wildly over appreciated films are nominated for and often win the Best […]
There are some films, after just a few minutes from the beginning, you can FEEL how good they are, everything is falling into place, the audience is with the film, […]
Lots of history was made as the Academy Award nominations were playfully announced live in Los Angeles and beamed and streamed around the globe. But with history, came several major […]
The Cinemawala continues the chat with John H Foote, the former Dean of Toronto Film School, a film historian and an avid film critic to discuss the overall nominations for […]
“Chamak uthi san sattawan main, woh talwar purani thi… Bundele harbolon ke munh hamne suni kahaani thi… Khub ladi mardaani woh toh…Jhansi wali rani thi…” These refrain couplet from the […]
Team Cinemawala continues the Oscar Talks with John H Foote – Team Cinemawala – “John, let’s talk about the best actors’ category. Do you think, the race gets tighter?” John […]
The Cinemawala sat down with John H Foote, the former Dean of Toronto Film School, a film historian and an avid film critic to discuss the acting nominations for the […]
With his first film since his Academy Award-winning Best Picture, director Steve McQueen goes as mainstream as he ever has before with this excellent caper film featuring an ensemble to […]
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