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The Film: Writer/director Luca Guadagnino has been around for quite a while now, having made a multitude of shorts and a few well-received films like "I Am Love" and "A Bigger Splash," but many likely didn't learn of him until his 2017 hit "Call Me by Your Name," which received an impressive four Oscar nominations that included one for Best Picture (and a win for James Ivory's Adapted Screenplay). Indeed, the film did put him on more peoples' radars, and while his follow-up,

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just finished announcing their nominations for the 95th Annual Academy Awards, and as always, there were quiet a few surprises to be found. Not surprising was that "Everything Everywhere All at Once" led the way with a whopping 11 nominations, followed not too far behind by "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "All Quiet on the Western Front" with nine each. The acting categories had plenty of surprises, including the last-minute

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has just finished announcing their nominations for this year's BAFTA Awards with the somewhat surprising result of Edward Burger's "All Quiet on the Western Front" leading the pack with 14 nominations. "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" followed at a distance with ten nominations each. As far as surprises go, the biggest ones that immediately jump out are the snubbing of both "Glass Onion" and "W

The Producers Guild of America has just announced their remaining film nominations for 2022. The only slight surprise to be found among the nominees for their top honor is "The Whale" (a fantastic film) given its less-than-stellar critical reaction, but it wasn't completely outside the realm of possibility. As far as omissions go, it was a little surprising to see both "Women Talking" and "Aftersun" left out given how well they had been received. However, this remains a fierc

The Directors Guild of America has just announced the nominees in their top film categories and there's only one very minor surprise. After barely making any appearances throughout awards season, Joseph Kosinski ("Top Gun: Maverick") has nabbed the fifth slot for the DGA's biggest honor, a spot that many assumed would most likely go to James Cameron for "Avatar: The Way of Water." The Daniels have held a firm lead in the race for the Best Director Oscar thus far, but the unex

The nominations for the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have just been announced, and there were certainly some big surprises. Not particularly surprising though was seeing "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" leading the way with five nominations each. The biggest surprise here was the inclusion of Adam Sandler for Lead Actor for his performance in "Hustle." There had been a lot of speculation as to who would take that fifth slot, with H

The 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards have just concluded, with the big winner of the evening being Martin McDonagh's outstanding dark comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin," which took home Best Picture (Comedy/Musical), Best Screenplay (McDonagh), and Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) (Colin Farrell). On the Drama side, Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans" garnered Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director. Surprises of the evening included not only the Director win for Spielberg (in a cate

The Film: If there's one thing you have to admire about the filmmakers at DC Studios, it's the persistence to keep going despite a rather dreadful track record. They press on in the hopes of being able to churn out something with the same quality as "Shazam!" or better yet, "The Suicide Squad" (and with James Gunn now in co-command, hopefully that's exactly what will happen). As if a good DC superhero film wasn't already difficult enough to develop, the filmmakers behind "Bla