Monday, February 25, 2019

Oscar® Winners 2019


Best Picture: “Green Book”


Lead Actor: *Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”


Lead Actress: Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”


Supporting Actor: *Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”


Supporting Actress: *Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”


Director: *Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”


Animated Feature: *“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

Animated Short: *“Bao,” Domee Shi

Adapted Screenplay: *“BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee


Original Screenplay: *“Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly


Cinematography: *“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón


Best Documentary Feature: *“Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi


Best Documentary Short Subject: “Period. End of Sentence.,” Rayka Zehtabchi

Best Live Action Short Film: “Skin,” Guy Nattiv

Best Foreign Language Film: *“Roma” (Mexico)


Film Editing: *“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Ottman

Sound Editing: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Warhurst


Sound Mixing: *“Bohemian Rhapsody”


Production Design: “Black Panther,” Hannah Beachler



Original Score: *“Black Panther,” Ludwig Goransson


Original Song:
*“Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice


Makeup and Hair: *“Vice”


Costume Design: “Black Panther,” Ruth E. Carter


Visual Effects: “First Man”

*Predicted winner by starmoviereviews.com

Apologies to anyone who used starmoviereview.com predictions this year! Only 14/24 predicted correctly.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Cold War

☆☆☆
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Nominated for two Academy Awards, "Cold War" tells the story of two people who meet in post-war Poland and start an impossible relationship.
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The majority of the film felt so grim, and the characters were not likable...so it's hard to care much about them.

Rated R
1 hr 28 min

Visit the movie website and see the trailer.

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Oscar® 2019 Predictions


Best Picture:

*“Roma”

“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”

Lead Actor:

*Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Christian Bale, “Vice”
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate”
Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”

Lead Actress:

*Glenn Close, “The Wife”

Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma”
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Supporting Actor:

*Mahershala Ali, "Green Book"

Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Sam Rockwell, “Vice”

Supporting Actress:

*Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Amy Adams, “Vice”
Marina de Tavira, “Roma”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”

Director:

*Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Adam McKay, “Vice”

Animated Feature:

*“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

“Incredibles 2,” Brad Bird
“Isle of Dogs,” Wes Anderson
“Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda
“Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Rich Moore, Phil Johnston

Animated Short:

*“Bao,” Domee Shi

“Animal Behaviour,” Alison Snowden, David Fine
“Late Afternoon,” Louise Bagnall
“One Small Step,” Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas
“Weekends,” Trevor Jimenez

Adapted Screenplay:

*“BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Joel Coen , Ethan Coen
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Barry Jenkins
“A Star Is Born,” Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters


Original Screenplay:

*“The Favourite,” Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara

“First Reformed,” Paul Schrader
“Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
“Vice,” Adam McKay

Cinematography:

*“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón

“Cold War,” Lukasz Zal
“The Favourite,” Robbie Ryan
“Never Look Away,” Caleb Deschanel
“A Star Is Born,” Matthew Libatique

Best Documentary Feature:

*“Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

“Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” RaMell Ross
“Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu
“Of Fathers and Sons,” Talal Derki
“RBG,” Betsy West, Julie Cohen

Best Documentary Short Subject:

*“Black Sheep,” Ed Perkins

“End Game,” Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
“Lifeboat,” Skye Fitzgerald
“A Night at the Garden,” Marshall Curry
“Period. End of Sentence.,” Rayka Zehtabchi

Best Live Action Short Film:

*“Marguerite,” Marianne Farley

“Detainment,” Vincent Lambe
“Fauve,” Jeremy Comte
“Mother,” Rodrigo Sorogoyen
“Skin,” Guy Nattiv

Best Foreign Language Film:

*“Roma” (Mexico)

“Capernaum” (Lebanon)
“Cold War” (Poland)
“Never Look Away” (Germany)
“Shoplifters” (Japan)

Film Editing:

*“Vice,” Hank Corwin

“BlacKkKlansman,” Barry Alexander Brown
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Ottman
“Green Book,” Patrick J. Don Vito
“The Favourite,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Sound Editing:

*“First Man,” Ai-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatrou Morgan

“Black Panther,” Benjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” John Warhurst
“A Quiet Place,” Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
“Roma,” Sergio Diaz, Skip Lievsay

Sound Mixing:

*“Bohemian Rhapsody”

“Black Panther”
“First Man”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”

Production Design:

*“The Favourite,” Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton

“Black Panther,” Hannah Beachler
“First Man,” Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas
“Mary Poppins Returns,” John Myhre, Gordon Sim
“Roma,” Eugenio Caballero, Bárbara Enrı́quez


Original Score:

*“Black Panther,” Ludwig Goransson

“BlacKkKlansman,” Terence Blanchard
“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Nicholas Britell
“Isle of Dogs,” Alexandre Desplat
“Mary Poppins Returns,” Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman

Original Song:

*“Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice

“All The Stars” from “Black Panther” by Kendrick Lamar, SZA
“I’ll Fight” from “RBG” by Diane Warren, Jennifer Hudson
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns” by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch

Makeup and Hair:

*“Vice”

“Border”
“Mary Queen of Scots”

Costume Design:

*“The Favourite,” Sandy Powell

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” Mary Zophres
“Black Panther,” Ruth E. Carter
“Mary Poppins Returns,” Sandy Powell
“Mary Queen of Scots,” Alexandra Byrne

Visual Effects:

*“Avengers: Infinity War”

“Christopher Robin”
“First Man”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Isn't It Romantic

☆☆☆☆
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Rebel Wilson lights up the screen as Natalie a New York architect who finds herself in a romantic comedy...that helps her realize something very important about herself.
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Not just you ordinary romantic comedy. It an anti-romantic comedy.

Rated PG-13
1 hr 28 min

Visit the official movie website and see the trailer!

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Stan & Ollie

☆☆☆☆
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Based on actual events, "Stan & Ollie" is the entertaining and moving story of Laurel and Hardy's tour after their exceptional fame in Hollywood.
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See this well reviewed film before it leaves theaters.

Rated PG
1 hr 37 min

Visit the movie website and see the trailer!

Sunday, February 3, 2019

On the Basis of Sex

☆☆☆☆1/2
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Felicity Jones gives an outstanding performance as young Ruth Bader Ginsburg from entering law school to the extraordinary case she and her husband (Marty) fought in the U.S. Court of Appeals that paved the way for changes to gender discrimination laws.

Jones deserves nominations for this exceptional performance.
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See this smart entertaining movie...even if it is no longer in your local theater.

Rated PG-13
2 hr

Visit the official movie website and watch the trailer.