As usual, this year’s Academy Award nominations are filled with snubs and surprises. Here’s my 2019 Oscar Nominations react: 8 nominees for Best Picture. “If Beale Street Could Talk” isn’t one of them, which is likely a huge disappointment to studio Annapurna. At least Regina King (a SAG nominee snub) is up for Best Supporting […]
December is always the most exciting movie month of the year. Holiday Season + Awards Season = Box Office Bonanza. So when do all these blockbuster and trophy contenders open… and where? It’s time for your official December Movie Preview. Friday December 7 There are no new wide releases to kick off the month. But […]
It’s almost the middle of November. Awards Season is officially here. And yet – movies are still being entered into the race. Netflix’s late addition of “Mowgli” from director Andy Serkis definitely shakes-up the technical category predictions. But before writers and analysts (including yours truly) dive into all the big nominated films and performances for […]
Now, I know what you’re thinking. Jackson, didn’t you write a piece in March – just after this year’s Academy Awards – stating that Matthew McConaughey should host the 2019 Oscars? As Phineas from “Phineas and Ferb” would say, “Yes. Yes I did.” But in the nearly 8 months since then, things have changed a […]
Over the previous 10 years, only ONE Best Picture Academy Award winner was distributed by a major movie studio. It was 2012’s “Argo” (Warner Bros.). Of the other winners, four came from Fox Searchlight (“Slumdog Millionaire”, “12 Years a Slave”, “Birdman” and “The Shape of Water”). The Weinstein Company was responsible for two (“The King’s Speech” […]
As I watched Michael Strahan interview Oscars presenter Matthew McConaughey on the red carpet Sunday Night, a thought crossed my mind: I think McConaughey would make a pretty good Oscar host. Here’s why: 1.) He’s a Previous Oscar Winner. He knows how Awards Season goes and how this specific show runs, following his win for […]