Middleburg Film Festival: Day Two – A Private War, Stan & Ollie and Boy Erased
And we are off! Day two of the Middleburg Film Festival. As the first full day, it was going to be a jam packed. The first dilemma was deciding whether to see At Eternity's Gate or the secret screening which was Stan & Ollie. Given that the latter was a reminder of the comedy duo who were responsible for many of my childhood laughs, it was the latter screening I chose to attend. And what a treat it was. The film is embargoed until Sunday afternoon, so we can't say much... The first film on the day's screening...
Predictions Friday: You’d Think that People Would Have Had Enough of Silly Love Songs
Love stories are more popular with the Academy than people might think. Although it always seems like there has to be some gravitas that isn't always the case. If A Star is Born is the runaway winner this year, it will follow two straight years where love stories won Best Picture. The Shape of Water was a love story. It played on a backdrop of Trump's America and bigotry, but at its heart it was a love story. Moonlight was about a lot of things, but at its heart it was a love story. A Star Is Born...
The 6th Annual Middleburg Film Festival Returns With Roma As Its Opening Night Film
There’s something so wonderful about attending the Middleburg Film Festival each year. This is the third year I’ve been covering the festival for Awards Daily. In its sixth year, the festival which will screen a host of films will give the area a first look at many of this year’s potential Oscar contenders. As Summer turns the Fall over 5,000 people will make their way to the town of Middleburg, about 30 minutes outside of Washington D.C to watch films such as Roma, At Eternity’s Gate, The Front Runner, Widows, Green Book, and Can You Ever Forgive Me?...
Paul Greengrass Returns To His Roots With 22 July
There is a certain aesthetic one expects from a Paul Greengrass film. 22 July doesn’t veer far from his signature style, but it is subtler in its affect. While there is a lot of handheld work in his depiction of the horrible 2011 terrorist attack upon a group of Labour Party Youth campers in Norway, overall the film is toned down in that regard. You won’t need Dramamine to watch it. More importantly, this is Greengrass in United 93 – and more to the point, Bloody Sunday mode. 22 July is a searing look at not only the...
Glenn Close, Hugh Jackman and Damien Chazelle on Tap for Hollywood Film Awards
The Hollywood Reporter announced that the notorious Hollywood Film Awards will hand out their top honors to The Wife's Glenn Close, The Front Runner's Hugh Jackman and Best Director to First Man's Damien Chazelle. The awards will take place November 4.
