BEST ACTOR
The Case for… Sir Anthony Hopkins – ‘The Father’ of All Fathers
How fortunate are we, the movie loving public, and Academy members to have in 2021, five male performances as rich...
SAG Preview – It’s Time for the Actors To Ring In and Contest!
The next major guild event is the SAG award boradcast, which will be take place virtually on April 4th. So...
Tahar Rahim On His Emotionally Devastating Performance in ‘The Mauritanian’
Tahar Rahim first broke onto the international cinema scene with his award-winning performance in Jacques Audiard's A Prophet. Since that...
FYC: Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
I had to sit with Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom for a while after viewing it the Friday it was released....
Best Actor – Once in a (too short) Lifetime vs. Everyone Else
For much of Oscar history, Best Actor has been the strongest driver of Best Picture next to Best Director. Most...
Eli Goree On How Cassius Clay’s Swagger is Like Jay-Z’s for ‘One Night in Miami…’
The opening moments of Regina King's One Night Miami... show us Cassius Clay in the ring. He is nearing the...
Best Actor, Supporting Actor Watch: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci in Supernova
Supernova looks to be another in a long line of great acting performances by both Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci....
Under the Radar: Ben Affleck Quietly Gives the Performance of His Career in The Way Back
The Oscar race can sometimes leave the best performances and films behind. That's because the Oscar race is less about...
2020 Has Its First Rock Solid Frontrunner in Chadwick Boseman
Last night, Netflix and the AFI Film Fest screened George C. Wolfe's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom -- based on the...
Predictions Friday – Best Actor and How it Anchors Best Picture
Best Actor is often the strongest link to Best Picture in the Oscar race. The reason...
Delroy Lindo Submitted as Lead for Da 5 Bloods
Delroy Lindo will apparently be submitted as lead rather than supporting, according to Clayton Davis at Variety. Netflix has many...
Jonathan Pryce on Becoming Pope Francis for Netflix’s ‘The Two Popes’
I first became aware of Jonathan Pryce thanks to his legendary performance as The Engineer in the musical Miss Saigon. He received...
The Case for… Jonathan Pryce in ‘The Two Popes’
When I first saw the trailer for Netflix's The Two Popes, I wasn't particularly encouraged. I felt the streaming network...
The Transformative Gifts of Christian Bale
In Ford v Ferrari, Christian Bale plays Ken Miles, one of the best driver's in racing history. Bale dives deeply...
George MacKay Joins the Impossibly Crowded Best Actor Race
One of the reasons 1917 is so good is because of Sam Mendes' long history with theater and his ability...
Best Actor Is a Fluid Race, Despite Conflicting Narratives
There are, it appears to be, several schools of thought where Best Actor is concerned. Theory #1 - Adam Driver...
Pain and Glory – All Hail Antonio Banderas and Pedro Almodovar
The collaboration between actor and force of nature Antonio Banderas and auteur and force of nature Pedro Almodovar goes way...
Robert De Niro Has Never Won a SAG Award but Will Be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
The great Robert De Niro will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAG Awards this year. Would...
Predictions Friday: Can Joker Also Get in for Best Picture or Best Director?
There is no doubt that Todd Phillips' Joker has struck a chord. Where people say it's dark and nihilistic at...
Quincy Jones Hosts Dolemite is My Name Party as Awards Season Shifts into High Gear
There are parties everywhere this weekend. Screenings are happening with big stars coming out to capture attention. They're competing against...
