Best Pictures
This week, the Academy decided to feature ten, not five, Best Picture nominees. Furthermore, the show is not expected to be lengthened – it’s already quite long – which means that some of the “lesser” categories, like the shorts, makeup, art direction, sound mixing, and so on, will probably be eliminated altogether from the broadcast. This announcement taps into the perceived vs. actual nature of the Best Picture award. The Oscar goes to the producers,... Read More
Most anticipated summer flicks
The New York Observer has published their list of most anticipated summer films. A couple of those (Away We Go, Public Enemies) are on my list, too. And, obviously, one they missed: Pixar’s Up, which opens May 29 in the States. (Really, Observer? The Ugly Truth but not Up?) What are your most anticipated films of the summer season? Read More
Cannes Unveils 2009 Lineup
The lineup for the 2009 Festival de Cannes was released today. Many notable entries here, but I know I and at least one other Filmwell critic have been rejoicing that Pixar’s Up is opening the festival – the first animated film to ever do so. Other fabulously notable directors with work at Cannes will be Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Pedro Almodovar, Jane Campion, Ken Loach, Michael Haneke and Park Chan-wook. Also, Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus... Read More
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