Month: January 2024

  • 2024 Sundance Film Festival: Schedule

    2024 Sundance Film Festival: Schedule

    We’re going to try do do a bit more general festival coverage here, starting with the revelation of this year’s Sundance Film Festival entries. Below is their official press release, far later than is relevant since the festival just wrapped up on Sunday. Still, it’s interesting to see what films are in competition as they…

  • Oscar History: January 31 (2024)

    Oscar History: January 31 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: Ellis J. Thackery (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1921: Carol Channing (97 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1929: Jean Simmons (80 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress 1937: Philip Glass…

  • Oscar History: January 30 (2024)

    Oscar History: January 30 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Percy Heath (49 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1892: Oliver T. Marsh (49 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1899: Edward G. Boyle (78 at death)   {7 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design,…

  • Box Office History (Week 4, 2024)

    Box Office History (Week 4, 2024)

    Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…

  • Oscar History: January 29 (2024)

    Oscar History: January 29 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Alfred Junge (78 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1903: Vina Delmar (86 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1913: Daniel Taradash (90 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination:…

  • 24th Vancouver Critics Canadian Nominations

    24th Vancouver Critics Canadian Nominations

    Vancouver’s critics have also put together their annual Canadian nominations, which were announced on the same dame but took time to filter out. Nominations Tallies (6) BlackBerry, Seagrass (3) Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, I Used to Be Funny, Seven Veils, To Kill a Tiger (1) Anything for Fame, The Burning Season, Close to…

  • 6th Latino Journalists Nominations

    6th Latino Journalists Nominations

    The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, which has allowed its website to lapse making it difficult to come across these, put Barbie barely on top over Oppenheimer thanks to its three song citations. Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon also did well with Society of the Snow performing well in limited release. Award Tallies…

  • 57th Kansas City Critics Awards

    57th Kansas City Critics Awards

    KC’s film critics were big on Oppenheimer like most groups. And they seemed to rank Killers of the Flower Moon second in nearly every category. Award Tallies (6) Oppenheimer (2) Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers (1) 20 Days in Mariupol, All of Us Strangers, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Godzilla Minus One,…

  • Oscar History: January 28 (2024)

    Oscar History: January 28 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Karl Hajos (61 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score 1892: Ernst Lubtisch (55 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Directing      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1893: Edwin B. Willis (70 at death)   {32 Noms, 8 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art…

  • Oscar History: January 27 (2024)

    Oscar History: January 27 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Jerome Kern (60 at death)   {8 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Musical Score      Oscar Wins: Original Song 1894: Irvin Talbot (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1895: Buddy De Sylva (55 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original…