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Netflix and Amazon Set Supporting Actors for Awards Category Placements!!

Netflix and Amazon each boast a plethora of strong performances for Oscar voters to choose from this year and will no doubt mount awards campaigns for multiple movies on their slate, but the streamers recently set category placements for actors in two of their top contenders — The Trial of the Chicago 7 and One Night in Miami. Aaron Sorkin‘s courtroom drama The Trial of … Continue reading Netflix and Amazon Set Supporting Actors for Awards Category Placements!!

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Features, TV

‘Dopesick’: Michael Keaton to Star in Hulu’s Opioid Crisis Limited Series!!!

Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton has signed on to star in Hulu’s eight-episode limited series Dopesick, which concerns the opioid crisis ravaging America. Oscar winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man) will direct from a script by Emmy winner Danny Strong (Game Change), who adapted Beth Macy‘s bestselling book of the same name. Levinson, Strong, Macy and Keaton will executive produce Dopesick alongside John Goldwyn (Dexter), Warren Littlefield … Continue reading ‘Dopesick’: Michael Keaton to Star in Hulu’s Opioid Crisis Limited Series!!!

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Matt Damon and Tom McCarthy Movie Gets a November 2020 Release Date!!

Oscar-winning filmmaker Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) has a new project on the horizon, and while it may no longer have an official title, it does have a release date. Focus Features will release Participant Media’s Untitled Tom McCarthy Project, directed by McCarthy and starring Academy Award-winner Matt Damon, domestically on Friday, November 6, 2020 (Limited) and will expand on both November 13, 2020 and November 20, … Continue reading Matt Damon and Tom McCarthy Movie Gets a November 2020 Release Date!!

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‘Stillwater’: Matt Damon and Director Tom McCarthy Team for Drama!!!

Matt Damon is gunning for another Oscar, as he has signed on to star in Tom McCarthy‘s drama Stillwater, which is heating up at Participant Media. Damon will play Bill, an American oil rig worker from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille, France to visit his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural … Continue reading ‘Stillwater’: Matt Damon and Director Tom McCarthy Team for Drama!!!

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Check out the list of 2016 Academy Award winners!!

The 2016 Oscars are in the books and there were more surprises than usual! There was a period where Mad Max: Fury Road appeared to have immense momentum. We kept hearing Junkie XL‘s score greeting technical winners to receive their golden statues, one after another after another—until it had six Oscars. Then the evening—which lasted more than 3 and a half hours (five if you … Continue reading Check out the list of 2016 Academy Award winners!!

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Check out the list of winners from last night’s 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards!!

Hope springs eternal, right? Or does it? The Academy Awards seem pretty pre-ordained right now, and the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards are a very strong augur on how things will go down the night of Oscars. But, holding out for some hope, instead of “The Big Short,” which is now the frontrunner to win Best Picture, “Spotlight” took the well-deserved Best Ensemble Award. Is it … Continue reading Check out the list of winners from last night’s 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards!!

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‘The Revenant’ leads Oscar Nominations with 12, followed by ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ (10) and ‘The Martian’ (7)!! Check out the full list!!

After months of anticipation, the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced in a live news conference from Beverly Hills early Thursday morning. Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs was joined by actor John Krasinski and directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee to announce the Oscar nominations in all 24 categories. The 88th Academy Awards will take place on Feb. 28 at the Dolby … Continue reading ‘The Revenant’ leads Oscar Nominations with 12, followed by ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ (10) and ‘The Martian’ (7)!! Check out the full list!!

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Top 10 Best Hollywood Films of 2015 (a MovizArk take)!!!

While, I haven’t seen (yet) some critically well received films like Steve Jobs, Trumbo, The Revenant, Joy, Carol & Brooklyn (which I am sure would have affected my list), I have tried my best to bring down some of the best & worst to come out in 2015. Below is my list of 10 best Hollywood films of 2015: 1. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) … Continue reading Top 10 Best Hollywood Films of 2015 (a MovizArk take)!!!

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Drama, History

Spotlight (2015) DIFF Review!!

Synopsis – The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. My Take – This film is based on the true story of how an American publication, the Boston Globe eventually broke the story of the widespread abuse of young children by Boston priests … Continue reading Spotlight (2015) DIFF Review!!

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Box Office

‘Mockingjay’ stays on top fourth week in a row as ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ goes off shore @ the BO!!

Look, I know we all want to talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens but we’re not quite there yet. Besides, most of the films in this weekend’s top ten have already been badly overshadowed by Star Wars 7, so why insult them further by stealing their last moment in the sun? Don’t worry, we’ll get to the force in just a bit. But first, … Continue reading ‘Mockingjay’ stays on top fourth week in a row as ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ goes off shore @ the BO!!

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Mockingjay holds on to the top position, while horror film Krampus opens big @the BO!!

This year’s post-Thanksgiving frame won’t go down as a blockbuster by any means but, then again, it very rarely does. The total box office take at this time last year was just $78.2 million, making it one of the worst weekends in a very uneven year. This year’s $94.7 million total looks robust by comparison – especially because four movies (instead of 2014’s one) made … Continue reading Mockingjay holds on to the top position, while horror film Krampus opens big @the BO!!

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Mockingjay Holds top spot as Good Dinosaur & Creed open strong while Victor Frankenstein bombs @the BO!!

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 topped the Thanksgiving weekend box office holding off all newcomers, which included Pixar‘s newest release, The Good Dinosaur. The weekend doesn’t end with Katniss Everdeen’s repeat effort, however, as Warner Bros. finally has something to brag about once again with the impressive opening of Creed while Fox‘s Victor Frankenstein becomes one of the worst wide release openings of … Continue reading Mockingjay Holds top spot as Good Dinosaur & Creed open strong while Victor Frankenstein bombs @the BO!!

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The Hunger Games finale marks the lowest opening of the franchise at the BO!!

It looks like The Hunger Games is not going out on a high note. The final installment in the blockbuster franchise was headed for the lowest domestic opening in the series’ history. Sadly, Katniss did not turn things around in time to avoid that conclusion. According to studio estimates, Mockingjay – Part 2 earned $101 million in its first three days in theaters. That’s 16% … Continue reading The Hunger Games finale marks the lowest opening of the franchise at the BO!!

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