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Oscar Nominations 2019: ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ Lead with 10 Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

The Oscar nominations are here at last. It’s been a whirlwind of an awards season packed with plenty of drama and controversy after controversy. It has also been one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory, with the field wide open in a number of categories. Roma and The Favourite picked up the most nominations of any film with 10 nods each, including Best … Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2019: ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ Lead with 10 Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) Review!!!

Synopsis – An anthology film comprising six stories, each dealing with a different aspect of life in the Old West. My Take – There is no debating of the fact that directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen who are usually referred together as the Coen brothers, are among the most popular filmmakers who have been actively working for the past three decades. With exceptional films … Continue reading The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) Review!!!

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‘Green Book’ Named Best Film of 2018 by National Board of Review!!!

The National Board of Review—one of the awards season’s inaugural voting bodies—has announced its Top 10 Films of the Year list, along with other superlatives. If you’re looking for a correlation between NBR and the Oscars, well you’re not gonna find it. The winner of Best Film from the National Board of Review hasn’t won the Best Picture Oscar since 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire, and as … Continue reading ‘Green Book’ Named Best Film of 2018 by National Board of Review!!!

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‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: New Trailer Further Reveals the Coen Brothers’ Wild Netflix Film!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – An anthology western following six different storylines centering on a man named Buster Scruggs. Directed – Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Starring – James Franco, Liam Neeson, David Krumholtz Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: New Trailer Further Reveals the Coen Brothers’ Wild Netflix Film!! Check It Out!!

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‘ROMA’, ‘Buster Scruggs’, and ‘Bird Box’ to Premiere In U.S. Theaters Before Hitting Netfix!!!

Good news for any of you fine folks who like watchin’ gorgeous flicks on a big old screen. In a shift away from Netflix’s previous anti-theatrical run stance, the streaming service announced that three of its biggest awards contenders, original films Roma, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and Bird Box will premiere exclusively in theaters before hitting the stream-screen. “There’s been an overwhelming response to all … Continue reading ‘ROMA’, ‘Buster Scruggs’, and ‘Bird Box’ to Premiere In U.S. Theaters Before Hitting Netfix!!!

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‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: First Trailer Reveals the Coen Brothers’ Netflix Movie!!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – An anthology western following six different storylines centering on a man named Buster Scruggs. Directed – Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Starring – James Franco, Liam Neeson, David Krumholtz Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: First Trailer Reveals the Coen Brothers’ Netflix Movie!!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: First Reviews Criticize an Uneven Anthology from the Coens Brothers!!!

Even if reviews out of Venice called The Ballad of Buster Scruggs flaming garbage, that wouldn’t be enough to keep me away from the latest Coen Brothers movie (I own Intolerable Cruelty if that tells you anything). Thankfully, the reviews aren’t that harsh, but they’re also not incredibly kind. While the Coens were able to get themselves in the awards conversation from 2007 to 2013, … Continue reading ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: First Reviews Criticize an Uneven Anthology from the Coens Brothers!!!

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‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: Full Cast and Synopses Revealed for Coens’ Anthology Western!!! Check It Out!!!

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs was originally supposed to be a 6-part TV series for Netflix. Then the Coen Brothers said, “Nah, we’re the Coens and we’ll do what we want,” and they turned it in an anthology movie that’s over two hours. The anthology consists of six shorts, and now on the eve of the film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, we … Continue reading ‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: Full Cast and Synopses Revealed for Coens’ Anthology Western!!! Check It Out!!!

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The Coen Brothers’ ‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Is A Now A Movie!!

The Coen Brothers have a knack for surprising people, but this is above and beyond. In January 2017, it was announced that the Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men filmmakers would be making their first foray into television with Annapurna TV. The project was a Western anthology series called The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and Annapurna teased “an innovative television and theatrical integrated approach.” Soon … Continue reading The Coen Brothers’ ‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Is A Now A Movie!!

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‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Will Be the First Coen Brothers Production Shot Digitally!!

One last holdout from the era of celluloid has given in to the digital age—at least temporarily. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen have continued to shoot their films on traditional celluloid film even as the industry has shifted towards digital photography, but for their next project, the Coen Brothers are making their first foray into the digital realm. Variety’s Kristopher Tapley reports that the upcoming … Continue reading ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Will Be the First Coen Brothers Production Shot Digitally!!

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George Clooney Developing Watergate Series at Netflix!!!

Netflix keeps spending money. Looking at a list of upcoming original TV series and original movies, ignoring future pick-ups from festivals like Sundance and Cannes, is genuinely daunting, ranging from a Boss Baby animated series to The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a Western anthology overseen by the Coen brothers. On the movie side of things, they have Duncan Jones‘ long-delayed Mute coming out next year, … Continue reading George Clooney Developing Watergate Series at Netflix!!!

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James Franco Set to Direct & Star in Shel Silverstein Biopic ‘A Boy Named Shel’!!!

Amongst all the rampant horror and idiocy of 2017, James Franco has been having the best 12 months of his career thus far. The Disaster Artist, about the making of Tommy Wisseau‘s notorious The Room, is his best movie as a director by a country mile and features one of his best performances to date. On TV, his directing and double-duty performance in The Deuce … Continue reading James Franco Set to Direct & Star in Shel Silverstein Biopic ‘A Boy Named Shel’!!!

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The Coen Brothers’ Western Anthology ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Heads to Netflix!!

Production has already begun on the Coen Brothers’ first foray into TV, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, with Annapurna footing the bill, but there was no word yet on who would be scooping up the high-profile production. It will not surprise you to learn that Netflix will play home to the Western anthology. The streaming service sent out a press release announcing they’ve got the … Continue reading The Coen Brothers’ Western Anthology ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Heads to Netflix!!

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