The Oscar Project
Today is a day that many people have been looking forward to, the return of the classic Julie Andrews character Mary Poppins to the big screen. It has been 54 years since Andrews originally brought the imaginative nanny to life alongside Dick Van Dyke with plenty of singing and dancing to go around. This film looks to be a strong follow-up to the original with fresh faces including Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda in the lead roles. A quick look at the cast list will also show that Van Dyke appears in this film (as the son of one of his characters from the original) but alas, Andrews is absent from this version. Rounding out the cast are Hollywood heavyweights Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, and Angela Lansbury.
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Last week I posted here about the announcement of Kevin Hart as the host for the upcoming Oscar ceremony in February. If you spend any time on the internet, you know by now that he has stepped down after much backlash in the media (social and otherwise) about past homophobic comments he made. I've been hesitant to weigh in on the debate, and I'm not going to here except to say that we are still awaiting an announcement on who the host will be. Seth MacFarlana has put forth some ideas about why no one wants the gig and I can't say that he's wrong, especially from someone who's been in that spot before. Which brings up the question of do they Oscars need a host at all? Each award is presented by a different person or group so why does there need to be a central figure at all? One other alternative I would love to see is bringing back any former hosts from the past 20-30 years. Instead of landing on one comedian to host, bring a whole slew of them so no one person has to shoulder the burden. You could make fun of any of the gaffs each one made and they could compete with each other to put together the best segment. Let me know your thoughts below on who you think the host should be. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday that Kevin Hart will be the host for the 91st Academy Award presentation ceremony to be held on February 24, 2019. Twitter and social media immediately took umbrage with the selection, citing Hart's public history of homophobia and even issues with violence in his personal relationships. The announcement comes after many celebrities, including a number of past hosts, reportedly turned down the opportunity. The Academy announced yesterday the list of 20 films being considered for the award for Best Visual Effects this year. There are some extremely strong contenders here already, and the best news is that the majority of these films are already available on disc or streaming services. You can probably check your local library or RedBox for very affordable viewing options. From this full list of 20 films, the Academy will narrow it to a shortlist of ten films for final consideration before being narrowed further to five final nominees. Read the full article here or click below to see the list, view trailers, find purchase links, and link to my original write-ups in the respective Nominee Watch posts from earlier in the year. I posted last week with the list of animated feature films that have been submitted to The Academy for consideration in that category this year. Yesterday The Academy announced the list of 166(!) films that have been submitted for the Documentary Feature category. Now, you could go around and try to watch all 166 of these films, which assuming they average about 90 minutes each, would take well over 10 days of straight viewing to complete. Alternately, you could wait until December 17th when The Academy will be announcing the short list of 15 films considered for nomination in this category. Even that could take a full day of movie watching, assuming they are readily available. I am including the entire list in this post. If you want some additional information, you can always hop over to The Academy's official announcement of the list, but they won't give you links to trailers and availability information like you'll find below. Enjoy! We are about three months away from the announcement of official nominations for the 91st Academy Awards and four months from the award ceremony in February, but last week, the Academy announced the list of films that have been submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category. The good news is that many of these films are already available on DVD, Blu Ray and digital streaming services with several more scheduled to be released in the near future. You can see the full list below and look for a few of these films still to hit theaters in the coming weeks. Also check out the Academy's official announcement on their website. |
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