Tag Archives: Moonlight

‘Beale Street’ a major step up for already stellar Barry Jenkins

Posted on February 2, 2019 by

9/10 In 2017, I was unimpressed with Moonlight’s upset Best Picture win over La La Land. Two years later, now that writer/director/producer Barry Jenkins’ followup If Beale Street Could Talk has been strangely passed over in terms of Academy Award … Continue reading →

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Eat shit, Disney

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced big changes for upcoming ceremonies at the behest of the Disney-ABC Television Group that owns the awards ceremony broadcast rights through 2028. Among other changes meant to reduce runtime … Continue reading →

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The Open Bar Review – Moonlight

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

In which Paul and I discuss the 2016 Best Picture winner, La La Land Moonlight. 

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Oscar upset isn’t fair to anyone

Posted on February 27, 2017 by

Presenters shocked the world last night by presenting the Academy Award for Best Picture to the wrong movie due to a clerical error. While no one wanted this onstage situation, in which La La Land producers were asked to physically … Continue reading →

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On La La Land and fascist propaganda

Posted on February 26, 2017 by

As La La Land danced through theaters the past few months to the tune of $137.5 million domestic, a record-tying 14 Academy Award nominations and a Best Picture victory that’s been presumed to be in the bag for months now, … Continue reading →

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