Douglas Scully
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Last month I’d seen a total of 78 eligible films and now I’m up to 101, and so far 34 of them (up from 30 last month) have made my dream nominations list. Bugonia, Nuremberg, Wicked: For Good, Frankenstein, and Wake Up Dead Man have added a lot of nominees, while Sally did not qualify…
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Been a while since I wrote here, but I’m back and preparing for the 98th Academy Awards, including the new “Best Casting” Category. I’ve seen a total of 78 eligible films so far this year, and so far 30 of them have made my dream nominations list–I don’t feel like my “Best Picture” field is…
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1920-40, directed by Oscar Micheaux Collection Rating: 10/10 Average Film Rating: 7/10 It’s been a long time since I posted, so I’m here with a 14-film pack instead of a single movie. When I first realized this Complete Oscar Micheaux pack was released by Kino Lorber in February, I immediately bought it as I had
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Have not posted all February as I try to get over a very stubborn cough, but I have also been preparing for the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, so now that I’ve had time to grieve my non-nominated favorites, I am able to look at what I think deserves to win from the Academy’s
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Richard Jewell 2019, directed by Clint Eastwood Rating: 9/10 Richard Jewell is definitely one of the Clint Eastwood films that I liked a lot better than many critics seem to (see also Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Changeling). The directing is solid as always, the acting is top notch, and overall it just really works
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The 15:17 to Paris 2018, directed by Clint Eastwood Rating: 1/10 The 15:17 to Paris is not my least favorite Clint Eastwood film, but it is definitely near the bottom. The subject matter was ridiculously recent when this film was made, and he chose to use the real people involved instead of casting actors (even wanting
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The Bridges of Madison County 1995, directed by Clint Eastwood Rating: 9/10 Five years after directing himself as a director in White Hunter, Black Heart, Clint Eastwood directed himself as another man behind a camera, but this time as a photographer taking pictures of bridges which he is doing when he meets Meryl Streep. I had
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Oscar nominations come out tomorrow, and I’ve seen 103 eligible films (and have dream-nominated 44 of them). I had hoped to see a couple more, but due to sickness and snow storms, I was unable to see The Brutalist or Sing Sing. As with December’s dream nominee update, I’ll be doing my pick for winner
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White Hunter, Black Heart 1990, directed by Clint Eastwood Rating: 9/10 I love The African Queen directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. I also read (and highly recommend!) The Making of The African Queen or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind by Katharine Hepburn. So when listening
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Letters from Iwo Jima 2006, directed by Clint Eastwood Rating: 10/10 Released only two months after Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima tells the story of the battle of Iwo Jima but from the Japanese perspective. Instead of jumping back and forth through time like that other film, this one is much more straightforward and plays
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