The Rover is a film from Australian director David Michod (Animal Kingdom, writer: Hesher). Ten years after a worldwide collapse of civilization, the Australian outback is a dystopian landscape dominated by crime and poverty. Following a botched robbery, three thieves (Scoot McNairy, David Field, and Tawanda Manyimo) crash their car Continue reading The Rover (2014) Movie Review
Wonderful Surprises from the 2015 AACTA Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ 4th annual best-of-the-year award ceremony wrapped up on Jan. 29, 2015. It nearly slipped right past my radar. I’m so wrapped up in my narrow-minded American patriotism to recognize when an international film award ceremony takes place. I should be ashamed of myself. But I digress.
Reading the recap of winners and losers from the AACTA event, I noticed a few great things Continue reading Wonderful Surprises from the 2015 AACTA Awards
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2013) Movie Review
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 is an HBO documentary short subject that follows suicide hotline responders as they deal with consoling suicidal veterans and talking them down from the brink. Continue reading Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2013) Movie Review
Citizenfour (2014) Movie Review
Laura Poitras’ documentary film attempts to give an inside look at the Edward Snowden NSA surveillance scandal of 2013 by showing an exclusive interview with Snowden himself during the days in which his stories broke and giving Continue reading Citizenfour (2014) Movie Review
Whiplash (2014) Movie Review
Damien Chazelle’s jazz drama (who would’ve thought those two words would ever be put together?) stars Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons. It centers on jazz drummer Andrew (Teller). Andrew studies at Shaffer Conservatory and aspires to be one of the greatest drummers of all time. One day, Andrew is confronted in a practice room by intimidating Conductor Terrence Fletcher Continue reading Whiplash (2014) Movie Review
2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Original Score
The Nominees:
- The Grand Budapest Hotel — Alexandre Desplat
- The Imitation Game — Alexandre Desplat
- Interstellar — Hans Zimmer
- Mr. Turner — Gary Yershon
- The Theory of Everything — Johann Johannsson
Continue reading 2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Original Score
2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Animated Feature
The Nominees:
- Big Hero 6
- The Boxtrolls
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Song of the Sea
- The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Continue reading 2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Animated Feature
2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Adapted Screenplay
The Nominees:
- Jason Hall — American Sniper
- Graham Moore — The Imitation Game
- Paul Thomas Anderson — Inherent Vice
- Anthony McCarten — The Theory of Everything
- Damien Chazelle — Whiplash
Continue reading 2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Adapted Screenplay
2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Original Screenplay
The Nominees:
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Glacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo — Birdman
- Richard Linklater — Boyhood
- E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman — Foxcatcher
- Wes Anderson — The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Dan Gilroy — Nightcrawler
Continue reading 2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Original Screenplay
2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Director
The Nominees:
- Richard Linklater — Boyhood
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu — Birdman
- Bennett Miller — Foxcatcher
- Wes Anderson — The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Morten Tyldum — The Imitation Game
Continue reading 2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Director
CineFiles Movie Reviews 