This post about Oscars 2016 Winners is more about the comments than the list itself, but it's all right for the records, my records as it goes... It's not news anymore, so please don't consider them as such. I have been impressed by some statistics I've read before the ceremony, and according to them, this year's Best Picture winner wasn't quite a surprise. The only weird thing was that it won only one more statuette, but it was well deserved since it was for original screenplay. What you … [Read more...]
Mad Max: Fury Road – A best Picture Nomination
Mad Max: Fury Road is a B movie with a lot of glue to the public. It made the imdb Top 250, it appeared on the nominations list for the Oscars this year. That is not a problem, if some committee wants to brainwash the population, it nominates such a movie for Best Picture, for Golden Globes, for whatever. It's insane, I know. This movie has a legacy, but the makers never dreamed to arrive so far. It is part of a franchise which was Mel Gibson's trampoline to a star status. I actually wanted … [Read more...]
The Revenant, My Favorite Best Picture in 2016
The Revenant is a 2015 superb adventure drama directed by previous year's Best Director, Alejandro González Iñárritu. It is by far the most artistically beautiful movie in all the eight Oscar 2016 nominees. I regret now that I haven't begun the Oscars reviews marathon with this one, because it revealed itself to be my favorite in all eight. This is partially based on the novel with the same name written by Michael Punke in 2002. [source] The Revenant's History It is funny that in … [Read more...]
Oscar Nominees 2016
Here are the Oscar nominees 2016 list for the 88th Academy Awards Ceremony: (Here is just a list, not a normal post, so it has only an archived information value) Oscar Nominees - Main Interests Best Picture The Big Short [source] Producers: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner Bridge of Spies [source] Producers: Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger Brooklyn [source] Producers: Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey Mad Max: Fury … [Read more...]