So, I already reviewed the films in the BAFTA “Best British Short Animation” category (see here). So now it’s time to review the live action short nominees. They are: BRITISH SHORT FILM =================================================================== Festival of Slaps Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: A Nigerian mother (Kemi Lofinmakin) is apparently assaulting her son, Ade (Tom … Read more
One of the joys of the awards season for me is to delve into some of the aspects of cinema that I seldom get exposed to. The awards shortlists force me to sit and watch films that wouldn’t normally get to the top of my pile. One such category in the BAFTA for ” Best … Read more
The Oscar nominations are out! As I previously posted on the Facebook site, I went head-to-head with my Flickering Dreams colleague Scott Forbes (of the Forbes Film and TV Review on Facebook) in predicting what these nominations would be. This is, of course, an utterly foolish thing to do, since Scott is like The Terminator … Read more
The BAFTA nominations are out. I’ve added my commentary for what I think are the surprises and the snubs. The following is from the BAFTA press release, with my commentary added in colour. FIlms I have yet to see are marked with an asterisk. I’ll hold on my predictions until a little nearer the time, … Read more
The nominations for the Screen Actors Guild awards (the most grammar-vexing awards on the calendar!) were announced today, with strong showings again by both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”. These awards, scheduled to be announced on February 24th, are normally a strong indication as to which way the Oscars will fall so are worth paying attention to. … Read more