A24 has had one of the best years of 2014 with many films that could obtain Oscar nominations. One of those films is "Under the Skin," the critically-acclaimed science fiction feature, starring Scarlett Johansson, by Jonathan Glazer.
With awards season having officially started, there are number of early releases that were critically acclaimed and which will most likely be ignored during the season. As a result, throughout the next month these Oscar pieces will be dedicated to arguing why the Oscars should consider these films.
With "Interstellar" having premiered and critics being a bit mixed on the film, there is speculation on whether it will be a 2015 Oscar contender or not.
Mexico's most beloved comedic film star of all time, Cantinflas (played by Mario Moreno) was considered to be "the best comedian alive," according to the great Charlie Chaplin. Today, his influence continues to thrive not only with Pantelion Films' recent release of his biopic, "Cantinflas," but with modern-day Latino comedic actors, such as Cheech Marin who recalled meeting Moreno in a Latin Post exclusive interview.
On Thursday Oct. 23, the Gotham Awards will announce its annual nominations. The IFP awards are one of the first precursor awards of the season which focuses on independent awards. However, it is not the best Oscar prognosticator.
Yet another film will join the already overcrowded Oscar race. This time, Relativity will release the highly-acclaimed film "Black or White" which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to Oscar buzz.
Every year studios find themselves with overcrowded slates by the end of the year as they are attempting to qualify and compete for the Academy Awards. But this Oscars strategy hardly ever works, and here's why.
With 77 countries having submitted for consideration in Foreign Film Category at the 2015 Academy Awards, the Academy will now have to look through all the films and narrow it down to nine before announcing the five final Oscar nominees. Which Latin American contenders will actually get nominated?
All in all, this film could have opportunities in multiple categories, but it will all be dependent on critics and how they react to the film. It will also be dependent on how well it does on the awards circuit.
"Wild Tales" is Argentina's 2015 Oscars selection among the new nations meeting the Best Foreign Film category submission deadline recently. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and later played at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals where it became the a huge hit. Will it win the Academy Award for Argentina?
With David Fincher's "Gone Girl" having made its world premiere at the 2014 New York Film Festival, reviews are out and audiences are raving about the film. However, the ultimate question is: will it live up to the Oscar buzz that has been talked about for months?
The Oct. 1 Oscars submission deadline is rapidly approaching with Spain and Uruguay among the recent countries to have submitted for the 2015 Academy Awards.
With the Toronto Film Festival having come to a close, a number of films disappointed while others surprised and continued to gain buzz. Which movies at the festival stood out as potential Oscar favorites at the 2015 Academy Awards?
