Here we go again…attempting the impossible task of predicting the SAG Awards. Trying to gauge what 130,000 actors think is good, great, and best, is crazy. Add to that the number of voters who either don’t care enough to vote … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Predictions
PART 2: TELEVISION DRAMA Not that you shouldn’t watch all the performances, but it’s difficult, at best, to find the time. As a rule, I don’t sleep, so…here are my observations of the nominated performances. Here’s the biggest problem: we … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 2 – Television Drama Awards
“Little Women” Directed by Greta Gerwig I am a total outlier when it comes to the phenomenon of “Little Women”. I have never read it. I have never seen it on screen or on stage and I didn’t even know … Continue reading “Little Women”
Ninety three. That’s the number of people who have votes for the Golden Globes. And they are notoriously open to having their votes…er…”influenced”. So, as ever, the Globes are sure to confound. And as much as odds-makers would like to … Continue reading 2018 Golden Globe Predictions
“Five Came Back” (Netflix) The breadth and proliferation of World War II documentaries make it almost impossible to find one that has a different story to tell…especially since one of the oldest, “The World At War”, does such a good … Continue reading “Five Came Back” (Netflix)
Not that you shouldn’t watch all the performances, but it’s difficult, at best, to find the time. As a rule, I don’t sleep, so…here are my observations of the nominated performances. I have also reviewed each of these films separately … Continue reading 2017 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 1 – Film Awards
So, as ever, the Globes are sure to confound. And as much as odds-makers would like to use the Golden Globes as a barometer of which way the Academy voters will vote, it’s not the most useful tool. So, with that in mind, the following are my PREDICTIONS of how the Hollywood Foreign Press Association […]
“Florence Foster Jenkins” Directed by Stephen Frears In the early eighties, there was a plethora of films…light films which tried to be more than that…about the creative mind in New York. The best examples of these being “Author, Author” and … Continue reading “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Directed by Rob Marshall (Full disclosure: I did the second National Tour of this show back in ’90-91 as the Narrator/Mysterious Man – so forget about any semblance of objectivity) I fucking LOVED this adaptation. The show is as great … Continue reading “Into the Woods”
