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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions
2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions
2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions
Film critics and awards pundits have been talking about Oscar frontrunners for months now, but it’s that time of the year when all that prognostication finally matters. This week marked the beginning of awards season with the Gotham Awards, the National Board of Review’s list of winners and yesterday’s New York Film Critics’ Circle picks. It’s still too early to tell who and what will win the gold come Oscar night, but when it comes to predictions, we’ve got you covered.
‘Fences’ Trailer: Viola Davis and Denzel Washington Shine
‘Fences’ Trailer: Viola Davis and Denzel Washington Shine
‘Fences’ Trailer: Viola Davis and Denzel Washington Shine
Has the word “Oscar” been thrown around enough lately in regards to Denzel Washington and Viola Davis’s Fences? No? We can keep saying it some more? Good. The latest trailer for the film, adapted from August Wilson’s play and directed by Washington himself, shows off the kind of vibrant acting that these two won Tonys for in the first place.
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Put On Brave Faces in New ‘Fences’ Poster
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Put On Brave Faces in New ‘Fences’ Poster
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Put On Brave Faces in New ‘Fences’ Poster
What’s in a poster? It might seem simple enough — photograph the stars in a flattering light, find an inoffensive font, call it a day and crack open a cold one — but ad executives don’t get paid what I assume is a million dollars an hour for nothing. (Everyone on Mad Men ended up so rich, and that was at 1968 rates!) Careful consideration from the designers makes each poster into a fully-analyzable text packed with unspoken meaning, and the new one-sheet for Denzel Washington’s upcoming drama Fences is no exce
‘The Equalizer 2’ Set to Shoot Next Year
‘The Equalizer 2’ Set to Shoot Next Year
‘The Equalizer 2’ Set to Shoot Next Year
I liked The Equalizer. I liked it more than The Magnificent Seven, which director Antoine Fuqua and star Denzel Washington made after The Equalizer (and is out in theaters today, read our review, plug plug plug plug plug). The Equalizer, loosely based on the TV show of the same name, was a very confident and occasionally very amusing action thriller that was fully self-aware. It’s basically a perfect basic cable movie; you pop in, you watch Denzel beat a room full of guys without breaking a sweat, and then you brush your tweet and go to bed. And the ending, where it basically becomes Home Alone in a Home Depot (they should have called the movie Home Depot Alone, that was a missed opportunity) was tremendous.
King Kong Ain’t Got Nothing on These Denzel Washington Facts
King Kong Ain’t Got Nothing on These Denzel Washington Facts
King Kong Ain’t Got Nothing on These Denzel Washington Facts
He’s known all over the world as Denzel. But did you know Denzel Washington’s legal name is Denzel Washington Jr.? And his father, Denzel Washington Sr., pronounces his name differently than his son? (He goes by “DEN-zel,” not “den-ZELLE.”) That’s because Denzel Jr. is named after his father, but his father is actually named after the doctor who delivered him, a man named Dr. Denzel. That’s just one of the facts featured in the new episode of You Think You Know Movies!
‘The Magnificent Seven’ Review: Not So Magnificent
‘The Magnificent Seven’ Review: Not So Magnificent
‘The Magnificent Seven’ Review: Not So Magnificent
Awards season may be underway with the official start of the Toronto Film Festival, but the fall of 2016 picks up right where summer left off with Antoine Fuqua’s ‘The Magnificent Seven,’ a loud and frenetic update of an old classic very few people were clamoring for. The question with any remake is why; why a new version and why one now? The movie just made its world premiere as the opening night film of TIFF 2016, and I still don’t have a satisfying answer to that question.
Denzel Washington Eyes Lead in ‘Inner City’
Denzel Washington Eyes Lead in ‘Inner City’
Denzel Washington Eyes Lead in ‘Inner City’
Nightcrawler pretty much guaranteed our excitement for whatever Dan Gilroy does next. As it turns out, we won’t have to wait much longer to see what that is, as the director of the acclaimed 2014 thriller is developing a new legal drama, with Denzel Washington reportedly circling the lead role — which already makes this sound like one heck of a film experience.
‘The Magnificent Seven’ Trailer: Justice Has a Number
‘The Magnificent Seven’ Trailer: Justice Has a Number
‘The Magnificent Seven’ Trailer: Justice Has a Number
The original 1960 John Sturges film is a classic, as is the film that influenced it, Akira Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai. Will this new reboot of The Magnificent Seven be as good as either one of those films? Unlikely, but based on this new trailer, Antoine Fuqua’s update looks like enough fun in its own right...

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