The Revenant

‘The Revenant’ Barrels Through the BAFTA Awards
‘The Revenant’ Barrels Through the BAFTA Awards
‘The Revenant’ Barrels Through the BAFTA Awards
This year’s awards season has been a special treat due to the absence of a clear-cut frontrunner, with The Big Short, Spotlight, The Revenant, and Mad Max: Fury Road all in relatively close competition — up until very recently, at least. While early nominations were split between these four heavy-hitting movies, The Revenant has broken out in recent weeks as the various awards-giving bodies have had their ceremonies. Artistic intention be damned, the sheer technical bravado of Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s western may be enough to push it through to a big victory on Oscar night, if last night’s showing at the BAFTAs is any example.
‘The Revenant’ Wins Big at 2016 DGA Awards
‘The Revenant’ Wins Big at 2016 DGA Awards
‘The Revenant’ Wins Big at 2016 DGA Awards
After The Big Short took home the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards and Spotlight won the highest honor at the SAG Awards, the Oscar race seemed to be narrowing itself down to these two ensemble dramas. But in case you’ve forgotten that Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s The Revenant won Best Director and Best Motion Picture (Drama) at the Golden Globes, Iñárritu’s frontier revenge drama has now taken home the prize for Best Feature Film at the Directors Guild of America Awards, firmly cementing its place in the 2016 Oscar race.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Ride Along 2’ Dethrones ‘Star Wars’
Weekend Box Office: ‘Ride Along 2’ Dethrones ‘Star Wars’
Weekend Box Office: ‘Ride Along 2’ Dethrones ‘Star Wars’
Star Wars: The Force Awakens wasn’t going to reign atop the box office forever. Something was going to take it down sooner or later and we’ll just be honest — we expected it would take a little longer than this. At the same time, anyone who thought that Ride Along 2 wouldn’t perform well has a short-term or poor memory, as the first film was a gigantic hit this time last year. An Ice Cube and Kevin Hart buddy cop comedy dethroned the biggest movie in the history of the U.S. box office from the top of the charts and it’s not that surprising.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Star Wars’ Endures ‘The Revenant’
Weekend Box Office: ‘Star Wars’ Endures ‘The Revenant’
Weekend Box Office: ‘Star Wars’ Endures ‘The Revenant’
Eventually, another movie will top Star Wars: The Force Awakens and end the incredible run that has transformed it into the highest grossing movie in the history of the American box office. That movie was almost The Revenant. This is no failure, though. The combined powers of Leonardo DiCaprio, stories of a harrowing shoot, and a strong marketing campaign actually gave this movie a fighting chance against a genuine cultural sensation. It may have only hit number two on the top 10, but this is a huge victory for a difficult movie.
‘Bridge of Spies,’ ‘Carol’ Clean Up at BAFTA Nominations
‘Bridge of Spies,’ ‘Carol’ Clean Up at BAFTA Nominations
‘Bridge of Spies,’ ‘Carol’ Clean Up at BAFTA Nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts polished their monocles, twiddled the ends of their impeccably-groomed mustaches, cleared the straggling bits of crumpet from their throats, and announced the nominees for the BAFTA Film Awards late last night. Though the awards program does have a highlight category specifically designating the year’s most Outstanding British Film, this English critical body still favored Hollywood productions in its slate of nominees. Many of the films that have emerged as this season’s usual suspects made their expected appearances — why hello, ‘Carol’ and ‘The Big Short’ and ‘The Revenant’ and ‘Spotlight’ and ‘Bridge of Spies’ — but the unveiling of the BAFTA hopefuls was not without its surprises, both pleasant and un-pleasant.

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