Cinema and Popcorn

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE Kiki Layne , If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins has already developed his follow-up to Best Picture-winning Moonlight , the screen adaptation of If Beale Street Could Talk . The plot centers around a young Harlem girl named Clementine "Tish" Rivers, who seeks to free her falsely imprisoned fiancé and Jenkins casted the almost-newcomer Kiki Layne (she starred some short films according to her IMDb profile). Young and pretty (and black), Layne fits today's AMPAS standards for a first-time nominee. Plus, If Beale Street Could Talk is getting strong early Best Picture buzz, but I guess we'll have to wait in order to state if Barry Jenkins' upcoming movie honors Moonlight . Can she be this year's Gabourey Sidibe or Ruth Negga? The AMPAS is trying to avoid another #OscarSoWhite trend and if you remember, last Oscar nominees shortlist in acting featured 4 black actors/actresses (Kaluuya, Washington, Spencer and Mary J. B...

Genre: Drama; Mystery; Action & Adventure Directed by: Francis Lawrence Written by: Justin Haythe Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling and Mary-Louise Parker In Theaters: March 2, 2018 (wide) Labelled as the "Black Widow solo movie MCU hasn't done yet", Red Sparrow tells the story of a Russian spy, yes, but she's no Black Widow. The movie begins with some sequences that remind us of Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan but what promises to be a tense ballet/thriller drama turns into a bland female driven action movie.   I don't want to give any spoilers but the only truly surprising sequence in the whole movie are the final sequences - it worked like a "Wake up!" call and it was what really made me not hate latest Francis Lawrence's work.   The movie's basis is Jennifer Lawrence's almost magnetic sexuality and the leading actress knows how to use it. In fa...

Just like I predicted: The Shape of Water was the big winner of the Oscar night by taking home the top prize ( Best Picture ) and 3 other golden men for Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Production Design. After a later awards season where Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri took home almost every top prize (Golden Globe of Best Motion Picture - Drama, BAFTA Award of Best Film, SAG Award of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast, and a People's Choice Award of Toronto International Film Festival last Fall), truth is: no one payed enough attention to Martin McDonagh 's absence from the Best Director nominees shortlist! Plus, no one seemed to realise how Three Billboards is about negative feelings (racism and vengeance) and gun use! Yeah... Guns! Of course I can't speak for the Academy members, but since the AMPAS supports anti-Trump policies, Three Billboards would be a "not nice" choice for Best Picture or Best Original Screenplay. I ...