Cinema and Popcorn

Genre: Drama; Comedy Director: Todd Haynes Writer: Samy Burch Starring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton Todd Haynes has already presented the world some of the most exquisite pieces of cinema in recent history from cult films like Velvet Goldmine or I'm Not There to brilliant gems like Far From Heaven and Carol , but these great films might be difficult to appeal general audiences... With May December , Haynes not only offers one of the most disturbing narratives of his career but also the most acessible one. Led by a wonderful trio of performances, May December is the rare melodrama done right without falling into the soap opera realm. It's a movie full of metaphors and symbolisms: from Joe's (Charles Melton) character arc being linked to a butterfly's cycle to the cunning nature of Gracie (Julianne Moore) being represented by a fox she refuses to shoot somewhere in the film, while Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) is often mirroring Gracie and playing...

The "supporting" categories are extremely co-related with the Best Picture race in the way "supporting players" tend to coattail with the movie's campaign for that category, but this year there are many buzzy acting turns that are buzzy on their own. Oscar trivia shows the most usual number of Best Supporting Actress nominees from a Best Picture contender is... 3! But sometimes they are only 2 (88th Oscars), sometimes they can even be 5 (89th Oscars)! So, with the end of the strikes on sight, we should start seeing the actors and actresses doing some press and attending some events and it will give us a better perspective about the campaign that are set to start. Still, a big question mark still is The Color Purple - will it be good? The trailer seems to put on a big show and the Broadway musical was pretty successful, but will it be a good cinematic adaptation? I feel people still have a lot of love for Spielberg's adaptation starring Whoopi Goldberg and I...

I will write an article about "Academy Awards 2019 Best Actress Race: The Bloodbath" (seriously, I've already started writing it and a study on Robert Downey Jr. too because of "Celebrating The Avengers", but TIFF and Oscar race are priorities now)... I was predicting all these actresses to enter the race and while I was pretty sure Layne would be a revelation (I trust Jenkins) and that Roberts would become an easy frontrunner after seeing Ben is Back teaser (seriously, her expression when she hugs Lucas Hedges is so moving it is Oscar-worthy alone), I was not expecting Moore and Davis to be these well-received! Right now, for Best Actress, I'm considering: Glenn Close ( The Wife ), Olivia Colman ( The Favourite ), Lady Gaga ( A Star Is Born ), Kiki Layne ( If Beale Street Could Talk , not many reviews yet, but early reactions are quite positive), Julia Roberts ( Ben is Back ), Viola Davis ( Widows ), Julianne Moore ( Gloria Bell ), Nicole Kidman (...