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3.13 Finding Ourselves in the MOONLIGHT

February 25, 2017 by Steve Norton 1 Comment

This week, Steve welcomes back Audra Grey-Choy and Shelley McVea to wrestle with issues of identity, sexuality and cultural definitions of masculinity in Barry Jenkins’ MOONLIGHT! Want to continue to conversation at home?  Click the link below to download ‘Fishing for More’ — some small group questions for you to bring to those in your… [Read More]

Filed Under: Film, Oscar Spotlight, Podcast Tagged With: Academy Awards, Barry Jenkins, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Janelle Monáe, Jimmy Kimmel, La La Land, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Naomie Harris, Oscars, OscarsSoWhite

Manchester By the Sea – Moving through Grief and Pain

February 21, 2017 by Darrel Manson Leave a Comment

Manchester By the Sea – Moving through Grief and Pain

In some ways this is a slice-of-life story of a family in grief. It is a disconcerting experience that triggers emotions in strange ways.

Filed Under: Film, Oscar Spotlight, Reviews Tagged With: Best Actor, Best Picture, Casey Affleck, grief, Kenneth Lonergan, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Michelle Williams, Oscars

3.11 Discovering the HIDDEN FIGURES

February 12, 2017 by Steve Norton Leave a Comment

3.11 Discovering the HIDDEN FIGURES

This week on the show, Chris Utley joins Steve to talk diversity in the Oscars and their response to last years #OscarsSoWhite controversy!  Plus, they also look at the Oscar-nominated film, HIDDEN FIGURES and the cultural impact of breaking barriers of  race and gender! Want to continue to conversation at home?  Click the link below… [Read More]

Filed Under: Film, Podcast Tagged With: Academy Awards, America, Best Picture, Donald Trump, Grammys, Hidden Figures, Janelle Monáe, Octavia Spencer, Oscars, OscarsSoWhite, Pharrel, Taraji P Henson, Trump, women, women's rights

tiff16: THE BIRTH OF A NATION

September 16, 2016 by Steve Norton Leave a Comment

tiff16: THE BIRTH OF A NATION

Released at Sundance earlier this year, the film sparked a bidding war the likes of which the festival had never seen before (and eventually settled at Fox Searchlight for an amazing $17.5M, the highest in the festival’s history.  With a timely subject matter (especially in the heat of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy) and buzz-worthy visuals, Nate Parker’s film… [Read More]

Filed Under: Film, Reviews, TIFF Tagged With: Armie Hammer, Best Picture, Birth of a Nation, controversy, Fox Searchlight, Nat Turner, Nate Parker, Oscars, Samuel Turner

The Big Short – Winning Is(n’t) Everything (Oscar Spotlight)

February 18, 2016 by Steve Norton Leave a Comment

The Big Short is set in 2008 and tells the true story of Michael Burry (Christian Bale), a Wall St. guru who foresaw the downfall of the US economy due to sub-prime mortgage fallout. As a result of his discovery, he places over a billion dollars of investors money against the economy, drawing the attention… [Read More]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Academy Awards, Adam McKay, Best Picture, Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Oscars, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, The Big Short

The Martian: Survive or Die (Oscar Spotlight: Best Picture)

February 9, 2016 by J. Alan Sharrer Leave a Comment

The Martian: Survive or Die (Oscar Spotlight: Best Picture)

With a compelling story, great acting, and fantastic visuals, The Martian is a worthy film to be considered for this year’s Best Picture nomination.

Filed Under: DVD, Featured, Film, Oscar Spotlight, Reviews Tagged With: Academy Awards, Best Picture, Donald Glover, Hermes, Isolation, Jeff Bridges, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Mars, Matt Damon, NASA, Oscar, Sebastian Stan, Space, Survival, The Martian

Mad Max: Fury Road–Pursuing Peace (Oscar Spotlight: Best Picture)

February 4, 2016 by Jason Norton 2 Comments

Mad Max: Fury Road–Pursuing Peace (Oscar Spotlight: Best Picture)

Upon first glance, Mad Max: Fury Road seems out of place amongst its fellow best picture nominees. There’s no biographical dramatization, no outspoken activist star. There’s not even a subtitle in sight. But there is flame-spewing punk rock guitarist chained to a thirty-foot wall of Marshall amps on the front of a semi. In other words:… [Read More]

Filed Under: #tbt, DVD, Featured, Oscar Spotlight, Reviews Tagged With: Academy Awards, Best Picture, Charlize Theron, Mad max, Oscars, Tom Hardy

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