A week ago, the New York Film Critics Circle chose Tár as Best Film and Cate Blanchett (Tár) and Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once) as Best Actor and Actress. On Sunday, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association named both Everything Everywhere All at Once and Tár as its best picture for 2022.… Continue Reading
From Bob’s Screening Room
The Vibesmaster’s Top Ten Films
Below are my choices for the top 10 films. I followed the Sight & Sound procedure of not assigning any order. I had an additional ten in my original list and truly had great difficulty in narrowing the list to the allowed limit. So, please share your choices for a top 10. Bob Moss (Vibesmaster)… Continue Reading
Why Did JEANNE DIELMAN Make Such Giant Leaps? Beats Me!
As I previously reported, according to Sight & Sound’s latest poll, the greatest film of all time is Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, directed by Chantal Akerman and released in 1975. The selection has received very mixed reaction and I am one of those that strongly disagree with the poll. Jeanne Dielman… Continue Reading
2022 Top 100 Films of All Time Poll Results
In 1952, the British Film Institute (BFI) Sight and Sound team started asking critics to name the greatest films of all time. The poll is taken every ten years, increasing in size and prestige as the decades passed. The Sight and Sound poll is now a major bellwether of critical opinion on cinema and this… Continue Reading
News and Filmic Educational Articles
Disney’s Strange World is reportedly facing a $100 million plus loss. My question is “Why does it take that much to produce a film?” She Said only cost $30 million. It is an excellent film but not doing well at the U.S. box office. It might break even when it hits the European markets. Brian… Continue Reading
Weinstein “Gloats”
Last week Variety reported that Harvey Weinstein’s spokesperson had reached out to the magazine, on his own accord, to issue a statement on behalf of Weinstein regarding She Said, the film which chronicles the work of New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey in breaking the long-suppressed story of Weinstein’s chronic sexual predation… Continue Reading
Trailers Updated
I have updated the Trailers page through the end of the year with those openings I have been able to confirm. There is a large number of streaming openings to occur during that time. See the Film Release page for details. Continue Reading
FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS
This morning, Film Independent announced the Spirit Awards film nominees for the 38th annual awards ceremony, set to return in-person to the beach at Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, March 4, 2023. For a full list of the film nominees see https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/2023-spirit-awards-film-nominations/ Continue Reading
Fisherman’s Friends
Sometimes, I am just not in the mood for a serious film but want to view something to just relax and pass the time. Such was the case last Friday night when I decided to watch Fisherman’s Friends: One and All (2022). This is a sequel to Fisherman’s Friends (2020).The original film is based on… Continue Reading
A Cinephile’s Resources
I am frequently asked how I keep up with all the film details and news, so below is a list of my subscriptions. I highly recommend that you subscribe to one or more of them. American Cinematographer Magazine – Monthly E-edition and or paper. Cineaste-Magazine on the art and politics of the cinema. Quarterly paper… Continue Reading