Oscars: Cinematography

The award for cinematography has remained pretty much unchanged since the first Academy Awards, focusing on the camerawork and lighting that sets the mood and tone of every particular scene. Every nominee this year features experience cinematographers and each one used intentional techniques to set a stylistic tone that varied wildly this year. Every film […]

All About Eve – 1950

Bette Davis is an exquisite actress, but the true star of All About Eve has to be the incredible Anne Baxter. The film follows aging actress Margo Channing (Davis) who takes a young up-and-comer named Eve Harrington (Baxter) under her wing. The film explores how threatened Margo feels when the younger Eve begins her ascent […]

Darkest Hour – 2017

World War II is probably the most common period of time used in historical films. This period of time lends itself to so many great stories, following both the soldiers as well as the climate back home. Darkest Hour follows the first few weeks of Winston Churchill’s (Gary Oldman) tenure as wartime Prime Minister. The […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – 2017

To say that Marvel has been on a roll recently would be an understatement. 2017 was one of their best years for Marvel Studios, and it included this sequel to one of the most original films ever produced by the studio. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 follows the titular Guardians led by Peter Quill […]

Groundhog Day – 1993

Happy Groundhog Day! 1886 is the first recorded celebration of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. 1993 is the year that the film Groundhog Day was released in theaters. Which means that 108 Groundhog Days passed in that time, but Bill Murray managed to celebrate the holiday way more times than that. The plot of the […]

Oscars: Visual Effects

The Visual Effects award has been around since the beginning of the Oscars but it has slowly evolved from simple special effects to the much broader visual effects category as computer imagery came onto the scene. The nominees for this year’s Oscars all fall into a similar category, as do most nominated for this award. […]