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February 2021

February 26, 2021

Sidney Poitier marathon: Mandela and De Klerk (1997) – The Jackal (1997)

In which Poitier plays newly-elected South African president Nelson Mandela, and he finishes his big-screen...

February 15, 2021

Sidney Poitier marathon: For Love of Ivy (1968) – The Lost Man (1969)

After starring in three hugely successful, and iconic, social-issues films in 1967, Poitier got his...

February 12, 2021

Sidney Poitier marathon: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)

Produced when interracial marriage was still illegal in parts of the U.S., but released after...

February 11, 2021

Sidney Poitier marathon: In the Heat of the Night (1967) – They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) – The Organization (1971)

A classic and deeply penetrating look at American racism is followed by two increasingly pedestrian...

February 08, 2021

Sidney Poitier marathon: Lilies of the Field (1963) – The Long Ships (1964) – The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) – The Bedford Incident (1965)

In which Poitier wins a historic Academy Award and plays his first villain, among other...

February 04, 2021

Sidney Poitier marathon: The Defiant Ones (1958) – Our Virgin Island (1958) – Porgy and Bess (1959) – All the Young Men (1960)

In which Poitier leads a platoon in the Korean War, gets top billing in a...

December 2018

December 18, 2018

20 things about The Prince of Egypt, which turns 20 today.

Detailed notes on the making, and legacy, of the first successful Bible epic since the...

March 2018

March 02, 2018

Oscar winners slipping at the box office — 2017

The Oscar for Best Picture used to go big box-office hits. Lately, not so much.

January 2017

January 24, 2017

Oscar winners slipping at the box office — 2016

La La Land could be the first Best Picture winner in four years to be...

January 24, 2017

Oscar nominations — my own two bits, and a complete list

La La Land leads the way with a record-tying 14 nominations, Mel Gibson is officially...

June 2016

June 05, 2016

Flashback: My 1997 interview with Leon Gast, director of the Muhammad Ali documentary When We Were Kings

The boxing legend passed away on Friday. The documentary captures one of his greatest triumphs.

January 2016

January 19, 2016

Watch: Trailers for the Oscar-nominated short films, which are coming to theatres January 29

At least two of the nominated shorts have religious themes.

January 14, 2016

Oscar winners slipping at the box office — 2015

The Oscar for Best Picture used to go to films that were in the box-office...

January 14, 2016

Oscar nominations — my own two bits, and a complete list

Here are a few reasons why this year's Best Picture race is one of the...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

A short list of things that the Star Wars and Rocky (now Creed) franchises have in common

This month, Creed. Next month, The Force Awakens. Both films are the seventh entries in...

November 16, 2015

Watch: Two new films take a look at the origins of Islam

One film is playing in Iran right now (and is that country's official submission for...

April 2015

April 07, 2015

Oscar nominee Tim Reckart to direct The Lamb for Sony

The animated film will tell the story of the Nativity from the point of view...

January 2015

January 20, 2015

Watch: Trailers for the Oscar-nominated short films, which will be coming to theatres January 30

Oscar completists will be able to watch all fifteen nominated shorts in theatres and online...

January 15, 2015

Oscar winners slipping at the box office — 2014

For the first time in decades -- and possibly ever -- the Academy may be...

January 15, 2015

Oscar nominations — my own two bits, and a complete list

Some random facts and stats from today's announcement.

December 2014

December 30, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings interview round-up: production designer Arthur Max and costume designer Janty Yates

Among other things, Yates suggests that we might see more of her work -- and...

December 15, 2014

Watch: Noah is one of seven films shortlisted for the Oscar for best makeup & hairstyling (for humans and animals)?

Is the Academy taking the makeup on the quasi-fantastical animals into account, too?

December 11, 2014

Golden Globes nominate Patti Smith’s ‘Mercy Is’ from Noah

There were no nominations for the year's Bible movies in any other category this year.

December 05, 2014

Bible movies snubbed by the Oscars’ visual-effects branch (plus four new pictures of the Exodus plagues)

The Ten Commandments won an Oscar for best special effects, but its 21st-century successor won't...

October 2014

October 15, 2014

Noah interview round-up: Oscar buzz, lessons learned, musical links between Aronofsky’s films, and more

Writer-director Darren Aronofsky hopes the Academy won't forget the talented team who worked on Noah...

October 09, 2014

Patti Smith talks to various Oscar bloggers about her Noah song ‘Mercy Is’ and why it no longer mentions horses

It's never too early to start campaigning for an Academy Award.

April 2014

April 18, 2014

Noah news round-up: Oscar buzz & an environmental panel

Paramount is already encouraging members of the Academy to see Darren Aronofsky's Bible epic in...

April 03, 2014

Noah news round-up: the studio executives speak, what it all might mean for other Bible movies, and early Oscar buzz?

Paramount executives discuss how they dealt with pre-release controversy, insiders comment on what the film's...

February 2014

February 15, 2014

Bible films (and other ancient epics) and Oscar nominations

Son of God opens on the same weekend that the Oscars take place this year....

February 04, 2014

Thirteen things about the Alone Yet Not Alone kerfuffle

A look at where the film came from, who made it, and where the controversy...