OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
Judy Garland’s Last Film at MGM: Interview with Author David Fantle
- Excerpt: By all measures, “Summer Stock” was a wholesome production, but even Breen and his staff nit-picked on a few items: the hem of a dress, the passion of a kiss, the use of certain song lyrics, etc.
Silver Dollar Road
- Excerpt: Usually in a film, you say, okay, that film stops, the story stops. No, this story doesn’t stop. It continues.
Awards Coverage
2023 Nominations Predictions: October
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Contender: Scrapper
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Contender: Shin Ultraman
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Contender: Smoking Causes Coughing
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Supporting Actress, 2016
The Ultimate Poll #70
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Upcoming Film Previews
Butcher’s Crossing
The Canterville Ghost
The Color Purple, Updated
Dicks: The Musical
The Iron Claw
Malibu Horror Story
Out of the Darkness
The Persian Version
Radical
Silent Night
Your Lucky Day
Festival Coverage (Individual or Group Reviews)
New York Film Festival 2023: EVIL DOES NOT EXIST & PERFECT DAYS
- Excerpt: While neither Evil Does Not Exist nor Perfect Days are their respective director’s best—to be fair, a difficult bar to reach given their illustrious filmographies—they’re still worth your time.
Other Types of Articles
Fact-checking Sound of Freedom
Robert Roten @ Laramie Movie Scope
- Excerpt: It is a good, compelling story, but is it true? After a lot of fact-checking, I found out much of the story is not true, and the hero is significantly different in reality than the way he is depicted in the movie.
The Friendship Dilemma Episode 19: Her (2013)
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Spike Jonze’s Her remains one of the more profound films about loneliness. Together, Erik and Morgan discuss the elements of perfection and instant gratification, the psychological implications of a technological-free world and the underappreciated privilege of listening.
Movie Madness Episode 421: Bye Bye Best Buy
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Retail chain Best Buy announced they will abandon all physical media in their stores and online starting in 2024. In other words, shop anywhere else especially for the titles we discuss every week here on the show with Peter Sobczynski.
Box Office History (Week 41, 2023)
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Oscar History: October 14
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Oscar History: October 15
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Oscar History: October 16
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Oscar History: October 17
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Oscar History: October 18
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Oscar History: October 19
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Oscar History: October 20
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