OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
The 10 worst date scenes
Interviews
Eduardo Sacheri: del Hay Festival al Blogumental
Samuel Castro @ Ochoymedio.info [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Una charla sobre cine, adaptaciones y literatura, con el escritor y coguionista de El secreto de sus ojos
Nikolaj Arcel on Getting Entangled in the Oscar-Nominated “Royal Affair”
Stephen Saito @ The Moveable Fest
- Excerpt: On heels of adapting “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” for the big screen, the writer/director mines the palace intrigue of a sordid chapter of Danish history for a riveting retelling.
Tommy Wirkola (Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters)
Festivals
Cinema Bloggers Awards 2013: nominees
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
Oscar Coverage
My Alternative Oscar Choices for 1949
Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
My Alternative Oscar Choices for 1981
Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
My Alternative Oscar Choices for 2011
Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 10
- Excerpt: Looking at the precursor winners & losers from Oscar week 10.
Oscar Preview: Weekend of Feb. 1-3, 2013
- Excerpt: Looking at the Oscar chances of Warm Bodies and Koch.
Projection: Oscar – a Precursor Rant Before the Predictions
Jason McKiernan @ Next Projection
- Excerpt: There isn’t a single dominant force this year. There isn’t even a split between two dominant forces. There are at least three, and maybe even four, movies in serious contention.
Projection: Oscar – Best Actor
Jason McKiernan @ Next Projection
- Excerpt: Every year there is at least one acting contender who becomes a season-spanning juggernaut, from the moment the performance hits the screen to the moment the actor or actress walks off the stage, Oscar in hand. This year, it appears that juggernaut is Day-Lewis’ sight-unseen interpretation of the most revered president in American history.
Projection: Oscar – Best Actress
Jason McKiernan @ Next Projection
- Excerpt: Every year the discussion continues, rightfully: there is a scarcity of strong, significant, central film roles for women. Slow evolutions aside, it’s still a man’s industry, and the most dynamic roles are often written by and for men. Vicious cycle, so firmly entrenched and well-funded that it’s hard to break.
Projection: Oscar – Final Nomination Predictions, 1/9/2013
Jason McKiernan @ Next Projection
- Excerpt: One thing that must be reinforced: what a wide-open year it is.
Projection: Oscar – Nominations Reaction Part 1: Mis-Direction
Jason McKiernan @ Next Projection
- Excerpt: No DGA shortlist in recent memory has only matched two out of the five Oscar nominees for Best Director. But welcome to the 2012 Oscar season, packed with so many agreeable films and very few true masterpieces, where everyone has their own opinions, but very few of those opinions ultimately match up.
Projection: Oscar – Nominations Reaction Part 2: Surprises and Other Standard Ramblings
Jason McKiernan @ Next Projection
- Excerpt: Aside from the seismic stunners in the Best Director category, there were certainly other, less radioactive snubs and surprises.
Projection: Oscar – Predictions, 12/20/2012
Jason McKiernan @ Next Projection
- Excerpt: As the full scope of the race settles, each category has begun to shift.
Reviews of Oscars’ nominees Best Foreign Film 2013
Tiago Ramos @ Split Screen [Portuguese]
The Rundown 2012: Animated Feature
- Excerpt: Cinema Sight’s predictions for Best Animated Feature
The Rundown 2012: Animated Short Film / Live-Action Short Film
- Excerpt: Cinema Sight’s predictions for Best Animated Short Film and Live-Action Short Film
The Rundown 2012: Director
- Excerpt: Cinema Sight’s predictions for Best Director
The Rundown 2012: Foreign Language Film
- Excerpt: Cinema Sight’s predictions for Best Foreign Language Film
The Rundown 2012: Makeup / Visual Effects
- Excerpt: Cinema Sight’s predictions for Best Makeup and Visual Effects
The Rundown 2012: Original Score / Origianl Song
- Excerpt: Cinema Sight’s predictions for Best Original Score and Original Song
The Rundown 2012: Supporting Actor
- Excerpt: Cinema Sight’s predictions for Best Supporting Actor
The Rundown 2012: Supporting Actress
- Excerpt: Cinema Sight’s predictions for Best Supporting Actress
Other Articles
A Tua Última Morada
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
Elizabeth Banks Causes Major Traffic Jam in Los Angeles (With Her New Movie)
Exit Lines: ScarJo on a Hot Tin Roof
- Excerpt: Is Johansson’s Maggie the Cat all that? And a review of Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths on Blu-ray.
Feb. 5 Blu-ray/DVD releases
Phil Villarreal @ Becauseitoldyouso.com
Film Cicle on the Economical Crisis
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: A film cicle concerning the 20th and 21st Century Economical Crisis
Hugh Jackman Celebration
Betty Jo Tucker @ Movie Addict Headquarters
- Excerpt: A discussion of Hugh Jackman’s best film performances, his Oscar nomination and his upcoming movies.
O Milagre
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Short Film
O Segredo do Vale dos Pirilampos
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
