Thursday, November 17, 2022

MTFB Oscar Update: Best Picture and Direction / Trailers and Teasers: Empire of Light and If These Walls Could Sing / Critics Choice Doc Awards and TFF #49 / Visitations: Timothee Chalamet, Sam Mendes and More

MTFB OSCAR TAKE: UPDATING BEST PICTURE AND DIRECTION








In today's post I am updating Oscar predictions for Best Picture and Best Direction which were last posted on Nov. 3rd.  TFF #49 films are in Bold.

BEST PICTURE




1) The Fabelmans (1)
2) The Banshees of Inisherin (2)
3) Women Talking (3)
4) Top Gun: Maverick (6)
5) Everything Everywhere All at Once (4)
6) TAR (5)
7) Elvis (10)
8) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (New)
9) Glass Onion (7)
10) Triangle of Sadness (11)

11) She Said (9)
12) Babylon (8)


Out: Empire of Light
Ought to think about: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Living and Armageddon Time

Comment: Wildly divergent responses to Damien Chazelle's Babylon from screenings this week in Los Angeles and New York have lead me to drop its prospects for a Best Picture nomination significantly.  The film is under an embargo for full reviews but social media reaction was divisive to say the least.


BEST DIRECTION




1) Steven Spielberg/The Fabelmans (1)
2) Sarah Polley/Women Talking (2)
3) Martin McDonagh/The Banshees of Inisherin (3)
4) Todd Field/TAR (4)
5) The Daniels/EEAAO (5)

6) Damien Chazelle/Babylon (6)
7) Rueben Ostlund/Triangle of Sadness (7)


TRAILERS AND TEASERS

Official Trailer for Empire of Light via YouTube:



Official trailer for If These Walls Could Sing from YouTube:




CRITICS CHOICE DOC AWARDS AND TFF #49




The Critics Choice Awards for Documentary film making were named last Sunday night and TFF #49 entrant Good Night Oppy dominated the evening.

Oppy won for Best Doc (Gold award), Direction, Best Science/Nature Doc, Score and Narration. 

Navalny, which was not included in the TFF #49 program but reportedly did screen in Elk Park prior to the Fest's officially opening received the Bronze award for Doc Feature as well as Best Political Doc.

And Citizen Ashe which screened at TFF #48 was named Best Sports Doc.




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