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Monday, March 16, 2026

Oscar 2026 and TFF

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OSCAR 2026 AND TFF Just a brief TFF check this morning post-Oscar. TELLURIDE FILMS EARN SEVEN OSCARS Guillermo Del Toro's was the most h...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Oscar Sunday: MTFB Final Predictions

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OSCAR SUNDAY: MTFB FINAL PREDICTIONS Here we are hours away from the opening of the envelopes as Oscar season 2025-26 comes to an end tonigh...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

It's Almost Oscar Time: Eight Feature Categories That Might Be Your Oscar Pool Busters

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IT'S ALMOST OSCAR TIME: EIGHT FEATURE CATEGORIES THE MIGHT BE YOUR OSCAR POOL BUSTERS Hi there on a Pre-Oscar Thursday... We're taki...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

MTFB Oscar Update: Seven Craft Categories / Predictions for Shorts Categories

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Well, better a day late than never.  Here's what would have been yesterday's post if I weren't on the road. MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: S...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

MTFB Oscar Update: Next to Last Predix for Oscar's Middle Six / Visitations: Jesse Buckley, Ethan Hawke and More

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MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: NEXT TO LAST PREDIX FOR OSCARS MIDDLE SIX The latest predictions from MTFB for Casting, International Feature, Animated F...
Monday, March 2, 2026

MTFB Oscar Update: Penultimate Predix for the Big Eight Categories/ PGA and The Sag/Aftra Awards / Ghost Elephants Trailer / Visitations: Trier and Herzog

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MTFB OSCAR UPDATE: PENULTIMATE PREDIX FOR THE BIG EIGHT CATEGORIES BEST PICTURE 1) One Battle After Another (1) 2) Sinners (2) 3) Hamnet (3)...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

MTFB Oscar Predix: Second Wave for Seven Remaining Categories / Hamlet Trailer / Visitations: Jesse Buckley and Nina Gold

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MTFB OSCAR PREDIX: SECOND WAVE FOR SEVEN REMAINING CATEGORIES  CINEMATOGRAPHY 1) Sinners (1) 2) One Battle After Another (2) 3) Train Dreams...
Monday, February 23, 2026

MTFB Oscar Predix: Round Two of the Middle Six Categories / TFF #52 and BAFTA

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MTFB OSCAR PREDIX: ROUND TWO OF THE MIDDLE SIX CATEGORIES BEST CASTING 1) Sinners (1) 2) One Battle After Another (2) 3) Marty Supreme (3) 4...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

MTFB Oscar Update: the Big Eight's Second Round / Visitations: Hamnet and Sentimental Value

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MTFB OSCAR UPDATE:THE BIG EIGHT'S SECOND ROUND BEST PICTURE 1) One Battle After Another (1) 2) Sinners (2) 3) Hamnet (3) 4) Sentimental ...
Monday, February 16, 2026

MTFB Oscar Take: First Predix for the Seven Remaining Feature Categories /Is Hamnet Still Viable for Best Picture? / Visitations: Hamnet

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MTFB OSCAR TAKE: FIRST PREDIX FOR THE SEVEN REMAINING FEATURE CATEGORIES Over the couple of posts I have loading my picks to win the Oscar 1...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

MTFB Oscar Take: Second Wave Winners' Predictions / Ghost Elephants Trailer / Behind the Scenes: Hamnet

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 MTFB OSCAR TAKE: SECOND WAVE OF WINNERS' PREDICTIONS I started Monday with the first pass on predicting what films will win Oscars on M...
Monday, February 9, 2026

MTFB First Predictions for Oscar Winners

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MTFB FIRST PREDICTIONSFOR OSCAR WINNERS Here is the first set of what I think is going to happen on the evening of March 15th at the 98th Os...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Spying on Cannes / Visitations: Hamnet

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SPYING ON CANNES  We continue to be in the "in-between times".  That is to say between the Oscar nomination announcement and the a...
Monday, February 2, 2026

The Playlist 150 / Visitations: The Secret Agent

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 THE PLAYLIST 150 I'm continuing our gaze ahead to TFF #53 with a look today at The Playlist's 150 most anticipated films. I'm s...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Looking to TFF #53 / BAFTA Nominees Announced / Behind the Scenes: Hamnet and H Is for Hawk / Visitations: The Secret Agent

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 LOOKING TO TFF #53 Every year about this time MTFB moves into a transition phase as Oscar season closes in on completion (with nominees ann...