Is it because we don’t know what “Best Picture” means? The Oscars have been undergoing a radical shift in the past half-decade. What is or is not worthy of its biggest award is still a curiosity. There have been 90 Best Picture winners, and not a lick of sense in determining any of them. We can spot trends, identify through lines, and cite black magic—but there are no rigorous, historical standards. […]
The full list of film and television nominees follows with winners indicated in bold with an asterisk. Movies Best Motion Picture - Drama "Black Panther" "BlackKklansman" "Bohemian Rhapsody" *WINNER "If Beale Street Could Talk" "A Star Is Born" Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" "The Favourite" "Green Book" *WINNER "Mary Poppins Returns" "Vice" Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Glenn Close ("The Wife") *WINNER […]
Queen guitarist Brian May predicted that actor Rami Malek would appear on the Oscar nominations list for his work on Bohemian Rhapsody, and added that it would be well-deserved. The story of Freddie Mercury has now generated over $404 million and is on course to become the biggest-grossing music biopic in the North American market. Despite receiving some negative criticism for the film itself, most reviewers were complimentary about Malek’s performance as Mercury. “He’s incredible,” May said of Malek. “Without doubt he’ll […]
Put Rami Malek high on the last for best film performances of 2018. As Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British band Queen, the Mr. Robot star performs miracles, catching the look, strut and soul of Mercury, who died of complications from AIDS in 1991. Sadly, the film itself shows signs of a difficult birth. Sacha Baron Cohen was set to play Mercury before he left over creative differences. And director Bryan Singer (X-Men, The […]
As the Fall Festival train continues (this week in New York, The Hamptons, London etc) and distributors continue to roll out their awards season goodies, 20th Century Fox bypassed the idea of a fest unveiling and presented the first screening of their Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, last night on the Fox lot in L.A. If the idea was to firmly plant Rami Malek among top contenders for the Best Actor […]
After a torturous, years-long development process, the teaser for the Queen biopic—starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury—has arrived. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=6S9c5nnDd_s It was an uphill battle, but it’s finally here: after years of hemming and hawing, false starts, casting swaps, and a damning directing fiasco, the trailer for the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has emerged online. The film stars Rami Malek (and a set of heroic fake teeth) as late lead singer Freddie Mercury, and though […]
"I do love suspense [but] I'm never about withholding things arbitrarily," Sam Esmail tells THR about answering Elliot's fate before the finale's conclusion. Warning: This story contains spoilers for Wednesday's season two finale of USA Network's Mr. Robot. Strikes Back of the USA Network drama, it certainly ended on some similar notes. In addition to Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallström) confessing his unanswered love for Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), Elliot sustained […]
How thoroughly will Game of Thrones dominate, is The People v. O.J. Simpson a sure thing, and can anyone beat Julia Louis-Dreyfus? e Golden Globes are, frequently, filled with surprises (hello, best musical or comedy series Mozart in the Jungle). The Oscars, too, can be tough to anticipate—who would have guessed that Spotlightwould win best picture without garnering any other awards, save for original screenplay? Hollywood’s other Big Three awards […]
