This Week in Film History: March 18-24

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Forced Perspective 107: A Wrinkle in Time, Red Sparrow, Death Wish, Mute

On today's show:

RED SPARROW
DEATH WISH
MUTE
A WRINKLE IN TIME

Plus:
Watch out for Giant Oprah!

This Week in Film History March 11-18

This Week in Film History:

42nd STREET (1933)
GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935 (1935)
THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (1942)
GILDA (1946)
RICHARD III (1955)
THE SEARCHERS (1956)
BREATHLESS (1960)
BECKET (1964)
THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (1971)
THE GODFATHER (1972)
EVIL DEAD 2 (1987)
MEMENTO (2001)
V FOR VENDETTA (2006)

Forced Perspective 106: Black Panther, Annihilation (Spoilers!)

On today's show, spoiler filled reviews of: 

• BLACK PANTHER 
• ANNIHILATION

 Plus:

• Oscars recap 
• A look at the 1988 classic HEATHERS 
• And more!

This Week in Film History: Metropolis, James Dean, The Big Lebowski, Far...

This Week in Film History:

•Fritz Lang's Metropolis
•Oscar History
•To Be or Not To Be
•Children of Paradise
•James Dean debuts
•Vincent Price kills the undead
•The Long Goodbye
•Deep Red
•Lethal Weapon
•Fargo & The Big Lewbowski
•The Birdcage
•Korean horror
•"This is Sparta!"

and MORE!

Forced Perspective 105: AMC Best Picture Showcase, The Breadwinner, Face...

Mark recounts his experience at the 2018 AMC 24 hour Best Picture showcase and Adolfo gives quick reviews for Oscar nominated animated film The Breadwinner and Oscar nominated documentaries Faces Places and Icarus.

The 2018 Essential Film Awards

Celebrating the cinematic achievements of 2017.

Official 2017 Selections

 

 

 

 

 

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Best Film of the Year - Drama

THE SHAPE OF WATER

Guillermo del Toro

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer

Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor

Producers: Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale

Cinematography: Dan Laustsen

Other Nominees:

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

DUNKIRK

GET OUT

LOGAN

__________

Best Film of the Year - Comedy or Musical

THE BIG SICK

Michael Showalter

Amazon Studios, Lionsgate

Cast:  Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher

Screenplay: Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani

Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel

Cinematography: Brian Burgoyne

Other Nominees:

COCO

THE DISASTER ARTIST

I, TONYA

LADY BIRD

__________

ACTING AWARDS

Best Actor in a Lead Role - Drama

Hugh Jackman

LOGAN

Other Nominees:

Timothée Chalamet - CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

Daniel Day-Lewis - PHANTOM THREAD

Daniel Kaluuya - GET OUT

Gary Oldman - DARKEST HOUR

__________

Best Actress in a Lead Role - Drama

Sally Hawkins

THE SHAPE OF WATER

Other Nominees:

Annette Bening - FILM STARS DON'T DIE IN LIVERPOOL

Jennifer Lawrence - MOTHER!

Frances McDormand - THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

Meryl Streep - THE POST

__________

Best Actor in a Lead Role - Musical or Comedy

Harry Dean Stanton

LUCKY

James Franco - THE DISASTER ARTIST

Hugh Jackman - THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

Kumail Nanjiani - THE BIG SICK

Dan Stevens - THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS

__________

Best Actress in a Lead Role - Comedy or Musical

Margot Robbie

I, TONYA

Other Nominees:

Anne Hathaway - COLOSSAL

Saoirse Ronan - LADY BIRD

Daniela Vega - A FANTASTIC WOMAN

Emma Watson - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

__________

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Michael Stuhlbarg

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

Other Nominees:

Willem Dafoe - THE FLORIDA PROJECT

Woody Harrelson - THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

Richard Jenkins - THE SHAPE OF WATER

Sam Rockwell - THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

 __________

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Allison Janey

I, TONYA

Other Nominees:

Mary J. Blige - MUDBOUND

Holly Hunter - THE BIG SICK

Lesley Manville - PHANTOM THREAD

Laurie Metcalf - LADY BIRD

 __________

Best Ensemble

Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, 

Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg

THE SHAPE OF WATER

Other Nominees:

THE BIG SICK

DUNKIRK

GET OUT

THE POST

__________

Best Performance in a Voice Acting Role

Saara Chaudry
THE BREADWINNER

Other Nominees:
Will Arnett - THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
Benjamin Bratt - COCO
Bradley Cooper - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
Taika Waititi - THOR: RAGNAROK

__________

SKILL & TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director

Christopher Nolan

DUNKIRK

Other Nominees:

Guillermo del Toro - THE SHAPE OF WATER

Patty Jenkins - WONDER WOMAN

James Mangold - LOGAN

Jordan Peele - GET OUT

__________

Best Screenplay - Original Material

THE BIG SICK

Kumail Nanjiani & Emily V Gordon

Other Nominees:

COCO

GET OUT

LADY BIRD

THE SHAPE OF WATER

__________

Best Screenplay - Adapted or Historic Material

LOGAN

Scott Frank

James Mangold

Michael Green

Other Nominees:

THE BREADWINNER

THE DISASTER ARTIST

I, TONYA

THE POST

__________

Best Art Direction/Production Design

BLADE RUNNER 2049

Other Nominees:

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

THE SHAPE OF WATER

THOR: RAGNAROK

WONDER WOMAN

__________

Best Cinematography

BLADE RUNNER 2049

Roger Deakins

Other Nominees:

DUNKIRK - Hoyte van Hoytema

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER - Thimios Bakatakis

MUDBOUND - Rachel Morrison

THE SHAPE OF WATER - Dan Laustsen

__________

Best Costume Design

PHANTOM THREAD

Other Nominees:

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
WONDER WOMAN

__________

Best Film Editing

DUNKIRK

Other Nominees:

BABY DRIVER

I, TONYA

LOGAN

WONDER WOMAN

__________

Best Make-Up & Hair

THE SHAPE OF WATER

Other Nominees:

BLADE RUNNER 2049

DARKEST HOUR

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

IT

__________

Best Music - Original Score

DUNKIRK

Hans Zimmer

Other Nominees:

BLADE RUNNER 2049

PHANTOM THREAD

THE SHAPE OF WATER

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

__________

Best Music - Original Song

COCO

"Remember Me"

Other Nominees: 

“Mighty River” MUDBOUND

“Never Enough” THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

"This Is Me" THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

“Visions of Gideon” CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

__________

Best Music - Song Score or Soundtrack

BABY DRIVER

Other Nominees:

ATOMIC BLONDE

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

__________

Best Sound Design

DUNKIRK

Other Nominees:

BABY DRIVER

BLADE RUNNER 2049

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

__________

Best Stunts

BABY DRIVER

Other Nominees:

ATOMIC BLONDE

DUNKIRK

THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

__________

 Best Visual Effects

BLADE RUNNER 2049

Other Nominees:

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Okja

The Shape of Water

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

__________

FILM CATEGORIES

 Best Action/Adventure Film

LOGAN

James Mangold

Other Nominees:

BABY DRIVER

DUNKIRK

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

WONDER WOMAN

__________

Best Animation Feature Film

COCO

Lee Unkrich

Other Nominees:

THE BREADWINNER

COCO

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE

YOUR NAME

__________

Best Blockbuster

WONDER WOMAN

Patty Jenkins

Other Nominees:

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

__________

Best Documentary Film

ICARUS

Bryan Fogel

Other Nominees:

BATMAN AND BILL

FACES PLACES
FIVE CAME BACK

JIM & ANDY: THE GREAT BEYOND

__________

Best Foreign Language Film

A FANTASTIC WOMAN

(Una mujer fantástica)

Sebastián Lelio

Other Nominees:

OKJA

RAW
THE SQUARE

YOUR NAME

__________

Best Horror or Thriller Film

GET OUT

Jordan Peele

Other Nominees:

MOTHER!
IT

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
RAW

__________

Best Limited Theatrical Release Film

THE FLORIDA PROJECT

Sean Baker

Other Nominees:

A GHOST STORY
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

LUCKY

MUDBOUND

__________

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Film

THE SHAPE OF WATER

Guillermo del Toro

Other Nominees:

BLADE RUNNER 2049
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

THOR: RAGNAROK

__________

The following films did not win any Essential Film Awards but are noteworthy for their cinematic contributions in 2017:

ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL

THE BABYSITTER

COLOSSAL

DARKEST HOUR

THE DISASTER ARTIST

FACES PLACES

FILM STARS DON'T DIE IN LIVERPOOL

FIVE CAME BACK

GERALD'S GAME

A GHOST STORY

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

IT

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE

MOTHER!

MUDBOUND

PERSONAL SHOPPER

THE POST

RAW

THE SQUARE

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

THOR: RAGNAROK

Forced Perspective 104: Best of 2017

Mark, Adolfo and Draven run down their top 10 films of 2017, their overlooked/under-appreciated films and their bottom worst. All the top films of 2017 are discussed: The Shape of Water, Get Out, Logan, Wonder Woman, Lady Bird, Call Me By Your Name and... Happy Death Day?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BgUdRX1MlI

Forced Perspective 103: Phantom Thread, Darkest Hour, Lady Bird, Shape o...

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Today on our show:
• Phantom Thread
• Darkest Hour
• Ladybird
• The Shape of Water
• Call Me By Your Name
• Oscar Predictions

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