Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 12:00PM by Nathaniel R
The Film Bitch Awards continue with ballots for Best Score, Best Sound, Best Original Song, and in the non-Oscar parallel category Best Adapted, Combined, or Song Score (since so many films opt to have scores that lean into "soundtracks" as opposed to "scores" if you know what we mean)...
Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 4:23PM 
We Are Little Zombies
A with last year, I'm merging two of my dearest personal obsessions, costume design and the madness of list-making, for year's end. From colorful comic book inspired styles to detailed period fashions, 2020 was rich with interesting sartorial choices in both film and TV. To celebrate, here are some of the best-dressed characters from fiction and real-life. Even if this has been an annus horribilis like no other, there's still plenty to admire from the world of entertainment. Because it's 2020, there are 20 entries. One may think there would be a dearth of options to fill so many positions, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, here are some that didn't quite make the cut before we that list of 20...
Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 3:52PM by Nathaniel R
The costume design branch loves Michael O'Connor's film work. Could Ammonite bring him his fourth nomination?
Let us know ask our crystal ball about the robust possibilities in the Costume Design race at the Oscar. This contest don't feel quite as wide open as Best Supporting Actor or as Best-Picture-related-simple as Adapted Screenplay or as 'what the hell will they choose?' unusual as Visual Effects and Makeup. But it does present several interesting options for a nominated quintet.
Oscar's three favourite living costume designers (Atwood, Canonero, Powell) aren't around this year -- well, Sandy Powell is but does anyone think the Academy will watch The Glorias? -- so where will the Academy's costume branch look?
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 9:30AM 
The COVID-19 pandemic has confined us to our homes, making social distancing the rule and going to the movies an impossibility. Faced with such a threat, some studios have made their most recent movies available for rental and streaming online. Universal, for instance, has made it possible to watch Autumn De Wilde and Eleanor Catton's Emma. within the safety of our homes. After watching it, you might even like to read some reviews on the subject. As it often happens with challenging works of Art, many contrasting opinions can be found if you care to look. More interesting is the manner of these contrasts -- different people seem to have watched completely different movies…
Adaptations, Autumn de Wilde, Emma, Jane Austen, books Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 10:00PM with Nathaniel R and Murtada Elfadl
Everyone's a shut-in so we'll be watching the same movies at home.
Index (33 minutes)
00:01 Updates on health and the NYC self-quarantine
04:20 Cactus Flower (1969) is a delight, though crazy sexist. We both fell hard for Ingrid Bergman and enjoyed Goldie Hawn's Oscar winning debut, too. It's streaming on Criterion Channel. We also talk briefly about our reader's choice series thus far and what's next.
17:38 The latest adaptation of Emma starring Anya Taylor-Joy. Murtada really loves Bill Nighy and Nathaniel loves the look but we both think it's not as strong as the 1996 Gwyneth Paltrow version.
26:30 Bonus randomness - two perfect leading lady star vehicles: Rita Hayworth in Gilda and Cher in Moonstruck.
31:00 Wrap-up
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