Phantom

On Facebook, I asked a stridently anti-Mamdani voter, "Do you hope you're wrong about him?" and without hesitating, she replied, "Nope." They want him to be a Jew-hating monster because they think that's an acceptable price to pay to force unity over Israel among Jews. That is not going to happen.

With 3 prestige films scheduled for next year, 2026 could easily be a career best year for Caitríona Balfe.

THIS is how you move on the film scene after your decade-long hit TV show wraps.

She continues to show epic range, also Oscar-calibre work in Ford v Ferrari and Belfast.

I don't write by longhand, but I will still happily nominate Emma Thompson for the job of President of Writers for this.

For anyone being dramatic about how bad things are, I beg you to open a history book. Things are always this bad. That’s why there’s music & art & stories & every way humans try to create something beautiful & meaningful from chaos & fear.

But please, read more history books. Please. 🙏🏼

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I don’t know what you mean I took it just fine.

Also me even now when I remember it 3 years later :

Every time she posts in support of Palestine (which is a LOT) I adore her a little more.

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What in the Baby Caitríona ?!?

Outlander casting people still cooking with fire after all these years, I see.

Caitríona Balfe back in studio film mode at last, with reliably epic red carpet game.

I hope she will book something great and auteur-y soon.

Now that her decade-long TV gig is done, she deserves a full-time film career with the best collaborators.

I just read this Variety hit job in which it's clear that Disney is trying to pin the failure of Snow White on Rachel Zegler. I'm confused: Did she make the studio spend $270 million on an unasked-for remake of a 90-year-old piece of IP?

8 actors who lost tonight, could be back in the Oscar race next season.

Timothee Chalamet, Ralph Fiennes, Sebastian Stan, Cynthia Erivo, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Strong, Ariana Grande, Demi Moore.

Wouldn't THAT be quite the next chapter for them all ?

Not these idiots starting divorce rumours again.

Shippers need to get jobs. And if then they still have time for this, then time for second jobs.

And therapy.

P.S. March will be quiet. The buzziest SXSW world premieres (Another Simple Favor, Holland) will probably end up on the TV side just like Bridget Jones. Tribeca 2024 Best Feature winner, Audrey's Children, looks promising but may struggle getting industry support. We'll see.

Updates

- Dylan O'Brien & Diego Luna are now in supporting.
- TIFF (The Friend, The Life of Chuck, On Swift Horses)
- Berlinale (Mickey 17, Blue Moon, Dreams)
- Long Day's Journey Into Night !
- Egregiously enough the acclaimed Bridget Jones pic will be a TV award contender.

IF THE THE OSCARS WERE TODAY (February)

Since this Oscar season is chop, I am now focusing on the 2025 slate with a post on the last day of every month (January below).

I will only add performances that had been already reviewed, could be interesting to see these in December.

Since this Oscar season is chop, I will just focus on the 2025 slate with a post on the last day of every month, starting today.

IF THE THE OSCARS WERE TODAY.

I will only add performances that had been already reviewed, it could be interesting to see these a year from now.

Netflix PR should have asked her to delete that account the second she won Best Actress in Cannes in May.

Epic fumble.

Why are we ignoring the Fourteenth Amendment-Section 3?

#NeverForgetJanuary6th

ABC News caved days before they were gonna get that clown in for a sworn deposition.

On that alone, I will never forgive them.

Posted this at the old place, but thought folks on @bsky.app might like to know I finally met my "mother".

I am slowly transitioning over here from the Bad Place.

Once all my Film/TV friends are here full time, I will be, too.

P.S. As for new adaptations : I would love to see Jodie Comer - who expressed a desire to do a musical - put her epic accent talents to work in My Fair Lady (directed by Marianne Elliott from Emma Thompson's 2008 script). Also a Steven Spielberg + Lady Gaga joint slay with Hello, Dolly.

At the moment probably every major film studio is feverishly looking for (preferably yet unadapted) stage musicals to turn into BO smash hits and I really hope some variation of these, WILL happen.

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Claire : I was born in 1918.
New Jenny and Fam :

They should still release it. Let the people know what trump and co think is acceptable.

It is a film about dragons.

Maybe try to use your imagination a little.

It is quite interesting how the two wildly different film musicals of 2024, are getting the same critics consensus.

I am curious to see where both will land this Oscar season.

#WickedMovie will be helped by Box Office, #EmiliaPérez will be helped by the Cannes/Auteur prestige.

P.S. All major contenders had now started screening, only 2 (in grey above) haven't been reviewed yet : Nosferatu & A Complete Unknown. The predictions are for Oscar nominations, not wins. Win predictions will be the January / February phase (the quartet of televised ceremonies).

If The Oscars Were Today

#1-5 - Timothee Chalamet & Ariana Grande entered the chat ... could Jonathan Bailey surprise?

#6-12 - The "need SAG/Bafta love to secure a slot in the Oscar top5" crowd.

#13-20 - Watch out for LRD (great early word) & Kate Winslet's surprise campaign.