Upcoming Book: The Best of Screenings & Meanings: A Journey through Film

“The art of filmmaking is the most influential form of art that has ever existed throughout the history of human artistic endeavors.” ~ ABHIJIT NASKAR, THE FILM TESTAMENT

FORTHCOMING SUMMER 2018

The Best of Screenings & Meanings: A Journey through Film

The conclusion of my weekly Screenings & Meanings columns has prompted me to put together an anthology drawn from 35 years of film comment along with some new material specifically for this volume. Watch for the volume to become available soon.

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First New Year Movies Post

First, a few comments on the 77 th “Golden Globes”. Netflix had no less than three of the five nominees in the major category of best dramatic feature— The Irishman , Marriage Story , and The Two Popes . Yet these collectively scored only one minor win—Laura Dern in a supporting category for Marriage Story . (I still expect all three to be in the running for the Oscar best picture nominations to be announced January 13.) The biggest surprise was the big-screen epic 1917 taking the top award of best drama as well as best director for Sam Mendes, giving it an undeniable boost ahead of a January 10 North American wide release. Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood took three Globes including for best musical or comedy. When it comes to movie awards, the streaming services have yet to catch up to these made-for-theatrical-release features. Series are another matter as streaming increasingly dominates. I was glad to see Olivia Colman win ...

New Year Post: Best Movies of 2019 and Best Movies of the Decade

The Ten Best Movies of 2019 Below are very brief descriptions of my favorite films of this past year. Most have been the subject of longer reviews. For reference to these I have indicated both the blog post dates and the page number(s) in the 2019 collected reviews document. I have also added a list of a dozen documentaries that most impressed, with information links and review dates and page numbers if applicable. Parasite South Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s savage satire of his society’s class divides earned the Cannes film festival’s top prize Palme d’Or and should be the favorite for the best international feature film (previously best foreign-language film) Oscar to be announced February 9. Don’t be surprised if it also makes it into the main best picture category, nominations for which will be announced on January 13. (Reviewed 30 October, p. 67) The Two Popes Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles’ insightful imagining of this unusu...

BOOK LAUNCH!

BOOK LAUNCH! April 24, 2019 was the official launch of The Best of Screenings and Meanings: A Journey Through Film a t McNally Robinson Booksellers in Saskatoon, SK

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