Posted by
The Dace Man
- Saturday, February 17, 2018
LIVE FEB. 24, 2018 @ 12 PM EST UNTIL FEB. 25, 2018 @ 12 PM EST
For the fifth year in a row, Fanboys Anonymous is proud to be joining the efforts for The Dacetacular Gaming for a Cause charity game-a-thon event hosted by our very own Chris "The Dace Man" Dace!
This year, we will once again be gaming for The Messages Project but also splitting the donations with the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department in Camden County, NJ.
Information on how to donate, what prizes are available to win, what is scheduled for the show and more can be found below:
- On February 15, 2014, The Dace Man Show kicked off their inaugural charity event and was able to raise $900 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- On February 28, 2015, the team raised $1,200 for Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania breaking the previous years total by $300!
- On March 12th, 2016 The Dace Man Show raise $1800, doubling their first year's total and topping their previous year's total by $600, for the Alzheimer's Association - Delaware Valley Chapter!
- On February 25th, 2017, The Dace Man Show Partnered with The Messages Project and raised a total of $2,440 for children of incarcerated parents that could potentially be at risk.
DACETACULAR GAMING WEEK
Leading up to the big event you can catch The Dace Man and Friends streaming live on Twitch! You can find a different streamer each night featured on the the DaceManAndFriends Channel
- Saturday February 17th @ 12:00 PM EST - False Finish Productions
- Sunday February 18th TBA
- Monday February 19th @ 8:00 PM EST - DemiLaryn from DeathBlossoms
- Tuesday February 20th @ 8:00 PM EST -The Dace Man Show Live!
- Wednesday February 21st @ 10:00PM EST - Mega Powers Wrestling w/ Mike Paden
- Thursday February 22nd @ 9:00PM EST - YellzxBellz
- Friday February 23rd @ TBA - Greg Ciafardoni & Vince Ciafardoni
DACETACULAR GAMING FOR A CAUSE 5
- 11:00 AM EST - Pre-Show: A look back at the past year hosted by The Dace Man himself
- 12:00 PM EST - The Kick Off: As per tradition we will kick off the event with Twisted Metal 2 for the Playstation. Afterwards the crew will venture into various retro arcade games
- 8:00 PM EST - 4th Annual Smash Bros Tournament: Watch the worst Deptford has to offer when it comes to the game Super Smash Bros. as they try to dethrone 3x Champ Vince Ciafardoni!
- Immediately Following Smash Bros Tournament: The crew will dance and humilate themselves to one of the gagillion installments of the Just Dance Franchise.
- 2:00 AM - 6:00 AM - The Over Night Struggle: The Second Stage official shuts down around this time and the few stragglersa try to power through the overnight hours of the game-a-thon!
- 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Second Wind to The Finish: The Remaining crew will pound breakfast sandwhiches and energy drinks making the desperate run for the finish line!
For every $5.00 donated you will be automatically entered into win one of these awesome prizes! Check back regularly because prizes are added every week leading up to the event!
- Opening Day Tickets to a Major League Baseball Game. (We realize our fanbase has grown outside the realm of New Jersey and the incredible Philadelphia fan base, so The Dace Man Show will provide you with Opening Day tickets to your local team)
- (2) $25 Amazon Gift Cards
- (10) Dace Man Shirts (Various Sizes) designs below
- Lunacy Brewing Company Tour for Two
- Federal Distilling Tour Experience for Two
- Dia De Los Burritos Gift Card ($15)
- 8 x 10 Autographed Photo of NXT Superstar Aleister Black
- 8 x 10 Autographed Photo of NXT Women's Champion Ember Moon
- Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Combo - Atomic Blonde
- Handmade DollBetty by Chaos and Cat Hair
- $25 gift card for Kitchen 519
- $10 gift card for Bakery 519
- Echo Dot (2nd Generation) - Black
- More prizes to be announced!
Posted by
Anthony Mango
- Friday, February 16, 2018
On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Marvel's Black Panther by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.
MARVEL'S BLACK PANTHER (2018):
DIRECTED BY
Ryan Coogler
WRITTEN BY
Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole
STARRING:
Chadwick Boseman (T'Challa / Black Panther), Michael B. Jordan (Erik Killmonger), Lupita Nyong'o (Nakia), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Martin Freeman (Everett K. Ross), Daniel Kaluuya (W'Kabi), Andy Serkis (Ulysses Klaue / Klaw), Winston Duke (M'Baku), with Angela Bassett (Ramonda), and Forest Whitaker (Zuri)
After the death of his father, T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king -- and as Black Panther -- gets tested when he's drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.
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Posted by
Anthony Mango
- Sunday, February 4, 2018
On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Maze Runner: The Death Cure by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.
MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE (2018):
DIRECTED BY
Wes Ball
WRITTEN BY
T.S. Nowlin
STARRING:
Dylan O'Brien (Thomas), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Newt), Kaya Scodelario (Teresa), Ki Hong Lee (Minho), Dexter Darden (Frypan), Will Poulter (Gally), Rosa Salazar (Brenda), Aidan Gillen (Janson), Patricia Clarkson (Ava Paige), Walton Goggins (Lawrence), with Giancarlo Esposito (Jorge), Barry Pepper (Vince)
Thomas leads some escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions that the Gladers have been asking since they arrived in the maze.
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Posted by
Anthony Mango
- Friday, February 2, 2018
On the latest Fanboys Anonymous podcast, host Tony Mango gives his thoughts and predictions on the possible movie trailers, commercials and advertisements that may air during Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018.
TALKING POINTS:
Fifty Shades Freed
Early Man
Black Panther
Red Sparrow
A Wrinkle in Time
Pacific Rim Uprising
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Avengers: Infinity War
Deadpool 2
Ocean's 8
The Incredibles 2
and more!
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Posted by
Anthony Mango
- Thursday, February 1, 2018
Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.
Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!
Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in February 2018?
RELEASE DATE: February 2, 2018
Winchester
Synopsis: Eccentric firearm heiress believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.
Will I watch? = Maybe
A Fantastic Woman
Synopsis: Marina, a waitress who moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.
Will I watch? = No
The Cage Fighter
Synopsis: A blue-collar family man breaks the promise he'd made to never fight again. Now forty years old, with a wife and four children who need him, Joe Carman risks everything to go back into the fighting cage and come to terms with his past.
Will I watch? = No
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Synopsis: A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history.
Will I watch? = No
A Ciambra
Synopsis: In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region's factions - the local Italians, the African refugees and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong, Pio sets out to prove he's ready to step into his big brother's shoes but soon finds himself faced with an impossible decision that will show if he is truly ready to become a man.
Will I watch? = No
RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2018
Fifty Shades Freed
Synopsis: The third installment of the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trilogy.
Will I watch? = No
The 15:17 to Paris
Synopsis: American soldiers discover a terrorist plot on a Paris-bound train.
Will I watch? = Maybe
Peter Rabbit
Synopsis: Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer's vegetable garden.
Will I watch? = No
Aiyaary
Synopsis: Witness the story of two Indian Army officers, a mentor and his protégé on this Republic Day.
Will I watch? = No
Before We Vanish
Synopsis: Three aliens travel to Earth in preparation for a mass invasion, taking possession of human bodies.
Will I watch? = Maybe
RELEASE DATE: February 16, 2018
Black Panther
Synopsis: T'Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king.
Will I watch? = Yes
Early Man
Synopsis: Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
Will I watch? = No
Samson
Synopsis: After losing the love of his life to a cruel Philistine prince, a young Hebrew with Supernatural strength defends his people, sacrificing everything to avenge his love, his people, and his God.
Will I watch? = No
The Party
Synopsis: Janet hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive it becomes clear that not everything is going to go down as smoothly as the red wine.
Will I watch? = No
Loveless
Synopsis: A couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments.
Will I watch? = No
Nostalgia
Synopsis: A mosaic of stories about love and loss, 'Nostalgia' explores our relationships to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.
Will I watch? = No
Oh Lucy!
Synopsis: A lonely woman living in Tokyo decides to take an English class where she discovers her alter ego, Lucy.
Will I watch? = No
Double Lover
Synopsis: Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.
Will I watch? = No
Tehran Taboo
Synopsis: In their desperate search for freedom and happiness, four young people from Tehran, Iran are forced to break the taboos of a restrictive, islamic society.
Will I watch? = No
RELEASE DATE: February 23, 2018
Annihilation
Synopsis: A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature don't apply.
Will I watch? = Yes
Game Night
Synopsis: A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery.
Will I watch? = Maybe
Hannah
Synopsis: Intimate portrait of a woman drifting between reality and denial when she is left alone to grapple with the consequences of her husband's imprisonment.
Will I watch? = No
The Lodgers
Synopsis: 1920, rural Ireland. Anglo Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy. When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother - and with the curse that haunts them.
Will I watch? = No
Beast of Burden
Synopsis: Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.
Will I watch? = No
6 FLICKS PICKS
Which films make the cut?
6. Before We Vanish — Um...what?
5. The 15:17 to Paris / Nostalgia — It's a bit of a cheat, but I can't really decide. I'm allowing this tie because truthfully, I don't want to see either of these, so it isn't as though I'm trying to sneak in more than six films, but more so that I just can't decide on anything but the top two. With Nostalgia, it could be heartwarming in a depressing way. With 15:17, I'm just curious how the people can portray themselves when they weren't actors.
4. Winchester — The story of the house is interesting and my girlfriend wants to see it, so this wins a spot for sure.
3. Game Night — This is totally a Valentine's Day film and there's a chance it's funny, as the trailer got me to hope that those weren't the funniest parts but showed enough of potential.
2. Annihilation — I'm purposely trying not to learn too much about this movie, as it could be another Arrival where I'm pleasantly surprised. It looks interesting, though, and seems like it could skirt the line between being sci-fi neat without being sci-fi overbearing.
1. Black Panther — This is the true standout and the only thing I've actually already purchased tickets for, well in advance. 10 tickets as always. Black Panther was one of my favorite parts of Captain America: Civil War and this movie looks awesome.
WHICH MOVIES ARE YOU INTERESTED IN CHECKING OUT?
TELL US IN THE COMMENTS BELOW!
Posted by
Anthony Mango
- Tuesday, January 23, 2018
The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards have been announced, so it's time for us to talk about some of the surprises, snubs and our predictions of which movies will take home an Oscar in 2018.
A FEW NOTES BEFORE WE START:
Before we even get into anything, let me preface things by saying that this is one of those years like the 84th Academy Awards where I just don't find damn near anything to be interesting, and I not only haven't seen almost any of these movies, but I really can't see myself sitting through them because I know I won't like them.
This is because there seems to be two motivating factors behind the nominations this year: it's either a boring historical drama (like always), or it's some kind of political statement where the movie probably is being revered for its subject material rather than the film's execution itself.
Example, I hear outcries that Wonder Woman should have been nominated for Best Picture. If you replace the lead protagonist with a male, you'd all come to the realization that the movie isn't really all that good. I agree 100% that the film is important because it helps break barriers as far as having a female director and being a female-led superhero film, but that doesn't mean it matches up to The Shawshank Redemption. Please.
If a movie looks good enough to me, with or without an agenda, I'll see it. I really enjoyed Hidden Figures and Fences last year. I didn't, in retrospect, enjoy Moonlight as much and didn't want it to win Best Picture. A combination of these from this year is Battle of the Sexes, which I thought looked kind of interesting and it's not only a historical piece, but it's also about female empowerment. I didn't see it yet, but then again, I haven't seen Blade Runner 2049 or Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle either, and I wanted to see those, so...
I look at the list of nominees from this year and outside of a few examples, they all look to me like they were nominated because someone read the synopsis and said "I like the message that's going for" or "that seems like it would be an Oscar thing" rather than "I like this movie as a whole better than every other movie this year in comparison."
Get Out was fun as hell, and I enjoyed The Shape of Water and I liked I, Tonya more than I thought I would (but I'm glad it wasn't nominated for Best Picture). I'll probably try to watch some of these movies, even if I have to shut them off midway through.
Lastly, I just want to point out that when it comes to any "artsy fartsy" movie, as some would describe them—particularly those that fall under the Oscar-bait categories I'm talking about here—they don't stand the test of time. Nobody is talking about Brooklyn. Nobody ever brings up The King's Speech as the best movie ever. Have you heard anyone say a damn thing about The Artist or Moonrise Kingdom?
No. You didn't. Unless you're part of the film community that turns its nose to anything "mainstream" and revels in the idea that you're so much more sophisticated and classy.
Spotlight is a movie I didn't enjoy and I never need to watch again and wish I had that time back. Les Misérables was surprisingly delightful. Shit happens.
CHECKLIST OF MOVIES BELOW:
* = I've seen the film
(#) = number of total nominations
* The Shape of Water (13)
* Dunkirk (8)
* Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (7)
Darkest Hour (6)
Phantom Thread (6)
Blade Runner 2049 (5)
Lady Bird (5)
Call Me by Your Name (4)
* Get Out (4)
Mudbound (4)
* Star Wars: The Last Jedi (4)
Baby Driver (3)
* I, Tonya (3)
Beauty and the Beast (2)
Coco (2)
The Post (2)
Victoria & Abdul (2)
All the Money in the World (1)
Coco (1)
Ferdinand (1)
* Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (1)
* Kong: Skull Island (1)
* Logan (1)
Loving Vincent (1)
Marshall (1)
Molly's Game (1)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (1)
The Big Sick (1)
The Boss Baby (1)
The Breadwinner (1)
* The Disaster Artist (1)
The Florida Project (1)
The Greatest Showman (1)
War for the Planet of the Apes (1)
Wonder (1)
THOUGHTS AND PREDICTIONS:
Now, onto my predictions, which I'll be updating as time goes on and I potentially watch any of these movies.
BEST PICTURE
THOUGHTS: I think Get Out can be ruled out. I enjoyed it, but it's not Best Picture. The Shape of Water stands a chance, but I can see a couple other things taking it out of the competition. I don't think Dunkirk deserves it, or is really even in the
discussion, as the same movie without the context of it being a war film
which also happens to be directed by Christopher Nolan would probably
get zero attention in comparison to what it got. Having not seen Darkest Hour or The Post or Call Me by Your Name or Phantom Thread or Lady Bird, but not seeing much of a point to really watch them as they probably stand not chance, I definitely put Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as the favorite, for sure.
PREDICTION: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST ACTOR
THOUGHTS: We can probably rule out Denzel Washington, who I think gets a nomination for basically being just always rock solid. Daniel Day-Lewis might be more of an honorary thing. Daniel Kaluuya was a total shock for me, and he won't win. This is really between Chalamet and Oldman, and I think it's a matter of whether the voters want to go with the story of the young kid with the positive message or if they want to go with pure acknowledgment. No nomination for James Franco for The Disaster Artist, though, which is surprising considering his Golden Globe win. Nothing for Tom Hanks for The Post, either.
PREDICTION: Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour
BEST ACTRESS
THOUGHTS: This is going to Frances McDormand. C'mon. Sally Hawkins is a nomination for recognition. Margot Robbie is a motivator of "we know you're killing it, keep up the good work" and the same applies to Saoirse Ronan. Meryl Streep is just Meryl Streep so she always has her name on this list. This is a one woman race, though.
PREDICTION: Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
THOUGHTS: The fact that two men are nominated for the same movie makes me think one of them will win, if not just by pure statistics, and between the two, Sam Rockwell is in the film longer and has a more dynamic character, overall. I don't think Richard Jenkins has it, even though I liked his character a lot in The Shape of Water. I'm also not sure if the Christopher Plummer nomination was because he's going to win it or because they just want to acknowledge how he stepped into a production so late and rushed a performance and somehow pulled it off. Personally, I think someone who was skipped over was Paul Walter Hauser for I, Tonya. He stole that movie to me and nailed his character to a ridiculous level.
PREDICTION: Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
THOUGHTS: Frankly, I don't see why Octavia Spencer was nominated. I don't think Lesley Manville has this for the same reason as Mary J. Blige—I haven't heard anything about their performances, so either I'm totally out of the loop on those two, or they must not be that great. To me, this is probably between Allison Janney and Laurie Metcalf, and honestly, I don't know which one stands out more (mostly because I didn't see Metcalf's performance)...but because of her Golden Globe win, I'll go with Allison Janney.
PREDICTION: Allison Janney for I, Tonya
BEST DIRECTOR
THOUGHTS: This is an extremely hard one to call. Don't count out Jordan Peele. I don't think it will be Christopher Nolan or Paul Thomas Anderson, but they aren't out of the running by any means. If I had to pick, I'd go with Guillermo del Toro, but with the whole political climate going on right now, Greta Gerwig might win just because she's a woman and that could give her some extra votes from people who could have seen the exact same movie and if it were directed by a man, wouldn't vote for it. Then again, there still might be people who vote AGAINST her purely because she's a woman, so maybe that will balance itself out in the most ridiculous way because neither political vote judges the film itself.
PREDICTION: Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
THOUGHTS: These are some of the hardest to predict, as they can go one way or the other. Either they go to the exact same movies that win everything else like Best Picture, or they go to the runner-up as a consolation prize. Did The Big Sick get the nomination and that's good enough? I can see the same thing happening with Get Out, but in the past, when I've been hesitant to trust the oddball choice, I've been proven wrong, so maybe I need to give some credit where it is due that it might happen, especially since it won for the Writers Guild of America Awards.
PREDICTION: Get Out
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THOUGHTS: Copy and paste what I said about Original Screenplay and the whole consolation prize idea, but since only one of these films is nominated for Best Picture, I think that narrows it down quite a bit. If that happens and it's a statement, they could go with something other than Call Me By Your Name, but that's the one I think stands out. It's nice to see Logan get some love as the first comic book movie to get a serious nomination in a long time. I still don't get how Captain America: The Winter Soldier didn't earn this category nomination a few years ago and I'm bummed about that.
PREDICTION: Call Me By Your Name
BEST FILM EDITING
THOUGHTS: Good lord, I have no idea. I'm going to assume that if something was nominated for this and not much else, it must stand out, which means Baby Driver could get the win, even though that might just mean they liked it enough to nominate it. I don't think it will be I, Tonya or Three Billboards and I think I can even rule out The Shape of Water. I think this goes to Dunkirk even though I wasn't a fan of it having a split narrative and confusing timeline.
PREDICTION: Dunkirk
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
THOUGHTS: Not only am I surprised Kong: Skull Island got on this list, I'm also shocked Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets didn't get nominated as I've heard that that is gorgeous. Maybe I'm bitter about the story told in Star Wars: The Last Jedi but I don't even want it to win this award and I'll argue that Leia floating through space was enough of a reason to ignore it even if the rest of the movie looked pretty great and just fell flat in other ways. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 should be skipped, I think, since it all feels a bit too fake. I haven't seen War for the Planet of the Apes, and I can imagine a world where they give this award to that in honor of all the CGI work they've done with the apes over the course of the three films, but I'm definitely leaning toward Blade Runner 2049 being the most obvious pick here.
PREDICTION: Blade Runner 2049
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
THOUGHTS: Cinematography isn't the same animal as Visual Effects, but they do have some parallels and it isn't crazy to think Blade Runner 2049 could win both. It's interesting, though, that that's the only one to get nominated for both awards, which helps its chances. Dunkirk wouldn't be too too shocking, nor would The Shape of Water.
PREDICTION: Blade Runner 2049
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
THOUGHTS: Blade Runner 2049 and The Shape of Water seem like bigger feats to me than Dunkirk as we've seen a million war films already. Beauty and the Beast...well, they had the animated film for reference. Darkest Hour isn't something that has as much work to need done on it than the first two I mentioned, so I think it's between them.
PREDICTION: The Shape of Water
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
THOUGHTS: I never seem to get this one right, so don't bet any money on me being correct. My gut instinct is to say Beauty and the Beast because they love their dresses, but they also love their period pieces and that's just going to screw with my mind and make me second guess myself. Victoria & Abdul seems like it would strike a lot of chords. Phantom Thread is literally about clothes, though...
PREDICTION: Phantom Thread
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
THOUGHTS: Um....I have no idea what Victoria & Abdul is. Wonder doesn't strike me as the thing that would beat out Darkest Hour considering the buzz Gary Oldman has. If the makeup didn't work, he wouldn't be in such high contention for Best Actor.
PREDICTION: Darkest Hour
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
THOUGHTS: Hans Zimmer tends to always do great work, but nothing stood out to me from Dunkirk, John Williams used to be amazing but is kind of phoning it in lately in my opinion, and I don't remember any of the score for Three Billboards even though I just got done watching it a few minutes before writing this. The Shape of Water didn't have anything astounding to me, but I do remember it resonating more than the rest.
PREDICTION: Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
THOUGHTS: The only two that I've heard any buzz about are "Remember Me" from Coco and "This is Me" from The Greatest Showman. In the past, that's been a good indicator of which has the advantage going into the voting, but I've been surprised before. Given the choices, I think "This is Me" might win since that film isn't nominated for anything else, so that must stand out a bit. Plus, it is a musical after all, so it better do its job right. But, hell, I'm really tossing a coin here and I don't feel confident at all that it isn't just going to Coco.
PREDICTION: "This is Me" from The Greatest Showman
BEST SOUND EDITING
THOUGHTS: There's no difference whatsoever in the nominees. It's the same playing field of five films, and so often, whatever wins ends up taking both. At this point, I don't know why they don't just combine these categories into a Best Sound Design category, but someone who is more knowledgeable can explain that to me. Keep in mind that while I know there is a distinction to the job, I don't understand how Best Visual Effects can be combined instead of differentiating Best Practical Effects and Best CGI since those blend together, while Editing/Mixing is a blend. Anyway, Baby Driver, Blade Runner 2049 and Dunkirk to me have better chances than The Shape of Water and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Since it's a war film and from what I've heard, the emphasis is on the battles and not on any story, I'm going to lean towards Dunkirk.
PREDICTION: Dunkirk
BEST SOUND MIXING
THOUGHTS: Look up.
PREDICTION: Dunkirk
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THOUGHTS: Really? The Lego Batman Movie doesn't get a nomination??? Come on! The Boss Baby and Ferdinand look so stupid to me, I've literally never heard of The Breadwinner or Loving Vincent and that means Coco wins by default.
PREDICTION: Coco
THE REST OF THE CATEGORIES
Including:
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short Subject
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Live Action Short Film
THOUGHTS: These are the categories that I never know anything about. Everything listed is a completely foreign entity to me, so I typically go into the ceremony not having seen a single still image of the films. It's always a total shot in the dark as I basically either decide not to try to predict them at all, or I pick one at random. I have no idea which movies should have been nominated but weren't, which films should not have been nominated but were, or anything else like that. Essentially, I could put all of them up on a dart board and whatever I hit, those are my picks, and I'd probably do just as well as if I tried to guess blindly on my own merits. If you know anything about any of those films, feel free to enlighten me in the comments section so I can try to check them out if I can get access to any of them before the ceremony takes place.
OVERALL THOUGHTS
Last year, we saw a distinct response to the #OscarsSoWhite situation and with this year's primary focus seemingly shifting to the LGBT community and women empowerment, I don't know how that's going to factor in on a grander scope. I assume that will be the focal point of the speeches, but as far as the awards themselves, I don't know if it will translate to wins and losses. If we see Lady Bird killing it, then we know it did, because holy shit, I shut that movie off at the 3:12 mark and didn't want to see a single second more as I felt like it would be wasting my time with pointless angst that I've already seen before. If we see Get Out sweeping, we know #OscarsSoWhite is still prevalent. Then again, maybe this is going to be one of those years where everything is so random because there aren't standout obvious choices for anything, so the people like myself who are trying to guess what other people are thinking have no ability to jump into their brains and guess correctly. I'm just glad Star Wars: The Last Jedi wasn't nominated for Best Picture as I clearly had my problems with it.
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Anthony Mango
- Monday, January 22, 2018
Awards season is in full swing, but while the Golden Globes and Academy Awards celebrate the best of the year, the Golden Raspberry Awards poke fun at the worst movies to have come out over the past 12 months. The 38th annual ceremony will take place March 3, 2018 Here is the list of the nominees for the 2018 Razzies Awards.
WORST PICTURE
Baywatch
The Emoji Movie
Fifty Shades Darker
The Mummy
Transformers: The Last Knight
WORST ACTOR
Tom Cruise in The Mummy as Nick Morton
Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Captain Jack Sparrow
Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades Darker as Christian Grey
Zac Efron in Baywatch as Matt Brody
Mark Wahlberg in Daddy's Home 2 and Transformers: The Last Knight as Dusty Mayron and Cade Yeager
WORST ACTRESS
Katherine Heigl in Unforgettable as Tessa Connover
Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades Darker as Anastasia 'Ana' Steele
Jennifer Lawrence in Mother! as Mother
Tyler Perry in Boo 2! A Madea Halloween as Madea
Emma Watson in The Circle as Mae Holland
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem for Mother! and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Him and Captain Armando Salazar
Russell Crowe for The Mummy as Dr. Henry Jekyll
Josh Duhamel for Transformers: The Last Knight as Col. William Lennox
Mel Gibson for Daddy's Home 2 as Kurt Mayron
Anthony Hopkins for Collide and Transformers: The Last Knight as Hagen Kahl and Sir Edmund Burton
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kim Basinger for Fifty Shades Darker as Elena Lincoln
Sofia Boutella for The Mummy as Ahmanet
Laura Haddock for Transformers: The Last Knight as Viviane Wembly
Goldie Hawn for Snatched as Linda Middleton
Susan Sarandon for A Bad Moms Christmas as Isis Dunkler
WORST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky for Mother!
Michael Bay for Transformers: The Last Knight
James Foley for Fifty Shades Darker
Alex Kurtzman for The Mummy
Tony Leondis for The Emoji Movie
WORST SCREENPLAY
Baywatch - Damian Shannon, Mark Swift, Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant; based on Baywatch by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz and Gregory J. Bonann
The Emoji Movie - Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel and Mike White
Fifty Shades Darker - Niall Leonard; based from the novel by E. L. James
The Mummy - David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie, Dylan Kussman, Jon Spaihts, Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet; based on The Mummy franchise
Transformers: The Last Knight - Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Ken Nolan and Akiva Goldsman; based on Hasbro's Transformers action figures
WORST REMAKE OR SEQUEL
Baywatch
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Fifty Shades Darker
The Mummy
Transformers: The Last Knight
WORST SCREEN COMBO
Any combination of two characters, two sex toys or two sexual positions in Fifty Shades Darker
Any combination of two humans, two robots or two explosions in Transformers: The Last Knight
Any two obnoxious emojis in The Emoji Movie
Johnny Depp & his worn-out drunk routine in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Tyler Perry & either the ratty old dress or worn-out wig in Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
RAZZIES REDEEMER AWARD
TBD
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Anthony Mango
- Sunday, January 7, 2018
The 75th annual Golden Globe Awards are scheduled for this evening, Sunday, January 7, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton on NBC, hosted by Seth Meyers. This post will be updated with the full list of winners from all the categories. Tell us your thoughts on the results in the comments below!
TELEVISION AWARDS
Best Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid's Tale
Chrissy Metz, This is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies
WINNER = Laura Dern as Renata Klein in Big Little Lies
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
David Thewlis, Fargo
WINNER = Alexander Skarsgard as Perry Wright in Big Little Lies
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
WINNER = Nicole Kidman as Celeste Wright in Big Little Lies
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
Jude Law, The Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks
Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
WINNER = Ewan McGregor as Emmit and Raymond "Ray" Stussy in Fargo
Best Miniseries or Television Film
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Sinner
Top of the Lake: China Girl
WINNER = Big Little Lies
Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Alison Brie, Glow
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Issa Rae, Insecure
Frankie Shaw, SMILF
WINNER = Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormack, Will and Grace
WINNER = Aziz Ansari as Dev Shah in Master of None
Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series (Drama)
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Claire Foy, The Crown
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
WINNER = Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne/Offred in The Handmaid's Tale
Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series (Drama)
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
WINNER = Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson in This is Us
Best Television Series (Comedy)
Black-ish
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Master of None
SMILF
Will & Grace
WINNER = The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Television Series (Drama)
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid's Tale
Stranger Things
This is Us
WINNER = The Handmaid's Tale
MOTION PICTURE AWARDS
Best Original Score
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Shape of Water
Phantom Thread
The Post
Dunkirk
WINNER = Alexandre Desplate for The Shape of Water
Best Original Song
"Home", Ferdinand
"Mighty River", Mudbound
"Remember Me", Coco
"The Star", The Star
"This Is Me", The Greatest Showman
WINNER = "This is Me" by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul from The Greatest Showman
Best Supporting Performance by Actress in a Motion Picture
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
WINNER = Allison Janney as LaVona Golden in I, Tonya
Best Supporting Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Armie Hammer, Call Me by Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All The Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WINNER = Sam Rockwell as Officer Jason Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Helen Mirren, The Leisure Seeker
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Emma Stone, Battle of the Sexes
WINNER = Saoirse Ronan as Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson in Lady Bird
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
WINNER = James Franco as Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Tom Hanks, The Post
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
WINNER = Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Jessica Chastain, Molly's Game
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Meryl Streep, The Post
Michelle Williams, All The Money in the World
WINNER = Frances McDormand as Mildred Hayes in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Motion Picture (Foreign Language)
A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
In the Fade
Loveless
The Square
WINNER = In the Fade
Best Motion Picture (Animated)
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
WINNER = Coco
Best Director - Motion Picture
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Ridley Scott, All The Money in the World
Steven Spielberg, The Post
WINNER = Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Guillermo Del Toro, Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Liz Hannah, Josh Singer, The Post
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Aaron Sorkin, Molly's Game
WINNER = Martin McDonagh for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
Lady Bird
WINNER = Lady Bird
Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Call Me by Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WINNER = Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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- Thursday, January 4, 2018
Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.
Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!
Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in January 2018?
RELEASE DATE: January 5, 2018
Insidious: The Last Key
Synopsis: Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet - in her own family home.
Will I watch? = No
RELEASE DATE: January 12, 2018
The Commuter
Synopsis: A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home.
Will I watch? = No
Paddington 2
Synopsis: Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
Will I watch? = No
Proud Mary
Synopsis: Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hitwoman working for an organized crime family in Boston. Mary's life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes awry.
Will I watch? = No
Condorito: The Movie
Synopsis: Condorito embarks in a hilarious adventure to save the planet and his loved ones from an evil alien.
Will I watch? = No
RELEASE DATE: January 19, 2018
12 Strong
Synopsis: 12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
Will I watch? = No
Den of Thieves
Synopsis: A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Will I watch? = No
The Leisure Seeker
Synopsis: A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker.
Will I watch? = No
The Final Year
Synopsis: THE FINAL YEAR is a unique insiders' account of President Barack Obama's foreign policy team during their last year in office. Featuring unprecedented access inside the White House and State Department, THE FINAL YEAR offers an uncompromising view of the inner workings of the Obama Administration as they prepare to leave power after eight years.
Will I watch? = No
RELEASE DATE: January 26, 2018
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Synopsis: Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the "Flare".
Will I watch? = Yes
White Boy Rick
Synopsis: The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Will I watch? = No
Forever My Girl
Synopsis: After being gone for a decade a country star returns home to the love he left behind.
Will I watch? = No
6 FLICKS PICKS
Which films make the cut? Well, this is a horrible month, so I'm really stretching, more than ever before with this segment. I really have nothing positive to say, so keep that in mind, because I'm not actually going to see any of these even at home, except for one of them...
6. 12 Strong — Maybe there's a good shootout action scene?
5. Den of Thieves — Maybe there's a good shootout action scene?
4. White Boy Rick — This seems like an attempt at Oscar bait, but McConaughey is normally good and maybe it'll at least be as interesting as Black Mass was.
3. Proud Mary — I have no idea. I'm grasping at straws. Taraji P. Henson as a hitwoman edges out the others because meh, why not?
2. The Commuter — Maybe there's a good shootout action scene?
1. Maze Runner: The Death Cure — This is the only one I actually have any interest in seeing, having watched its two predecessors.
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