This is the second part of my list of foreign films that should have been nominated for an Academy Awards. As my previous list – 5 Foreign Films that Should Have Been Nominated for an Academy Award (Part I) – I am listing only those films that were officially submitted by their respective countries for consideration. I….
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5 Foreign Films That Should Have Been Nominated for an Academy Award (Part I)
The Academy Awards have always had a very difficult relationship with experimental and artistic films or with films d‘auteur, but, nevertheless, below are five films that should have received at least a Best Foreign Film nomination by the Academy (if not a win) and were unjustly ignored. I am listing only the films that were…
“Out to Sea”: Kramer’s Ship of Fools (1965), & Hitchcock’s Lifeboat (1944)
I. Ship of Fools [1965] – ★★★★ “When I think of the things I have seen on this ship. The stupid cruelties. The vanities. We talk about values? There’re no values. The dung we base our lives on…We are the intelligent, civilized people who carry out orders we are given. No matter what they may…
10 Oscar Injustices of 2017
1. Your Name Your Name has now the distinction to be the highest grossing anime film in history, suppressing the old record set by Spirited Away (2001). Makoto Shinkai has crafted something unique, emotional and memorable. The story of two teenagers swapping bodies randomly at night has everything which any anime could desire to have:…
Spotlight on Film 