January. That's a Wrap

Here are a baker's dozen highlights from this month that didn't quite fly by (this winter has been brutal) in case you missed any of them! Remember to vote daily for your choices in the Oscar charts. Now it's on February/early March when we can finally put this cinematic year in this history books.

most discussed
• FYC Allison Janney Seán loves her work in I Tonya
• Oscar Shut-Outs Team Experience grieves for fine work unrecognized
• SAG notes on the ceremony
• Worst Best Picture Snubs a dozen movies for the all time lists

other must-reads
• Roots and Wings Murtada's memory is stirred by Greta Gerwig's Globe win
• Blueprint Jorge's column reads up on the Original Screenplay nominees
• Soundtracking Chris Feil listens in on the Original Song nominees
• The Shape of Water's Design Daniel looks at the aqueous fantasies of del Toro's Oscar frontrunner
• Jamie Bell Interview Nathaniel talks to the Film Stars leading man about working with the Bening and his Old Hollywood dream project
• Team Experience Awards Lady Bird and Call Me By Your Name lead the crop
• 50 Beloved Movies That Got Zero Oscar Love time alters the fates of some movies!
• The editing of Baby Driver Tim's tribute to this Oscar nominated craft
• 22 black dresses the Globes red carpet was serious but not unglamorous

Coming in February:
The Supporting Actress Smackdown of 2017, Nathaniel's "Film Bitch Awards", Chile's A Fantastic Woman, Fifty Shades trilogy wrap-up, Marvel's Black Panther, various guild prizes, Aardman's Early Man, probably some Olympic detours, a 75th birthday celebration of Mike Leigh, and more. 

Comments

[markgordonuk]

Why are you doing a Fifty Shades wrap up are any of your readers remotely interested in this cash grab franchise?

[NATHANIEL R]

mark -- well we covered the first two films. why quit now?

[kermit_the_frog]

75th Birthday Celebration Of Mike Leigh AND Black Panther coverage!!!??

YES!!!!!

Please can we have actress profiles for -

Brenda Blethyn
Imelda Staunton
Marianne-Jean Baptiste
Alison Steadman
Lesley Manville
Sally Hawkins
Ruth Sheen

Angela Bassett
Danai Gurira
Letitia Wright
Lupita Nyong'o

[Van Lewis]

Rose McGowan Strikes Back - Here we go again!

[Suzanne]

Fun fact - Mike Leigh and Robert Altman share the same birthday.

Did you intentionally skip the Supporting Actor poll because that category is so boring this year?

[thevoid99]

Please, stop. For the sake of your sanity, don't watch the third Fifty Shades movie. The 2nd one nearly killed my brain cells over how stupid and misogynistic it is. Why do we want to suffer more for the third film?

[NATHANIEL R]

thevoid99 -- sorry bout it. I like seeing blockbusters that aren't action films or animated (even if they're bad) because they're so rare.