We were going to do a quick round-up of tonight’s Academy Awards. We were. We had seen a kinda predictable, still exciting, and somewhat disappointing Academy Awards with enough jokes, humour, and glitzy glamorous people to fill our Oscar appetite. And then it happened. We’re not going to spend a lot of time mulling over the La La Land cock-up. The poor guys who created … Continue reading Moonlight Wins Best Picture at 89th Academy Awards!
We Make Movies On Weekends are avid film-makers and movies fans who are lucky enough to enjoy the prestigious Academy Awards as the famous and talented are celebrated. At the same time, we recognise that there are thousands across the globe fleeing from terrorism, corrupt governments, and suffering daily. These same people are being further victimized by first World Governments who deem themselves more important … Continue reading 89th Academy Awards – Live Blog!
It’s that time of year where the best of the film industry is supposedly honored as we celebrate this year in cinemas! As the stars take to the red carpet tonight here are our predictions for the impending award ceremony. Here’s the thing: I really don’t want La La Land to sweep the board. Granted, it’s a triumphant modern musical. However, I believe the diversity … Continue reading The 89th Academy Awards – Predictions!
We’re just days away from the Academy Awards, the biggest film award show of the year, and we couldn’t be more excited. There are plenty of names you’ve heard constantly for the last few months, like Emma Stone, Mahershala Ali, Casey Affleck (Perhaps not always for the right reasons…) etc. but just like every year, there were performers who had to be left behind. So … Continue reading Road to the Oscars: The Best Performance that Weren’t Nominated
If someone unscrewed our heads and pulled out our dream Academy Award wins for this year’s 2017 ceremony, then this is what it’d look like. The Independent Spirit Awards, much like our very own British Independent Spirit Awards, have honoured the best in low-budget talent or fervent in non-glitzy Oscar bait sentiments. This year is no different awarding Moonlight with the most awards of the … Continue reading Moonlight scores big at the Independent Spirit Awards
Any film that promotes Nic Cage as an Academy Award winner must be trying to hard to get people interested. Admittedly, yes, Nic Cage IS an Oscar winner (he scooped up the Best Actor award for Leaving Las Vegas. If you want to see the height of Nic Cage brilliance, it is that film as well as Raising Arizona.) Nowadays, Cage crazy antics far out-strip … Continue reading Southern Fury – Review
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