MOVIE REVIEW: Loving Vincent

The filmmakers promised Loving Vincent to be nothing you’ve ever seen put to film and they were not lying. The sheer artistry is miraculous where even folded shirts look as dramatic as emoting faces. To call the biographical drama a work of art and astonishing technical achievement would be shameless understatements. The best part of all is the massive wellspring of creativity was thankfully applied to an engaged narrative worthy of the artistry and the legend cast by Vincent Van Gogh

2017, 5 STARS, Independent Film, Foreign Film, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanOctober 18, 2017Landmark Century Centre Cinemas2017, 2017 Fall Movies, animated films, Best Animated Feature, Loving Vincent, Vincent Van Gogh, Canon D20 camera, Robert Gulaczyk, Auvers-sur-Oise, Dr. Paul Gachet, Jerome Flynn, Saoirse Ronan, Marguerite, Marguerite Gachet, Chris O'Dowd, Douglas Booth, Romeo & Juliet, Lukasz Zal, Ida, Tristan Oliver, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Justyna Wierszynska, Dorota Kobiela, Clint Mansell, The Fountain, Hugh Welchman, Jacek Dehnel, poet laureate, film critic, movie critic, movie review, film review, CIFCC, movie commentary, film commentary, life lessons from animated films, life lessons, life lessons from movies, life lessons from film, life lessons from films, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Lara BogenreifComment

EDITORIAL: Final 2015 Awards Tracker and Oscar Reactions

Let's put a bow on the 2014 Oscar race. Last night, I correctly predicted 16 of the 24 winners. In my final update of this year's Awards Tracker, here are the final tallies, Oscar winners, and my reactions. The Oscar winners in each category are in bold. See you next year for another data session and awards season!

2014, 2015, Column, Editorial, SPECIALDon ShanahanFebruary 23, 2015Birdman, Boyhood, Whiplash, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Interstellar, American Sniper, Eddie Redmaybe, Julianne Moore, J.K. Simmons, Patricia Arquette, John Legend, Common, Glory, Selma, Everything is Awesome, The LEGO Movie, Gone Girl, The Imitation Game, Graham Moore, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Ida, Citizenfour, Feast, Best Animated Short, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Directing, Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Animated Short Film, Best Animated FeatureComment

CHECKLIST: My full and official 2015 Oscar predictions

Alright, folks! I've done all of the research I can. I've read all of the tea leaves and broken down every race. I've made my detailed picks in seven columns and editorials over the past week. Here's my master list. In the three years of writing these Oscar nominations and following the data on my website, my prediction score has improved every year. Last year, I correctly guessed 20 of 24 awards up from 19 and 17 from the two years before. I'm gunning for another 20+ night again.