Oscars Season Approaches
OSCARS SEASON IS APPROACHING, AND FRONTRUNNERS ARE ALREADY SHOWING UP
Will it help people return to the cinema?
Oscar season is approaching, and the Los Angeles Times already notices a trend: this year’s awards season seems to be shaping up as a celebration of movies. The tendency is noticeable in the content of the films, like Steven Spielberg’s memoir film “The Fabelmans,” Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light,” and Damien Chazelle’s Golden Age of Hollywood extravaganza “Babylon.”
Not only that, notices Glenn Whipp, columnist of the Los Angeles Times. The trend can be, as well, the result of the Oscar voters’ willingness to acknowledge the few well-reviewed box office hits that coaxed audiences — and life — back into theaters after two years of empty cinemas. “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” for example.
Can this celebration of the seventh’s art help cinema (at the theaters) to survive one of its worst crises? There has yet to be an answer to the question. Still, the columnist acknowledges that some frontrunners of this award season can help the cause. “Thankfully for all concerned, there is no definitive frontrunner for best picture at the moment, though Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” leads the pack,” says Whipp. Among the actors, he’s ready to bet on Brendan Fraser for The Whale and Cate Blanchet for Tar. “However, we’re still in the middle of the insular festival season, with New York and London on the horizon, a time when hope — and standing ovations — feel eternal,” he concludes.
Source: LA Times
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OSCARS SEASON IS APPROACHING, AND FRONTRUNNERS ARE ALREADY SHOWING UP
Will it help people return to the cinema?
Oscar season is approaching, and the Los Angeles Times already notices a trend: this year’s awards season seems to be shaping up as a celebration of movies. The tendency is noticeable in the content of the films, like Steven Spielberg’s memoir film “The Fabelmans,” Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light,” and Damien Chazelle’s Golden Age of Hollywood extravaganza “Babylon.”
Not only that, notices Glenn Whipp, columnist of the Los Angeles Times. The trend can be, as well, the result of the Oscar voters’ willingness to acknowledge the few well-reviewed box office hits that coaxed audiences — and life — back into theaters after two years of empty cinemas. “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” for example.
Can this celebration of the seventh’s art help cinema (at the theaters) to survive one of its worst crises? There has yet to be an answer to the question. Still, the columnist acknowledges that some frontrunners of this award season can help the cause. “Thankfully for all concerned, there is no definitive frontrunner for best picture at the moment, though Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” leads the pack,” says Whipp. Among the actors, he’s ready to bet on Brendan Fraser for The Whale and Cate Blanchet for Tar. “However, we’re still in the middle of the insular festival season, with New York and London on the horizon, a time when hope — and standing ovations — feel eternal,” he concludes.
Source: LA Times
