Year: 2019

Reviews of “Isn’t It Romantic” and “Pig,” as well as my Oscar scorecard, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network, available by clicking here ...

With this year’s Academy Awards ceremony behind us, it’s time to take a look at how I did on my predictions for the winners in this annual competition, as first outlined in my previous blog, “Who Will Win This Year’s Oscars?”, posted on February 7. This was a difficult season to handicap, but I was generally pleased with the results, even when I was wrong in my predictions. So how did I do? Four out of six correct calls, with two misses (and qualified ones at that). Here are the details: Best Picture   Projected Winner:  “Roma” Actual Winner:  “Green Book” Result:  Missed call (sort of) This has become the most difficult category to call in recent years, largely because it’s been hard to discern the mind of the Academy voters. What’s more, there were four films actively in the running for this award, based on the results from competitions leading up to the Oscars. Going in, “Roma”, “Green Book”, “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Black Panther” all had legitimate shots. In my predictions blog, I called “Roma” the winner for a variety of reasons. However, much to my surprise, on awards night, the statue went to “Green Book,” which seemed more like ...

Join me and host Frankie Picasso for our annual look at the Oscars on Frankiesense & More on The Good Media Network, Thursday February 21 at 1 pm ET. For the video version, tune in on Facebook Live by clicking here. And, for the audio only podcast edition, check out The Good Media Network’s home page by clicking here ...

The Oscars are only a few days away. Who will take home the top prizes? Find out on the latest edition of Self Discovery Media’s Choose Positive Living with host Sara Troy, available by clicking here ...

Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, today, February 19, at 2 pm ET, by clicking here. And, if you don’t hear it live, catch it later on demand! ...

Reviews of “Gavagai” and “Blame,” as well as three podcast previews, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network, available by clicking here ...