...And The Winner Is....

Our MNN special is now playing on Youtube. This show and our Hano Solo show will start going into repeats for February and March. This blog will take a 2 week break as I am traveling to PR.

Mini-reviews:
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight:  4 out of 5. DC gets it right again for direct video.
12 Strong: 4 out of 5: While it drags in places the action in between and the ending make up for it.
Den of Thieves: 4 out of 5: great build up to an intense last half hour. While the twist at the end is a bit of a ripoff from another movie, you don't see it coming. Critics got this wrong of course, lol.

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/915819-12-strong-and-den-of-thieves-cant-knock-jumanji-out-of-top-spot
2 great movies and they can't bump one of the worst movies of 2017. What an embarrasement. Again for me?  I'm looking forward to Avengers, Solo Star Wars, Jurassic World 2, and not much else.

Oscar Nods:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-2018-complete-list-nominees-1067893/item/best-director-1068026
I'lllmake this short since I already hadve said this in the past:
Stop nominating 9-10 films. Go back to the original. 5 Best Pictures, 5 Best Directors. That's it.
Only 2 films belong on this list. Dunkirk and 3 Billboards.
And where the hell is Wonder Woman? There was a 10th spot open and they couldn't put it there?
So....
Now as much as I love Shape of Water, it's Del Toro's love letter to his childhood of monster movies from the past. I can't believe it got this many nods but it will get all the technical wins. But Del Toro should get the Director award. Now he should go direct a Godzilla movie and we're all good.
While I supported Dunkirk from the get go, 3 Billboards will probably get the Best Picture award.
 ...and I got no problem with that as all the acting in this was top notch. Both Woody and Sam betting supporting awards. But it would be nice to see Dafoe get his due, he was that good.
Finally...
Well Creature features, horror, Sci-fi and comics got their due even tho Wonder Woman got look over:
Shade of Water almost broke the rules as getting the most nods for a single picture.
Get Out got some nods, god knows why but still a plus.
Last Jedi, Apes and Kong, Guardians all got for VXF
Logan for Screenplay
Blade runner for cinematography, lets face it Roger Deakins never won considering how many times he's been nominated so it be great he gts his due. Shame its for a picture that just plain stunk.
And finally The Greatest Showman got its show tune nominated but Coco has this one.
Well that's it.
Final Tally:
Shape of Water, Director and all tech awards.
3 Billboards, Picture and acting nods except..
Best Actor: Gary Oldman

Well if you came this far down, just want to thank everyone for tuning in and supporting the show.
Remember, this is a non profit show/blog done for our fellow movie fans, and with that...
NO Nods for Wonder Woman...WTF !!!