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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted An Avocado Pit directed by Ary Zara executive produced by Elliot Page and Pageboy Productions

A transgender (Gaya Medeiros) very comfortable with who they are, an acceptance and confidence that radiates to the world.  Director Ary Zara has woven a complex storyline of two taboos into a theme that stereotypes the lives of everyday people being everyday people; there is no cheap sex and nudity, no mindless violence and certainly no vulgar language punched with sexual innuendos.  Two individuals, one … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted An Avocado Pit directed by Ary Zara executive produced by Elliot Page and Pageboy Productions

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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted Good Boy directed by Tom Stuart and starring Ben Whishaw and Marion Bailey

An off-beat short film by first-time director Tom Stuart looks at relationships in grief, love, and life. The script is minimalist in its content; however, the true essence is in the lead actor’s performance and both Whishaw and Bailey, deliver excellent executions. Accepting the present, tormented by the pain of the past, living with relations of varying nature and out of all this not letting … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted Good Boy directed by Tom Stuart and starring Ben Whishaw and Marion Bailey

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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar and BAFTA Shortlisted The One Note Man directed by George Siougas and narrated by Ian McKellen starring Jason Watkins

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/user34233313/review/863374951/a6d4d71075 Writer and director George C Siougas has turned a ‘ground hog day,’ existence in the life of a scrupulously meticulous musician into a truly, madly, wonderful adventure of true love with a sprinkling of comedy.   Narration by Ian McKellen gives the film the flavour of an old-fashioned fairy tale, prompting the viewer to snuggle into their couch, curl up and watch the magic … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar and BAFTA Shortlisted The One Note Man directed by George Siougas and narrated by Ian McKellen starring Jason Watkins

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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted animation Ninety-Five Senses directed by Jared and Jerusha Hess and voiced by Tim Blake Nelson

Directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess; it is an interesting weave of a condemned man’s reflections on life through the worldly five senses; the last meal a sumptuous selection of fast food and a la carte is the prompt for the reminiscing to begin. The inmate’s accent a southern American drawl, voiced by Tim Blake Nelson is an interesting selection as this region is … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted animation Ninety-Five Senses directed by Jared and Jerusha Hess and voiced by Tim Blake Nelson

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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted Red White and Blue directed by Nazrin Choudhury starring Brittany Snow

Nazrin Choudhury’s choice of a highly controversial and delicate subject for her directorial debut must be lauded; the question of who will bear the consequence of politicians dictating a woman’s right to reproduction is summed up extremely well by Shakespeare “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown!!” It would be better to let the film do the talking as it highlights many incidents and … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted Red White and Blue directed by Nazrin Choudhury starring Brittany Snow

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