Category Archives: For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration – And They’re Off! Edition

Jim Keller The Oscar race is like a horse race in that each studio pins their hopes on their respective films hoping to place. In such an analogy, the studio is the horse’s owner, public relations is the jockey, and … Continue reading

Posted in Current Articles, For Your Consideration | Comments Off on For Your Consideration – And They’re Off! Edition

For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch Volume II

Jim Keller With most of the major film festivals behind us following the New York Film Festival (NYFF) (September 27-October 13, 2019), it’s time for the second of the three-part “Ones to Watch” series, which examines the contenders of the … Continue reading

Posted in Current Articles, For Your Consideration | Comments Off on For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch Volume II

For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch Volume I

Jim Keller For the eighth year, I am back in the saddle and ready to tackle the Oscar race. The early part of the film year (from January until the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals begin in August) is a … Continue reading

Posted in For Your Consideration | Comments Off on For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch Volume I

For Your Consideration – And They’re Off! Edition

Jim Keller Every year, I reiterate that one can liken the Oscar race to a horse race where each studio pins their hopes on their respective horses hoping to place. In the analogy, the studio is the horse’s owner, public … Continue reading

Posted in For Your Consideration | Comments Off on For Your Consideration – And They’re Off! Edition

For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 3 Edition

Jim Keller With Thanksgiving all a faded memory, it’s time to close out the Ones to Watch series with the Best Supporting Actor and Actress races. The nominees for both races can be unpredictable but last year was the second … Continue reading

Posted in For Your Consideration | Comments Off on For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 3 Edition

For Your Consideration

Jim Keller As the sun finally sets on summer heretofore possibly known as “the rainy season”, it’s time for the second of a three-part series, which examines the roles that are likely to feature in the Best Actor race. In … Continue reading

Posted in For Your Consideration | Comments Off on For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 1 Edition

Jim Keller Following the Venice International Film Festival (August 29 – September 8, 2018) and the Telluride Film Festival (August 31 – September 3, 2018), the Oscar race is unofficially (or officially, depending on with whom you speak) underway. In … Continue reading

Posted in For Your Consideration | Comments Off on For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 1 Edition

For Your Consideration

  Ones to Watch, Vol. 3 Edition Jim Keller As I have said in the past, the Best Supporting Actor and Actress races of the Academy Awards are extremely unpredictable. Often a film’s narrative can decide who from the supporting … Continue reading

Posted in For Your Consideration | Leave a comment

For Your Consideration

  Ones to Watch, Vol. 2 Edition Jim Keller With the summer film festivals, namely Venice (August 30 – September 9), Telluride (September 1-4), and Toronto (September 7-17) behind us, it’s time for the second of a three-part series, which … Continue reading

Posted in For Your Consideration | Leave a comment

For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 2 Edition

Jim Keller The storm of film festivals galore began at summer’s end with the one-two punch of the Venice (August 31 – September 10) and Telluride (September 2-5) film festivals. In recent years the former has been credited with birthing … Continue reading

Posted in Editorials, For Your Consideration | Leave a comment

For Your Consideration – And They’re Off! Edition

By Jim Keller As I’ve said many times, one can liken the Oscar race to a horserace where each studio bets on its thoroughbreds and hopes that they can place at the end. The studio is the owner, public relations … Continue reading

Posted in Editorials, For Your Consideration | Leave a comment

For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 1 Edition

By Jim Keller This month we begin our four-part series that will take us all the way up to Oscar nominations in January 2016 by discussing the leading ladies of the Best Actress race. While it was slim pickings for … Continue reading

Posted in Editorials, For Your Consideration | Leave a comment

For Your Consideration– Ones to Watch, Vol. 2 Edition

By Jim Keller This month we examine the leading ladies of the Best Actress race. The category remains ever flimsy—especially with comparison to the number of men competing for Best Actor this year. It is sadly a sign of the … Continue reading

Posted in Art, For Your Consideration | Leave a comment