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This is Hollywood, this is showbiz, it looked like a setup to me.

Couldn't agree more. It's the big family films which keep the lights on and enable the niche films they like to be made, and for the Academy not to realise this and acknowledge it, shows how out of touch they are.

The problem with the AA's can be summed up in one word - Hitchcock. The great director, and who has, along with Spielberg the most name recognition, was never honoured for his work. So, while many Best Director awards will be forgotten, Hitchcock's name resonates down the decades. Whenever film...

This years BP nominations look very ephemeral to me, aside from WSS which has name recognition, none of the others will be remembered this time next year. Apparently, gaming is far ahead of cinema in terms of revenue and popularity. Perhaps now there will just be a few films which get people out...

The Academy seem to think it is beneath them to consider popular family films for awards, when these are in fact the only films likely to be significantly profitable and thus able to support the making of the little seen, esoteric movies they like. My family watched Spidey in a cinema and...

I think the mistake was to include them with theatrical releases. In general the quality (and budget) of streamed films is less than theatrical ones, perhaps a separate category. There is hardly any buzz for streamed films as most people consider them to be just 'content'. People are just not...

The only film I've seen from the main categories is 'The Hand of God' by Paolo Sorrentino, so I hope he wins again. I really want this on blu ray but as it's a Netflix film I don't expect a US/UK release. Maybe it will be released in Italy.