https://footeandfriendsonfilm.com Any film you haven't seen -- is a new experience! Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:37:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-FF-1-32x32.png https://footeandfriendsonfilm.com 32 32 /2022/03/31/asked-to-leave-refused-entitled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=asked-to-leave-refused-entitled /2022/03/31/asked-to-leave-refused-entitled/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:36:59 +0000 /?p=18910 By John H. Foote It has now been reported Will Smith and his wife were asked to leave the Academy Awards ceremony after he slapped Chris Rock and he refused to do so. Obviously knowing he was about to win the Oscar as Best Actor weighed on his decision to leave. But this goes deeper.…

The post ASKED TO LEAVE … REFUSED … ENTITLED appeared first on Foote & Friends on Film.]]> /2022/03/31/asked-to-leave-refused-entitled/feed/ 0 /2022/03/28/history-is-made-at-the-oscars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=history-is-made-at-the-oscars /2022/03/28/history-is-made-at-the-oscars/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:17:47 +0000 /?p=18893 By John H. Foote So much Oscar history was made last night yet all anyone is talking about is the slap heard round the word, the one WiIl Smith delivered to comedian Chris Rock, who Smith felt had insulted his wife, Jada Pinkett. On one hand, good for Smith for defending his wife, but should…

The post HISTORY IS MADE AT THE OSCARS appeared first on Foote & Friends on Film.]]> /2022/03/28/history-is-made-at-the-oscars/feed/ 0 /2022/03/27/are-we-part-of-the-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-we-part-of-the-problem /2022/03/27/are-we-part-of-the-problem/#respond Sun, 27 Mar 2022 20:11:57 +0000 /?p=18888 By John H. Foote Are we part of the trouble with the Oscars? We critics, writers, and bloggers start talking Oscar at TIFF, which is kind of the unofficial beginning of Oscar season, and do not let up until the night of the awards. And then wake up the next morning, bitch about who did…

The post ARE WE PART OF THE PROBLEM? appeared first on Foote & Friends on Film.]]> /2022/03/27/are-we-part-of-the-problem/feed/ 0 /2022/03/25/our-fearless-oscar-predictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-fearless-oscar-predictions /2022/03/25/our-fearless-oscar-predictions/#respond Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:37:41 +0000 /?p=18881 By John H. Foote By the time the Oscars roll around, it is an anti-climatic event. The glut of award shows since years end, the constant writing from bloggers (including me) since TIFF has worn me down and I just want the whole thing over with. Surprises are rare, they just do not really happen…

The post OUR FEARLESS OSCAR PREDICTIONS appeared first on Foote & Friends on Film.]]> /2022/03/25/our-fearless-oscar-predictions/feed/ 0 /2022/03/23/oscar-shoulda-been-lady-gaga-in-house-of-gucci-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oscar-shoulda-been-lady-gaga-in-house-of-gucci-2021 /2022/03/23/oscar-shoulda-been-lady-gaga-in-house-of-gucci-2021/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:46:35 +0000 /?p=18878 By John H. Foote The collective gasps heard around North America at nearly 6 a.m. the morning of the announcement of the Academy Award nominations were just. Lady Gaga, winner of the coveted New York Film Critics Circle award as Best Actress, had been snubbed for an Oscar nomination. GOOD GOD!!!!! The diminutive pop icon…

The post OSCAR SHOULDA BEEN: LADY GAGA IN HOUSE OF GUCCI (2021) appeared first on Foote & Friends on Film.]]> /2022/03/23/oscar-shoulda-been-lady-gaga-in-house-of-gucci-2021/feed/ 0 /2022/03/22/oscar-shoulda-been-bradley-cooper-in-licorice-pizza-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oscar-shoulda-been-bradley-cooper-in-licorice-pizza-2021 /2022/03/22/oscar-shoulda-been-bradley-cooper-in-licorice-pizza-2021/#respond Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:54:36 +0000 /?p=18874 By John H. Foote The stories of the epic temper tantrums of former hairdresser, lover to Barbra Streisand and movie mogul Jon Peters are the stuff of legend, and witnesses attest, absolutely true. Peters had a ferocious, volatile, hair trigger temper that could be unleashed at any given time though he was called on it…

The post OSCAR SHOULDA BEEN: BRADLEY COOPER IN LICORICE PIZZA (2021) appeared first on Foote & Friends on Film.]]> /2022/03/22/oscar-shoulda-been-bradley-cooper-in-licorice-pizza-2021/feed/ 0 /2022/02/24/academy-decision-to-not-broadcast-some-awards-a-bad-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=academy-decision-to-not-broadcast-some-awards-a-bad-one /2022/02/24/academy-decision-to-not-broadcast-some-awards-a-bad-one/#respond Thu, 24 Feb 2022 21:44:28 +0000 /?p=18779 By John H. Foote The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made another bone head move this week. In their attempt to shorten the show, they have decided to not broadcast the awarding of several awards, believing the time cut will help keep the show to a more manageable length. I for one oppose…

The post ACADEMY DECISION TO NOT BROADCAST SOME AWARDS A BAD ONE appeared first on Foote & Friends on Film.]]> /2022/02/24/academy-decision-to-not-broadcast-some-awards-a-bad-one/feed/ 0 /2022/02/09/oscar-nominations-who-is-missing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oscar-nominations-who-is-missing /2022/02/09/oscar-nominations-who-is-missing/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:41:53 +0000 /?p=18712 By John H. Foote Admittedly I breathed a huge sigh of relief when Kristen Stewart was nominated for Best Actress for her haunting performance as Princess Diana in Spencer, a performance actually better than the film it is in, one that elevates the film to a greater level. After emerging from film festivals in Venice…

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