By Nick Maylor Here it is! We’ve launched our official podcast with Episode #001. On our inaugural show, John and I discuss the Oscar nominations, Joker, The Irishman, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker plus much more! To listen to the official podcast of Foote & Friends On Film, click here Nick MaylorNick is an…
By John H. Foote Divorce is a difficult act to go through, punishing, the death of a union, often the passing of a love that was once so intense, the couple could not imagine living without the other. The best films about divorce, those most honest, explore both sides, favouring no one, and allowing the…
By John H. Foote In one week at 5:30 am Pacific time, 8:30 am here, January 13, 2020, the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards will be announced. One week until we know which films, performances and achievements will be vying for the best of 2019. The year was rather extraordinary, with Netflix leaping into…
By John H. Foote The Directors Guild of America announced their nominees for excellence in motion picture direction, perhaps providing the greatest influence on the Oscar race. As expected Martin Scorsese was nominated for The Irishman, and Quentin Tarantino is up for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Scorsese has been nominated nine previous times…
By John H. Foote Again, no introduction, just the films, which speak for themselves. 25. A STAR IS BORN (2018) Beautiful performances, lived in characters are the highlight of a very fine directing debut from Bradley Cooper, who also gave the finest performance of his career as a singer on the way down, falling in…
By Nick Maylor No big fancy intro. 2020 is just around the corner. Now that we’ve put 2019 to bed, here are 25 films to keep an eye out for coming in the first year of the new decade. 25. THE INVISIBLE MAN A science fiction psychological horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell.…
By John H. Foote Why do an intro? These are the ten worst films I screened this year, I am sure there are others, I am sure I could do a list of runners up numbering very high. But I won’t because, at the end of the day, 2019 was a good year at the…
By John H. Foote Though he has not worked often when he does make a film, he makes it count and when working with actor Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese, it is legendary. Despite his small stature, Pesci can dominate a scene with the same ferocity as John Wayne, his explosive, uncontainable fury…
By John H. Foote With the glut of film awards being handed out this past month, the big ones still to come, I have decided to give annual awards too. These are the winners of the first annual Foote Film Awards. Best Picture – THE IRISHMAN Best Director – Martin Scorsese for THE IRISHMAN Best…
By John H. Foote Every so often a film comes about that is wildly acclaimed, and I am on the outside looking in, not comprehending the acclaim. It happened with The Artist (2011), fun film, built on a gimmick, but Best Picture? Please! I felt the same gnawing annoyance about Slumdog Millionaire (2008), which I…