Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 915 )

• REVIEW: The Dark Valley

  

  A dark silhouette traverses a mountainous landscape. It’s a lone rider of unknown origin, but the upbeat music immediately lets you know that he’s someone... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• FOREIGN OSCAR GUIDE: Europe

  

  We’ve come to our final set of contenders in the 2014 Foreign Oscar Guide and it’s a group that could conceivably claim all 5 spots in the nominations. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• GOLDEN GLOBE REACTIONS: Ruben Östlund and Pawel Pawlikoswki

  

  Hollywood was abuzz today as the Golden Globes announced their 2014 nominees for film and television. Among those waking up to good news were the nominated... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Golden Globe Nominations

  

  The HFPA chimed in with their nods today and...they're not half bad! As expected, "Boyman" is still very strong but some other films got a big boost today. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: SAG Nominations

  

  And so it begins. The Screen Actors Guild has spoken and they've really thrown some curveballs at us this year with their nominations. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Human Capital

  

  Italian cinema has long been fascinated with the lives of its rich and famous. From the works of Federico Fellini to recent films like The Great Beauty and I... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK/OSCAR WATCH: Unbroken

  

  After months of waiting, "Unbroken" is finally upon us. This ambitious biopic from Angelina Jolie couldn't have entered this fall/winter movie season with highe... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: AAFCA Awards

  

  Today, the African-American Film Critics Association (of which I'm a member) announced its picks for the Best of 2014. Unsurprisingly, Ava Duvernay's "Selma"... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• AWARDS SEASON: A Man Among Men

  

  Is Boyhood ready to join the pantheon of Oscar winners?Well, awards season is now in full swing after today's blitz of critics awards. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• INTERVIEW: Rebecca Cremona

  

  Last week, I had the pleasure of chatting with the lovely Rebecca Cremona, director of the film "Simshar". Cremona is having quite an exciting year, as "Simshar... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• PLUG: Devils in Disguise

  

  In an increasingly competitive environment for film production, many indie filmmakers have turned to crowdfunding to help finance their films. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: St. Vincent

  

  In preparation for my upcoming voting in the AAFCA awards, I decided to catch up on a number of indies I missed earlier in the year. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: The Liberator

  

  One of the greatest political figures of all time finally has his own major biopic. You may not know him, but his influence was immense. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• FOREIGN OSCAR GUIDE: Asia

  

  As always, the Asian countries have submitted a diverse slate of films for Foreign Oscar consideration. The selections cover a wide range of perspectives, with... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• COMING SOON: Top Five

  One of the newly announced December releases that has me very intrigued is Chris Rock's "Top Five". The film is about a comedian trying to make it as a serious... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Beyond the Lights

  

  As was the case with last week's "Interstellar", Gina Prince-Bythewood's latest film "Beyond the Lights" is one that I'd been anticipating for months. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Red Princesses

  

  More often than not, you know what you’re going to get with independent films. Just watch the parody video “Not Another Sundance Movie” and you’ll see this is... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• FOREIGN OSCAR GUIDE: Latin America

  

  When Claudia Llosa’s The Milk of Sorrow received its 2009 Oscar nomination (a first for Peru), it was one of the more eye-opening nominations in the recent... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: BUtterfield 8

  

  You often hear about films being described as primarily an actor's showcase or star vehicle, often created to introduce new stars to the public. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: The Shorts

  

  Wow, time is really flying. It seems like just yesterday that we were wrapping up last year's Oscars. Here we are again with some early shortlists. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES