Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 905 )

• REVIEW: Hero

  

  Early in Frances Anne Solomon’s “Hero: Inspired by The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross,” Nicola Cross – daughter of the film’s titular subject... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• INTERVIEW: Ed Perkins

  

  Recently Oscar nominated for Best Documentary Short, “Black Sheep” tells a powerful true story about racism and identity in the United Kingdom. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Top 10 American Remakes of Foreign Films

  

  With this week’s release of “Miss Bala” and “The Upside” earlier this month, American remakes of foreign films are a hot trend in Hollywood right now. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• And the Oscar Goes To... Green Book

  

  As you've probably heard already, the Oscars were held on Sunday, with "Green Book" taking the top prize of Best Picture, to go along with wins for Best... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Indie Spirit Awards

  

  In a refreshing change of pace from awards season, the Independent Spirit Awards shone a spotlight on some of the year's unheralded films. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Green Book

  

  On the eve of Hollywood's biggest night, it felt appropriate that I finally weigh in on one of the presumed Oscar frontrunners. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: BAFTA Awards

  

  The Brits have sounded off and their pick for Best Film of the year is "Roma", giving Alfonso Cuaron's black-and-white epic a significant heading into final... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: BAFTA Predictions

  

  It's the home stretch! The finish line for this tumultous awards season is within sight as the BAFTA Awards wrap up the major televised precursors. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: SAG Awards

  

  As the penultimate televised awards show before the Oscars, the Screen Actors Guild boosted several campaigns last night in the acting categories. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: SAG Predictions

  

  As the first televised awards show after the Oscar nominations, tomorrow night's SAG Awards will be significant bellwether for the final stretch of the awards... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR NOMINATIONS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

  

  After yesterday's announcement, the Oscar nominations have finally begun to sink in. And as always, there were many surprises in store. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: The Animated Films

  

  With less than 2 days to go before the Oscar nominations, I've been trying to cover my bases and watch as many contenders across the various categories as... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Bohemian Rhapsody

  

  A funny thing happened during this topsy-turvy awards season that hardly anyone saw coming. Back in November, the troubled production of "Bohemian Rhapsody"... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best of 2018: Top 10 Films of the Year

  

  If you follow the awards season, you'll probably hear a lot about Alfonso Cuaron's visually stunning "Roma", Bradley Cooper's heart-stirring "A Star is Born"... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Critics Choice Awards

  

  In what would be a rather favourable outcome at the Oscars, the Broadcast Film Critics Association anointed Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" as the best film of 2018 at... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Critics Choice Predictions

  

  After the shocking outcome of the Golden Globes last week, it's time for some course correction from the Critics Choice Awards. Will they fall in line or will... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best of 2018: Top 20 Acting Performances

  

  A few years ago, acclaimed writer Aaron Sorkin argued in a leaked email to the New York Times that female roles in film lack the degree of difficulty of their... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best of 2018: Top 10 Foreign Language Films

  

  One of the biggest stories of 2018 was Netflix’s continued disruption of the traditional models of film distribution. Their slate of auteur-driven films was... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best of 2018: Top 10 Documentaries

  

  If there was any doubt that we are living in a Golden Age for documentaries, look no further than 2018’s slate of feature-length films. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• INTERVIEW: Vincent Lambe

  

  It’s never easy to depict a highly sensitive topic on screen, especially when it’s a horrific murder of a child by two other children. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES