Thursday Movie Picks – Oscar Winners Edition: Best Animated Movie

For this week's Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves, we’ve been asked to list three to five films that have taken home the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. As usual I have based my selection from films I've watched. Shrek (2001) The Shrek series is one of DreamWorks Animation's most successful...

Thursday Movie Picks – Halloween/TMP Television Edition: Horror

For this week's Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves, we’ve been asked to list three to five TV shows from the horror genre. As usual I have based my selection from films I've watched. It was a hard call just picking five, as there were actually six in the running. A special...

Thursday Movie Picks – Halloween edition: Horror Comedy

For this week's Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves, we’ve been asked to list three to five films that are in the comedy-horror subgenre for the next part of a special Halloween series of posts. As usual I have based my selection from films I've watched. Shaun of the Dead  (2004, Dir....

Thursday Movie Picks – Halloween edition: School

For this week's Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves, we’ve been asked to list three to five films that are set in a school for the first part of a special Halloween series of posts. As usual I have based my selection from films I've watched. The Faculty  (1998, Dir. Robert Rodriguez)...

Thursday Movie Picks – Outlaws

For this week's Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves, we’ve been asked to list three to five films that feature an outlaw. The Oxford English Dictionary defines an outlaw as: "A person who has done something illegal and is hiding to avoid being caught; a person who is not protected by the...

Thursday Movie Picks – Oscar Winners Edition: Best Original Score and Best Original Song

For this week's Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves, we’ve been asked to list three to five films that took home the Academy Award for either Best Original Score and Best Original Song. As usual I have my selection from films I have watched. Best Original Score John Williams for Jaws (1975)...

Thursday Movie Picks – Non-English Language Movies

For this week's Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves, we’ve been asked to list three to five films that are not in the English language. I previously posted a top 10 list of films not in the English language earlier this year. For today's post I'm making my selection from films that...

Thursday Movie Picks – Oscar Winners Edition: Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects

We're thinking about the Academy Awards again for this week's Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves. We’ve been asked to list three to five films where the film took home either the Oscar for Best Cinematography or Best Visual Effects. As usual, I’ve made my selection from films I have seen. Best...

Thursday Movie Picks: Natural disasters

This week in Thursday Movie Picks – run by Wandering through the Shelves – we’ve been asked to list three to five films where the plot revolves around a natural disaster. As usual, I’ve made my selection from films I have seen, and as I really enjoy films from this genre, after a six-week hiatus from...

Thursday Movie Picks: Oscar Winners Edition – Best Director

This week in Thursday Movie Picks – run by Wandering through the Shelves – we’ve been asked to list three to five directors who took home the Best Director Oscar. As usual, I’ve made my selection from films I have seen. What does a director do? MasterClass explains: "A director is a person who determines the...

Thursday Movie Picks: Psychological Thrillers

This week in Thursday Movie Picks – run by Wandering through the Shelves – we’ve been asked to list three to psychological thrillers. As usual, I've made my selection from films I have seen. Fatal Attraction (1987) I watched this for the first time quite recently and while I knew the gist of the film -...

Thursday Movie Picks: Oscar Winners Edition – Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress

This week in Thursday Movie Picks – run by Wandering through the Shelves – we’ve been asked to list three to five actors and actresses who claimed Best Supporting Oscars. As usual, I've made my selection from films I have seen. Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin for his performance as Edwin Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine...