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Oscars 2020: The ASBO Awards

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Here we are, less than twenty four hours until the Oscars and as I write this, I still haven’t seen all best pictures nominees (There is a screening of Ford vs Ferrari I’m going to this afternoon). As is tradition (I did it last year), I’m looking at the nominees and picking my choices to win the Asbo award*. Although I will have seen all best picture nominees, this year has had so many good films that I haven’t had a chance to get to all of the best acting ones. Therefore, I can only judge what I’ve seen. For my own fun, I’ve also stated whether the ASBO winner would beat my Oscar snub ramble choice.

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Review: Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood

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And then there were nine. With only one more film to come from Quentin Tarantino, the scarcity of these seems to only add to the sacrilege that his films provide. Number nine provides a homage to seventies Hollywood, a lost world of Western films.

Rick Dalton (Leonardo Di Caprio) is a has been actor. On the last whim of his career, Dalton is only getting through bit parts drinking his life away thinking back to pastures old. Meanwhile, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) is Rick’s stunt double and is also struggling to find work, but is mainly doing odd jobs for his closest friend.

Become A Has Been