A social worker who uses new technology to enter her patients’ minds is recruited to help the FBI to assist in finding the last victim of a serial killer who is in a coma.
And the Nominees Aren’t – The 10 Worst Oscar Nomination Total Snubs of All Time
Yesterday’s Academy Award nominations generated the annual debate over who was nominated and who was snubbed. But when it comes to Oscar snubs, a surprisingly large number of classic films were ignored by Academy voters.
In my humid opinion – yes, humid, because I don’t do humble – here are my picks for the 10 films that were shockingly denied access to Academy Award nominations. Mercifully, none of these films suffered in reputation for lacking acknowledgement for Oscar consideration.
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Weak Spot (aka La Faille) (1975) [Radiance Films]
A man is arrested for nebulous reasons and taken on a ride by cops in an effort to make him admit to crimes and point others who may have infringed against the current powers that be.
Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
Directed by Charles M. Jones
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation by Ken Harris, Lloyd Vaughan, Ben Washam, Richard Thompson, Abe Levitow, Harry Love
Music by Carl W. Stalling
The second of the “Hunting Trilogy” featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd in a triangular adversarial relationship, “Rabbit Seasoning” has been viewed by some prominent animation scholars as the best film of the trio. I respectfully disagree and view “Rabbit Seasoning” as a verbose retread of the more effective first entry in the series, “Rabbit Fire” from 1951.
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Saint Rose (short) (2024)
A Muslim housewife drinks vodka away from her family’s eyes while her daughter’s engagement ceremony is being prepared by her husband.
The Perfect Tomato (aka El Tomate Perfecto) (short) (2024)
A family, grand-father, mother, daughter, living together face the reality of their situation when the mother has a career opportunity in the city and the grand-father doesn’t want to change their way of life.
Running on Karma (aka Dai zek lo) (2003) [The Masters of Cinema series from Eureka!]
A bodybuilder/stripper who happens to be a former monk is recruited by a young cop to help her solve a mystery.