Tribeca Film Festival: Song of the Back and Neck

Writer-director Paul Lieberstein (Toby from The Office) stars in his first feature film, Songs of the Back and Neck.  As odd and slightly cumbersome as the title is, it works for this sweet and funny story which is one of self-discovery.  Fred (Lieberstein) is a hapless paralegal at his father’s law firm.  Constantly put down […]

The Fishman Cometh: The Shape of Water wins Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards!

Sam Rockwell, Frances McDormand, Allison Janney, and Gary Oldman It went off without a hitch!  This year, the Best Picture winner was Guillermo del Toro’s love story from the Black Lagoon, The Shape of Water.  We’re sure.  We checked the envelope.  Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were on hand again this year to present the […]

MoviefiedNYC’s 2018 Oscar Predictions: Who will Win and SHOULD win!

This weekend, the 90th Academy Awards will be held and Hollywood will bestow its highest honor to a deserving few. If you are going to an Oscar party and haven’t had time to see all of the nominated films, fear not, the MoviefiedNYC team has done all of the leg work for you. Managing Editors […]

Throwback Thursday Oscar Edition: Who Should Have Won?

The Academy Award is the most coveted award in the film industry.  When one receives this award, it translates to more parts, more fame, and bragging rights that for one year, “I was the best.”  Or not.  Since its inception, the Academy Awards have been known to be a bit of a popularity contest.  This […]

Movie-Still Monday Oscar Edition: Willem Dafoe

This year, Willem Dafoe received his third Oscar nomination for The Florida Project, playing the manager of a down-and-out motel near Disney World (aka the Happiest Place on Earth).  Dafoe received his second Oscar nomination for portraying Max Schreck, the star of the silent classic Nosferatu (1922), in Shadow of the Vampire (2000).  Dafoe brillantly embodies Schreck, masterfully making what […]

MoviefiedNYC‘s Ten Best Movies of 2017

Here it is, better late than never, MoviefiedNYC‘s Ten Best Movies of 2017. It was not a banner year for great movies but once the last quarter arrived, September through December ultimately redeemed 2017 and proved to be an ok year at the movies!        Here are the Ten Best of 2017 as […]