Sunday, December 22

2017 Awards

2017 Awards, All Movie Awards, Best Foreign Language Films, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review

2017 National Board of Review – Best Foreign Language Films Winner and Nominees

2017 National Board of Review - Best Foreign Language Films WinnerA Fantastic WomanMarina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.AmazonFoxtrotA troubled family must face the facts when something goes terribly wrong at their son's desolate military post.AmazonFrantzIn the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious Frenchman who visits the fiancé's grave to lay flowers.AmazonLovelessA couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments.AmazonSummer 1993After her mother's death, six-year-old Frida is sent to her uncle's family to live with them in the countryside. But Frida finds...
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2017 National Board of Review – Best Original Screenplay Winner and Nominees

2017 National Board of Review - Best Original Screenplay WinnerPhantom ThreadPaul Thomas AndersonSet in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.Amazon
2017 Awards, All Movie Awards, Best Supporting Actor, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review

2017 National Board of Review – Best Supporting Actor Winner and Nominees

2017 National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actor WinnerThe Florida ProjectWillem DafoeSet over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.Amazon
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2017 National Board of Review – Freedom of Expression Award Winner and Nominees

2017 National Board of Review - Freedom of Expression Award WinnerFirst They Killed My FatherCambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.AmazonLet It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers cleared of beating Rodney King.Amazon
2017 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review, Top Documentaries

2017 National Board of Review – Top Documentaries Winner and Nominees

2017 National Board of Review - Top Documentaries WinnerAbacus: Small Enough to JailA small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 2008 mortgage crisis.AmazonBrimstone & GloryEcstatic ritual, danger and the absolute beauty of fireworks.AmazonEric Clapton: A Life in 12 BarsA look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.AmazonFaces PlacesDirector Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.AmazonHell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISISA look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations ...
2017 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review, Top Independent Films

2017 National Board of Review – Top Independent Films Winner and Nominees

2017 National Board of Review - Top Independent Films WinnerA Ghost StoryIn this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.AmazonBeatriz at DinnerA holistic medicine practitioner attends a wealthy client's dinner party after her car breaks down.AmazonBrigsby BearAfter being freed from his life in an underground bunker, a man sets out to make a movie of the only TV show he has ever known.AmazonLady MacbethIn 19th-century rural England, a young bride who has been sold into marriage discovers an unstoppable desire within herself as she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate.AmazonLogan LuckyTwo brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a ...
2017 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review, Top Ten Films

2017 National Board of Review – Top Ten Films Winner and Nominees

2017 National Board of Review - Top Ten Films WinnerBaby DriverAfter being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.AmazonCall Me by Your NameIn 1980s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.AmazonDownsizingA social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.AmazonDunkirkAllied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.AmazonGet OutA young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering u...