Another Oscar Race Checkpoint is very necessary as we react to the Sundance Lineup, WB fallout, some Golden Globe categorizing, the European Film Awards, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, & our film world takeaways from the Disney Investors Day news onslaught.

SUNDANCE 2021 TAKES SHAPE:

Hybrid Model/Prices - 2:11

Deceivingly Big Slate - 4:53

Including Big Documentaries - 6:50

Is Hybrid Festival-ing The Future? - 11:40

Anne Thompson’s Sundance Article - 15:04

MORE WB FALLOUT:

Some New Release Dates - 18:28

A Film Twitter Reality Check - 20:21

AT&T Can Play Hardball - 24:30

Legal Action Coming? - 30:23

Reality Check Number 2 - 33:45

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN GOES COMEDY/MUSICAL FOR GLOBES - 34:51

EUROPEAN FILM AWARD WINNERS:

Another Round Crushes - 38:45

(Incl A Quick Review From AlsoMike)

Other EFA Notables - 41:52

CRITIC SOCIETY AWARDS:

Boston Society of Film Critics Winners - 44:20

Other Upcoming Critic Awards - 45:56

DISNEY INVESTOR CALL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Hulu Will Be Home For 20th Century/Searchlight Originals in 2021 - 46:47

New Star Wars Films… - 50:10

…But It’s A LOT of Star Wars - 51:14

A Bunch of New MCU Too - 54:14

The Fantastic Four Comes Home - 56:57

Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:00:02

What’s Next For MMO - 1:01:11

Oscar Race Checkpoint returns after another loaded news week, and we have a bunch of rants ready. The first segment is all about Sundance, and although we won’t be getting a launchpad for many late breaking Oscar films for this season, we should be getting a first look at all kinds of new talent. So we applaud everyone involved and get excited about our virtual Sundance viewing at the end of January.

Then we need to do 15 more minutes on the Warner Bros to HBO MAX fallout. Directors have complained, and for good reason. The release schedule has been altered, but only slightly. Also Mike does another inane math rant, but he hopefully finally makes his point clear because WB / AT&T have serious financial upside in this maneuver. The big problem is, movie theaters will be worse for it.

Your more typical Oscar Race Checkpoint stories follow the first two big segments as we discuss the Promising Young Woman categorization as a Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes. Then we dive into the European Film Awards and a review of Another Round, and we discuss the intriguing developments from the first film critic society awards, where we critics might be pushing several new supporting contenders.

Finally, we need to weigh in on all our big takeaways from the Disney Investors Day news onslaught. HULU will harness the power of 20th Century & Searchlight to make original movies, and we analyze what this means, if anything, for the rest of this season before discussing their 2021. Then we can’t help but chat about the Star Wars, Marvel, & Pixar slates heading to Disney Plus and hopefully, still, to movie theaters.

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