January 1, 2024 08:00
Ah, January.
Traditionally, as far as pop culture goes, January doesn’t get much respect. If a studio has a film that they knew isn’t going to be a hit with critics or audiences, January is where they usually dump it. The same can often be said of publishers. Everyone is so busy getting caught up on what they missed during the last few months of the previous year, chances are that they won’t notice a few bombs dropped on the cultural landscape. That’s the theory anyways.
But, you know me! I’m an optimist. And I remain convinced that, even in January, there are things to which we can look forward, And here’s six of those things!
(Why six? Because Lisa doesn’t do odd numbers.)
That’s right! It’s an election year! And the first contest of 2024, the Iowa Presidential Caucus, is just two weeks away! Remember how much fun we all had in 2020 when the Democrats couldn’t figure out who had actually won their caucus? Who knows what fun this year has in store for us! The Iowa Caucus will be held on January 15th.
(Okay, this may seem like a lame thing to look forward to but it’s January and beggars can’t be choosers.)
2. The Sundance Film Festival
While the 2023 race waits to be determined, the 2024 Oscar Race will begin at the Sundance Film Festival! It seems like, every year, there is at least one Sundance Film that makes it into the Best Picture lineup. In 2023, Past Lives and Magazine Dreams were huge hits at Sundance and now, it looks like Past Lives has a great chance of being nominated for Best Picture. As for Magazine Dreams ….. well, yeah. Which contenders will come out of this year’s festival? We’ll find out when Sundance opens on January 18th.
3. I.S.S. — This film, about strange happenings on the International Space Station, is set to be released on January 19th. I always enjoy a good mix of horror and science fiction. Plus, once this film comes out, maybe YouTube will stop trying to make me watch the trailer.
4. Mean Girls — The Mean Girls musical will be released in theaters on January 12th. I’m not really sure that we need a new version of the film when the original holds up perfectly well but whatever. Originally, this was going to go straight to Paramount Plus but it was decided to give the film a theatrical release instead. Normally, that would be a sign of huge confidence if not for the fact that it was given a January release.
5. The Bricklayer — For those of us wondering whatever happened to Renny Harlin, he’s got a new film set to be released on January 5th. Hey, that’s this week!
6. The Oscar Nominations — The nominations will be announced on January 23rd and I’ve got a lot of movies that I still need to watch! So I better get to it!
What are you looking forward to in January?
Posted by Lisa Marie Bowman
Tags: Academy Award, Academy Awards, award, awards, Film, Films, I.S.S., Iowa Presidential Caucus, Lisa Marie Bowman, Mean Girls, movie, Movies, Oscar, Oscars, Politics, Renny Harlin, Sundance Film Festival, The Bricklayer
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The American Library Association Youth Media Awards will be announced January 22. Luckily, school is closed so I can watch live, take notes, and write about it when it is over. And also order all of the winners to read.
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By theycallmetater on January 1, 2024 at 09:18