Arrival (2016)
First screened in November 2016

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Director: Denis Villeneuve. Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O'Brien, Lucas Chartier-Dessert, Christian Jadah, Tzi Ma, Frank Schorpion, Jadyn Malone, Abigail Pniowsky, Julia Scarlett Dan. Screenplay: Eric Heisserer (based on the short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang).

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Twitter Capsule: Oddly stereoscopic spectacle: one eye sees a conceptually ambitious puzzle, the other a web of underimagined platitudes.

VOR: ④  Reaction warmed upon second viewing, especially with regard to its adventurous use of music, sound, and story structure. Mixed but ambitious.

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Photo © 2016 Paramount Pictures/FilmNation Entertainment

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture
	Best Director: Denis Villeneuve
	Best Adapted Screenplay: Eric Heisserer
	Best Cinematography: Bradford Young
	Best Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Paul Hotte
	Best Film Editing: Joe Walker
	Best Sound Mixing: Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye
★	Best Sound Editing: Sylvain Bellemare
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Actress (Drama): Amy Adams
	Best Original Score: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Other Awards:
	Venice Film Festival: Future Film Festival Digital Award
	Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay
	National Board of Review: Best Actress (Adams)
	British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Sound Mixing

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