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Oscar Podcast #30: Box Office Flops and Successes, Screen Actors Guild predictions

Erik Anderson November 8, 2015

In this, our 30th Oscar podcast, I welcome back a couple of Gold Rush Gang members (one current, one former) to talk about the most... Read More

Screen Actors Guild Predictions from The Gold Rush Gang

Erik Anderson November 6, 2015

It’s time for the first Screen Actors Guild nomination predictions from The Gold Rush Gang but just because there are fewer categories than The... Read More

2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR – Leonardo DiCaprio Still #1, Fassbender Falls, Steve Carell Enters the Race

Erik Anderson October 26, 2015

It’s time for Best Actor predictions and Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) is still at #1. In fact, he widens his lead against #2 Michael Fassbender... Read More

Will Smith’s ‘Concussion’ to World Premiere at AFI Fest as Centerpiece Gala

Erik Anderson September 30, 2015

AFI Fest will see the world premiere of the NFL drama Concussion starring Will Smith a the Centerpiece Gala. Past Centerpiece Galas have included... Read More

Why Johnny Depp and Black Mass Might Not Be the Oscar Bet Pundits Think It Is

Erik Anderson September 17, 2015

It happens every season, the fall festivals start rolling out and those first out of the gate get the prime spots for Oscar pundits to... Read More

When Oscar Bait Fails: How Film Festival Response Makes or Breaks a Film

Erik Anderson September 14, 2015

What has happened to this Oscar season? The Toronto International Film Festival, currently underway, is normally the jumping off point, or in some cases... Read More

42nd Telluride Film Festival Brings Steve Jobs, Beasts of No Nation, Carol, Suffragette

Erik Anderson September 3, 2015

Part of the thrill of the Telluride Film Festival is that the quick, four-day fest only announces its lineup the day before the festival itself... Read More

BFI London Film Festival Full Line-Up: Beasts of No Nation, Tangerine, Son of Saul in Competition

Erik Anderson September 1, 2015

The 59th BFI London Film Festival has revealed its full lineup of In Competition and First Feature films with Oscar contenders Son of Saul... Read More

Our Brand Is Crisis and The Danish Girl Land Top Slots at TIFF

Erik Anderson August 25, 2015

Sometimes timing is everything. If you look at past schedules for the Toronto International Film Festival you’ll notice a few things; which films get... Read More

Oscar Podcast #27: Fall Festivals, What’s Up with Miles Ahead with special guest Anne Thompson (Thompson on Hollywood)

Erik Anderson August 24, 2015

In this summertime podcast I’m joined by special guest Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood at IndieWire. Anne is a gal in the know and... Read More