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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

2016 Oscar Predictions: Post-TIFF, Venice and Telluride Finds Spotlight Rising, Joy Still at #1

Erik Anderson September 25, 2015

So, it’s been a month since I updated the Gold Rush Gang’s Oscar predictions. The 1-2-3 punch of the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film... 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

Sandra Bullock’s ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ Gets a Poster and a Trailer

Erik Anderson September 8, 2015

Debuting just ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, David Gordon Green’s comedy/drama Our Brand Is Crisis gives us Academy Award winners... Read More

Forum Oscar Poll Results – August 2015: The Danish Girl and The Revenant TIED in Best Picture

Erik Anderson September 3, 2015

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Boy, are these races getting close! Each month seems to find the top three in most categories getting closer to each... 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

TIFF40 Adds I Saw the Light, Our Brand Is Crisis, Truth, 45 Years, About Ray

Erik Anderson August 18, 2015

You didn’t think the first announcement was all there was, did you? TIFF director Cameron Bailey is still dead set on Toronto being the... Read More

Gold Rush Gang 2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (August)

Erik Anderson August 6, 2015

Phyllis Nagy’s script for Carol, based on the book “The Price of Salt” by Patricia Highsmith, reigns supreme on the Best Adapted Screenplay chart this... Read More

Gold Rush Gang 2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 5, 2015

Robert De Niro (Joy) sees his lead increase, putting his vote total to a near perfect score and maintaining his #1 status. His strength in... Read More