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2016 Oscars Poll: Which Foreign Language Entries Will Make the 9-Film Shortlist?

Erik Anderson October 9, 2015

Eighty-one countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 88th Academy Awards® and now it’s time for you... Read More

81 Countries in Competition For 2015 Foreign Language Film OSCAR®

Erik Anderson October 8, 2015

LOS ANGELES, CA – Eighty-one countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 88th Academy Awards®. Currently, the... Read More

Forum Oscar Poll Results – September 2015: Carol, Joy, Steve Jobs Rise

Erik Anderson October 5, 2015

The votes for the September Forum Oscar Polls are in and with it some dramatic results. August’s #1 film in Best Picture, The Danish Girl... 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

38th Mill Valley Film Festival Lineup: Carol, The Danish Girl, Spotlight, Beasts of No Nation, Room and more

Erik Anderson September 15, 2015

ANNOUNCING COMPLETE LINEUP FOR THE 38TH MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL Tom Hooper, Carey Mulligan, Sarah Silverman, Brie Larson, Tom McCarthy, Catherine Hardwicke, Cary Fukanaga, Sir... 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

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

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

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