SXSW Lineup 2016 feat. new Richard Linklater, Pee-Wee Herman, Jean-Marc Vallée
With a whopping 139 movies in just 9 days there will be lots see at this year’s South By Southwest Festival but one of... Read More
Year: 2016
Poster and Trailer for ‘Demolition,’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal
From Fox Searchlight comes the official poster and trailer for Demolition, starring Academy Award nominees Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain) and Naomi Watts (21 Grams, The Impossible)... Read More
Directors Guild of America (DGA) Predictions for Television
Proving once again that television is a medium of exploding diversity and opportunity (as opposed to feature film), the nominees for outstanding directing in... Read More
Directors Guild of America (DGA) Preview and Prediction
After the wins for The Big Short at the PGA and Spotlight at SAG, all eyes are focused on the Directors Guild of America... Read More
Star Wars, The Revenant, Game of Thrones Top Visual Effects Guild (VES) Wins
Star Wars: The Force Awakens led the field of winners of the Visual Effects Society (VES) last night with four wins, including the top... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: Visual Effects
Visual Effects is a category with a long history of Best Picture correlation. In fact, 1970’s Tora! Tora! Tora! was the last non-Best Picture... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: Production Design 
2016 Oscar Predictions: Sound Editing and Sound Mixing
SOUND EDITINGErik AndersonEvan KostNicole LatayanJames NarveyAdam NorburyJason OsiasonChris PepperLong PhamKenneth PolischukJacqui SutherlandTOTAL POINTS Mad Max: Fury Road222211111245 The Revenant111122222145 Star Wars: The Force Awakens333333343329 The... Read More
AW’s 50 Favorite Performances of 2015 – The Shortlist
It’s almost time for AwardsWatch 50 Favorite Performances list but for now, I have the hot off the presses shortlist of eligible players. Now,... Read More
The Revenant, Mad Max, The Martian Nab Art Directors Guild (ADG) Wins
The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Martian all won their respective categories of Period, Fantasy and Contemporary Film from the 20th Art... Read More
Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Named Best Picture 
Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins 8 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners Lead’ 
London Critics Circle (LCC) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ Lead