4 Reasons Why Frances McDormand Can (and Should) Earn an Oscar nomination for THREE BILLBOARDS
Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri premiered this morning at the Venice Film Festival and the buzz on the Lido can be summarized as:... Read More
Film Festivals
Is Judi Dench a lock for a Best Actress nomination for Victoria and Abdul?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Stephen Frears’ new film Victoria and Abdul premiered at the Venice Film Festivals and the reviews – including ours – were mixed. The... Read More
2018 Oscars: Can Downsizing’s Hong Chau become the 6th Asian Actress to get a Supporting Actress nom?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Alexander Payne’s Downsizing opened the Venice Film Festival and while the film itself is a polarizing, uneven story, it boasts a... Read More
The Best Picture Oscar race in Venice so far – who has the best shot?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Three major American films backed by key studios were unveiled this week at the Venice Film Festival with several more films... Read More
Telluride Film Festival Slate Includes The Shape of Water, Darkest Hour, Downsizing, Lady Bird
The 44th Telluride Film Festival has announced its lineup, and in its tradition just a single day before the actual festival starts. Among the shortest... Read More
Some of This Season’s Oscar Favorites Set Sights for Mill Valley Film Festival
The Square, Call Me By Your Name, The Florida Project, Mudbound and A Fantastic Woman are just some of the early announced films hitting the... Read More
Mill Valley Film Fest Announces Tribute to Todd Haynes and CA Premiere of ‘Wonderstruck’
SAN RAFAEL, CA (August 8, 2017) – The Mill Valley Film Festival is proud to honor acclaimed director Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven, Safe,... Read More
55th New York Film Festival Dominated by Amazon, Netflix as Mudbound, Meyerowitz Stories Join Slate
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The main slate for the 55th New York Film Festival has been announced and it’s hard not to notice the domination... Read More
Venice Film Fest: Paramount Sets Triple Play with Downsizing, Suburbicon and mother!
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The lineup for the 74th Venice Film Festival is here and it looks like Paramount is playing some serious ball this... Read More
2017 TIFF: Call Me By Your Name, The Shape of Water, Breathe, mother! and more hit Toronto International Film Festival
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] When it comes to kicking off an awards season, no festival mounts a bigger campaign to do, or does it with... Read More
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