Can ‘Elle’ Earn Isabelle Huppert Her First Oscar Nomination?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] So very often the world’s most celebrated actresses never find themselves in the Oscar conversation until something so extraordinary comes along,... Read More
Film Festivals
2016 Cannes: Un Certain Regard, Short Films & Cinéfondation and Caméra d’or Juries
The Festival de Cannes has the pleasure of revealing the composition of the Un Certain Regard Jury, the Short Films Competition and Cinéfondation Jury as... Read More
2016 Cannes Jury Announced: Kirsten Dunst, Mads Mikkelsen, Arnaud Desplechin and more
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] George Miller has chosen his jury for the 69th Festival de Cannes and it includes a wealth of previous winners at Cannes,... Read More
2016 Cannes Film Festival: Director’s Fortnight Lands Paul Schrader, Pablo Larraín, Laura Poitras
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] With the Official In Competition lineup and Critics’ Week films announced, today brings us the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Director’s Fortnight) with... Read More
2016 Cannes Film Festival: Critics’ Week Films Announced; Chloe Sevigny Short Closes
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 55th La Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week) of the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its films, including a trio... Read More
‘Looking’ Feature Film to Close San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
After a short two-season run on HBO, the 40th San Francisco International Film Festival (put on by Frameline) will World Premiere the final chapter of... Read More
SFIFF59 Preview: Maggie’s Plan (Rebecca Miller)
In Maggie’s Plan, Greta Gerwig plays the titular character, a woman on the verge of artificially inseminating herself with the DNA of a former college... Read More
2016 Cannes Film Festival: Almódovar, Dolan, Dardennes Set for Cannes Return
As predicted, this year’s Cannes Film Festival is set to be packed with Cannes superstars like the Dardennes, Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Xavier Dolan... Read More
‘The Family Fang’ (Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman) Poster and Trailer
The trailer and poster for Jason Bateman’s sophomore directing effort The Family Fang is here. The film, based on the novel of the same name... Read More
Oscar Podcast #38: Cannes Predictions, Oscar Talk, Story of Your Life Gets a New Title
In our 38th podcast, I am joined by three Gold Rush Gang members – Júlia, Evan and Kenneth – to first discuss the name change... Read More
‘Mouse’ Review: Sophie Okonedo and Katherine Mallen Kupferer Shine in Tender Portrait of Grief and Growing Up [B+] Berlinale 
UK Casting Directors’ Guild Awards: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Adolescence’ Take Top Wins 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 139 – ‘Les Rendez-vous d’Anna’ (Chantal Akerman, 1978) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Paul Thomas Anderson Inches Closer (2/13/26)