2020 Oscar Week featuring screenings of nominees from Animated, Documentary, International Feature Film and more
In the week leading up to the 92nd Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a series of public programs celebrating... Read More
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2020 Oscars: Cynthia Erivo, Elton John, Idina Menzel, Chrissy Metz and Randy Newman to perform all nominated songs
Cynthia Erivo, Oscar winner Elton John, Idina Menzel, Chrissy Metz and Oscar winner Randy Newman will perform this year’s nominated songs at the 92nd Oscars... Read More
Trailer for Sundance thriller ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ from Academy Award nominee Dee Rees
Adapted from the Joan Didion novel of the same title, The Last Thing He Wanted is set against the nebulous milieu of the Iran-Contra scandal.... Read More
Jon Stewart’s political satire ‘Irresistible’ gets summer release, first trailer from Focus Features
Jon Stewart’s political satire ‘Irresistible’ gets summer release, first trailer from Focus Features
Focus Features will release Jon Stewart’s Irresistible on Friday May 29, 2020 domestically in North America Written and directed by Jon Stewart, Irresistible is a comedy about what happens when a small... Read More
Santa Barbara Film Fest: Writers Panel featuring Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang, Noah Harpster
The writers panel at 35th Santa Barbara Film Festival featured a range of writers from all types of films that earned success in 2019. Here... Read More
Trailer for ‘Bull,’ starring Rob Morgan of ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’
Annie Silverstein’s acclaimed Cannes drama will be in select theaters and on digital/VOD on March 20, 2020 Bull centers around 14-year-old Kris (Amber Havard), who, after... Read More
Anne Lai appointed Executive Director of SFFILM
Veteran Film Executive to Take Helm on March 11 SFFILM, the longest-running film festival in the Americas, announced today that Anne Lai has been appointed Executive Director of the organization,... Read More
2020 Oscars: Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Rami Malek will return to present
The Academy has announced the first slate of presenters for the Oscars and last year’s acting Oscar winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and... Read More
Santa Barbara Film Fest Producers Panel with Emma Tillinger Koskoff (The Irishman and Joker), Andrew Miano (The Farewell), Kwak Sin Ae (Parasite) and more
The producer’s panel at the Santa Barbara Film Festival was a powerhouse assemblage of people responsible for bringing us some of the best and most... Read More
Box Office Analysis (Jan. 17-19): ‘Bad Boys,’ Bad Boys Whatcha Gonna Do…Blow Up the Box Office
After 1917 became 2020’s first wide release breakout last weekend, Bad Boys for Life surpassed all tracking and expectations to deliver the first full-fledged blockbuster opening of 2020. The... Read More
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