New Trailer and Poster for Iran’s Oscar Entry ‘The Salesman’
From award-winning writer/director Asghar Farhadi (The Oscar-winning A SEPARATION, THE PAST, ABOUT ELLY, FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY) comes a masterful, intimate and suspenseful new drama, THE SALESMAN, Iran’s... Read More
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Makeup and Hairstyling Guild to Honor Ryan Murphy with Distinguished Artisan Award
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Four-time Emmy-winner Ryan Murphy (American Crime Story, American Horror Story) will receive the Distinguished Artisan Award at the annual Make-Up Artists... Read More
Variety and PBS’s ‘Actors on Actors’ Returns January 3 with Natalie Portman, Octavia Spencer, Nicole Kidman and more
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Emmy-winning Variety/PBS SoCal series Variety Studio: Actors on Actors is set to return for its 5th season on January 3rd,... Read More
Fences Screens; Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Soar Up Oscar Charts
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The response to this weekend’s first official screening of Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (and directed by Washington), was... Read More
Female-led Films Dominate 2016 European Film Awards (EFA) Nominations
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The nominations for the 29th European Film Awards were revealed today and female-led films dominated the field, especially the top category,... Read More
Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd to Produce 2017 Oscars
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] After the longest period before an announcement in recent history, it was confirmed this morning (after Variety reported negotiations yesterday) that... Read More
2017 Golden Globes: Meryl Streep to Receive 2017 Cecil B. deMille Award
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Meryl Streep will receive the Cecil B. deMille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) at the Golden Globes in January.... Read More
2016 International Documentary Association (IDA) Nominations include 13TH, White Helmets, O.J.: Made in America
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The documentary race is starting to take shape. After the recent announcements of the submitted Feature and Shorts in the Documentary... Read More
2016 British Independent Film Award (BIFA) Nominations: I, Daniel Blake and American Honey Hit Big
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2016 British Independent Film Award nominations have been announced, with Ken Loach’s 2016 Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or–winning I, Daniel... Read More
2017 Oscars: 70 Animated Shorts Contend for Shortlist of Ten
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A longlist of 70 animated short films contending for the Academy Award has been revealed by Cartoon Brew, including their top picks,... Read More
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘The Studio’ and ‘Black Rabbit’ 
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein’ Top Film Wins 
Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Film Wins, ‘The Pitt’ Sweeps TV 
True/False Film Fest Dispatch #2: ‘Phenomena,’ ‘Who Moves America,’ ‘Landscapes of Memory’