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Cannes 2021:“Rendez-vous with…” Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Isabelle Huppert, Steve McQueen and Marco Bellocchio

Erik Anderson July 1, 2021

Conversations will run concurrently with this year’s festival from July 6-17 Launched in the 90s, “Masterclasses” became a highlight of the 12 days at Cannes... Read More

Golden Globes: HFPA announces eligibility changes to animated and non-English language films

Erik Anderson June 30, 2021

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who put on the annual Golden Globe Awards, have announced some big changes in eligibility for the Best Motion Picture... Read More

Oscars: Academy announces new rules: preliminary voting for Sound, Song submission limits and more; Original Score content requirement drops

Erik Anderson June 30, 2021

The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 94th Academy Awards. As previously announced, the eligibility period for Academy Awards consideration will return to the standard... Read More

Cannes 2021: Cinéma de la plage to include ‘In the Mood for Love,’ world premiere of Tony Gatlif’s ‘Tom Medina’

Erik Anderson June 30, 2021

The lineup for Cinéma de la plage aka Movies on the Beach has been announced and will include the restored version of Wong Kar-wai’s 2000... Read More

DGA announces 2022 awards date and reinstates theatrical run rule; what does that mean for ‘Dune’?

Erik Anderson June 29, 2021

The Directors Guild of America has set March 12, 2022 as the date for its 74th awards and with some changes post-pandemic. In the DGA... Read More

From ‘Toy Story’ to ‘Luca,’ all 24 Pixar movies ranked

Zoë Rose Bryant June 29, 2021

Ever since the release of Toy Story in 1995, Pixar has been seen as the “premier” studio of the animation medium. With their admirable ability... Read More

Cannes 2021: Mélanie Thierry is President of the Caméra d’or jury

Erik Anderson June 29, 2021

The French actress Mélanie Thierry will be the President of the 2021 Caméra d’or that will award a first feature film selected at the Festival... Read More

Trailer: ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ tells the story of a young Tony Soprano

Erik Anderson June 29, 2021

Warner Bros and HBO Max today released the first official trailer for their upcoming Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark, starring Michael Gandolfini, son... Read More

Eva Longoria elects to Academy Museum Board of Trustees; Sid Ganis named honorary trustee

Erik Anderson June 28, 2021

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will open to the public on September 30, 2021 The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures today announced the election... Read More

Cannes 2021: ‘OSS 117 (From Africa With Love)’ starring Jean Dujardin set to close festival

Erik Anderson June 25, 2021

The Cannes Film Festival announced today that OSS 117, Alerte rouge en Afrique noire (From Africa With Love), directed by Nicolas Bedos, will be shown at the... Read More

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