The Fox Searchlight family earned 8 nominations across their films The Favourite, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Old Man & the Gun and Isle of Dogs this morning and stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant and Robert Redford joined Alexandre Desplat, Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara in responding to the news. Here are …
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The trio of Focus Features films that received Golden Globe nominations this morning – BlacKkKlansman, Boy Erased and Tully – earned seven mentions and with them a flurry of reactions and appreciation from stars Lucas Hedges, Charlize Theron, Adam Driver and John David Washington as well as director Spike Lee, producers Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele and …
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With SHOPLIFTERS, Hirokazu Kore-eda has created one of, if not the most, significant film of his career. What sounded like a social critique turned out to be one of the most engrossing, touching and urgent films of the year. With a quiet but powerful tone, Kore-eda takes viewers on a magical journey into the life of one peculiar family whose …
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Christian Bale in Golden Globe nomination leader VICE The nominations for the 76th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning by actors Terry Crews, Danai Gurira, Leslie Mann and Christian Slate. They were joined by Golden Globe ambassador Isan Elba, Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Meher Tatna and Dick Clark Productions executive VP of television Barry Adelman. In the Motion Picture categories, Vice …
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After a surprise announcement last month, Kenneth Branagh’s secret Shakespeare film All Is True has a trailer and it’s quite good. Portraying an aging Shakespeare, Branagh’s assembles a stellar cast that includes Academy Award winner Judi Dench and Academy Award nominee Ian McKellen. The film begins with a fire destroying the Globe Theatre in the middle of the opening night …
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Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg at the 2018 Emmy Awards After the controversial choice yesterday by the Academy to have comedian Kevin Hart host the Oscars, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association chimed in with the announcement of their hosts for the Golden Globes: Killing Eve‘s Sandra Oh and Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Andy Samberg. Oh is a Supporting Actress Golden Globe winner …
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Alfonso Cuarón and Yalitza Aparicio (ROMA)Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) ‘The Favourite’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ also earn double wins ROMA triumphed with four wins when The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) announced their top honorees for 2018 this morning. A poignantly observed, Mexico-set period drama dedicated to director Alfonso Cuarón’s real-life …
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Black PantherA Quiet PlaceSuccessionPose The American Film Institute (AFI) has named its 10 best films and 10 best television programs of 2018 and among them include Black Panther, The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk and A Quiet Place in film and the final season of The Americans, Barry, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Pose on the television side. The …
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Isle of DogsMary Poppins Returns 20 films will compete for a Visual Effects Oscar nomination, the Academy announced today. They include Black Panther, Isle of Dogs, Mary Poppins Returns and A Quiet Place. Curiously missing from the list was Annihilation. Alex Garland’s previous film, Ex Machina, was a surprise Oscar winner in this category for 2015. Also missing was high …
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The FavouriteROMA The Atlanta Film Critics Circle gave Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite their top prize along with Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actress to Olivia Colman, Best Supporting Actress to Emma Stone and Best Ensemble Cast. The group also fell in love with ROMA, which was their #3 film of the year and earned wins for Alfonso Cuarón in Best Director …
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