Focus Features sets Harriet Tubman biopic with Cynthia Erivo; Kasi Lemmons to direct
Focus Features announced today that production on Harriet, a biopic of abolitionist Harriet Tubman is set to begin next month in Virginia. Tony, Grammy and, Emmy-winner... Read More
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Guilt, Rage, and Love – Examining Karyn Kusama’s DESTROYER and Claire Denis’ HIGH LIFE
Historically, the depiction of female emotion on film has been constrained by how palatable it is for the male gaze. Women can laugh, but... Read More
Student Academy Award Winners Announced
All Winning Films Now Eligible for Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Subject Oscars The Academy has voted 19 students as... Read More
TIFF 18: Vanity Fair, David Yurman & CreativeChaos VMG Celebrate ‘This Changes Everything’
Vanity Fair, David Yurman, and CreativeChaos VMG celebrated the premiere of This Changes Everything at the Toronto International Film Festival. Vanity Fair executive West Coast editor Krista Smith hosted the... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘Beautiful Boy’ (★★★)
Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet both give Oscar-worthy performances as a father and son dealing with the son’s drug addiction in this affecting true story Stories... Read More
Toronto Review: Nicole Kidman in ‘Destroyer’ (★★★½)
In Karyn Kusama’s gritty and grimy crime thriller Destroyer, Nicole Kidman plays Erin Bell, a grizzled LA detective only James Ellroy could love and gives... Read More
A Cry From the Heart: An interview with ‘Capernaum’ director Nadine Labaki
With CAPERNAUM, Nadine Labaki has captured the hearts of audiences across the globe. From Cannes (where the film nabbed the Jury Prize) to Sarajevo and... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘Widows’ (★★★½)
Steve McQueen’s twisty thriller finds room for a heist, family drama, racial politics and violence, and gender issues all led by a powerhouse performance from Viola... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘Consequences’
Looking back at childhood from the safe distance of adulthood, many of us find ourselves surprised to realize that our parents essentially had no idea... Read More
Creative Arts Emmys: Three EGOTs achieved; RuPaul goes 3/3
No less than three new EGOTs (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) were achieved last night when Tim Rice, John Legend and Andrew Lloyd Webber earned their... Read More
Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with Record-Tying 14 
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Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations: ‘Adolescence’ Leads, Followed by ‘Nobody Wants This’ 
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12