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Roadside Attractions and Miramax set Kevin Macdonald’s ‘Whitney’ doc for Summer

Erik Anderson March 9, 2018

(Los Angeles, March 12, 2018) — Roadside Attractions and Miramax will release Whitney, Academy Award®-winning director Kevin Macdonald’s highly anticipated documentary about the life and career of... Read More

2018 Cannes: ‘Nocturama’ director Bertrand Bonello to chair the Cinéfondation and short films jury

Erik Anderson March 9, 2018

French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello (Tiresia, L’Apollonide, Saint Laurent) will succeed Christian Mungiu to chair the Cinéfondation and short films Jury of the 71st edition of... Read More

2019 Oscars: The Best Picture Contenders (March)

Erik Anderson March 8, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Now that the dust has started to settle on the 90th Academy Awards, it’s time to set our sights on the... Read More

2018 Tribeca Lineup: ‘Disobedience,’ Sundance winner ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ set for fest

Erik Anderson March 7, 2018

The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 18-29, will dazzle New York festival goers next month with new films from Drake Doremus, Liz Garbus... Read More

2019 Oscars: The Directors (March)

Erik Anderson March 7, 2018

This year promises a wealth of directors all angling for Oscar votes. From previous Oscar winners to breakthroughs waiting to happen to a chance for... Read More

San Francisco Film Festival Announces Golden Gate Award Narrative Feature Competition

Erik Anderson March 6, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] San Francisco, CA — SFFILM today announced the films in competition for the Golden Gate Awards (GGAs), which will distribute nearly $40,000 in total prizes... Read More

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ in first trailer and poster

Erik Anderson March 6, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Disney has been making a mint going back to the well of some of its most famous properties, most recently with... Read More

‘The Shape of Water’ is NOT a conventional Best Picture winner

Erik Anderson March 6, 2018

I suppose it was inevitable. Almost immediately after Guillermo del Toro’s adult fantasy The Shape of Water was announced as Best Picture by Warren Beatty... Read More

2018 Oscars: ‘Shape of Water’ wins Best Pic; Jordan Peele makes history

Erik Anderson March 4, 2018

After one of the wildest awards seasons in years; a strange combination of rubber-stamped acting winners and a completely up in the air Best... Read More

Check out the Oscars stage ahead of this Sunday’s Academy Awards

Erik Anderson March 1, 2018

Lush, lavish and lovely. This year’s Oscars stage is dripping with luxurious style and over 45 million Swarovski crystals in one of the most elaborate... Read More

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