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2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (April)

Erik Anderson April 4, 2016

Martin Scorsese (Silence) is still the king of the Best Director predictions with a perfect score of 50 (#1s across the board) but Jeff... Read More

Trailer for ‘Lost City of Z,’ starring Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson

Erik Anderson April 3, 2016

One of the more highly anticipated films of 2016 is The Lost City of Z from acclaimed director James Gray (The Immigrant, We Own the... Read More

‘Carol,’ ‘Sense8,’ ‘Transparent’ Top GLAAD Media Awards

Erik Anderson April 3, 2016

GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Association Against Defamation, gave out its 27th annual awards in Beverly Hills last night and Carol was the Outstanding Film... Read More

2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (April)

Erik Anderson April 2, 2016

The only major change from last month’s polls is the official date for Ben Affleck’s 1930s crime drama Live By Night being pushed to... Read More

Forum Oscar Poll Results – April 2016: Birth of a Nation, Silence, Billy Lynn Early Frontrunners

Erik Anderson April 2, 2016

We have the first Forum Oscar Poll results for the 2017 Oscar race. Right out of the gate we have five strong frontrunners in Best... Read More

First Look at Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe in ‘Hidden Figures’

Erik Anderson March 30, 2016

The NASA mathematician drama Hidden Figures details the African-American math geniuses that were instrumental in the success of the space race in the 1960s. Leading... Read More

San Francisco International Film Fest Announces Lineup incl. Maggie’s Plan, The Family Fang, High-Rise

Erik Anderson March 29, 2016

The 59th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) has announced its full lineup for 2016 and it features new films from Oscar winners Julianne... Read More

The Academy Launches 2016 Student Academy Awards® Competition

Erik Anderson March 29, 2016

New Expanded Foreign Film Category Winners Eligible for Oscars® LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy is now accepting entries for its 2016 Student Academy Awards®... Read More

59th SFIFF Announces Opening, Centerpiece, Closing Night Films

Erik Anderson March 26, 2016

San Francisco, CA — The San Francisco Film Society has announced the highly anticipated Big Nights selections for the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival (April... Read More

Emmy Podcast #11: TV Movies and Limited Series’ Take the Front Seat with special guest Todd VanDerWerff

Erik Anderson March 25, 2016

In our first Emmy podcast for the 2015/2016 television season, I am joined by Vox.com’s Culture Editor Todd VanDerWerff for a deep dive into this... Read More

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