2019 Oscars: A Look at Asian Films in This Year’s Foreign Language Oscar Race
Our weekly Foreign Language Oscar race analysis pieces continue this week with a special look at the Asian films in this year’s race. Asian films... Read More
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‘The Favourite’ leads 2018 British Independent Film nominations (BIFA)
Not too surprisingly, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Queen Anne period piece The Favourite grabbed the most nominations from the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today. The Venice... Read More
Interview: Martha Conley, mother of ‘Boy Erased’ author Garrard Conley (Exclusive)
If you were able to attend the premiere of Boy Erased at the Toronto International Film Festival this year you likely witnessed a true star... Read More
‘Ladies in Black,’ ‘Sweet Country,’ ‘Boy Erased’ top Australian Academy Awards (AACTA) Nominations
The nominations for the 60th Australian Academy Awards have been announced and Ladies in Black leads the pack with 11, followed by Sweet Country with... Read More
The Lead or Supporting Category Two-Step this Oscar Season
The line between supporting and lead has always been a blurry one. Sometimes the sheer impact of a character and of an actor’s performance can... Read More
Review: Luca Guadagnino’s uncompromising and masterful ‘Suspiria’ (★★★★)
Luca Guadagnino has concocted a witches’ brew of primal sisterhood that isn’t for the faint of heart or patience. Nor should it be. It’s a... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: More category changes, ‘Widows’ rises, Best Actress is a fight
It’s been yet another week of category changes but this time two about faces; just a week after Paramount announced Emily Blunt would be positioned... Read More
Natalie Portman goes off in ‘Vox Lux’ trailer
From Black Swan to Jackie, Academy Award winner Natalie Portman has exceeded at playing broken women; women on the verge. But get ready for an... Read More
Oscar Podcast #69: Breaking Down the Acting Categories with guest Kyle Buchanan
In this titillating 69th Oscar podcast, I am joined by returning guest Kyle Buchanan, newly of The New York Times where he has his own... Read More
IDA Nominations: ‘Minding the Gap, ‘Free Solo;’ ‘RBG,’ ‘Three Identical Strangers’ snubbed
The nominations for the 34th Independent Documentary Association IDA) awards were announced today with some surprising snubs, even in a newly expanded field of nominees.... Read More
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