In this podcast Richard, Matt L. and I discuss the Film Independent Spirit nominations from this week; who got snubbed (The Imitation Game!) and who... Read More
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Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, announced nominations for the... Read More
A bunch of stills have popped up for the highly-anticipated Oscar vehicle Still Alice from Sony Pictures Classics. The film stars Julianne Moore as a... Read More
One Direction continued their domination of the American Music Awards, winning three tonight; Artist of the Year, Favorite Album – Pop/Rock and Favorite Band, Duo... Read More
The 30th Independent Spirit Awards are just around the corner, kicking off about a week before the critics awards start rolling in, marking Oscar season’s... Read More
For the first time, we are holding a pre-precursor contest. Should you choose to play, you will try your hand at predicting the 87th Annual... Read More
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting... Read More
One of the most respected directors of the last 50 years, Mike Nichols, has died. He was 83. A spokeswoman for ABC (where Diane Sawyer,... Read More
Swooping down today with nothing less than a trailer, a poster and a glorious set of production stills and shots from Annie Leibovitz featuring Oscar-winner... Read More
The awards season is nearly upon us once again, which marks the beginning of yet another installment of the Gold Rush Contest! Do you like... Read More

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