‘Stress Positions’ Review: Pandemic-Era Disaster Gays Provide More Cringe Than Comedy | Sundance 2024

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‘Stress Positions’ Review: Pandemic-Era Disaster Gays Provide More Cringe Than Comedy | Sundance 2024

Reuben Baron January 18, 2024

Stress Positions, the first feature from writer-director-actor-composer-editor Theda Hammel, isn’t concerned about being likable. The setting — New York City at the frightening start of... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 28 – ‘The French Connection’ (William Friedkin, 1971)

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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 28 – ‘The French Connection’ (William Friedkin, 1971)

Ryan McQuade January 18, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR

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FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR

Erik Anderson January 18, 2024

With this year’s RRR – Robert Downey Jr., Ryan Gosling and Robert De Niro – firmly in place, like so many categories (especially acting) it’s... Read More

FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS

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FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Erik Anderson January 18, 2024

While it may be a forgone conclusion that Da’Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers is winning the Oscar for Supporting Actress – and really, her... Read More

FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG

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FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG

Erik Anderson January 18, 2024

In Original Score we have just two that have gone all the way with the most precursors an Oscar category has: BAFTA, Golden Globe, Critics... Read More

FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

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FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Erik Anderson January 18, 2024

With the writers branch of the Academy declaring the screenplays for both Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Ava DuVernay’s Origin must compete in Adapted (and not... Read More

FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY

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FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY

Erik Anderson January 18, 2024

We won’t have the ACE Eddie nominations for film editing until two days after Oscar nominations so they’re not a precursor here but we do... Read More

EE BAFTA Nominations: ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ Lead, ‘Saltburn,’ ‘Maestro,’ ‘All of Us Strangers’ Rise While ‘Barbie’ Falls

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EE BAFTA Nominations: ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ Lead, ‘Saltburn,’ ‘Maestro,’ ‘All of Us Strangers’ Rise While ‘Barbie’ Falls

Erik Anderson January 18, 2024

BAFTA today announced the nominations for the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards and to one one’s surprise Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer rose to the top with... Read More

Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Nominations: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Poor Things’ Lead

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Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Nominations: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Poor Things’ Lead

Erik Anderson January 17, 2024

The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2023. Leading with a total of 12 nominations is Oppenheimer; other... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Special Episode: The Best of Paul Thomas Anderson – Awards Edition

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Director Watch Podcast Special Episode: The Best of Paul Thomas Anderson – Awards Edition

Ryan McQuade January 17, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More