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Meryl Streep Channels Her Inner Rocker Chick in ‘Ricki and the Flash’ Set Photos

Erik Anderson October 29, 2014

A few set photos have popped up of Meryl Streep in the Diablo Cody-penned film about an aging rocker (played by Streep) trying to reconnect... Read More

2015 Oscars: Why Is Best Supporting Actor So Barren?

Erik Anderson October 27, 2014

There’s something strange going on with this year’s Best Supporting Actor category; once you get past the top three contenders in Edward Norton (Birdman), J.K.... Read More

2014 IFP Gotham Award Nominations: Boyhood Leads with Four Nods

Erik Anderson October 23, 2014

The 2014/2015 awards season has kicked off with the 21st IFP Gotham Award nominations, which announced this morning with the breakaway summer hit and Oscar... Read More

Oscars 2015: Neil Patrick Harris to Host 87th Academy Awards

Erik Anderson October 15, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris, the Emmy and Tony Award-winning and previous Emmy and Tony Awards host, will do the honors for the 87th Academy Awards for the... Read More

Music Review: Perfume Genius – Too Bright

Erik Anderson October 13, 2014

A term I have never particularly cared for when it comes to discussing music is the term “grower”. Ideally, this term should be applied... Read More

2015 Oscars POLL: Who Will Make the 9-Film Shortlist for the Foreign Language Film Oscar?

Erik Anderson October 12, 2014

A record 83 countries have submitted for Foreign Language Film Oscar this year, besting the previous record of 76, set last year. Several first-timers are... Read More

2015 Oscar Predictions: Best Picture – Gone Girl Finds Her Place, the Theory is Everything

Erik Anderson October 11, 2014

Two films make big jumps this month, The Theory of Everything (which breaks into the top 10 for the first time) and Gone Girl. Although The Imitation Game won the... Read More

37th Mill Valley Film Festival Capsule Reviews: The Imitation Game, Whiplash, Force Majeure, Foxcatcher

Erik Anderson October 11, 2014

The Imitation Game (Morten Tyldum) Alan Turing won World War II. The creator of the decoder of Germany’s legendary Enigma machine, Turing’s genius and persistence... Read More

2015 Oscar Predictions: Best Director – Nolan Shoots for the Stars, Is DuVernay Marching to Victory?

Erik Anderson October 10, 2014

Boyhood‘s Richard Linklater maintains (and actually increases) his hold on the #1 spot again this month, breaking away from the two-way tie he was in... Read More

Tilda Swinton and Bennett Miller to be feted at 24th Gotham Awards

Erik Anderson October 6, 2014

New York, NY (October 2, 2014) – The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation’s premier member organization of independent storytellers, announced today that Tilda Swinton will... Read More

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