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SFFILM 2023 Doc Stories Program: ‘American Symphony,’ ‘Copa 71,’ ‘Anselm’ and more

Erik Anderson October 11, 2023

Today, SFFILM announced the program for their ninth annual documentary film showcase Doc Stories. The four-day program runs November 2-5, 2023 and included 10 features,... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (October)

Erik Anderson October 10, 2023

While it may have fizzled at the box office, the overwhelming praise for the visual effects of The Creator achieved on a smaller than usual... Read More

AFI FEST 2023: Greta Gerwig’s Guest Director Curated Lineup Announced; ‘Lee’ with Kate Winslet Added as U.S. Premiere

Erik Anderson October 10, 2023

Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced AFI FEST Guest Artistic Director Greta Gerwig has revealed the five films she has curated for this year’s... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (October)

Erik Anderson October 10, 2023

Vroom vroom, bitches. While we may not have any jets breaking the sound barrier this year, we do have one of the sound branch’s other... Read More

New Trailer for ‘The Color Purple’ Musical Featuring “Push Da Button”

Trailers

New Trailer for ‘The Color Purple’ Musical Featuring “Push Da Button”

Erik Anderson October 10, 2023

Warner Bros has released a brand new trailer for their major Christmas Day release The Color Purple, the film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (October)

Erik Anderson October 9, 2023

Since merging Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score back in 1999, animated films (which were considered comedy or musical by submission standards)... Read More

‘Maestro’ Review: Bradley Cooper’s Upper West Side Story is a Stylish, Marital Melodrama | NYFF

Sophia Ciminello October 9, 2023

In last year’s conductor-focused, brilliantly layered New York Film Festival selection, TÁR, Todd Field depicts an interaction between maestro Lydia Tár and a possible conquest... Read More

Bleecker Street Acquires James Hawes’ ‘One Life’ with Anthony Hopkins, Plans 2024 Release

Erik Anderson October 9, 2023

Bleecker Street announced today that they have acquired the U.S. rights to the 2023 TIFF world premiere One Life, starring two-time Academy Award-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins,... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (October)

Erik Anderson October 9, 2023

At the moment, Matthew Heineman’s American Symphony, which chronicles a year in the life of musician and Oscar winner Jon Batiste, feels like a pretty... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #204: 91st Oscars Retrospective – It Was the Best of Wins, It Was the Worst of Wins

Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast #204: 91st Oscars Retrospective – It Was the Best of Wins, It Was the Worst of Wins

Ryan McQuade October 9, 2023

On episode 204 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello and Dan Bayer dive the newest AwardsWatch... Read More

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