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2025 Oscar Predictions: ‘Good As Gold’ October Update and Middleburg Film Festival Winners

Mark Johnson October 22, 2024

The Middleburg Film Festival has unveiled its Audience Award winners for its twelfth edition. Notably, ten of the last eleven Audience Award recipients (for Narrative... Read More

Zoe Saldaña to Receive American Riviera Award at 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 22, 2024

Zoe Saldaña will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Saldaña will receive the award on Friday, February 7, 2025 at... Read More

‘Conclave’ and ‘September 5’ Win Audience Awards at 2024 Middleburg Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 22, 2024

Martha takes home top documentary prize; The Seed of the Sacred Fig wins top international award The Middleburg Film Festival announced its 2024 Audience Award winners, recognizing the... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (October)

Erik Anderson October 21, 2024

With only a handful of films yet to be screened in any public way (Wicked, A Complete Unknown, Juror #2) and seeing at least one... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October)

Erik Anderson October 21, 2024

It’s time to pump it up! With The Substance turning into a surprising box office hit (nearly $15M) and building good will towards Demi Moore,... Read More

2024 Middleburg Film Festival Diary Days 3 and 4: Isabella Rossellini Talks ‘Conclave;’ Coffee and Contenders, plus ‘Nightbitch,’ ‘The Room Next Door’

Film Festivals

2024 Middleburg Film Festival Diary Days 3 and 4: Isabella Rossellini Talks ‘Conclave;’ Coffee and Contenders, plus ‘Nightbitch,’ ‘The Room Next Door’

Mark Johnson October 21, 2024

I kicked off day three of the Middleburg Film Festival at one of this year’s most compelling venues: the Conversation with Colman Domingo and Clarence... Read More

‘Somebody Somewhere’ TV Review: HBO’s Underrated Heartland Comedy Closes as Hilarious as Ever

TV Reviews

‘Somebody Somewhere’ TV Review: HBO’s Underrated Heartland Comedy Closes as Hilarious as Ever

Tyler Doster October 20, 2024

Maybe a cunt pillow is the last thing you’d expect to get shipped out of Manhattan, Kansas, but Somebody Somewhere has proven through its first... Read More

2024 Middleburg Film Festival Diary Days 1 and 2: ‘Blitz,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Better Man’

Film Festivals

2024 Middleburg Film Festival Diary Days 1 and 2: ‘Blitz,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Better Man’

Mark Johnson October 19, 2024

The Middleburg Film Festival is set against the picturesque backdrop of historic Virginia. The 12th edition of this wonderful event is taking place this weekend... Read More

‘Memoir of a Snail’ Review: Adam Elliot’s Quirky and Beautiful Animated Tale is Profoundly Human | Chicago International Film Festival

Cody Dericks October 18, 2024

There’s something magical about stop motion animation. Hollywood’s era of ever-escalating CGI tricks is over, replaced by substandard digital slop, or worse, AI-generated horrors. But... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 68 – ‘One False Move’ (Carl Franklin, 1992)

Ryan McQuade October 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

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