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Focus Features Acquires Worldwide Rights to Sean Wang’s Sundance Winner ‘Dìdi (弟弟)’

Erik Anderson January 31, 2024

Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Dìdi (弟弟), written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sean Wang, following its premiere in competition at... Read More

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture: ‘Gigli’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’ (2003)

Jeff Beachnau January 30, 2024

“The first ten minutes weren’t so bad but then I realized I was in “Finding Nemo”. When I made my way to the right theater-... Read More

Annette Bening to Receive Inaugural Arlington Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Erik Anderson January 30, 2024

Five-time Academy Award-nominated actress Annette Bening will be honored with the inaugural Arlington Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bening will... Read More

50 Years Later: The Might and Majesty of Cicely Tyson and ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’ Remains [Retrospective]

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50 Years Later: The Might and Majesty of Cicely Tyson and ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’ Remains [Retrospective]

Brian Lindsay January 29, 2024

“This year’s acting awards inspire a singular lack of anticipation,” bemoaned Gary Arnold of The Washington Post on the eve of the April 1974 Academy... Read More

Sundance 2024 Reviews: ‘Dìdi (弟弟),’ ‘In the Summers,’ ‘A Real Pain’

Erik Anderson January 29, 2024

In today’s Sundance 2024 review diary I look at three of the festival’s award winners in the U.S. Dramatic section: Sean Wang’s Dìdi (弟弟), which... Read More

Colman Domingo Joins Gotham Film & Media Institute Board of Directors

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Colman Domingo Joins Gotham Film & Media Institute Board of Directors

Erik Anderson January 29, 2024

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced that Academy Award-nominated actor, producer, and director Colman Domingo will join the organization’s Board of Directors. As the... Read More

Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (MNFCA) Nominations: ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads with 13

Erik Anderson January 28, 2024

The Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (MNFCA) nominations for the best in film for 2023 where Oppenheimer leads the way with 13, the most ever for... Read More

Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins 6

Erik Anderson January 27, 2024

The Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC), one of the oldest critics groups in the U.S., revealed the winners of its 58th awards where Oppenheimer... Read More

RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E4: “You Can See Her Nefer-Titties”

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E4: “You Can See Her Nefer-Titties”

Tyler Doster January 26, 2024

“Whiplash! Love, Hershii,” reads the lipstick on the mirror when the Queens return to the Werkroom. Wouldn’t it be hilarious if one of the Queens,... Read More

Frontrunner Friday 2024 Oscar Predictions: First Post-Nominations Look at the Race

Erik Anderson January 26, 2024

The Oscar nominations for the 96th Academy Awards are in and, for the most part, without too many huge surprises (we’ll get to that), ones... Read More

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