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Focus Features Acquires Worldwide Rights to Sean Wang’s Sundance Winner ‘Dìdi (弟弟)’
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
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Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture: ‘Gigli’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’ (2003)
“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
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]
“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’
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
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
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
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”
“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
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
4th Children’s & Family Emmys: ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Heartstopper,’ ‘Descendants: The Rise of Red’ Among Top Winners