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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

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

‘Only the River Flows’ Review: Wei Shujun’s Gritty Neo-Noir Grips with Old-Fashioned Storytelling | LFF

Ben Rolph October 6, 2023

People are innately intrigued with murder mysteries and the reasonings behind such violent and heinous acts. It’s human nature to want to discover the truth,... Read More

26th SCAD Film Festival Lineup: ‘NYAD’ to Open, Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ to Close, First Look at ‘The Color Purple’

Erik Anderson October 6, 2023

The Savannah College of Art and Design’s 26th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the largest university-run film festival in the U.S., will return in person... Read More

‘The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed’ Review: Joanna Arnow’s Eye-Opening Look at Power, Control and Malaise | NYFF

Abe Friedtanzer October 5, 2023

Not every romantic relationship has to be equitable, and there’s no shame in that – unless you’re into that. Joanna Arnow’s directorial debut follows a... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 13 – ‘Dune’ (Villeneuve, 2021)

Ryan McQuade October 5, 2023

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

2023 Key West Film Festival: Costume Designer Jacqueline Durran, Documentary Producer and Executive Sheila Nevins to Receive Golden Key Awards [Exclusive]

Erik Anderson October 5, 2023

The Key West Film Festival announced today that Academy Award-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran will be the recipient of its 8th annual Golden Key for... Read More

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