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2023 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING (October)

Erik Anderson October 18, 2022

On December 21, the Academy will reveal the shortlist of 10 contenders who will be eligible to compete for a nomination for Makeup and Hairstyling.... Read More

‘Please Baby Please’ review: A stylized, liberated 1950’s underground fever dream that redefines traditional gender norms | NewFest

Nick Ruhrkraut October 18, 2022

Musicals from the 1950’s immediately conjure up vibrant images of guidos serenading girls in poodle skirts or elegant leading ladies dancing elaborate numbers in a... Read More

‘Blonde’ costume designer Jennifer Johnson to receive Golden Key Award from Key West Film Festival (Exclusive)

Erik Anderson October 18, 2022

The Key West Film Festival announced today the recipient of its seventh annual Golden Key for Excellence in Costume Design, honoring BAFTA nominated costume designer Jennifer Johnson. The... Read More

‘Aftersun’ review: Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio are mesmerizing as a father and daughter in limbo in Charlotte Wells’s extraordinary debut

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‘Aftersun’ review: Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio are mesmerizing as a father and daughter in limbo in Charlotte Wells’s extraordinary debut

Jacob Throneberry October 18, 2022

In the opening minutes of Aftersun, a camcorder goes back through footage, stopping on a young girl asking her father, in the middle of showing... Read More

‘Mama’s Boy’ review: Dustin Lance Black doc just barely balances line between being uplifting and a stilted vanity project | NewFest

Daniel Bayer October 17, 2022

In 2009, at the age of 34, Dustin Lance Black won an Oscar for his screenplay for the Harvey Milk biopic Milk. In his acceptance... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (October)

Erik Anderson October 17, 2022

On December 21, the Academy will reveal the shortlist of 10 contenders who will be eligible to compete for a nomination for Visual Effects. Last... Read More

‘Lady Chatterly’s Lover’ review: Little to love beyond Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell’s performances in Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s listless adaptation | LFF

Paddy Mulholland October 17, 2022

A spirit of thoughtless anachronism looms over Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Netflix’s crude and cynical attempt at seeing if some of the steam... Read More

‘Fire of Love,’ ‘Good Night Oppy’ lead Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards nominations

Erik Anderson October 17, 2022

Critics’ Choice has announced the nominees for their annual Documentary Awards Sara Dosa’s fated love story Fire of Love led the field with seven nominations... Read More

‘Inland’ review: Mark Rylance enchants in this realistic yet enigmatic folklore-influenced directorial debut from Fridtjof Ryder | LFF

Ben Rolph October 16, 2022

English writer-director Fridtjof Ryder’s directorial debut is a taut, well-made micro budget feature. After a successful crowdfunding campaign and production moving ahead, Ryder’s film caught... Read More

‘No Bears’ review: Jafar Panahi turns the camera on himself in powerful, subtly playful examination of limits personal, political and artistic | LFF

Paddy Mulholland October 16, 2022

The remarkable prolificacy of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, and the even-more-remarkable spirit of subversiveness that has only burgeoned in his work since his arrest and... Read More

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