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Minnesota Film Critics nominations: ‘Dune’ and ‘The Power of the Dog’ lead

Erik Anderson February 16, 2022

Dune and The Power of the Dog led the 2nd Minnesota Film Critics Alliance (MNFCA) nominations today and tied for the most nominations, with each... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG and SOUND (February)

Erik Anderson February 15, 2022

The fight for Original Score lies squarely with the two names: Hans Zimmer and Jonny Greenwood. For Zimmer, a win for Dune would mark a... Read More

Berlinale 2022 review: Vincent Lindon and Juliette Binoche are bursting with love-drenched lust in Claire Denis’ love triangle drama ‘Fire’ (aka ‘Both Sides of the Blade’) [Grade A]

Savina Petkova February 15, 2022

A chance encounter, a glance in the right direction while flicking your hair, and it cannot be unseen: it is your former lover who you... Read More

What to expect from the 94th Academy Awards

Staff Writers February 15, 2022

The Academy Awards, or the Oscars, are the most prestigious creative awards in the film business in Hollywood. Within the membership of about 10,000 people,... Read More

Berlinale 2022 review: In ‘Taurus’, Machine Gun Kelly exorcizes his stardom [Grade B+]

Savina Petkova February 15, 2022

Almost a decade after Memphis (2013) depicted the spiritual journey of musician Willis Earl Beal, filmmaker Tim Sutton returns to the sombre world of music... Read More

Interview: Oscar-nominated hair and makeup artist Donald Mowat on the greatest challenges of designing ‘Dune’ and how he found out about his nomination

Ryan McQuade February 14, 2022

Last week, when the Academy announced Oscar nominations, hair and makeup designer Donald Mowat was on set in Spain, hard at work on his next... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (February)

Erik Anderson February 14, 2022

This is where Dune should be able to clean up quite easily, especially in visual effects. As the only Best Picture nominee and with the... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN (February)

Erik Anderson February 14, 2022

Costume Design and Production often have a lot of crossover nominations and this year is no different as we have 3/5 with Dune, Nightmare Alley... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED SHORT, DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT, LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM (February)

Erik Anderson February 14, 2022

Here are my ranked 2022 Oscar winner predictions in Animated Short, Documentary Short Subject and Live-Action Short for February. ANIMATED SHORT FILM 1. Robin Robin (Netflix) –... Read More

Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman to host 2022 Spirit Awards

Erik Anderson February 11, 2022

This year’s Spirit Awards promises plenty of laughs as Film Independent announced today that comedy power couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman will host the 2022... Read More

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