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Bleecker Street acquires U.S. rights to Sundance winner ‘892’ starring John Boyega and Michael Kenneth Williams

Erik Anderson February 1, 2022

Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to Abi Damaris Corbin’s (The Suitcase) debut feature 892 starring John Boyega (Star Wars, Attack the Block), the... Read More

‘House of Gucci,’ ‘The French Dispatch,’ Zola’ among 37th Casting Society of America (CSA) Artios Awards nominees

Erik Anderson February 1, 2022

The Casting Society of America (CSA) today announced the film nominees for the 37th Artios Awards, which honor the contribution of Casting Directors to film,... Read More

‘Belfast’ FYC: A cathartic homage to heritage, a love letter to cinema and a subtle warning for America

Landon Johnson February 1, 2022

The multi-talented triple-threat writer/director/actor Sir Kenneth Branagh spent his time in quarantine writing his most personal and introspective film to date. Belfast recalls his experience... Read More

2022 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Nomination Predictions

Erik Anderson January 31, 2022

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) are in their second year of dramatically different voting for its longlists and nominees, making predictions... Read More

Interview: ‘Nightmare Alley’ hair & makeup designers Cliona Furey and Jo-Ann MacNeil on those challenging carnival creations and working with Guillermo del Toro

Shadan Larki January 31, 2022

Guillermo del Toro’s vivid imagination and flare for fantastical worlds has made him a master of fantasy. His latest, Nightmare Alley, transports audiences to a... Read More

AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast #88: BAFTA nomination predictions with Kenzie Vanunu

Erik Anderson January 31, 2022

On this 88th podcast I am joined by Kenzie Vanunu to talk about the upcoming BAFTA nominations, which will be announced February 3. Kenzie and... Read More

Sundance Review: Alli Haapasalo’s ‘Girl Picture’ is a frank and funny look at the power of female friendship [Grade: B+]

Kevin L. Lee January 29, 2022

The need to be seen and how the pressure of society affects how you behave and color yourself is ever-present in Girl Picture. The script... Read More

2022 Sundance: ‘Nanny,’ ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth,’ ‘All That Breathes’ win top awards

Erik Anderson January 28, 2022

After nine days, 84 feature films and 59 short films, the juries have deliberated and the audience has voted, and tonight the 2022 Sundance Film... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions (1/28/22): The Guilded Age

Erik Anderson January 28, 2022

Like a rolling storm they came in, the Makeup and Hairstylists guild (MUAH), BAFTA longlists and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations. Then Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA), Visual Effects... Read More

Interview: ‘tick, tick… Boom!’ film editors Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum talk cutting under COVID, working with Lin-Manuel Miranda and their favorite sequences

Shadan Larki January 27, 2022

tick, tick… Boom! opens with the sound of applause, Andrew Garfield’s Jonathan Larson takes the stage and explains to his audience that he is being... Read More

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