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GRAMMYs return to the Staples Center, announce key deadlines, November nominations date

Erik Anderson September 21, 2021

Today the Recording Academy announced the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards nominations will take place on Tues, Nov. 23, 2021. The 63rd GRAMMY Awards, in lieu of an... Read More

Laura Dern and Tom Hanks to host star-studded Academy Museum special on ABC in October

Erik Anderson September 20, 2021

Annette Bening, Cher, Jon M. Chu, Geena Davis, Danny Glover, Eiza González, Emily V. Gordon, Aldis Hodge, Marsai Martin, Marlee Matlin, Melissa McCarthy, Kumail Nanjiani, Michelle... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (September)

Erik Anderson September 20, 2021

It’s taken a minute for me to jump into the screenplay categories for official Oscar predictions and it was mainly because the field in both... Read More

73rd Primetime Emmy Awards: Netflix earns first ever series awards as ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and ‘The Crown’ take big wins

Erik Anderson September 19, 2021

Netflix ties CBS’ all time record from 1974 for total wins for a network in a single year with 44 The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards... Read More

TIFF Review : Zhang Yimou’s ‘One Second’ offers a charming, if compromised, love letter to cinema [Grade: B]

Clint Worthington September 19, 2021

Even before it reached Western shores for its premiere as the closing night film of the Toronto International Film Festival, Zhang Yimou’s One Second was... Read More

TIFF 2021: ‘Belfast’ is the People’s Choice Award winner, boosting its Oscar hopes

Erik Anderson September 18, 2021

Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical story Belfast has been chosen by TIFF audiences as the People’s Choice Award winner of the 46th Toronto International Film Festival. Branagh’s... Read More

TIFF Review: With ‘Julia,’ Julie Cohen and Betsy West whip up a charming confit of cooking’s most fearless and unlikely personality [Grade: A]

Maria Garcia September 18, 2021

Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s Julia opens with a clip of Julia Child introducing her TV audience to “the chicken sisters,” the six headless fowl... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘The Falls’ (瀑布) is a tense, touching portrait of love and empathy [Grade: A]

Kevin L. Lee September 17, 2021

At the center of our story stands an apartment building, fully wrapped in blue tarp. We see many buildings of identical structure, but only this... Read More

FINAL 2021 Emmy Predictions in 25 Drama, Comedy, Limited Series and Variety/Reality categories

Erik Anderson September 17, 2021

The Emmys race is finally coming to a close after a long summer of predictions. With the Creative Arts Emmys finished over this past weekend,... Read More

TIFF Review: Alexandre Moratto’s ‘7 Prisoners’ is a compelling and harrowing look at modern-day slave trade [Grade: B+]

Mina Takla September 16, 2021

Brazilian filmmaker Alexandre Moratto creates a highly effective, if uneven, picture on the devastating working conditions in his homeland, capturing both the dreams crushed by... Read More

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