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Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Fall festival frenzy in full swing

Erik Anderson October 15, 2021

Frontrunner Friday is back! Weekly Oscar predictions will be coming your way all season along with monthly official predictions. Venice, Telluride and Toronto made good... Read More

Trailer: Season 5 of ‘Big Mouth’ is full of love and hate and a jacked Kumail Nanjiani

Erik Anderson October 15, 2021

“I just eat cookies and talk shit” Netflix has released the first trailer for season 5 of their Emmy-winning adult animated hit Big Mouth, which... Read More

‘The Velvet Underground’ review: Music doc from Todd Haynes brilliantly reintroduces important counterculture voices to a new generation [Grade: A] (Mill Valley Film Festival)

Alex Arabian October 15, 2021

Much like the eponymous band it explores, The Velvet Underground defies documentary narrative conventions by focusing on its themes, first and foremost, letting the story... Read More

‘The Phantom of the Open’ review: Mark Rylance hits an ace in endearing sports comedy [Grade B+] (London Film Festival)

Ben Rolph October 15, 2021

Craig Roberts’ latest sees Mark Rylance delivering the most endearing performance of the year, he is incredibly lovable. Obviously, with The Phantom of the Open... Read More

Review: ‘Detention’ (返校) tests the storytelling boundaries of video game and film [Grade: B-]

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Review: ‘Detention’ (返校) tests the storytelling boundaries of video game and film [Grade: B-]

Kevin L. Lee October 14, 2021

To make a successful film adaptation of a video game is to understand the strengths and limitations of both mediums. Amongst the many differences, the... Read More

Interview: Todd Haynes on the experimental artistry of ‘The Velvet Underground’ and the timelessness of radical counterculture

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Interview: Todd Haynes on the experimental artistry of ‘The Velvet Underground’ and the timelessness of radical counterculture

Alex Arabian October 14, 2021

Filmmaker Todd Haynes has always admired glam rock and the experimental, proto-punk scene of the 1960s and 1970s. The rebellious, avant-garde genre of music even... Read More

‘Paris, 13th District’ review: Noémie Merlant shines in a tender, yet dreamy tale of human connection [Grade: A] (London Film Festival)

Ben Rolph October 14, 2021

Jacques Audiard’s latest is a tender, dream-like tale about people seeking true connection. Paris, 13th District marks Audiard’s first step back to his native language... Read More

NEON and QC Entertainment board horror film from first-time feature director Bishal Dutta

Erik Anderson October 14, 2021

NEON and QC Entertainment today announced they have signed on to make the untitled horror film from first-time feature director Bishal Dutta. QC Entertainment, the... Read More

Art Directors Guild (ADG) announce key dates and deadlines for in-person 2022 awards

Erik Anderson October 14, 2021

The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards honoring Production Design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated features and music videos will return to... Read More

Halle Berry is down for the count but up for the challenge in first trailer for directorial debut ‘Bruised’

Erik Anderson October 14, 2021

Netflix has released the first trailer for Bruised, the feature directorial debut of Academy Award winner Halle Berry. Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a mixed... Read More

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