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Glenn Weiss returns as director for the Oscars

Erik Anderson March 19, 2021

The Oscars show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh announced today that veteran director Glenn Weiss will return to direct the 93rd Oscars. ... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Nom, Nom, Nom

Erik Anderson March 19, 2021

The Oscar nominations are in and before you can say “And the Oscar goes to…” we’ll have the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards on... Read More

SXSW Jury and Special Award winners: ‘The Fallout,’ Rogelio Balagtas (‘Islands’) wins Breakthrough Performance

Erik Anderson March 19, 2021

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the 2021 Jury and Special Award winners of the 28th SXSW Film Festival. Megan Park’s The... Read More

Phoenix Critics Circle names ‘Minari’ Best Picture, Youn Yuh-jung Best Supporting Actress

Erik Anderson March 18, 2021

The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC), not to be confused with the Phoenix Film Critics Society, has named Minari the best picture of 2020, best foreign... Read More

SXSW Review: ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil’ is more concerned about appearances than battling demons

Dewey Singleton March 18, 2021

Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (a documentary that made its premiere at SXSW) stands out for two very different reasons. It represents the first... Read More

SXSW Review: ‘The End of Us’ is the charming embodiment of the maybe too soon quarantine comedy

Eddie Mouradian March 18, 2021

It seems fitting that on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, I should watch a COVID-19 rom-com. Two millennials, Nick (Ben Coleman), a Teva sandal... Read More

2021 Oscars: How Andra Day (‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’) or Vanessa Kirby (‘Pieces of a Woman’) could be the 13th Best Actress winner to be the lone nominee from her film

Andrew Carden March 18, 2021

Over the course of Oscar history, 12 leading ladies have scored the Best Actress trophy as the only nomination from their film. This year, not... Read More

Writers Guild of America (WGA) awards preview and predictions

Erik Anderson March 18, 2021

Predicting the winners for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) awards, especially in film, is an odd thing. With so many screenplays not nominated due... Read More

SXSW Review: Malcolm Ingram’s ‘Clerk’ rings up a treasure trove of Kevin Smith’s career, personal life and near death

Dewey Singleton March 18, 2021

“And If it’s a funny old world, mama, where a little boy’s wishes come true” really is the perfect lyric from Springsteen’s song The Wish,... Read More

HBO Max orders two-part Brittany Murphy docuseries

Erik Anderson March 18, 2021

HBO Max has ordered a two-part documentary about late actor Brittany Murphy from Blumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions. The order marks the first for Blumhouse... Read More

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