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Academy announces eligibility rule addendum for 93rd Academy Awards

Erik Anderson October 7, 2020

On October 6, the Academy’s Board of Governors passed an addendum to Awards Rule Two regarding eligibility. The Board initially made rule changes this past... Read More

18th San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival goes online and free October 23-25

Erik Anderson October 7, 2020

From art-house classics to documentaries, from innovative and experimental visions to cutting-edge Bollywood, 3rd i Films highlights diverse images of South Asians through independent film... Read More

First look at Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep in Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Prom’

Erik Anderson October 7, 2020

Netflix has revealed the first official looks at Academy Award winners Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, along with James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose and... Read More

Remembering the erotic thriller: A requiem for the Adult Drama section of your local video store

Myles McHale October 7, 2020

Femme fatales, lurid lighting, sex, murder and betrayal! Myles McHale takes a loving look back at the Golden Age of the horny Hollywood thriller The... Read More

Tom Hanks hits the old West in first teaser for ‘News of the World’

Erik Anderson October 6, 2020

Universal Pictures dropped the first teaser for News of the World, starring two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, written and directed by Paul Greengrass, reuniting... Read More

NYFF Review: ‘On the Rocks’ is a subtle reminder of what Sofia Coppola does best

Amelia Merrill October 6, 2020

Like most Sofia Coppola films, there are a million little things that build the world of On the Rocks,rather than a neon sign pointing to... Read More

Montclair Film Festival announces ‘Over the Moon’ roundtable conversation

Erik Anderson October 6, 2020

The Montclair Film Festival today announced a special Roundtable Conversation with the artists and performers behind the new breakthrough animated feature Over the Moon. The... Read More

Netflix’s ‘Selena: The Series’ debuts in December (trailer)

Erik Anderson October 6, 2020

Part one of the two-part series premieres December 4 on the streamer Netflix announced today Selena: The Series, a coming-of-age story following Selena Quintanilla as... Read More

Retrospective: ‘Postcards from the Edge,’ still twirling up 30 years later

Eddie Mouradian October 6, 2020

Thirty years ago, Columbia Pictures released the sweet yet biting, semi-autobiographical Postcards from the Edge to critical acclaim, a number one perch at the box... Read More

Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) tributes and spotlights: Viola Davis, Sophia Loren, Delroy Lindo, Regina King and more

Erik Anderson October 5, 2020

The 43rd Annual Mill Valley Film Festival and DocLands Documentary Film Festival (previously postponed) to Run in Tandem October 8-18 Mark Fishkin, Founder/ Director of the... Read More

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