AwardsWatch

2018 TIFF Cinematheque selection to feature essentials by Bergman, Denis, Dreyer, and Kunuk

Erik Anderson August 11, 2018

The TIFF Cinematheque programming team has assembled a rich Festival lineup for 2018 that not only exclusively features titles from TIFF’s own film library, but... Read More

Ava DuVernay’s ‘Central Park Five’ Crime Drama Unveils Its Leading Men

Erik Anderson August 10, 2018

Chris Chalk (Gotham) will play Adult Yusef Salaam; Newcomers Freddy Miyares and Justin Cunningham will play Adult Raymond Santana and Adult Kevin Richardson, respectively. Together,... Read More

2018 Mill Valley Film Festival to Spotlight Paul Dano and Carey Mulligan in ‘Wildlife’

Erik Anderson August 10, 2018

MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCESFIRST MVFF AWARD of 2018SPOTLIGHT ON ‘WILDLIFE’ AND ON STAGE CONVERSATION WITH PAUL DANO AND CAREY MULLIGANFRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 The Mill Valley Film Festival... Read More

GKIDS dates Cannes premiere ‘Mirai’ for 2018 US theatrical release

Erik Anderson August 10, 2018

GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced it will theatrically release Mirai in theaters on Friday, November 30, 2018. The film... Read More

Interview: Bill Groom, Emmy-winning production designer for ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

Erik Anderson August 9, 2018

Bill Groom is no stranger to the Emmys, he’s a four-time winner for HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. With its expansive sets and designs of Atlantic City,... Read More

Oscar Podcast #67: Academy Drops Bombshell New Category; Shortens Telecast, Moves Some Awards to Commercial Breaks with guest Daniel Joyaux

Erik Anderson August 9, 2018

There are some major changes coming to the very next Oscars ceremony…and they’re not good. Yesterday, the Academy, in a bombshell announcement, revealed that they... Read More

2018 TIFF Documentary Linnep Includes New Michael Moore, Errol Morris, Frederick Wiseman

Erik Anderson August 9, 2018

Slate includes new works from Alexis Bloom, Rashida Jones & Alan Hicks, Werner Herzog & André Singer, E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin, Vitaly Mansky,... Read More

2018 TIFF Midnight Madness Scares Up ‘Climax,’ World Premieres of ‘Halloween,’ ‘The Predator’

Erik Anderson August 9, 2018

Midnight Madness has just announced its explosive lineup of films for the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival. Screening to an audience of die-hard film fans... Read More

The Oscars add ‘Popular Film’ category, shorten telecast, move some awards to commercial breaks

Erik Anderson August 8, 2018

There are some major changes coming to very next Oscars telecast and ceremony On Tuesday night, the Board of Governors convened to re-elect current president... Read More

2018 TIFF Platform includes Karyn Kusama’s ‘Destroyer’ with Nicole Kidman and Sebastian Stan

Erik Anderson August 8, 2018

The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled today the 12 feature films that comprise the Platform lineup for 2018, including the police drama Destroyer from Karyn... Read More

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