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2020 Oscars add presenters Keanu Reeves, Zack Gottsagen, Maya Rudolph and more

Erik Anderson January 30, 2020

Show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain today announced additional stars to present on the 92nd Oscars® telecast. The Oscars will air live Sunday,... Read More

70th Berlin Film Festival Competition Lineup: new films from Hong Sangsoo, Kelly Reichardt, Christian Petzold and Sally Potter

Erik Anderson January 30, 2020

The 2020 edition of the festival runs February 20 – March 01, 2020 The competition lineup of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival has been... Read More

Film Review: ‘Gretel & Hansel’ is a mixed bag of tricks and treats

Jason Adams January 30, 2020

Alongside American popular culture’s regression into a seemingly single-minded fixation on superhero storytelling and the live-actioning of animated features there’s been a third, darker strand... Read More

Principal Photography on Searchlight Pictures’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ from Guillermo del Toro begins

Erik Anderson January 30, 2020

Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, David Strathairn Star Searchlight Pictures announced that principal photography on NIGHTMARE ALLEY began this... Read More

‘The Lion King,’ ‘The Irishman,’ ‘The Mandalorian’ top Visual Effects Society (VES) winners

Erik Anderson January 30, 2020

Disney’s new version of The Lion King was the big winner at the Visual Effects Society’s awards last night with four wins (of its five... Read More

Film Review: ‘The Rhythm Section’ is way off beat

Catherine Springer January 29, 2020

Revenge has largely been a male domain in Hollywood, but, lately, there have been plenty of movies featuring female characters seeking to right some very... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘The Last Shift’ is a contrived, entry level effort

Clint Worthington January 29, 2020

This may be my first year actually attending the Sundance Film Festival, but I know the hallmarks of the “Sundance film” when I see one.... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘The Nest’ is an astounding showcase for Carrie Coon

Clint Worthington January 29, 2020

Sean Durkin returns nine years after Martha Marcy May Marlene with a tension-filled slow burn “What do you do for a living?” a cab driver... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘Miss Juneteenth’ avoids tropes to find truth in the Black experience

Valerie Complex January 29, 2020

Nicole Beharie establishes herself as one of Hollywood’s most underrated talents with her strong and heartfelt performance as Turquoise Jones in Channing Godfrey Peoples first... Read More

Costume Designers Guild (CDG) goes for ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘The Masked Singer’

Erik Anderson January 29, 2020

Chris Evans’ sweater in Knives Out, Taika Waititi’s Nazi uniforms in Jojo Rabbit and Angelina Jolie’s horns in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil were the winners... Read More

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