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93 Countries make the International Feature Film Oscar cut led by record number of women directors

Erik Anderson October 7, 2019

The Academy has released the list of films that will represent 93 countries for consideration in the International Feature Film category for the 92nd Academy... Read More

London Film Festival Review: The arresting and experimental ‘Krabi, 2562’

Paddy Mulholland October 7, 2019

An insider’s view of her home country intertwines with an outsider’s view in Krabi, 2562, an accessible experimental work from Anocha Suwichakornpong and Ben Rivers. She brings... Read More

TV Recap: ‘Succession’ Season Two Episode Nine – “D.C.”

Dewey Singleton October 7, 2019

The walls are beginning to close in on Logan Roy and with the prospects of a congressional hearing on the horizon (in regards to that... Read More

International Documentary Association (IDA) announces honorees

Erik Anderson October 7, 2019

Los Angeles, CA (October 7, 2019) – The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the 35th Annual IDA Documentary Awards honorees. The 2019 Awards will be... Read More

Box Office Estimates: ‘Joker’ laughs off competition; opens to new October record

Jonathan Boehle October 6, 2019

After weeks of controversy and conversation around the film, Joker was finally released this weekend to a record-breaking opening weekend. It was also an exciting weekend for... Read More

Interview: Robert Pattinson on the red carpet for ‘The Lighthouse’ at MVFF42

Erik Anderson October 6, 2019

October 5, 2019 – The 42nd Mill Valley Film Festival hosted the West Coast premiere of Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse and star Robert Pattinson was... Read More

How big of an Oscar contender will ‘The Irishman’ be?

Stephen Hladik October 4, 2019

On Friday, September 27th, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman had its premiere at the New York Film Festival. The 3 and a half hour mob epic... Read More

Motion Picture Academy reveals Nicholl Fellowship Screenwriting winners

Erik Anderson October 4, 2019

Scripts to be performed at live read in November LOS ANGELES, CA – Five individuals have been selected as winners of the 2019 Academy Nicholl... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: ‘The Irishman,’ ‘1917,’ ‘Richard Jewell,’ light up the Oscar race

Erik Anderson October 4, 2019

It’s the first Frontrunner Friday of the 2019-2020 Oscar season and for good reason: since the September Oscar predictions we’ve had Netflix’s The Irishman screen... Read More

AFI FEST sets Apple’s ‘The Banker’ as Closing Night Film

Erik Anderson October 3, 2019

The Apple film, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie, set as Closing Night Film for 33rd Edition of AFI FEST The 33rd edition of AFI... Read More

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