Not a move this month in Original Score, which is feeling very solid at the moment. Obviously though, we’ll have a clear picture on December... Read More
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With seven mentions, Biggest Little Farm leads the 4th Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards nominations, followed by Apollo 11 and They Shall Not Grow Old with... Read More
Ahead of its release, Ad Astra was feeling very much like it was taking an identical trajectory to 2018’s First Man and indeed, it has... Read More
Some movement in Film Editing this month with James Mangold’s race car drama Ford v Ferrari moving into the pole position. It’s a tough call... Read More
The surprisingly robust box office start for The Addams Family this weekend is enough to vault the macabre comedy into the top 5 month as... Read More
After congressional hearings, scandals, and intrigue about the future of Waystar, the finale of Succession has arrived. Here are four takeaways from an intense finale.... Read More
I know that many of you have been waiting for this announcement for a while and I appreciate your patience while the forums have been... Read More
It was an unexpectedly exciting weekend at the box office this weekend, which seems to have given us everything: two new openers, one a surprise... Read More
The big news this week was the official list from the Academy of the record-breaking 93 countries that will compete for the (newly named) International... Read More
Disney and Pixar’s Onward, which hits theaters March 6, 2020, unveiled a new trailer, poster and images this morning. Set in a suburban fantasy world, Onward... Read More

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