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Karen O talks music as a “magical process” at inaugural WUTI Festival

Catherine Springer September 23, 2019

The festival, created by Women Under the Influence (WUTI), took place September 20-22nd in the magical mountain town of Idyllwild, CA Songwriter Karen O tried her... Read More

New ‘Frozen II’ trailer for the first day of Fall

Erik Anderson September 23, 2019

Summer just barely packed up its flip flops and swimsuits but Disney has already dropped the second full trailer for Frozen II on the first... Read More

LFF Review: Alfre Woodard is mesmerizing in ‘Clemency’

Paddy Mulholland September 23, 2019

A stark, sombre drama with barely a second’s worth of levity, Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency is heavy, punishing stuff. It courts the kind of emotional extremes... Read More

TV Recap: ‘Succession’ Season Two Episode Seven – “Return”

Dewey Singleton September 22, 2019

Now that the Pierce deal is dead, the Roys are left scrambling to save their company at any cost. Logan and the family spend most... Read More

2019 Emmys: ‘Fleabag,’ ‘Chernobyl’ win big; Billy Porter, Jharrel Jerome make history

Erik Anderson September 22, 2019

HBO, Amazon lead all networks; winners make pleas for equality in speeches Game of Thrones entered tonight’s Emmys with 32 nominations, the most for any... Read More

‘Downton’ takes the crown in a well-saturated weekend; ‘Hustlers’ keeps popping bottles

Jonathan Boehle September 22, 2019

While tracking had the weekend box office set for a near-photo finish between the new openers and two holdovers, Downton Abbey won the weekend rather handedly, in... Read More

Review: ‘Ad Astra’ is a profound examination of the question of one’s own existence

Matthew Jenner September 21, 2019

Brad Pitt Ventures into Space in James Gray’s Beautifully Intimate Astronaut Drama Ad Astra is a strange case of a film. By all accounts, this... Read More

Julie Andrews to Receive the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award

Matthew Jenner September 21, 2019

The American Film Institute agrees: there’s nothing like a dame, which is why they’ve chosen Dame Julie Andrews as their next recipient of their prestigious... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)

Erik Anderson September 20, 2019

In a post-Venice/Telluride/TIFF world there’s a lot of green to be seen on this month’s Best Picture chart. Some films found their places locked and... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 20, 2019

As with every year, the director’s branch of the Academy has an opportunity to both recognize great artists and make history. Last year saw a... Read More

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