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Forum Oscar Poll Results – April 2016: Birth of a Nation, Silence, Billy Lynn Early Frontrunners

Erik Anderson April 2, 2016

We have the first Forum Oscar Poll results for the 2017 Oscar race. Right out of the gate we have five strong frontrunners in Best... Read More

First Look at Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe in ‘Hidden Figures’

Erik Anderson March 30, 2016

The NASA mathematician drama Hidden Figures details the African-American math geniuses that were instrumental in the success of the space race in the 1960s. Leading... Read More

San Francisco International Film Fest Announces Lineup incl. Maggie’s Plan, The Family Fang, High-Rise

Erik Anderson March 29, 2016

The 59th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) has announced its full lineup for 2016 and it features new films from Oscar winners Julianne... Read More

The Academy Launches 2016 Student Academy Awards® Competition

Erik Anderson March 29, 2016

New Expanded Foreign Film Category Winners Eligible for Oscars® LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy is now accepting entries for its 2016 Student Academy Awards®... Read More

59th SFIFF Announces Opening, Centerpiece, Closing Night Films

Erik Anderson March 26, 2016

San Francisco, CA — The San Francisco Film Society has announced the highly anticipated Big Nights selections for the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival (April... Read More

Emmy Podcast #11: TV Movies and Limited Series’ Take the Front Seat with special guest Todd VanDerWerff

Erik Anderson March 25, 2016

In our first Emmy podcast for the 2015/2016 television season, I am joined by Vox.com’s Culture Editor Todd VanDerWerff for a deep dive into this... Read More

First Poster for Michael Keaton McDonald’s flick ‘The Founder’

Erik Anderson March 25, 2016

The Founder, the new film from John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) which chronicles the rise of the McDonald’s fast food empire and its founder Ray... Read More

2016 Emmys: Dates and Details for the 68th Emmy Awards

Erik Anderson March 24, 2016

Entries for the 68th Emmy Awards have started this week. Here is your calendar for the most important dates, from eligibility to nominations,... Read More

I Saw the Light (★★)

Erik Anderson March 24, 2016

Tackling a biopic of arguably the most popular and influential country music artist of all time certainly must have been a daunting task. For... Read More

DEEPWATER HORIZON: First Poster and Trailer

Erik Anderson March 23, 2016

From director Peter Berg (Lone Survivor, Friday Night Lights) comes the first poster and trailer for Deepwater Horizon, his take on the worst oil spill... Read More

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