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‘Dear White People’ Season Two Teaser and Release Date

Erik Anderson April 16, 2018

Cultural appropriation, sex and gender norms, racist bots, black lesbians, conspiracy theories, black Scientology and The Sunken Place are front and center in the first... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (April) – McQueen is King

Erik Anderson April 16, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As was with Best Picture, Best Director sees a change-up from last month with Widows‘ Steve McQueen taking the pole position... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (April) – Widows is new #1

Erik Anderson April 16, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Widows from Oscar winner Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) is the new top pick for Best Picture for April as... Read More

2018 Cannes Critics’ Week: Paul Dano’s Directorial Debut; Competition Films 57% Female-Directed

Erik Anderson April 16, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 57th Cannes Critics’ Week was announced today and Paul Dano’s directorial debut, Wildlife, starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal will... Read More

SFFILM Awards: ‘Eighth Grade’ Wins Audience Award, New Directors Prize Goes to Ana Urushadze

Erik Anderson April 16, 2018

The 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival (April 4-17) announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Award (GGA) competitions and the two Audience Awards (for Documentary... Read More

2019 Oscars: The State of the Foreign Language Film Race Before Cannes

Erik Anderson April 14, 2018

Following our analysis two weeks ago of next year’s Animated Feature Oscar race, we turn our attention to the 2019 Foreign Language Film race... Read More

Why Black Panther Should Be Considered a Serious Contender for the Oscars in 2019

Erik Anderson April 14, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Black Panther has made a huge impact and is certainly good enough to be nominated for Oscars in certain categories. The... Read More

Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project Among 2018-19 Academy FilmCraft and FilmWatch Grant Recipients

Erik Anderson April 13, 2018

Additional Support Awarded to Film Archives Impacted by Natural Disasters: Cinemateca de Cuba, Permanencia Voluntaria and Archivo de Imagenes en Movimiento LOS ANGELES, CA –... Read More

Kyle Chandler Joins Hulu’s Original Limited Series ‘Catch-22’

Erik Anderson April 13, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Hulu announced today that Emmy-winning actor Kyle Chandler has joined the cast of Catch-22, from Paramount Television, Anonymous Content, George Clooney and... Read More

Gong Li, Jet Li, Donnie Yen Join Disney’s Live-Action ‘Mulan’

Erik Anderson April 12, 2018

Disney’s live-action Mulan film has scored some major Chinese talent in the form of Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha, Raise the Red Lantern), Jet... Read More

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