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Interview: Garrard Conley, author of ‘Boy Erased’

Erik Anderson October 31, 2018

Garrard Conley is the author of the memoir Boy Erased, about his experience in a gay conversion camp, now a major motion picture set for... Read More

2019 Oscars: A Look at Asian Films in This Year’s Foreign Language Oscar Race

Mina Takla October 31, 2018

Our weekly Foreign Language Oscar race analysis pieces continue this week with a special look at the Asian films in this year’s race. Asian films... Read More

‘The Favourite’ leads 2018 British Independent Film nominations (BIFA)

Erik Anderson October 31, 2018

Not too surprisingly, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Queen Anne period piece The Favourite grabbed the most nominations from the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today. The Venice... Read More

Interview: Martha Conley, mother of ‘Boy Erased’ author Garrard Conley (Exclusive)

Erik Anderson October 30, 2018

If you were able to attend the premiere of Boy Erased at the Toronto International Film Festival this year you likely witnessed a true star... Read More

‘Ladies in Black,’ ‘Sweet Country,’ ‘Boy Erased’ top Australian Academy Awards (AACTA) Nominations

Erik Anderson October 29, 2018

The nominations for the 60th Australian Academy Awards have been announced and Ladies in Black leads the pack with 11, followed by Sweet Country with... Read More

The Lead or Supporting Category Two-Step this Oscar Season

Erik Anderson October 29, 2018

The line between supporting and lead has always been a blurry one. Sometimes the sheer impact of a character and of an actor’s performance can... Read More

Review: Luca Guadagnino’s uncompromising and masterful ‘Suspiria’ (★★★★)

Erik Anderson October 26, 2018

Luca Guadagnino has concocted a witches’ brew of primal sisterhood that isn’t for the faint of heart or patience. Nor should it be. It’s a... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: More category changes, ‘Widows’ rises, Best Actress is a fight

Erik Anderson October 26, 2018

It’s been yet another week of category changes but this time two about faces; just a week after Paramount announced Emily Blunt would be positioned... Read More

Natalie Portman goes off in ‘Vox Lux’ trailer

Erik Anderson October 25, 2018

From Black Swan to Jackie, Academy Award winner Natalie Portman has exceeded at playing broken women; women on the verge. But get ready for an... Read More

Oscar Podcast #69: Breaking Down the Acting Categories with guest Kyle Buchanan