2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C] 
‘Beef’ Season 2 Review: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton Sink Their Teeth Into Lee Sung Jin’s Meaty Morality Tale [A-] 
Interview: Director David Lowery on How ‘The Red Shoes,’ Taylor Swift, and Artistic Internal Struggles Were Forged to Conjure Up ‘Mother Mary’ [AUDIO] 
George Clooney to be Honored at 51st Chaplin Award Gala by Stephen Colbert, Sam Rockwell and More 
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates 
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
With mother!, is Jennifer Lawrence in or out of the Best Actress race?
mother! premiered this morning at the Venice Film Festival and as expected, the film was…polarizing to say the least. Some critics loved it, others hated... Read More
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First trailer for FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL with Annette Bening, Jamie Bell
The first trailer for Sony Classics’ Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, Annette Bening’s next best Oscar hope, has arrived (via IMDb). The four-time Oscar... Read More
4 Reasons Why Frances McDormand Can (and Should) Earn an Oscar nomination for THREE BILLBOARDS
Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri premiered this morning at the Venice Film Festival and the buzz on the Lido can be summarized as:... Read More
Oscars: Can Guillermo del Toro Unseat Christopher Nolan as the Best Director Frontrunner?
The Best Director is always an interesting category to follow at the Oscars – not only because the 5 final nominees tend to the strongest... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)
The top 4 here remains the same as last month so either we’re doing something right or terribly wrong. It’s a close race for #1... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)
The Venice and Telluride Film Festivals are still under way at the time of these new predictions with world and US premieres of some of... Read More
Is Judi Dench a lock for a Best Actress nomination for Victoria and Abdul?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Stephen Frears’ new film Victoria and Abdul premiered at the Venice Film Festivals and the reviews – including ours – were mixed. The... Read More
2018 Oscars: Can Downsizing’s Hong Chau become the 6th Asian Actress to get a Supporting Actress nom?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Alexander Payne’s Downsizing opened the Venice Film Festival and while the film itself is a polarizing, uneven story, it boasts a... Read More
The Best Picture Oscar race in Venice so far – who has the best shot?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Three major American films backed by key studios were unveiled this week at the Venice Film Festival with several more films... Read More
Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle Heads to Netflix with Paris-set Musical Drama
The youngest Best Director Academy Award winner in Oscar history, Damien Chazelle (La La Land), is teaming up with Netflix for a musical drama set... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C]