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Technical Achievement Oscar Contenders at the Venice Film Festival – The Shape of Water, Downsizing, Victoria and Abdul

Erik Anderson September 6, 2017

Typically, it’s the stars who get all the attention when films screen at film festivals. They walk the red carpet, get all the media attention... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)

Erik Anderson September 6, 2017

Another month, another top placement for Melissa Leo (Novitiate), albeit this time, for the first time in a while, with a 99 instead of a... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 6, 2017

After a stranglehold on the #1 spot for six months, Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name) has finally relinquished the top spot…for now. Willem... Read More

Trailer for Jim Crow era ‘Mudbound’ from Dee Rees starring Carey Mulligan, Mary J. Blige, Jason Mitchell

Erik Anderson September 6, 2017

The trailer for the highly anticipated fall release Mudbound from acclaimed director Dee Rees (Pariah, HBO’s Bessie) chronicles a tale of two families; one black,... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)

Erik Anderson September 5, 2017

What a difference a month can make. Telluride and Venice saw the premieres of a large swath of as-of-yet unseen Best Actress contenders and the... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 5, 2017

For the first time since our 2018 Oscar predictions started way back in March, Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) notches a score of 99 vs his... Read More

Saoirse Ronan soars in first trailer for ‘Lady Bird’ from Greta Gerwig

Erik Anderson September 5, 2017

After a truly rapturous response at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend, A24 drops the trailer for Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird, starring two-time... Read More

With mother!, is Jennifer Lawrence in or out of the Best Actress race?

Erik Anderson September 5, 2017

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

First trailer for FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL with Annette Bening, Jamie Bell

Erik Anderson September 4, 2017

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

Erik Anderson September 4, 2017

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

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