London Film Critics Circle Nominations: ‘The Souvenir’ leads
The London Film Critics Circle nominations are out and Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir leads the pack with seven mentions including Film of the Year. Curiously... Read More
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Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) Awards: ‘1917’ wins 5 but ‘Joker’ takes Best Picture
Joker has been named Best Picture and Joaquin Phoenix Best Actor by the Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS). The WWI epic 1917, however, was the... Read More
Interview: From tactics to scale, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes talks ‘1917’
NOTE: This interview discusses in detail several story elements of the upcoming Universal Pictures release, 1917, written and directed by Sam Mendes. An accomplished theatrical and motion picture director and... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY (December)
With the ACE Eddie nominations in, Film Editing has become a very tight race. Separated into two categories (Drama and Comedy), we have 10 films... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SOUND EDITING and SOUND MIXING (December)
With the nominations from the two sound guilds in: Cinema Audio Society (CAS – Sound Mixing) and Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) we have a... Read More
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) nominations: 'Joker,' 'Once Upon a Time…' lead with 3
The nominations for the 67th Golden Reel Awards from the guild of Motion Picture of Sound Editors (MPSE) were announced this morning and Joker and... Read More
Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics (DFWFCA) name '1917' Best Picture, 'Marriage Story' wins three acting awards
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) voted the war epic 1917 as the best film of 2019, according to the results of its 26th... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: On the comeback trail that could lead to the Dolby
This year, this season, has really given us a wealth of career comebacks, resuscitations and restorations that make for an exciting season to talk about.... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Joker’s Wild
With Halloween behind us, playtime is over and awards season is about to get real. It feels almost impossible to deny the box office behemoth... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Bombshells, Bales and Marches
Hot off the first screenings of Bombshell, which vaulted Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie up Oscar predictions charts everywhere (including mine), another unseen December release,... Read More
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