2017 Oscars: 10 Live Action Shorts Advance to Oscar Contention
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting... Read More
2017 oscars
Poster, New Pics for ‘Silence,’ Trailer Friday with ‘Allied’
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We’re getting close. After wrapping production nearly 15 months ago (long even by Scorsese standards), we’re on the precipice of the... Read More
2017 Oscars: Sound and Fury Signifying Everything – Deconstructing Sound Editing and Sound Mixing Contenders
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We always find great races in the top categories like Best Picture and Best Actress (although both of those are getting... Read More
Silence, Fences, La La Land, Jackie, Patriots Day, Live by Night, Hidden Figures Fight for a Spot in Best Picture as December Releases
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We all trot out this factoid every year; no film released in December has won the Best Picture Oscar since 2004’s... Read More
New Trailer for ‘Hidden Figures’ featuring “Runnin'” from Pharrell Williams Looks Like a Hit
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] I’ve got a brand-spanking new trailer for Hidden Figures and with each new look the film feels more and more like... Read More
New Trailer and Poster for Iran’s Oscar Entry ‘The Salesman’
From award-winning writer/director Asghar Farhadi (The Oscar-winning A SEPARATION, THE PAST, ABOUT ELLY, FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY) comes a masterful, intimate and suspenseful new drama, THE SALESMAN, Iran’s... Read More
Fences Screens; Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Soar Up Oscar Charts
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The response to this weekend’s first official screening of Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (and directed by Washington), was... Read More
Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd to Produce 2017 Oscars
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] After the longest period before an announcement in recent history, it was confirmed this morning (after Variety reported negotiations yesterday) that... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: ALL CATEGORIES (November)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] For a deeper dive into the top categories click on these links: Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay.... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (November)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] With the explosive news that Viola Davis would indeed go supporting for Fences that immediately vaulted her to the top of... Read More
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Interview: Boots Riley on Collecting an Eclectic Cast and How ‘I Love Boosters’ is Like Richard Scarry’s ‘Busy, Busy Town’ 
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal to Reunite for ‘Hold On To Your Angels’ from Benh Zeitlin