Frontrunner Friday: Venice and Telluride give us glimpses of Oscar gold
We’re just a few days into Venice and we’ve already got eyes on three major Oscar hopefuls in First Man, ROMA and The Favourite and... Read More
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Frontrunner Friday: Who’s on top in the 2019 Oscar race ahead of the Fall festivals?
Frontrunner Friday has returned and this time it will be a weekly update of the top 8 categories of films, directors, actors and screenplays in... Read More
Toronto International Film Festival Gala trailers for ‘Beautiful Boy,’ ‘Green Book,’ ‘The Hate U Give,’ ‘Shadow’ and more
World premieres, Oscar contenders, family and social dramas from the US and high-octane action thrillers from China all highlight just some of the Gala entries... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (August)
Black Panther’s fate hangs in the balance It’s impossible to discuss this month’s Best Picture predictions without first addressing the hugely controversial decision by the... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (August)
Spike Lee Still On Top Spike Lee remains at #1 with BlacKkKlansman, which just opened in theaters last weekend. It’s one of only two films... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (August)
Glenn is ready for her Close-up It’s time, isn’t it? Glenn Close has been nominated for SIX Academy Awards. She stands alone as the most-nominated... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)
Lucas wedges into the top spot For the first time since my 2019 Oscar predictions began, Christian Bale has been relegated to, well, the Backseat.... Read More
Lady Gaga Announces Dates for ‘Enigma,’ ‘Jazz & Piano’ Las Vegas Residency Shows
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Lady Gaga has announced dates and details for her residency at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort in Las Vegas, which kicks off Friday, December... Read More
2018 Fall Festivals: Where We Are in the Oscar Race
The main fall festivals, Venice, Telluride and Toronto, always clue us in on how the studios position their 4th quarter films in terms of box... Read More
75th Venice Film Festival welcomes the Coen Brothers, Lady Gaga, Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent, Orson Welles
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] After previously announced Damien Chazelle’s First Man as the opening night film the lineup for the 75th Venice Film Festival will... Read More
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman 
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’