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From ‘Cast Away’ to ‘Buried’ – 9 Isolation Double-Features to Remind You…It Could Be Worse

Catherine Springer September 22, 2020

At the start of COVID, we thought it would be fun to keep track of how many days we’ve been locked down here in Los... Read More

Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) nominations: ‘Marriage Story’ leads

Erik Anderson December 19, 2019

The divorce drama leads with seven nominations, followed by Ad Astra, 1917 and The Farewell with five apiece The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) have... Read More

Seattle Film Critics Society winners: 'Parasite' lands on top

Erik Anderson December 16, 2019

Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse) and Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) win supporting prizes Parasite is the best picture of the year according to the Seattle Film Critics... Read More

Aladdin, Ford v Ferrari, The Mandalorian among Art Directors Guild (ADG) nominations

Erik Anderson December 9, 2019

The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has announced nominations for the 24th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation... Read More

Guild Predictions: Art Directors, Costume Designers, Sound Designers, Film Editors, Sound Editors

Erik Anderson December 7, 2019

Critics awards are fun and they can help create potential narratives (or bolster existing ones) but it’s the film and television guilds that really tell... Read More

2020 Oscars: 'Alita,' 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'Captain Marvel' among 20 finalists for VFX Oscar

Erik Anderson December 3, 2019

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 92nd... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN (November)

Erik Anderson November 26, 2019

Sorry to this Irishman. I keep having this feeling that The Irishman is not going to perform as well as most think it will. After... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (November)

Erik Anderson November 26, 2019

Dolemite Is My Name bounces back up into the top for Makeup & Hairstyling this month as The Irishman drops down. It’s a tough call... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SOUND EDITING & SOUND MIXING (October)

Erik Anderson October 16, 2019

War movies and space travel. Those two genres so often dominate the sound categories and this year is no different. Universal’s WWI epic 1917 and... Read More