2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (December) – La La Land Still #1 but Moonlight and Fences Rise
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Well, we’re finally here – the kickoff of Oscar season via the critics and industry nominations and awards. It was a... Read More
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2017 Oscars: Arrival, Kubo and the Two Strings, Passengers Among 20 Films to Advance in the Visual Effects Oscar Race
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects... Read More
2017 Critics’ Choice Awards Movie Nominations: La La Lands, Moonlight, Arrival Lead the Way
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Damien Chazelle’s La La Land led the 2017 Critics’ Choice Movie Award nominations with 12, while Moonlight and Arrival followed close... Read More
New York Film Critics Circle Predictions: Is it Moonlight vs. Manchester?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The season has only just begun but it’s already feeling like it’s going to be a battle between Moonlight (Gotham winner)... Read More
2016 National Board of Review (NBR) Winners: Manchester by the Sea is Best Film, Amy Adams Wins Best Actress for Arrival
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The National Board of Review, the oldest awards-giving organization in existence, has chosen Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea as 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
Variety and PBS’s ‘Actors on Actors’ Returns January 3 with Natalie Portman, Octavia Spencer, Nicole Kidman and more
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Emmy-winning Variety/PBS SoCal series Variety Studio: Actors on Actors is set to return for its 5th season on January 3rd,... Read More
2017 Oscars: For Your Consideration Awards Pages for Films of 2016
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Want to know who’s been submitted in what category? Who’s been mysteriously left off? Here is a list of all major... 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 ACTRESS (November)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Natalie Portman (Jackie) and Emma Stone (La La Land) are in a dead heat, fighting out what could be the toughest... Read More
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 145 – ‘Black Narcissus’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) with Special Guest Dave Giannini 
‘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