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2015 Oscar Predictions: Best Picture and Best Director – December

December is here and with it brings a new batch of Oscar predictions from the Gold Rush Gang. Lots of… Read More

December 4, 2014

Forum Oscar Poll Results – November 2014: Boyhood Reigns but Selma Returns Big

BEST PICTURE As we enter the real Oscar season, frontrunner Boyhood finds itself at the top of the pack with a solid… Read More

December 2, 2014

2014 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations: Boyhood, Selma and Birdman Soar

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival and Film Independent at… Read More

November 25, 2014

Oscar Podcast #17: AFI – Selma Soars, American Sniper Shoots Blanks

Big happenings with some major premieres of Oscar hopefuls at AFI this last week in the form of Selma, American… Read More

November 16, 2014

SELMA Trailer and Poster

At long last we have the first trailer and poster for highly anticipated Oscar hopeful Selma, from director Ava DuVernay.… Read More

November 6, 2014

2015 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR – The Rise of Morten Tyldum

As with the November Best Picture predictions, the Gold Rush Gang's thoughts on Best Director follow suit. That means Boyhood,… Read More

November 3, 2014

Forum Oscar Poll Results – October 2014: Boyhood, Birdman and The Imitation Game are Solid as Selma Takes a Tumble

BEST PICTURE The top 3 continue to dominate here while Foxcatcher and Gone Girl both take a hit. The lack… Read More

November 2, 2014

2015 Oscar Predictions: Best Director – Nolan Shoots for the Stars, Is DuVernay Marching to Victory?

Boyhood‘s Richard Linklater maintains (and actually increases) his hold on the #1 spot again this month, breaking away from the… Read More

October 10, 2014

2015 Oscars: Gold Rush Gang October Predictions – Turning Theory Into Reality

So, whaddya think of the fancy new logo? Pretty nifty, huh? Not to boast, but it's 100% accurate. We have… Read More

October 2, 2014

Full Urbanworld Panel Discussion of Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma’

This weekend at the Urbanworld Film Festival a select few saw the first clips of highly anticipated film Selma, the… Read More

September 22, 2014