Interview: Editor Úna Ní Dhonghaíle (‘Belfast’) on her collaboration with Kenneth Branagh and creating under COVID
Very few films this year will spark as much joy as Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. A true love letter to Branagh’s hometown took a village... Read More
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Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Category Circus Cavalcade
This is why Frontrunner Friday is crucial as we really get into awards season. Nary a few days can go by without a new set... Read More
‘Belfast,’ ‘Boiling Point’ lead 2021 BIFA nominations
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Philip Barantini’s Boiling Point head the nominations for the 2021 British Independent Film Awards with 11 each; Censor, After Love, The Souvenir Part II come... Read More
‘Belfast,’ ‘Flee,’ ‘Dionne Warwick’ win Montclair Film Festival Audience Awards
The Worst Person in the World, What Do We See When We Look At the Sky? win juried prizes The Montclair Film Festival (MFF) today... Read More
AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast #81: Fall festivals, Oscar predictions and the ‘House of Gucci’ trailer
We’re baaaack! After six long months, the AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast is back with the first of the 2021/2022 season with very special guest Ryan McQuade... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (October)
Netflix could dominate the Adapted Screenplay race in a substantial way this year with Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY (October)
As I mentioned in production and costume design, Dune should be at or near the top of anyone’s lists at this point and they are... Read More
‘Belfast’ review: With his most personal film, Kenneth Branagh delivers an entertaining, moving meditation on family and the power of love [Grade: A]
Right before his latest film screened in front of a packed audience at the Middleburg Film Festival, writer-director Kenneth Branagh explained that Belfast was a... Read More
‘Belfast,’ ‘The Rescue,’ ‘C’mon C’mon’ top 44th Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award winners
The winners of the audience awards for the 44th Mill Valley Film Festival have been revealed and Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film Belfast has topped the... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Fall festival frenzy in full swing
Frontrunner Friday is back! Weekly Oscar predictions will be coming your way all season along with monthly official predictions. Venice, Telluride and Toronto made good... Read More
‘Sugarcane,’ ‘The Teacher’ Earn Awards at 67th San Francisco International Film Festival as SFFILM Enters a State of Change 
AppleTV+ Unveils ‘Presumed Innocent’ Trailer from David E. Kelley Starring Jake Gyllenhaal 
Interview: Michael Showalter on ‘The Idea of You,’ His Comfort Zone as a Rom-Com Director, and Finding the Balance Between Drama and Comedy 
48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival to Kickoff with ‘Young Hearts’ and Juneteenth Celebration
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