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2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September) – Regina King is Queen

Erik Anderson September 17, 2018

Regina King is the new queen of the Supporting Actress Oscar race as If Beale Street Could Talk had its world premiere at the Toronto... Read More

Mill Valley Film Fest Lineup: Timothée Chalamet, Tributes and Spotlights, ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ to close

Erik Anderson September 6, 2018

MVFF41 will feature Tributes and Spotlights on Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Kindergarten Teacher), Karyn Kusama (Destroyer), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive... Read More

‘Boy Erased’ means well but falters at Telluride

Erik Anderson September 2, 2018

Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased made its world premiere at Telluride but without its star, Lucas Hedges, in tow. He was busy with a play in... Read More

Looking at the LGBTQ films at TIFF 2018

Erik Anderson September 2, 2018

The LGBTQ selections at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival spread over continents, genders, nationalities and colors. They feature intense family dramas, personal coming out... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: Venice and Telluride give us glimpses of Oscar gold

Erik Anderson August 31, 2018

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

Telluride Film Festival to world premiere ‘Boy Erased,’ ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?,’ ‘The Front Runner’ and more

Erik Anderson August 30, 2018

The Telluride Film Festival may only reveal its lineup the day before it begins but intrepid festival watchers can largely figure out what’s going to... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: Who’s on top in the 2019 Oscar race ahead of the Fall festivals?

Erik Anderson August 24, 2018

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

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (August)

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2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (August)

Erik Anderson August 17, 2018

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 ACTOR (August)

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2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 15, 2018

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