2016 Cannes Film Festival: Almódovar, Dolan, Dardennes Set for Cannes Return
As predicted, this year’s Cannes Film Festival is set to be packed with Cannes superstars like the Dardennes, Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Xavier Dolan... Read More
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Oscar Podcast #38: Cannes Predictions, Oscar Talk, Story of Your Life Gets a New Title
In our 38th podcast, I am joined by three Gold Rush Gang members – Júlia, Evan and Kenneth – to first discuss the name change... Read More
First Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’
Steven Spielberg’s new film, The BFG, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved classic, has its first official trailer. The film stars Oscar-winner Mark Rylance (Spielberg’s Bridge... Read More
2016 Cannes Film Festival: News and Details
The 69th Cannes Film Festival, the preeminent film festival in the world, will be May 11-22, 2016. Speculation is always rampant as to what... Read More
France Picks ‘Mustang’ Over Cannes-winner ‘Dheepan’ for Foreign Language Oscar
In a rather surprising move, France has chosen the crowd-pleasing Mustang to represent the country over the Cannes Palme d’Or winner Dheepan from Jacques... Read More
When Oscar Bait Fails: How Film Festival Response Makes or Breaks a Film
What has happened to this Oscar season? The Toronto International Film Festival, currently underway, is normally the jumping off point, or in some cases... Read More
New Trailers for ‘Spectre,’ Cannes Winners ‘Dheepan,’ ‘Son of Saul’
A trio of trailers are coming your way. First the highly anticipated first full trailer for the new Bond film, Spectre. Featuring lots of... Read More
Trailer for ‘Sicario’ Has Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro Fighting the Drug War
The trailer for Sicario (Spanish for hitman) from director Denis Villeneuve (Enemy, Prisoners) is here and it’s a tense two minutes of action and drama with... Read More
Gold Rush Gang 2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE
June is here and with it comes a new batch of Best Picture Oscar predictions from your tried and trusted Gold Rush Gang. While the... Read More
68th Cannes Film Festival Winners: Dheepan takes the Palme, Rooney Mara ties in Best Actress
In what many consider a ‘long overdue’ win, Jaques Audiard has won the 2015 Palme d’Or for his film Dheepan, an intimate story of Sri... Read More
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