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
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38th Mill Valley Film Festival Lineup: Carol, The Danish Girl, Spotlight, Beasts of No Nation, Room and more
ANNOUNCING COMPLETE LINEUP FOR THE 38TH MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL Tom Hooper, Carey Mulligan, Sarah Silverman, Brie Larson, Tom McCarthy, Catherine Hardwicke, Cary Fukanaga, Sir... 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
The Beautiful, Sumptuous Trailer for ‘Carol’ starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara
From The Weinstein Company and director Todd Haynes, Carol debuts a trailer so rich, so beautiful that it might be impossible to watch just once. Longing, romance,... Read More
HUGE Batch of ‘Macbeth’ Pics and Posters of Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard
Today brings us a massive collection of new pics from Macbeth featuring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis and Paddy Consadine. But, with The... Read More
Oscar Podcast #27: Fall Festivals, What’s Up with Miles Ahead with special guest Anne Thompson (Thompson on Hollywood)
In this summertime podcast I’m joined by special guest Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood at IndieWire. Anne is a gal in the know and... Read More
First Look: Teaser Trailer for ‘CAROL’ starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara
The highly anticipated teaser from Studiocanal UK for Todd Haynes’ Carol, starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett and Cannes Best Actress winner (for this... 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
In this Cannes post-mortem podcast I’m accompanied by Gold Rush Gang Member Jason Osiason and International Cinephile Society member David Acacia, both of whom attended... Read More
TRAILER: The Powerful and Tragic Amy Winehouse Doc ‘Amy’
From the creators of the award-winning documentary Senna comes the trailer for the sobering and heartbreaking story of Amy Winehouse, who rose from obscurity to... Read More
2024 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations 
2024 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘Anora’ Named Best Film Among its Six Awards 
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations 
2024 Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead