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‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ NYFF Q&A with Joel Coen, Frances McDormand, Denzel Washington and more

Erik Anderson October 1, 2021

The 59th edition of the New York Film Festival officially kicked off on September 24, 2021 with the Opening Night selection, the world premiere of... Read More

‘Training Day’ at 20: Welcome back to the jungle [Retrospective]

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‘Training Day’ at 20: Welcome back to the jungle [Retrospective]

Dan Kinsley September 28, 2021

Twenty years since it first hit theaters, Training Day (2001) is likely best remembered as the film that netted Denzel Washington his first Oscar win... Read More

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ NYFF review: A beautiful film, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing [Grade: B]

Amelia Merrill September 24, 2021

Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth premiered at the New York Film Festival with little fanfare—a morning screening, a press conference with COVID-induced microphone restrictions,... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 24, 2021

41 years. That’s how long it’s been since the Best Actor category at the Academy Awards was comprised entirely of previous winners or nominees. In... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 23, 2021

Hot off his Best Actor Oscar win for 2019’s Joker and having to awkwardly close out this year’s Oscar’s when the show’s producers thought it... Read More

Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ to open 59th New York Film Festival, return to in-person screenings

Erik Anderson July 22, 2021

The festival will return to in-person screenings as well as outdoor and virtual screenings from September 24 – October 10, 2021 Film at Lincoln Center... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (June)

Erik Anderson June 24, 2021

It’s starting to look like 2001 again… 20 years ago, Denzel Washington won his first lead acting Oscar for Training Day, and his second Oscar... Read More

Apple partners with A24 on Coen-directed ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand

Erik Anderson May 12, 2021

Apple Original Films has struck a deal with A24 on distribution for the Joel Coen-directed Shakespearian dramatic thriller The Tragedy of Macbeth, starring Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. A24 will give... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May)

Erik Anderson May 5, 2021

When studios packed up 2020 films and shuffled them off to 2021 after the coronavirus closed theaters for the majority of the year, it created... Read More