Venice Film Festival: Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sam Rockwell, Hong Chau Spark Oscar Buzz
The Venice Film Festival isn’t over – but four standout supporting performances are already getting considerable buzz. From The Shape of Water to Three Billboards... Read More
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Technical Achievement Oscar Contenders at the Venice Film Festival – The Shape of Water, Downsizing, Victoria and Abdul
Typically, it’s the stars who get all the attention when films screen at film festivals. They walk the red carpet, get all the media attention... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)
Another month, another top placement for Melissa Leo (Novitiate), albeit this time, for the first time in a while, with a 99 instead of a... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)
After a stranglehold on the #1 spot for six months, Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name) has finally relinquished the top spot…for now. Willem... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)
The Venice and Telluride Film Festivals are still under way at the time of these new predictions with world and US premieres of some of... Read More
2018 Oscars: Can Downsizing’s Hong Chau become the 6th Asian Actress to get a Supporting Actress nom?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Alexander Payne’s Downsizing opened the Venice Film Festival and while the film itself is a polarizing, uneven story, it boasts a... Read More
The Best Picture Oscar race in Venice so far – who has the best shot?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Three major American films backed by key studios were unveiled this week at the Venice Film Festival with several more films... Read More
Telluride Film Festival Slate Includes The Shape of Water, Darkest Hour, Downsizing, Lady Bird
The 44th Telluride Film Festival has announced its lineup, and in its tradition just a single day before the actual festival starts. Among the shortest... Read More
Oscar Podcast #56: Fall Festivals, Pre-Festival Release Contenders and Oscar Predictions Take Shape (of Water)
With the Venice, Toronto and New York Film Festivals all having announced their slates for this year it was the perfect time to podcast. I... Read More
55th New York Film Festival Dominated by Amazon, Netflix as Mudbound, Meyerowitz Stories Join Slate
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The main slate for the 55th New York Film Festival has been announced and it’s hard not to notice the domination... Read More
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