‘La La Land’ gets Centerpiece Gala treatment at AFI Fest
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Not that it needed more festival presence, La La Land, the current frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar, is going to... Read More
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Oscar Podcast #43: Best Actress, Pundit Advocacy and ‘Oscar Bait’ with special guest Kyle Buchanan
In this 43rd Oscar podcast, I am pleased to welcome special guest Kyle Buchanan of Vulture.com. Most of the conversation centers around the Best Actress category... Read More
Review: ‘La La Land’ (★★★★)
La La Land is a film that often fights and challenges itself. It complains about Hollywood as much as it adores it (a line from... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] For the first time this season, Viola Davis (Fences) has been knocked off her perch. Just last month she was sitting... Read More
Forum Oscar Poll Results – October 2016: Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle Top Charts in La La Land Frenzy
Forum Oscar Poll Results – October 2016: Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle Top Charts in La La Land Frenzy
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Finally, some BIG changes in this month’s poll results. Nearly every category sees some serious upheaval, with longstanding #1s finding themselves... Read More
Star-Studded MVFF39 Guests to Include Nicole Kidman, Annette Bening, Amy Adams, Emma Stone
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES EXPECTED GUESTS FESTIVAL DATES ~ OCTOBER 6 – 16, 2016 Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars will be appearing at... Read More
2017 Oscars: Best Actress Just Became the Category of the Year
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As if AwardsWatch wasn’t already the biggest fans of the Best Actress category (it’s always the heaviest trafficked and talked about... Read More
Nicole Kidman gets career tribute at 39th Mill Valley Film Festival
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Although it may be a smaller festival, the Mill Valley Film Festival has always been a bit of a haven from... Read More
73rd Venice Film Festival WINNERS: La La Land, Lav Diaz take top honors
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Filipino director Lav Diaz took home the top prize from the 73rd Venice Film Festival with his newest (and one of... Read More
LA LA LAND and ARRIVAL to Open 39th Mill Valley Film Festival
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] SAN RAFAEL, CA (September 8, 2016) – Returning for its 39th year, the Mill Valley Film Festival (October 6 – 16, 2016), presented by... Read More
Six Join 51st Residence of the Festival de Cannes, including Harry Lighton, Mansi Maheshwari, Oliver McGoldrick 
‘Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat’ Review: The Emmy-Nominated Hit Returns as an Hilarious Workplace Comedy [B+] 
‘The Comeback’ Season 3 Review: Cherish is the Word I Use to Describe Lisa Kudrow [A-] 
‘Tow’ Review: Rose Has Plenty to Byrne But In Woefully Uninspired Vehicle [C+]