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Yaasss, Queen! Oscar nominees Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie fight for the crown in the ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ trailer

In a time of kings, two queens rule. Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) and Margot Robbie (I, Tonya) went head to… Read More

July 12, 2018

2019 Oscars: Official Submissions for the Foreign Language Film Oscar

Belarus's Crystal Swan, the first Foreign Language Film submission for the 2019 Oscars This is the official submission list for… Read More

July 4, 2018

2019 Oscars: With RBG, Mr. Rogers and Whitney Houston, box office and popularity are shaping the Documentary Feature Oscar race

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] We may only be halfway through the year but we've already got a handful of high-profile… Read More

July 2, 2018

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (June) – ‘BlacKkKlansman’ back on top, ‘The Favourite’ moves up

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Some change is a comin' in Best Picture. Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman from Focus Features moves back… Read More

June 18, 2018

First look at ‘The Little Stranger’ from Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] The first images from Lenny Abrahamson's post-WWII ghost story The Little Stranger are here. The film… Read More

June 9, 2018

Wrapping Up: Cannes Isn’t Back, It Never Left

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] The 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival has ended and with it came the fight… Read More

May 20, 2018

Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Gets August Release Date and Name Change

Spike Lee's new film, BlacKkKlansman, is going to be released by Focus Features on August 10th and gets a name… Read More

April 9, 2018

Trailer for ‘Loro (Part 1)’ – Oscar-winner Paolo Sorrentino’s biopic on Silvio Berlusconi

From Academy Award winner Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty - Foreign Language Film) comes the first part of Loro, a… Read More

March 29, 2018

The trailer for ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ is a warm cardigan of human kindness

It might seem silly to say that a trailer could make you cry, but it did. No doubt, the majority… Read More

March 20, 2018

San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: ‘Tully,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ ‘A Kid Like Jake’ and more

The longest-running film festival in the Americas, the SFFILM Festival is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and a major… Read More

March 14, 2018