AwardsWatch - focus features

Cynthia Erivo is rebel and hero Harriet Tubman in first ‘Harriet’ trailer

Erik Anderson July 23, 2019

The same day the film was announced to world premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival, Focus Features has released the first trailer for... Read More

New character posters for ‘Downton Abbey’ featuring the Crawleys, the Bates and more

Erik Anderson June 17, 2019

They’ve been expecting you… Lady Mary, Violet Crawley, Lady Edith, Thomas Barrow, Mrs. Hughes, Anna Bates and many more are featured in brand new character... Read More

Focus Features to distribute ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ from Eliza Hittman

Erik Anderson May 26, 2019

Focus Features has snapped up the rights to Eliza Hittman’s follow up to Beach Rats, the abortion drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always, with Universal Pictures... Read More

‘Downton Abbey’ trailer: a royal visit, gay romance and an extra sassy Maggie Smith

Erik Anderson May 21, 2019

The King and Queen are coming to Downton, let the drama ensue. It’s 1927, just a few years after the end of the television series... Read More

Cannes Review take 2: ‘The Dead Don’t Die’

Mina Takla May 15, 2019

Jim Jarmusch’s most commercial film to date marks a departure for the director but also doesn’t offer a memorable viewing experience. Some directors like to... Read More

Cannes Review: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘The Dead Don’t Die’

Jack King May 15, 2019

Much like the zombies and ghouls the heroes of The Dead Don’t Die contend with, Jim Jarmusch’s B-movie satire rises slowly, brings our attention to... Read More

‘Downton Abbey’ welcomes four new character posters

Erik Anderson March 27, 2019

The Emmy-winning British hit Downton Abbey will be headed to your movie screens this fall and today released the first of four character posters for... Read More

AFI Fest Review: Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie Rule in ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ (★★★½)

Erik Anderson November 17, 2018

In her superb feature directorial debut, Josie Rourke casts Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie as rival queens who are sisters doin’ it for themselves Unapologetic... Read More

Interview: Joel Edgerton, actor/writer/director of ‘Boy Erased’

Erik Anderson November 2, 2018

Joel Edgerton built a solid career in his native Australia in television shows like Water Rats and The Secret Lives of Us but had his... Read More

Review: Joel Edgerton’s honest and empathetic ‘Boy Erased’ (★★★½)

Erik Anderson November 1, 2018

Joel Edgerton has crafted a compassionate family drama with extraordinary performances from Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe In Boy Erased, based on Garrard Conley’s... Read More

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