2023 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (November)
Animation could have a banner year with Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On making their way into the top 10... Read More
glass onion: a knives out mystery
Interview: Leslie Odom Jr. on character and suspense in ‘Glass Onion’ and working with Rian Johnson
The beauty of murder mystery movies largely stems from the ensemble cast. Who winds up dead? Who is the culprit? Are there accomplices? Among the... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)
Three films that have been in limited theaters go wider today – The Banshees of Inisherin, TÁR and Till – and they all make significant... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (October)
Adapted Screenplay remains mostly the same as last month, just moving the pieces around a bit. One thing to think about is that United Artists... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN (October)
Often, you only have to look to Costume Design predictions to help guide Production Design (or vice versa, for that matter) as the two so... Read More
‘Glass Onion,’ ‘Women Talking,’ ‘White Noise,’ highlight 11th Key West Film Festival lineup
The 11th Annual Key West Film Festival has announced its official 2022 lineup including major fall films from Rian Johnson, Sarah Polley, Noah Baumbach, Ethan Coen,... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (September)
I don’t think I can recall a season as bleak for adapted screenplay contenders as this one, so much so that we actually have to... Read More
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ review: Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his smash hit is a worthy sequel that entertains and grips throughout [B+] | Toronto
One of the most anticipated films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery arrives three years after... Read More
TIFF 2022: Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ wins TIFF People’s Choice Award, locks in Oscar prospects
Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, the personal tale of his growing up years and his inspirations as a young filmmaker, has won the 2022 TIFF People’s... Read More
Rian Johnson and Bob Ducsay to receive Variety Creative Arts Collaborators Award at Middleburg Film Festival
Filmmaker Rian Johnson and his frequent collaborator, editor Bob Ducsay will receive the inaugural Variety Creative Collaborators Award, which will be presented at the Middleburg... Read More
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