2018 Oscars: Analyzing FLF Contenders from France, Germany, Lebanon, Sweden, Egypt, Poland and Ireland
Welcome to the second of our Foreign Language Film series, we analyze the Oscar potential of 7 more contenders from Asia, Europe, and Africa. You... Read More
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Mill Valley Film Festival 40: Mind the Gap – Women in Film and Tech
One of the great things about the Mill Valley Film Festival has been its Gender Equality Initiative Mind the Gap. Now in its third year,... Read More
Some of This Season’s Oscar Favorites Set Sights for Mill Valley Film Festival
The Square, Call Me By Your Name, The Florida Project, Mudbound and A Fantastic Woman are just some of the early announced films hitting the... Read More
2018 Oscars: Record 92 Countries to Compete for Foreign Language Film Oscar
A record 92 countries will compete for the Foreign Language Film Oscar. Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal, and Syria are first-time entrants.... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (June) – Streep Reigns, Claire Foy, Margot Robbie and Daniela Vega Rise
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] No change for this month’s top 3, with Meryl Streep (Steven Spielberg’s Pentagon Papers Project) still locked in at #1 with 99... Read More
Oscar Podcast #54: Post-Cannes Wrap Up and the State of the Oscar Race
Finally! After two months of no podcasts, I return for #54 with special guests Júlia Guimaraes and David Acacia. David is an AW member as... Read More
Cannes 2017: Did Any of the Winners Start Their Oscar Campaigns?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2017 Cannes Film Festival has wrapped with more than a few surprises when the winners were announced at the Closing... Read More
Cannes 2017 Winners: The Square wins the Palme, Nicole Kidman given 70th anniversary prize
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ruben Östlund’s satirical drama The Square has won the Palme D’Or of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The tale of... Read More
2017 Cannes Film Festival Lineup; Four Nicole Kidman Projects to Hit the Croisette
The lineup for the 70th Cannes Film Festival has been announced but this year it might as well be called the Nicole Kidman Film Festival... Read More
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Interview: Director Robert Eggers (‘Nosferatu’) on the Consequences of Temptation, Training Hundreds of Rats, and Playing with Vampire Lore