2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (November)
Festival season is over. Everything has been seen now (except Cats). Where do we stand and which December release makes the cut? When I’m putting... Read More
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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (November)
Just when we thought we had the screenplay categorization of The Two Popes down, it goes up and changes again. Well, sort of. An ad... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Keeping the ‘Spirit’ alive post-AFI FEST
It’s the end of AFI FEST 2019 and just a day after the nominations for the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards. How much did these... Read More
Interview: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ cinematographer Mihai Mălaimare Jr. on visualizing satire and shooting Hitler
Cinematographer Mihai Mălaimare has worked with some of Hollywood’s greatest auteurs, including Francis Ford Coppola in 2007’s Youth Without Youth, and Paul Thomas Anderson in... Read More
Box Office Estimates: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ in pole position as ‘Angels’ fall from the sky
After a few weekends of disappointing returns for tentpole releases, Fox delivered a pleasant surprise in the form of an over-performing original film, Ford v Ferrari,... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: On the comeback trail that could lead to the Dolby
This year, this season, has really given us a wealth of career comebacks, resuscitations and restorations that make for an exciting season to talk about.... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Marty vs Marvel; Nigeria disqualified from contention
A few weeks ago (was it only a few weeks?) Martin Scorsese made an off-hand comment in an interview with Empire magazine that Marvel movies... Read More
‘The King,’ ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘Parasite’ earn 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominations (HMMA)
The composers for some of this season’s top contenders for the Original Score and Original Song Academy Award have earned nominations today from the Hollywood... Read More
Box Office Estimates (Nov 1-3): ‘Dark Fate’ gets terminated, ‘Harriet’ exceeds expectations
The winter box office season got off to a relatively quiet start this weekend, with Terminator: Dark Fate opening to a soft $29 million. Despite being the... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Joker’s Wild
With Halloween behind us, playtime is over and awards season is about to get real. It feels almost impossible to deny the box office behemoth... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN (December) 
2025 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND, VISUAL EFFECTS (December) 
Interview: Director Robert Eggers (‘Nosferatu’) on the Consequences of Temptation, Training Hundreds of Rats, and Playing with Vampire Lore 
Interview: Guy Pearce on the Beauty and Violence of ‘The Brutalist’ and Van Buren’s Call to His Therapist