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2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (November)

Erik Anderson November 23, 2021

While Caitríona Balfe remains the frontrunner here, the buzz and word of mouth for Aunjanue Ellis in King Richard is getting louder. More than a... Read More

(L to R) Jamie Dornan as "Pa", Ciarán Hinds as "Pop", Jude Hill as "Buddy", and Judi Dench as "Granny" in director Kenneth Branagh's BELFAST, a Focus Features release. Credit : Rob Youngson / Focus Features

‘Belfast’ review: With his most personal film, Kenneth Branagh delivers an entertaining, moving meditation on family and the power of love [Grade: A]

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‘Belfast’ review: With his most personal film, Kenneth Branagh delivers an entertaining, moving meditation on family and the power of love [Grade: A]

Ryan McQuade October 20, 2021

Right before his latest film screened in front of a packed audience at the Middleburg Film Festival, writer-director Kenneth Branagh explained that Belfast was a... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (October)

Erik Anderson October 18, 2021

The rollercoaster of category placement for the actors in Belfast has finally come to a stop. Last week, it was revealed that the entire adult... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)

Erik Anderson September 21, 2021

Don’t bet against a Dame. Supporting Actress is still an up in the air category with some high-profile films and studios yet to officially confirm... Read More

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TIFF Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ masterfully captures the joys and agony of what truly makes a home [Grade: A-]

Mina Takla September 15, 2021

Undoubtedly his most personal film to date, Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a quietly moving and universally resonating film about the roots that connect us, the... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)

Erik Anderson June 22, 2021

As I mentioned in Supporting Actor, fluidity between roles and category placement will be a big factor in Supporting Actress as well. Is there a... Read More

Film Review: ‘Six Minutes to Midnight’ wastes Oscar-winning actors in convoluted WWII drama

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Film Review: ‘Six Minutes to Midnight’ wastes Oscar-winning actors in convoluted WWII drama

Catherine Springer March 24, 2021

AUTHOR’S NOTE: ‘Six Minutes to Midnight’ stars Eddie Izzard, who self-identifies as “she/her.” However, the role she plays is a man, so, when referencing the... Read More

Focus Features sets November 2021 release for Kenneth Branagh’s coming of age story ‘Belfast’

Erik Anderson March 17, 2021

Focus Features will release Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast on Friday, November 12, 2021 in theaters domestically. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet), Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss... Read More

Focus Features picks up Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ with Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe

Erik Anderson December 16, 2020

Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Branagh, Belfast is the humorous, tender and intensely personal story of... Read More

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43rd Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) full lineup announced; tributes to Viola Davis, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Kate Winslet

Erik Anderson September 26, 2020

Spotlight Program and Conversations include Delroy Lindo, Clare Dunne and Aaron Sorkin Mark Fishkin, Founder/Executive Director of the California Film Institute and Zoë Elton, MVFF... Read More