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SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 05: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Sian Heder speak onstage at the Writers Panel during the 37th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre on March 5, 2022 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF)

Santa Barbara Film Festival Writer’s Panel: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sian Heder, Eskil Vogt and more on the processes and challenges of bringing their scripts to life

Catherine Springer March 6, 2022

The annual Writer’s Panel at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is always one of the highlights of the week, as the festival gathers writers... Read More

5th Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Awards winners: ‘CODA’ named Best Picture, Andrew Garfield and Kristen Stewart nab lead acting prizes

Erik Anderson February 28, 2022

The 5th Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) awards were held tonight in a live, in-person ceremony at the Avalon in Hollywood, California and CODA was named... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (February)

Erik Anderson February 25, 2022

Probably the most locked category of the night, but it doesn’t make it any less exciting because it comes with such history and importance. With... Read More

Kenneth Branagh and Aunjanue Ellis to be honored at 5th Hollywood Critics Association Awards; Annaleigh Ashford announced as host

Erik Anderson February 22, 2022

The Hollywood Critics Association announced today that Kenneth Branagh and Aunjanue Ellis will be receiving honorary awards at the 5th Annual HCA Film Awards. The... Read More

From Judi Dench to Denzel Washington to Kristen Stewart: 2022 Oscars Stats, Trivia, History and more

Erik Anderson February 8, 2022

No doubt one of the best parts of any Oscar nomination day is what stats or streaks were broken, who sets a new record for... Read More

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Oscars 2022: 7 Things That Could Happen at Tomorrow’s Nominations

Erik Anderson February 7, 2022

Our predictions are locked and we all feel 100% good about them, right? Eh, not so fast. Oscar predicting isn’t a science, otherwise it would... Read More

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‘Death on the Nile’ review: Less a whodunit than a who cares with enough sham pain to fill denial [Grade: D]

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‘Death on the Nile’ review: Less a whodunit than a who cares with enough sham pain to fill denial [Grade: D]

Catherine Springer February 7, 2022

You can’t go wrong with a classic murder mystery, and it doesn’t get more classic than author Agatha Christie, the certified queen of the genre.... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR

Erik Anderson February 4, 2022

Best Picture and Best Director are usually the most linked Oscar categories as the latter often really tells us what the top 5 films are... Read More

‘Belfast’ FYC: A cathartic homage to heritage, a love letter to cinema and a subtle warning for America

Landon Johnson February 1, 2022

The multi-talented triple-threat writer/director/actor Sir Kenneth Branagh spent his time in quarantine writing his most personal and introspective film to date. Belfast recalls his experience... Read More

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Directors Guild (DGA) nominations: Women rule as Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Huezo, Rebecca Hall and Emma Seligman earn nods

Erik Anderson January 27, 2022

Directors Guild of America President Lesli Linka Glatter today announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for... Read More