2017 Oscars: 91 Original Songs Vie for the Academy Award
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 91 songs from eligible feature-length motion... Read More
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Arrival, Hell or High Water, La La Land, Manchester and Moonlight Score Phoenix Critics Circle Nominations
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Phoenix Critics Circle (not the Phoenix Film Critics Society) have announced their nominations for the best in film for 2016. The... Read More
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Predictions – FILM
Trying to predict the Screen Actors Guild award nominations is a lot like the photo of the group’s statue above; the comic smiling face and... Read More
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) Choose Moonlight for Best Picture
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the intimate drama MOONLIGHT as the best film of 2016, according to the results... Read More
San Diego Film Critics Society Winners: Hell or High Water Rises
Best Picture: HELL OR HIGH WATER Runner Up: LA LA LAND Best Director: David Mackenzie, HELL OR HIGH WATER Runner Up: Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND Best Actor,... Read More
74th Golden Globe Nominations (Motion Picture): La La Land Rules, Silence Snubbed
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The nominations for the 74th Golden Globes were announced this morning by Golden Globe winners Don Cheadle and Laura Dern,... Read More
‘La La Land’ Wins Best Picture at Critics’ Choice Awards; Game of Thrones, People v OJ Simpson Win TV Side
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Critics’ Choice Awards, celebrating the critics picks for the best movies and television of the year, gave their top awards... Read More
Oscar Podcast #46: State of the Race, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Predictions
This 46th Oscar podcast, recorded Sunday, December 11th, finds Gold Rush Gang member Júlia Albuquerque and myself talking about the first huge batch of critics... Read More
New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO): Moonlight Wins Best Pic, Director, Supporting Actor and More
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) have chosen Moonlight as their Best Picture of 2016. The film also picked up... Read More
San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Moonlight Wins Best Pic, Washington/Huppert/Ali/Davis Take Acting
San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Moonlight Wins Best Pic, Washington/Huppert/Ali/Davis Take Acting
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] San Francisco Film Critics saw magic in the Moonlight as the group gave its top award to the film. Moonlight also... Read More
2024 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006) 
Hollywood Biopics and Mental Health Through the Lenses of ‘The Aviator’ (2004), ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001) and ‘Love & Mercy’ (2014) 
2024 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Winners: ‘The Substance” Dominates