Silence, Fences, La La Land, Jackie, Patriots Day, Live by Night, Hidden Figures Fight for a Spot in Best Picture as December Releases
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We all trot out this factoid every year; no film released in December has won the Best Picture Oscar since 2004’s... Read More
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‘Patriots Day’ Lands AFI Fest Closing Spot
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Peter Berg’s second film of 2016, Patriots Day, has landed a sweet spot at AFI Fest, Closing Night Film on November... Read More
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The first teaser trailer for Peter Berg’s Boston bombing drama Patriots Day, starring Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg, is here and it’s... Read More
Ewan McGregor to receive 39th Mill Valley Film Festival Spotlight
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] SPOTLIGHT ON EWAN MCGREGOR Live On-Stage Conversation Followed by Screening of American Pastoral SAN RAFAEL, CA (September 15, 2016) – The Mill... Read More
LA LA LAND and ARRIVAL to Open 39th Mill Valley Film Festival
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] SAN RAFAEL, CA (September 8, 2016) – Returning for its 39th year, the Mill Valley Film Festival (October 6 – 16, 2016), presented by... Read More
Is Jeff Bridges is Securing His 7th Oscar Nomination with Hell or High Water?
Well, the short answer is, yes. Or at least very likely. [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Jeff Bridges has built the second half of his career... Read More
Cannes 2016 Distribution Watch: What’s Been Picked Up
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Sometimes it seems that for all of the prestige and pageantry of the Cannes Film Festival most American audiences will never see... Read More
DEEPWATER HORIZON: First Poster and Trailer
From director Peter Berg (Lone Survivor, Friday Night Lights) comes the first poster and trailer for Deepwater Horizon, his take on the worst oil spill... Read More
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Official Trailer – “For Prim”
A new trailer and poster for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, the final chapter in The Hunger Games series, was released today. While... Read More
Oscar Podcast #27: Fall Festivals, What’s Up with Miles Ahead with special guest Anne Thompson (Thompson on Hollywood)
In this summertime podcast I’m joined by special guest Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood at IndieWire. Anne is a gal in the know and... Read More
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