A Brief History of Oscar and the Cannes Film Festival and Who Might Win This Year
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 70th Cannes Film Festival kicks off this week (Thursday, to be exact) but did you know that only Cannes Palme... Read More
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2017 Cannes Film Festival Lineup; Four Nicole Kidman Projects to Hit the Croisette
The lineup for the 70th Cannes Film Festival has been announced but this year it might as well be called the Nicole Kidman Film Festival... Read More
2017 Emmys: Drama Series Analysis
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] This year’s Drama Series category is first notable not for what’s going to make it in but what isn’t. Downton Abbey‘s... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: Female Directors, Auteurs, Oscar Favorites and a WWII-heavy slate
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Kathryn Bigelow’s Untitled Detroit Riots Project, Downsizing, The Post and Mudbound head up this week’s Frontrunner Friday So early, still so many predictions... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions – BEST PICTURE (March)
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Moonlight‘s surprise win in Best Picture just over a week ago should have lit a fire under the collective asses of... Read More
2017 Oscars: 145 Films Submitted for Documentary Feature Oscar
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – One hundred forty-five features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 89th... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Not a lot of major changes this month other than La La Land locking in its Best Picture frontrunner status with... Read More
First trailer for Ava DuVernay’s prison doc ’13th’ is a story “150 years in the making”
The first trailer for 13th, from Ava DuVernay (Selma), is a searing indictment on the enslavement of the black community in the United States... Read More
Oscar Podcast #38: Cannes Predictions, Oscar Talk, Story of Your Life Gets a New Title
In our 38th podcast, I am joined by three Gold Rush Gang members – Júlia, Evan and Kenneth – to first discuss the name change... Read More
Emmy Podcast #11: TV Movies and Limited Series’ Take the Front Seat with special guest Todd VanDerWerff
In our first Emmy podcast for the 2015/2016 television season, I am joined by Vox.com’s Culture Editor Todd VanDerWerff for a deep dive into this... Read More
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