Oscar Podcast #55: New Academy Members, Fall Festivals and July Oscar Predictions
This 55th Oscar podcast I’m joined by no less than three esteemed Gold Rush Gang members – Jason Osiason, Richard Anthony and Matt Dinn. We... Read More
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Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Color of Night and Forrest Gump (1994)
Color of Night – “This is worth seeing if you’re in the mood for a adult-orientated suspense thriller…with quite a lot of sex. & yes, ladies,... Read More
How Will Politics Impact This Year’s Oscar Race?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Oscars are (theoretically) a celebration the best film has to offer in our society, and therefore by definition they reflect... Read More
Worst Picture/Best Picture Series: Indecent Proposal and Schindler’s List (1993)
It’s baaaaack! After a long hiatus, Jeff Beachnau returns to his Worst Picture/Best Picture series comparing the Razzie’s worst film and the Oscars Best Picture... Read More
First trailer for BREATHE, starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In his directorial debut, Andy Serkis brings to life the inspiring true love story between Robin Cavendish (Academy Award® nominee, Andrew... Read More
Academy Invites a Record 774 New Members incl: Riz Ahmed, Ruth Negga, Gal Gadot, Chris Evans and Barry Jenkins
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited a record 774 new members from 57 different countries, breaking... Read More
Oscar Profile: WONDER
Wonder Lionsgate – 11/17 Dir: Stephen Chbosky Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Mandy Patinkin, Sonia Braga, Izabela Vidovic What It’s... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: Huge Shakeup as ‘Wonderstruck’ Plummets and Spielberg’s ‘Pentagon Papers’ Tops
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In the biggest shakeup since starting Frontrunner Friday for the 2018 Oscar season, the previous #1 (and the official #1 for... Read More
Cannes Unveils ‘Wonderstruck,’ the First Oscar Player of the Festival
The 2017 Cannes Film Festival has just kicked off and the new film from Todd Haynes, Wonderstruck, was first out of the gate and gives... Read More
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
‘Mars is Ours!’: Inside Season 5 of ‘For All Mankind’ as the Next Generation Claims the Red Planet 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 146 – ‘The Red Shoes’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1948) 
With Paul Thomas Anderson Finally Winning an Oscar, Which Multi-Nominee is Next? 
BAFTA TV Awards Nominations: ‘Adolescence’ Still Has More Growing Up To Do