Telluride Film Festival to world premiere ‘Boy Erased,’ ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?,’ ‘The Front Runner’ and more
The Telluride Film Festival may only reveal its lineup the day before it begins but intrepid festival watchers can largely figure out what’s going to... Read More
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Poster for Mike Leigh’s ‘Peterloo’ plus first clip
In this first clip of Peterloo, Mike Leigh portrays one of the bloodiest episodes in British history, the infamous Peterloo Massacre of 1819, where government-backed... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (August)
Not much change this month, just a few placement moves in the top 5. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (does anyone else hear the Pet Shop... Read More
2018 TIFF Masters Slate features Jean-Luc Godard, Hong Sang-soo, Carlos Reygadas, Jia Zhang-ke, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and more
The Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for the 2018 Masters program, comprised of 11 daring new films by acclaimed, established auteurs with... Read More
2018 Fall Festivals: Where We Are in the Oscar Race
The main fall festivals, Venice, Telluride and Toronto, always clue us in on how the studios position their 4th quarter films in terms of box... Read More
75th Venice Film Festival welcomes the Coen Brothers, Lady Gaga, Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent, Orson Welles
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] After previously announced Damien Chazelle’s First Man as the opening night film the lineup for the 75th Venice Film Festival will... Read More
Trailer for Mike Leigh’s ‘Peterloo’
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Peterloo is latest film from 7-time Academy Award nominee Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies, Happy-Go-Lucky), detailing the bloodiest episodes in British... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (July) – Beautiful Boy Erased
Let’s here it for the boys. Both Boy Erased and Beautiful Boy rise in the ranks this month with Boy Erased entering the top 5.... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (June) – ‘The Front Runner,’ ‘Peterloo’ Rise
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (June) – ‘The Front Runner,’ ‘Peterloo’ Rise
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A slow month for Adapted Screenplay as my top 8 stays put in the same spots with BlacKkKlansman still on top.... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (May) – ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ on top, ‘A Quiet Place’ debuts
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman moves up the #1 spot this month after its Cannes-winning debut. It leapfrogs over the Barry Jenkins adaptation of James Baldwin’s If... Read More
2024 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations 
2024 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘Anora’ Named Best Film Among its Six Awards 
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations 
2024 Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead