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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 4 – ‘Carol’ (Haynes, 2015)

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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 4 – ‘Carol’ (Haynes, 2015)

Ryan McQuade August 3, 2023

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

‘Women Talking’ review: Writer/director Sarah Polley returns with a harrowing and hopeful chamber piece of the power and fortitude of women [A] | Telluride Review

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‘Women Talking’ review: Writer/director Sarah Polley returns with a harrowing and hopeful chamber piece of the power and fortitude of women [A] | Telluride Review

Ryan McQuade September 3, 2022

In a small colony, in an undisclosed location in the United States, lies a community of Mennonite-like religious conservatives living in a massive imbalance of... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)

Erik Anderson August 22, 2022

My #1 may stay the same but there’s quite a bit of movement this month, just before we head into festival season and the majority... Read More

Interview: ‘Nightmare Alley’ hair & makeup designers Cliona Furey and Jo-Ann MacNeil on those challenging carnival creations and working with Guillermo del Toro

Shadan Larki January 31, 2022

Guillermo del Toro’s vivid imagination and flare for fantastical worlds has made him a master of fantasy. His latest, Nightmare Alley, transports audiences to a... Read More

‘Nightmare Alley’ review: Another gorgeous but safe outing from Del Toro [Grade: B-]

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‘Nightmare Alley’ review: Another gorgeous but safe outing from Del Toro [Grade: B-]

Kevin L. Lee December 5, 2021

There’s something beautiful, admirable, yet frustrating about Guillermo Del Toro’s recent works. With films like The Devil’s Backbone, Pan’s Labyrinth, and the Hellboy films, he... Read More

Lies, treachery and deceit highlight the first teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s star-studded carny saga ‘Nightmare Alley’

Erik Anderson September 16, 2021

“Is he man or beast?” Searchlight Pictures has released the first teaser for Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro’s long-anticipated Nightmare Alley, where an ambitious carny (8-time... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)

Erik Anderson July 26, 2021

It may be only (late) July but I’m feeling comfortable with establishing two category placements that have been a bit up in the air that... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)

Erik Anderson June 22, 2021

As I mentioned in Supporting Actor, fluidity between roles and category placement will be a big factor in Supporting Actress as well. Is there a... Read More

2021 Oscars: The Best Supporting Actress Contenders (February)

Erik Anderson February 17, 2020

The list of contenders in supporting actress is bound to give us a host of previous winners and nominees here and from best actress but... Read More

Principal Photography on Searchlight Pictures’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ from Guillermo del Toro begins

Erik Anderson January 30, 2020

Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, David Strathairn Star Searchlight Pictures announced that principal photography on NIGHTMARE ALLEY began this... Read More