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Cannes 2016 Distribution Watch: What’s Been Picked Up

Erik Anderson May 15, 2016

[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

SFIFF59 Preview: Maggie’s Plan (Rebecca Miller)

Erik Anderson April 15, 2016

In Maggie’s Plan, Greta Gerwig plays the titular character, a woman on the verge of artificially inseminating herself with the DNA of a former college... Read More

Oscar Podcast #38: Cannes Predictions, Oscar Talk, Story of Your Life Gets a New Title

Erik Anderson April 11, 2016

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

I Saw the Light (★★)

Erik Anderson March 24, 2016

Tackling a biopic of arguably the most popular and influential country music artist of all time certainly must have been a daunting task. For... Read More

2016 Oscars: Best Foreign Language Film

Erik Anderson February 22, 2016

So, Son of Saul is winning this in a cakewalk, right? Eh, not so fast. This is one of the categories at next week’s... Read More

MVFF38 Preview: ‘TRUTH,’ starring Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford

Erik Anderson September 30, 2015

Based on the book “Truth and Duty: The Press, The President and the Power of Privilege” by Pulitzer and Emmy winning television producer Mary... Read More

The Trailer and Poster for ‘Truth,’ starring Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford

Erik Anderson September 23, 2015

The much anticipated trailer and poster for Sony Pictures Classics‘ Truth, starring Academy Award-winners Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford have dropped we have them.... Read More

When Oscar Bait Fails: How Film Festival Response Makes or Breaks a Film

Erik Anderson September 14, 2015

What has happened to this Oscar season? The Toronto International Film Festival, currently underway, is normally the jumping off point, or in some cases... Read More

Our Brand Is Crisis and The Danish Girl Land Top Slots at TIFF

Erik Anderson August 25, 2015

Sometimes timing is everything. If you look at past schedules for the Toronto International Film Festival you’ll notice a few things; which films get... Read More

TIFF40 Adds I Saw the Light, Our Brand Is Crisis, Truth, 45 Years, About Ray