38th Mill Valley Film Festival Lineup: Carol, The Danish Girl, Spotlight, Beasts of No Nation, Room and more
ANNOUNCING COMPLETE LINEUP FOR THE 38TH MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL Tom Hooper, Carey Mulligan, Sarah Silverman, Brie Larson, Tom McCarthy, Catherine Hardwicke, Cary Fukanaga, Sir... Read More
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‘SUFFRAGETTE’ To Close 38th Mill Valley Film Festival; Plus Carey Mulligan Spotlight Conversation
SAN RAFAEL, CA. (September 15, 2015) –The Mill Valley Film Festival is pleased to present as its Closing Night Film Focus Features’ critically acclaimed... Read More
When Oscar Bait Fails: How Film Festival Response Makes or Breaks a Film
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
One of the most anticipated films to hit the festival circuit, Suffragette, debuted at Telluride last night to mostly rave reviews but also with... Read More
Forum Oscar Poll Results – August 2015: The Danish Girl and The Revenant TIED in Best Picture
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Boy, are these races getting close! Each month seems to find the top three in most categories getting closer to each... Read More
42nd Telluride Film Festival Brings Steve Jobs, Beasts of No Nation, Carol, Suffragette
Part of the thrill of the Telluride Film Festival is that the quick, four-day fest only announces its lineup the day before the festival itself... Read More
Gold Rush Gang 2016 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, VISUAL EFFECTS (August)
Gold Rush Gang 2016 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, VISUAL EFFECTS (August)
Next up in the Gold Rush Gang’s 2016 Oscar predictions are three categories that always come with eligibility stipulations and sometimes controversy. Accusations of cronyism,... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN, COSTUME DESIGN, CINEMATOGRAPHY aka The Coffee Table Awards
What used to be referred to as ‘The Coffee Table Awards’ back in the earlier days of Oscar watching have become much more extravagant and... Read More
Gold Rush Gang 2016 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING, SOUND EDITING & SOUND MIXING (August)
We’ve spent a lot of time with the top 8 categories (Picture, Director, Acting, Screenplays) so now it’s time to dip into the... Read More
Gold Rush Gang 2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (August)
Phyllis Nagy’s script for Carol, based on the book “The Price of Salt” by Patricia Highsmith, reigns supreme on the Best Adapted Screenplay chart this... Read More
2024 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006) 
Hollywood Biopics and Mental Health Through the Lenses of ‘The Aviator’ (2004), ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001) and ‘Love & Mercy’ (2014) 
2024 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Winners: ‘The Substance” Dominates