Oscar Podcast #42: Fall Festivals Kick Off Oscar Season with La La Land, Moonlight, Arrival, Nocturnal Animals
The Venice and Telluride Film Festivals have kicked off the beginning of Oscar season (even though we’ve been at it for months!), giving us a... Read More
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Telluride Review Roundup: Moonlight, Bleed for This, Manchester by the Sea
Three major Oscar contenders hit Telluride this weekend; Moonlight, Bleed for This and Manchester by the Sea. The first two were seen for the first... Read More
First Trailer for Amazon Studios’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] One of the most anticipated films of the awards season has dropped its first trailer. Manchester by the Sea, from writer-director Kenneth... Read More
New Trailer for ‘La La Land’ Features Original Song “Audition”
A new trailer for Damien Chazelle’s highly anticipated follow-up to Whiplash, La La Land, is here and with it a glimpse at another of the modern-day... Read More
OFFICIAL International and US ‘Arrival’ Trailers plus 10 New Posters
The Arrival blitz from Paramount is hitting like an alien invasion after the first stills and teaser were released last week and now with an... Read More
“This is the story of a lifetime” – the breathtaking and seductive MOONLIGHT trailer and poster are here
Sometimes a film comes along that you’re not expecting; that swoops you up, carries you emotionally and takes you on a journey you didn’t even... Read More
In our 40th Oscar podcast, I am joined by Gold Rush Gang members Richard Anthony and, new this season, Bryan Bonafede. With the announcements this... Read More
New Trailer for ‘Steve Jobs’ Has a Focus on Family
The marketing for Universal‘s Steve Jobs is coming fast and furious now with yet another trailer dropping today. After its successful debut at Telluride... 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
Telluride Report: Is ‘Steve Jobs’ Securing an Oscar for Michael Fassbender?
There was effusive praise for Universal‘s Steve Jobs last night, with major Oscar talk laid out for its star Michael Fassbender but not all... Read More
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