FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN
I’ve sort of hammered away both in print and on podcasts that Production Design and Costume Design go hand in hand and in fact, they... Read More
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Interview: Mary Zophres, Oscar-nominated costume designer of ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’
Costume designer Mary Zophres had created some of the most iconic looks in modern movie history. From The Dude’s robe and sweater in The Big... Read More
San Diego Film Critics winners: ‘Leave No Trace’ takes Best Picture, Director, Breakout Artist
The San Diego Film Critics Society has chosen Leave No Trace as its Best Picture for 2018, its director Debra Granik as Best Director and... Read More
Netflix to give ‘ROMA,’ Buster Scruggs,’ ‘Bird Box’ pre-streaming theatrical runs
In a standoff that began at Cannes, Netflix has acquiesced and decided to give the releases of three of their fall/winter films theatrical runs before... Read More
Netflix lines up its Oscar hopefuls: ROMA, 22 July, Buster Scruggs, Kindergarten Teacher main pushes
Netflix lines up its Oscar hopefuls: ROMA, 22 July, Buster Scruggs, Kindergarten Teacher main pushes
Netflix, which broke through the Oscars last season with above-the-line Academy Award nominations for Mudbound (and also establishing two pieces of Oscar history in the... Read More
AFI Fest adds world premiere of Sandra Bullock-Sarah Paulson s ‘Bird Box’ to Gala lineup
Netflix is making sure they’re dominating the festival season ahead of awards season and that now includes the world premiere of Susanne Bier’s dystopian thriller... Read More
56th New York Film Festival brings Coen Brothers, Barry Jenkins, Claire Denis, Cannes winners
The New York Film Festival has announced the main slate for its 56th and it features a wealth of NYFF favorites like Jean-Luc Godard (his... Read More
Oscar Podcast #66: What’s in and what’s out of the Venice and Toronto Fest lineups with guest Daniel Joyaux
This week gave us the lineups of two of the fall’s biggest festivals, Venice and Toronto. On this 66th Oscar podcast, I am joined by... Read More
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
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