Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon are charged up in first trailer for ‘The Current War’
Caught up in the fallout of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal, the history behind The Current War is almost as fascinating as the subjects... Read More
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Lantern Entertainment Completes $289M Weinstein Company Purchase; includes Oscar winners The King’s Speech, The Artist
After months of negotiation, Lantern Capital has been given approval to complete its $289M acquisition of The Weinstein Company, which went into bankruptcy after the... Read More
Call Me By Your Name and I, Tonya plus Tributes to Michael Shannon, Nancy Meyers Topline 7th Napa Film Fest
Seventh Annual Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Film Line-Up Including The Shape of Water, The Current War and Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool plus... Read More
Awards Season Hopefuls, Closing the Gender Gap Highlight the 40th Mill Valley Film Festival
The Current War, Darkest Hour, Rose Marie, Dee Rees, Last Flag Flying and Greta Gerwig highlight the announcement of the lineup of the 40th Mill... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (June) – Ben Mendelsohn, Sterling K. Brown Rise; Big Debut for Willem Dafoe
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Things are looking bright for Ben Mendelsohn this month. The Emmy winner’s film, Darkest Hour, moved up in Best Picture and Best... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) – Stuhlbarg #1, Colin Farrell Rises and Ben Stiller Debuts
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name) keeps a solid lock on the top spot for the third month in a... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (May) – Wonderstruck is new #1, Get Out debuts
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, despite debuting a poster and first trailer, has been dethroned this month by the Todd Haynes Cannes entry... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (April)
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Not much change in Supporting Actor this month, in fact it’s the same top 5 as last month with just a... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (April)
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) stands as the sole performer (or film) with all #1 votes across the board from every Gold... Read More
Oscar Podcast #53: CinemaCon Buzz; the Oscars in a post-Moonlight world
This 53rd Oscar Podcast, the first of the 2017-2018 season, former Gold Rush Gang member Peter and I break down the main contenders right now... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November) 
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2025 Oscars: Eligibility Lists for Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards 
Nava Mau, Sean Wang Among 2024 BAFTA Breakthroughs Championing New ‘Must-Watch’ Creatives