2021 European Film Awards (EFA) go big for ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?,’ ‘The Father’ and ‘Flee’
Jasmila Žbanić’s Oscar-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida? led the 2021 European Film Awards (EFA) winners today with three: European Film, European Director and European Actress for Jasna Đuričić. Jasmila... Read More
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Jasmila Žbanić’s Oscar-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida? led the 2021 European Film Awards (EFA) nominations this morning with five, including European Film, Director and Actress for... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING
The film editing precursors this season have had more cutting and zig-zagging than that scene in Bohemian Rhapsody. Sound of Metal and The Trial of... Read More
Oscar Podcast #80: Final Oscar predictions with The Oscar Expert and Brother Bro
It’s hard to believe but this is the first, and only, Oscar podcast I’ve done for this extended and wild Oscar season. I’ve guested on... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Adapted Screenplay this year is fascinating and contentious Best Picture frontrunner Nomadland and The Father each winning one award when the two films were in... Read More
Oscars FYC: The case for Anthony Hopkins (‘The Father’) in Best Actor
It’s hard to describe the feeling of seeing an all-time performance. One doesn’t seek it out, but rather, it finds them. It can be in... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN
Many times, Production Design and Costume Design go hand in hand with Oscar wins. Moulin Rouge!, Alice in Wonderland, The Great Gatsby, The Grand Budapest... Read More
Oscars: From ‘Promising Young Woman’ to ‘The White Tiger’ – read all 10 Oscar-nominated screenplays
Every film begins with the written word; pen to paper, fingers to keyboard. Whether it’s adapted from a book or a play or a previous... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE
It’s all come down to this. A worldwide pandemic. Closed theaters. Movies pushed off until late 2021 or beyond. An extended Oscar season that’s felt... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Nomadland, One Night in Miami, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and The Father feel like an immovable top 4, even as three of them are adapted... Read More
Sophie Hyde’s ‘Jimpa,’ starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, to Open Both NewFest and Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Festivals 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 95 – ‘Ishtar’ (Elaine May, 1987) 
2025 Tribeca Festival Television Lineup Includes World Premieres of ‘Smoke’ with Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett, ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 and More 
Interview: Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran Talk Found Families, Holding Space For Real-Life Pain Alongside Onscreen Representation and More in ‘The Wedding Banquet’