2016 Oscars: VFX Shortlist Includes ‘Star Wars’, ‘Ant-Man;’ Snubs Flops ‘Pan’ and ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
The Academy has released its shortlist of Visual Effects Oscar nominee hopefuls and they include the frontrunners like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mad... Read More
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2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE
Spotlight is enjoying its frontrunner status with a perfect score in Best Picture from the Gold Rush Gang. But the recent critics awards success... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) sits way out in front of his nearest competitor with a perfect score from the Gold Rush Gang. Reigning Best Director winner... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR
With each day, frontrunner Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) gets closer and closer to being an Oscar winner. He has a perfect score with the Gold... Read More
AFI’s Top 10 Films of 2015: Blockbusters Galore but ‘Room’ for ‘Carol’
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced their Top 10 Films of 2015 and it’s a list packed with mega-blockbusters more than any year... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
With Room hitting nearly every single critics awards Adapted Screenplay nomination list, the fight for the #1 spot is as close as its ever been.... Read More
London Film Critics Circle Nominations: Carol, 45 Years, Mad Max, The Martian Top Noms
Two intimate relationship dramas and two sci-fi/fantasy epics topped the 36th London Film Critics Circle nominations today; Carol & 45 Years and Mad Max:... Read More
Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Go For Spotlight, DiCaprio, Larson, Dano and Mara
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the newsroom drama SPOTLIGHT as the best film of 2015, according to the results of its 22nd... Read More
21st Critics Choice Awards Nominations: Mad Max: Fury Road Leads with 13
Mad Max: Fury Road, the most unexpected critics award champion of 2015 has been nominated for 13 awards from the Broadcast Film Critics Association... Read More
Oscar Podcast #32: Post SAG and Golden Globe Nominations plus Trumbo Propaganda
In podcast #32 I am joined by Gold Rush Gang members Chris Pepper and Jason Osiason to discuss the craziness of this week’s Screen Actors... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November) 
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Interview: In ‘Gladiator II,’ Costume Designer Janty Yates Turns Rome into Her Runway 
Interview: Production Designer Arthur Max on Rebuilding Rome and Filling the Colosseum with Water in ‘Gladiator II’