2018 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN (November)
Blade Runner 2049 remains a solid #1 in Production with a score of 99 this month. No changes in the 2-4 but Phantom Thread comes... Read More
the shape of water
2018 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS and MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING (November)
The top three in Visual Effects remain the same from last month: Blade Runner 2049, War for the Planet of the Apes and Star Wars:... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SOUND EDITING and SOUND MIXING (November)
Dunkirk still controls the Sound categories again this month and the top three in both are still: Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049 and Star Wars: The... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG (November)
We have a new leader in the Original Score race: Alexandre Desplat’s The Shape of Water. After leading all summer, Hans Zimmer’s Dunkirk score falls... Read More
Not much has changed since the last Frontrunner Friday. Dunkirk sits atop the list once again with only a very small 1-point downturn. It’s impressive... Read More
Mudbound, Call Me By Your Name, All the Money in the World set for AFI Fest 2017
AFI Fest 2017 will be the world premiere of Ridley Scott’s second film this year, the Getty-kidnapping drama All the Money in the World starring... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: The Fallout of Weinstein and Amazon and the State of the Oscar Race
It would be impossible to not start an Oscar race piece without mentioning the explosive accusations against, and fallout of, one of Hollywood’s most ferocious... Read More
These are the official 2018 Oscar Predictions in Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for October from the Gold Rush Gang. Keep an eye on... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY, PRODUCTION DESIGN, COSTUME DESIGN (October)
These are the official 2018 Oscar Predictions in Cinematography, Production Design and Costume Design for October from the Gold Rush Gang. Keep an eye on all... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, VISUAL EFFECTS, ANIMATED FEATURE (October)
No major changes in Original Score, Visual Effects or Animated Feature this month but Original Score does see some movement. The Shape of Water has... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 153: ‘Memento’ (Christopher Nolan, 2001) 
2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘The World of Love,’ ‘A Sad and Beautiful World,’ ‘Nuisance Bear,’ ‘One in a Million’ (SFFILM) 
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) 
Interview: Boots Riley on Collecting an Eclectic Cast and How ‘I Love Boosters’ is Like Richard Scarry’s ‘Busy, Busy Town’