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Frontrunner Friday: Female Directors, Auteurs, Oscar Favorites and a WWII-heavy slate

Erik Anderson March 17, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Kathryn Bigelow’s Untitled Detroit Riots Project, Downsizing, The Post and Mudbound head up this week’s Frontrunner Friday So early, still so many predictions... Read More

First Look: Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara in Weinstein Oscar Player ‘Lion’

Erik Anderson July 30, 2016

On the heels of its announcement as a World Premiere in this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, The Weinstein Company’s #1 Oscar hope this year,... Read More

2016 Oscars: SAG/GG Post-Mortem and Michael Shannon?

Erik Anderson December 10, 2015

With the two major critics groups (LAFCA and NYFCC), the National Board of Review (NBR), Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and now The Golden Globes... Read More

When Oscar Bait Fails: How Film Festival Response Makes or Breaks a Film

Erik Anderson September 14, 2015

What has happened to this Oscar season? The Toronto International Film Festival, currently underway, is normally the jumping off point, or in some cases... Read More

HUGE Batch of ‘Macbeth’ Pics and Posters of Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard

Erik Anderson August 27, 2015

Today brings us a massive collection of new pics from Macbeth featuring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis and Paddy Consadine. But, with The... Read More

2015 Oscars: Box Office and October Releases – Gone Girl, Birdman, Whiplash and more

Erik Anderson September 29, 2014

Although reviews and a movie’s pedigree arguably play the most significant roles in the Oscar race, financial success is also a significant player. Just looking... Read More

Telluride Reviews: Oscar Hopefuls ‘The Imitation Game,’ ‘Rosewater,’ ‘Wild’

Erik Anderson August 30, 2014

The 41st Telluride Film Festival is underway and classically it’s one of the shortest high profile film festivals around. With just five days to pack... Read More

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby gets a trailer

Erik Anderson June 27, 2014

The story of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is a complicated one. It’s not a movie, it’s three movies. Originally meant to be two films... Read More

Contender or Pretender Series: Big Eyes

Erik Anderson May 12, 2014

Welcome to the latest installment of Awardswatch’s Contender or Pretender 2014. This week we tackle Big Eyes, the real-life story of painting couple Margaret and... Read More

Contender or Pretender Series: Inherent Vice

Erik Anderson April 21, 2014

Welcome to the latest entry of Contender or Pretender 2014! Our Oscar hopeful this week is Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon... Read More

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