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Interview: Florian Zeller on tackling sensitive material in ‘The Son,’ working with an all-star cast and if we’ll see ‘The Mother’

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Interview: Florian Zeller on tackling sensitive material in ‘The Son,’ working with an all-star cast and if we’ll see ‘The Mother’

Ryan McQuade October 26, 2022

For many film audiences in 2020, one of the best films of the year was The Father, written and directed by Florian Zeller. Hailing from... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)

Erik Anderson August 22, 2022

My #1 may stay the same but there’s quite a bit of movement this month, just before we head into festival season and the majority... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)

Erik Anderson July 19, 2022

With the first trailer for Universal’s She Said dropping, we had our first look at several potential contenders in this category, including Samantha Morton and... Read More

Sony Pictures Classics picks up Florian Zeller’s ‘The Son’ with Laura Dern, Hugh Jackman and Vanessa Kirby

Erik Anderson July 7, 2021

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in the US, South East Asia, China, India, Eastern Europe and Turkey to The... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS

Erik Anderson April 22, 2021

Picture it, Los Angeles 1969. A young actress in her first lead role, a musical biopic. A veteran legend and two-time Oscar winner. “It’s a... Read More

2021 Tribeca Film Festival lineup announced

Erik Anderson April 20, 2021

Festival will run June 9-20 with a mix of in-person events at outdoor venues across all of New York City’s boroughs The 2021 Tribeca Festival,... Read More

Did SAG just create the most open Best Actress race in years?

Erik Anderson April 5, 2021

Last night, the Screen Actors Guild threw an exciting wrench into the Best Actress race in the best way possible. Viola Davis won Outstanding Performance... Read More

SFFILM adds ‘Language Lessons,’ Vanessa Kirby tribute, live show by Rock M. Sakura, an Oscar chat and more to film festival

Erik Anderson March 31, 2021

The San Francisco International Film Festival is the longest-running film festival in the Americas SFFILM announced today additional programming for the upcoming 2021 San Francisco International Film... Read More

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2021 Oscars: How Andra Day (‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’) or Vanessa Kirby (‘Pieces of a Woman’) could be the 13th Best Actress winner to be the lone nominee from her film

Andrew Carden March 18, 2021

Over the course of Oscar history, 12 leading ladies have scored the Best Actress trophy as the only nomination from their film. This year, not... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS

Erik Anderson March 11, 2021

What’s usually one of the most competitive and difficult categories to predict, Best Actress feels…closed up? Am I crazy or is it locked with Carey... Read More