AwardsWatch - venice film festival

Venice Review Roundup: La La Land, Arrival and Nocturnal Animals

Erik Anderson September 2, 2016

Three of Oscar season’s biggest titles made their debuts in Venice this week and the reviews so far have been pretty stellar. Sometimes a Venice launch of... Read More

2016 Venice Film Festival Lineup: Amy Adams x 2, ‘Jackie,’ Terrence Malick

Erik Anderson July 28, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The lineup for the 73rd Venice Film Festival is giving a bit of deja vú of this week’s TIFF lineup with... Read More

The teaser trailer for Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’ will have you dancing on air

Erik Anderson July 13, 2016

Every decade or so there is a resurgence of the movie musical. Chicago and Moulin Rouge! did in in the early 2000s and now the... Read More

72nd Venice Film Festival Winners

Erik Anderson September 12, 2015

The winners of the 72nd Venice Film Festival have been announced and South America triumphed with the top two wins; The Golden Lion and... Read More

First Batch of Posters for ‘The Danish Girl’ with Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander (UPDATE)

Erik Anderson August 1, 2015

The first collection of posters for the Toronto and Venice entry The Danish Girl from Focus Features and starring Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of... Read More

Jake Gyllenhaal Circling Lionsgate’s Boston Bomber Flick ‘Stronger’ from David Gordon Green

Erik Anderson July 29, 2015

Fresh off box office success of his boxing drama Southpaw and with Demolition and Everest being announced as the Opening Night films of the Toronto... Read More

72nd Venice Film Festival Lineup: A Bigger Splash, Danish Girl and Kristen Stewart Set for the Fest

Erik Anderson July 29, 2015

Just on the heels of Toronto’s announcement yesterday, the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, which takes place Sept. 2-12, has announced their lineup. The Danish... Read More

72nd Venice Film Festival Announces All Three International Juries

Erik Anderson July 27, 2015

The selection is complete for the members of all three international Juries (Venezia 72, Orizzonti, “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for Best Debut Film) at... Read More

Oscar Podcast #15: Venice, Telluride and TIFF festivals; Birdman, A Most Violent Year, Wild, The Imitation Game

Erik Anderson August 28, 2014

In this podcast, Peter and Jason (Dirk Diggler!) join Erik to discuss the flurry of fall festivals, including the just opened Venice Film Festival which... Read More

71st Venice Film Festival Lineup: Or, How to Buck the Oscars and Play What You Want

Erik Anderson July 24, 2014

The 71st Venice Film Festival has revealed its lineup and in true form defies the likes of Telluride, Toronto and the New York Film Festival... Read More

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