First Trailer and Poster for Ben Affleck’s ‘Live By Night’
Ben Affleck’s fourth film as a director, Live By Night, has a first trailer and poster although, curiously, it’s the UK version and not an... Read More
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#OscarsSoWhite: Why The Big Short Winning Best Picture Is the Worst Possible Outcome
When The Big Short won the Producers Guild Award last weekend it was both expected and a surprise. The film has performed extraordinarily well with... 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
When Oscar Bait Fails: How Film Festival Response Makes or Breaks a Film
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
Sandra Bullock’s ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ Gets a Poster and a Trailer
Debuting just ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, David Gordon Green’s comedy/drama Our Brand Is Crisis gives us Academy Award winners... Read More
Our Brand Is Crisis and The Danish Girl Land Top Slots at TIFF
Sometimes timing is everything. If you look at past schedules for the Toronto International Film Festival you’ll notice a few things; which films get... Read More
In this summertime podcast I’m joined by special guest Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood at IndieWire. Anne is a gal in the know and... Read More
Gold Rush Gang 2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (August)
Robert De Niro (Joy) sees his lead increase, putting his vote total to a near perfect score and maintaining his #1 status. His strength in... Read More
Gold Rush Gang 2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (July)
As is often the case with Awardswatch and our Gold Rush Gang, the Best Actress race is usually our best category and we’ve been solid... Read More
2015 Oscars: American Sniper takes a shot at box-office records
At an estimated, jaw-dropping $90.2 million, American Sniper’s opening weekend ranks among the most perplexing, mind-boggling box office stories in modern Hollywood history. It’s the... Read More
Producers Guild Awards Nominations for Sports, Children’s and Short-Form Programs 
Wim Wenders to Lead 76th Berlin International Film Festival Jury 
2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December) 
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead