2021 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN (September)
As with cinematography, costume design could be a place where Emmy nominees graduate to become Oscar nominees for David Fincher’s Mank. In this case, Trish... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN (September)
There usually isn’t much room for subtlety or nuance in the Oscar for Production Design so don’t expect Frances McDormand’s fall leaves plates from Nomadland... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY (September)
This year’s batch of cinematography Oscar hopefuls is a surprising mix of names we know, like Greig Fraser (a previous nominee for Lion) who has... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (August)
Is it Oscar season yet? It’s kiiinda starting to look like it, or a semblance of it. The fall festivals, virtual as they are, are... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (July)
It’s been two weeks since my predictions in Supporting Actor and I held off on my Best Picture and Best Director contenders for July until... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)
With the extended Oscar eligibility (now February 28 instead of the usual December 31) and a new date for the 93rd Academy Awards (April 25),... Read More
‘Mulan,’ ‘Black Widow,’ ‘French Dispatch’ and more get new release dates
Disney has announced a huge batch of new release dates for their spring and summer releases that were upended by the global pandemic of the... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions (March): Where Do We Go From Here?
SXSW canceled. Tribeca postponed. Cannes on the brink of postponement or cancelation. No new film releases until….? The film industry has never been in a... Read More
New Images of Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler and Rita Moreno in Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’
Last summer gave us our first looks at the new adaptation of West Side Story from Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg and today 20th Century... Read More
2021 Oscars: The Best Picture Contenders (February)
Despite a shortened Oscar season, last year saw box office hits make a big impact on the Best Picture list and a seeming return of... Read More
2024 Camerimage Film Festival: Danish Oscar Entry ‘The Girl With the Needle’ Wins Golden Frog 
Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)