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The Top 25 Best Actress Winners So Far
The penultimate installment of this series is here, folks. As a reminder, this is a tradition I’ve been keen on for years. Yes, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will […] More
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NYFF 2021 to Open with Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
The 59th Annual New York Film Festival is set to kick off on September 24th and will run through to October 10th, 2021. As usual, the festival will debut a wide variety of films throughout its run we haven’t learned what the opening film will be. However, we finally know what it is. The Tragedy […] More
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Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ to Premiere at Cannes
It’s now official: Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch will have its world premiere at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival, after being slated to premiere last year, but that edition of the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With Leos Carax’s Annette and Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta, the 2021 lineup of the Palme D’Or […] More
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Apple to Partner with A24 to Distribute ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
Apple Original Films are making some big waves in the industry as of late, and they’ve now acquired another major film that is sure to be a big topic of discussion in the upcoming awards season. Deadline is reporting that the studio has made a deal with A24 to distribute Joel Coen’s upcoming feature The […] More
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Before the Gold: Best Leading Actress
This month, we’re taking a look at this year’s Oscar nominees and digging into their past work to find hidden gems that you may have overlooked, or specific credits that may have influenced their Oscar-nominated work this year. The Best Leading Actress this year is one of the most entertaining, unpredictable races we’ve seen in… […] More
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The Case for All Five Nominees in Best Actress
How about this Best Actress race? No other category is as up in the air as this one. Furthermore, Actress is setting itself up to be one of the most thrilling categories in some time. It all begs the question that I asked last week: who the hell is winning Best Actress? Whomever wins among […] More
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BAFTA’s Led by ‘Nomadland’ with ‘The Father’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ Among Those Next in Line
This afternoon brought the results of the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards, also known as BAFTA. After the nominations, due in part to a quirk in voting this year, brought some surprises, the wins more or less went according to plan. As expected, Nomadland led the way, taking home four BAFTA prizes, including Best Picture, […] More
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‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ is a Black and White Film from Joel Coen
We might still be in the thick of the extended award season for 2020 films, but plenty are looking ahead already to the films that are sure to be dominating the conversation for next year’s awards. One of the most anticipated titles, making our list of the 100 Movies to Look Forward to in 2021, is The […] More
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‘Nomadland’ Debuts a Full Trailer and New Release Date
Fresh off winning Best Picture from the first critics group to announce their year-end awards, Searchlight Pictures has released the first full trailer for Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland (our rave review is here), and announced the film will have a wide release on February 19, 2021. Looking to gain some momentum from the recent buzz and those […] More
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Film Fest 919 Announces Awards
The third edition of Film Fest 919 in North Carolina, which was held in person rather than online, has announced a few prizes. Nomadland and Fatman tied for the Audience Favorite Award, with the former taking home the Distinguished Screenwriter Award for director, writer, and editor Chloé Zhao and the latter earning the Spotlight Award […] More
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NYFF Film Review – ‘Nomadland’ is a Bruce Springsteen-like Poem for Forgotten Americans
Americans have a blind spot when it comes to the plight of other citizens. Too many folks like to say they care about people, but when it comes to actual change, complacency sets in. In numerous cases, it centers around creature comforts. The “American Dream” tends to revolve around what you can ultimately own. Take […] More
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‘Nomadland’ Takes Home the People’s Choice Award at TIFF
We have just learned that Chloé Zhao’s latest film, Nomadland has taken home the coveted People’s Choice Award at this years Toronto International Film Festival. Nomadland joins some elite company, such as Jojo Rabbit (Best Picture nominee), Green Book (Best Picture winner), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Best Picture nominee), La La Land (Best Picture […] More
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