The First Best Picture ‘Blitz’ Arrives With More Still To Come

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The First Best Picture ‘Blitz’ Arrives With More Still To Come

We’ve seen enough. It’s time to rank the Best Picture players for the 2025 Academy Awards. This year’s race may still be unsettled, but Sean Baker’s “Anora” has rolled through festival season, earning genuine adoration and respect. It arrives in…

Carrie Coon And Elizabeth Olsen Praise Azazel Jacobs’ Screenplay

A deluge of new films has arrived after the quartet of major fall film festivals, but a TIFF 2023 debut is still one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year (based on its release date, at least). Azazel…

Mikey Madison Is Enjoying Her Breakout ‘Anora’ Ride

We’ve caught Mikey Madison before the roller coaster truly begins. Over the past five months, the “veteran” 25-year-old actress has witnessed her film “Anora” win the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and experienced rapturous screenings at the…

Best Supporting Actor Oscars 2025 Predictions And Contenders

It’s like something out of a celebrity reporter’s dream. Two stars of the landmark series “Succession,” Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, have already faced off for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award. Despite Strong having won…

Best Supporting Actress Oscars 2025 PredictionsAnd Contenders

Good news for Danielle Deadwyler fans. The Atlanta native was snubbed for her celebrated performance in 2022’s “Till,” but that likely won’t happen this season. Assuming enough members watch “The Piano Lesson” – a major assumption – Deadwyler may be…

June Squibb Is Ready For Another Awards Season Spotlight

The art-house hit of the summer wasn’t an A24, Focus Features, NEON, or Searchlight Pictures release. In a surprise to anyone who didn’t see it at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, this year’s box office breakout was Josh Margolin’s directorial…

Best Actress Oscars 2025 Predictions And Contenders

If the Best Actor race is just trying to find five worthy nominees, the Best Actress Oscar class for 2025 is a potential bloodbath. And, no, we’re not just talking about potential “The Substance” nominee Demi Moore. At this date,…

Best Actor Oscars 2025 Predictions And Contenders

Is it wrong to ask for just a mildly competitive Best Actor race? Just once? Granted, we’ve had them before. The 2015 class, in particular, saw arguably five potential winners snubbed from a nomination. But, for the most part, the…

Daniel Day-Lewis Un-Retires From Acting For Son’s Feature Directing Debut

A three-time Academy Award winner, Daniel Day-Lewis last appeared on screen in 2017’s “Phantom Thread.” And, as recently as six months ago, friends such as filmmaker Jim Sheridan said the 67-year-old had given no indication he was planning on ending…

Best Director Oscars 2025 Predictions And Contenders

If the Best Picture race is mostly a toss-up of potential players, there is even more room for surprises in the Best Director category. The only two frontrunners, and even that is a shaky qualification, are Sean Baker for his…

Best Picture Oscars 2025 Predictions And Contenders

What a weird and strange Best Picture race that has been thrust upon us. The major studios’ selections are slim, every potential winner has major question marks, and by the time nomination voting comes around, enough contenders may have fallen…

If Amazon Studios Wants A ‘My Old Ass’ Sequel, Megan Park Is Down [Interview]

Megan Park may have had to wait nine months for her celebrated Sundance romantic comedy “My Old Ass” to hit theaters, but she’s been busy in the interim. Not only does she have more projects in development with Lucky Chap,…

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