Best Director Oscars 2023 Predictions And Contenders

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Best Director Oscars 2023 Predictions And Contenders

Is any race for a nomination in this category moot? Has Steven Spielberg already won it for his personal, Hollywood industry-friendly drama “The Fabelmans”? Possibly, but not probably. The Director’s branch of the Academy has become one of the most…

Best Picture Oscars 2023 Predictions And Contenders

If you told someone a year ago that a sequel to a 36-year-old action movie would not only become the biggest blockbuster of the year, but also a surefire Best Picture nominee they would have likely said you were crazy.…

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, Fabelmans To Screen At AFI Fest 2022

The first three big fall film festivals may have come and gone, but there are more fests returning to their post-pandemic offerings in the months ahead. The 60th New York Film Festival, for instance, will begin on Saturday, Jan. 30th.…

Golden Globes Are Officially Back But Will Any Stars Show Up?

Can the Golden Globes return to its once lofty perch among Hollywood’s favorite awards shows? That placement on the winner’s mantlepiece was always shakey, but up until 2021 the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual shindig was, at its worst, a…

Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF People’s Choice Award

The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival came to an end on Sunday and with it the announcement of its always-hyped People’s Choice Award. And it was no surprise that Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” took the prize voted on by festival…

Oscars Set 2023 Producers Glenn Weiss And Ricky Kirshner

New Academy CEO Bill Kramer provided something of a surprise Saturday morning, announcing the producers for the 95th Academy Awards during an in-person membership meeting. But considering it was his first big moment in front of his employees it was…

The Year Of Best Picture Sequels…Maybe [Contender Countdown]

Over the past few months, there have been rumblings. At Cannes, one studio executive remarked that this Oscar season was going to be a “strange” one. In July, another industry executive described the quality of the fall festival offerings as…

Steven Spielberg And Viola Davis Set Their Oscar Sights After TIFF

TORONTO – Venice, Telluride, and TIFF have pretty much come and gone, and, as such, the Oscar race is slightly more clear than it was just two weeks ago. Sure, there are a number of major players yet to show…

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lee Jung-Jae, Lizzo

The biggest compliment we can give Done + Dusted, the production company behind the past three Emmy Award ceremonies, is that they got it in at exactly three hours and they did it without straining the proceedings. They handed out…

Judi Dench In A Hospital Drama Searching For Urgency

TORONTO – Sometimes films with the best intentions just doesn’t come together. A great cast, a notable filmmaker, and fine source material don’t always coalesce. That’s certainly the case with Richard Eyre’s “Allelujah,” which debuted at the 2022 Toronto Film…

Billy Eichner’s Witty Gay Rom-Com Works [TIFF]

TORONTO – Contrary to popular belief, there have been more gay romantic comedy movies than you might think. Many of them were released independently, and a few even by the mini-majors (Searchlight, Focus Features, Sony Classics, etc.). You can even…

‘Women Talking,’ Cate Blanchett, Olivia Colman And… ‘Close’ Top Telluride’s Oscars Buzzlist

TELLURIDE – Venice may be enraptured in gossip-y drama over a film no one will be talking about two months from now (and, clearly, a very frustrating ticketing system), but the 49th edition of the Telluride Film Festival was where…

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