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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…

Euphoria, White Lotus Top Creative Arts Emmys Night Two

After a night when Adele, Barack Obama and Chadwick Boseman were all honored with shiny gold statues, the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards shared some tea leaves for next week’s Prime Time Emmy Awards ceremony. Three series…

Adele, Barack Obama, Chadwick Boseman Big Winners At Creative Arts Emmys Night One

Two programs dominated the first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards: the CBS special “Adele: One Night Only” and the Disney+ docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back.” Each nominee won five Emmy Awards. They were followed by Netflix’s “Love on…

Emma Corrin Is A Caged Bird In Lady Chatterley’s Lover [Telluride Review]

TELLURIDE – Almost a century after its initial publication, D.H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” is still captivating enough on the page to spur new cinematic and episodic adaptations every few years. In fact, there have been at least seven film…

Florence Pugh Watches Over A Miracle

TELLURIDE – At this point in his career, Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio continues to veer toward slightly unexpected choices. He broke through the global cinephile consciousness with 2013’s “Gloria,” a crowd-pleaser about a fiftysomething woman trying to find love in…

Festival Line-Up Includes ‘Empire Of Light,’ ‘Women Talking’ & More

Over the past decade, The Telluride Film Festival has made itself something of an Oscar-kingmaker. Numerous Best Picture winners, including “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Argo,” “12 Years A Slave,” and “Moonlight,” each had their world premieres at the picturesque Colorado fest. However,…

Romain Gavras & Ladj Ly’s Thriller Tackles A Community Under Seige

The deadline for submissions for the International Film Oscar is less than two months away. While some nations’ selections have been announced (South Korea selecting “Decision to Leave“) or are obvious (“Close” for Belgium), others are very up in the…

J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay Achieve The Impossible, But It’s Not What You Think

To be frank, it shouldn’t have happened. And while it’s not unprecedented it’s pretty damn close. No, we’re not talking about Amazon Prime Video spending $250 million for the television rights to “The Appendices” at the end of J.R.R. Tolkein’s…

Spirit Awards Go Gender Neutral And Increase Budget Cap For 2023

In a surprise move, Film Independent shook up their annual Independent Spirit Awards this morning. The hipper sibling of the Oscars became yet another awards show to make the change to gender-neutral for its awards categories. What was a more…

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