Possibly Louis Malle’s best film, the Oscar-nominated semi-autobiographical drama Au Revoir les Enfants focuses on the tragic friendship between two boys.
2020 Venice Film Festival Awards: Is Frances McDormand on her way to a third Best Actress Oscar for Chloé Zhao’s Golden Lion winner Nomadland?
The Academy has instituted Best Picture hiring and representation ‘Oscar Diversity’ quota requirements whose goals and potential effectiveness are debatable.
Best remembered for playing the creepy Omni chairman in RoboCop, Dan O’Herlihy was a one-of-a-kind Best Actor Oscar nominee during the studio era.
Starring Alden Ehrenreich as the young Han Solo, Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story is kneecapped by The Force of Corporate Pressure.
Starring Chadwick Boseman and standout Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler’s movie history-making Black Panther gives new life to the superhero genre.
In the Fade with Diane Kruger: Fatih Akin’s Avenging Woman drama may give its German-speaking star the chance to become next awards season’s Isabelle Huppert. Diane Kruger: 2017–18 awards season’s…
James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a mostly enjoyable romp, but despite the presence of Chris Pratt the franchise is starting to feel a bit stale.
Best Picture Arrival – Shawn Levy. Dan Levine. Aaron Ryder. David Linde. Fences – Scott Rudin. Denzel Washington. Todd Black. Hacksaw Ridge – Bill Mechanic. David Permut. Hell or High…
The Wolverine Hugh Jackman is at the embittered heart of James Mangold’s surprisingly violent Logan, one of the best superhero movies out there.
Right-wing filmmaker Clint Eastwood’s Sully movie is a tribute to ‘old-fashioned all-American heroism.’ Tom Hanks plays US Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger.
Justin Lin’s Star Trek Beyond is the new series’ mostly satisfying movie to date, but a gay Sulu and an incoherent action climax are two major problems.
Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room: 2016 SAG Awards. 2016 SAG Awards Predictions: Sentiment and ‘Diversity’ Last-minute SAG Awards predictions, as the 2016 SAG Awards ceremony will begin in…
Golden Globes’ historic gif moment: Lady Gaga and Leonardo DiCaprio. 2016 Golden Globes: ‘Diversity’ Hollywood Style & Leo and Kate together again There was plenty of “diversity” at the 2016…
Best Visual Effects Academy Award: Tom Cruise action thriller Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation bypassed. 2016 Best Visual Effects Oscar semi-finalists: ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘The Revenant’ surprisingly remain in the running…
‘Village Voice’ Critics made a number of off-beat choices. One of them was their Best Actress runner-up: Nina Hoss in Phoenix; Hoss trailed Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years. ‘Village Voice’:…
2015 European Film Awards winners and nominations Best European Film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. En Duva Satt På En Gren Och Funderade På Tillvaron. Sweden,…
SAG Awards’ surprise double nominee Helen Mirren as Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper in ‘Trumbo.’ 2016 SAG Awards’ nominations: Sylvester Stallone, Matt Damon ‘snubbed’ while Helen Mirren among surprising inclusions…
Online Film Critics Awards: Rooney Mara (pictured with Cate Blanchett) strangely listed in the Best Supporting Actress category for ‘Carol.’ Rooney Mara listed as supporting actress in Online Film Critics…
Multicultural movies: Best Foreign Language Film Oscar entries include Irish-Cuban tale Viva, with Héctor Medina. Multicultural movies & the Oscars Nearly ten years ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
Uggie: The Artist dog star and inveterate scene-stealer. Uggie, ‘The Artist’ scene-stealing dog star, has died The biggest non-human movie star of the 21st century, Uggie, whose scene-stealing cuteness helped…
Katharine Hepburn movies. Katharine Hepburn movies: Woman in drag, in love, in danger In case you’re suffering from insomnia, you might want to spend your night and early morning watching…
Teresa Wright. Teresa Wright: Later years (See previous post: Hollywood actress goes from Broadway hit to late 20th-century movies Somewhere in Time & The Rainmaker.) Teresa Wright and Robert Anderson…
Teresa Wright. Teresa Wright: Actress made Oscar history Teresa Wright, best remembered for her Oscar-winning performance in the World War II melodrama Mrs. Miniver and for her deceptively fragile, small-town…
2015 Oscar winners: Chris Pratt didn’t take home an statuettes; he’s seen here during the rehearsal process. 2015 Oscar winners The complete list of Oscar 2015 winners and nominees can…
Actress Ann Sothern enjoyed an unusual 2nd career peak that included a 2x Academy Award-winning drama. Decades later, ‘Maisie’ became 1 of oldest Oscar nominees.
Cannes Film Festival winners: The Square with Claes Bang. “Gobsmackingly weird” Cannes Film Festival favorite may have a tough time landing a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award nomination. As…
2016 movies Things to Come (pictured) and Elle have earned French cinema icon Isabelle Huppert her – surprisingly – very first National Society of Film Critics Best Actress Award. 2016…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: Critics’ Choice Awards Best Picture nomination controversy. Critics’ Choice Awards: Everybody is a nominee Your U.S.-based awards group, all-encompassingly named the Critics’ Choice Awards, wants…
New York Film Critics Awards: Best Film winner is the lesbian romance ‘Carol,’ starring Cate Blanchett. 2015 New York Film Critics Awards have enlivened Oscar race Catching up with previously…
Mad Max: Fury Road: National Board of Review winner. National Board of Review Awards: First indication of Mad Max: Fury Road awards season potential Going over the December 2015 movie…
Academy members receiving new blood: Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything. Academy members to become more ‘diverse’? More than 300 invited to join A.M.P.A.S. The Academy of Motion Picture…