Los Angeles vs. New York Film Critics: Which of the 2 groups makes the most daring choices? Once upon a time the NYFCC was clear winner but not anymore.
James Franco Tattoos + Surprising Best Film and Best Actress Ties: LAFCA Winners have been more mainstream than usual but still a handful of surprises.
Filippo Timi and Giovanna Mezzogiorno in Marco Bellocchio’s Vincere. The Social Network, director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s retelling of the founding of Facebook, was voted the Best Film…
L.A. Film Critics adventurous international selections range from terrorists and criminals to short-tempered king and obsessively devoted mother.
Michelle Monaghan and Mélanie Laurent + filthy Italian politics: Awards season surprising film critics’ winners + Best Original Song Oscar.
The White Ribbon movie rare triple European Film Awards win + Kate Winslet shows EFA must change eligibility rules + Aborigine drama tops Australian Oscars.
The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke. Six films are vying for the top prize at the 2009 European Film Awards. They are: Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, about a teenager (best…
Yolande Moreau in Séraphine. The winner of 7 2009 French Academy Awards, including best film, best original screenplay, and best actress, Martin Provost’s Séraphine stars Yolande Moreau as painter Séraphine…
Séraphine de Senlis Biopic Séraphine with Yolande Moreau. The 2009 César ceremony, held this evening at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, offered a few surprises. (In the U.S. and…
Camino with Carmen Elias: Controversial Opus Dei drama. Goya Award winners Written and directed by Javier Fesser, the controversial drama Camino – described by Screen Daily‘s Lee Marshall as a…
Twenty-two films will be vying for the 2007 Palme d’Or once the 60th Cannes Film Festival gets under way next Wednesday, May 16. Among the 13 first-timers in the official…
French César shocker: Abdellatif Kechiche’s low-budget Paris banlieue drama featuring a cast of unknowns has beaten two well-regarded international hits.
Sibel Kekilli in Feo Aladag’s When We Leave. Feo Aladag’s Turkish-German drama Die Fremde / When We Leave, which recently received six Lola nominations, was voted best narrative film at…
Early Oscar Predictions: Penélope Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar’s Broken Embraces. Oscar Early Predictions: Michelle Pfeiffer Best Actress Contender? Abbie Cornish, Bright Star Frances ‘Fanny’ Brawne has a relatively brief but…
Gay Sundance vs. Gay Boycott? From con artist Jim Carrey + inspirational lesbian teacher to London threesomes + same-sex experiences.