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Brad Pitt Laura Dern Taika Waititi Oscars 2020

Laura Dern, Brad Pitt, Taika Waititi & Others Delight With Their Oscars Acceptance Speeches

February 10, 2020 12:47 pm

While the talk of the town seems to be the surprise dominance of “Parasite” at last night’s Oscars, there’s still plenty of other winners worth discussing. And how best to do that than to just present the vari...

Netflix’s ‘The Irishman,’ ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘American Factory,’ And ‘Atlantics’ Are Joining The Criterion Collection

Matthew Monagle

January 25, 2020 10:53 am

News

How quickly times change. When I was a kid, you might have to wait months - even years - for your favorite theatrical releases of the year to land on home video. For some international and independent titles, ...

Barack Obama Talks ‘American Factory’ Oscar Nomination: “It’s The Kind Of Story We Don’t Seen Often Enough”

Charles Barfield

January 13, 2020 12:21 pm

Awards, News

It goes without saying that when you have former President Barack Obama, along with his wife Michelle Obama, sign an exclusive deal with Netflix, the expectation is that this partnership will result in some spe...

Ava DuVernay, ‘Fosse/Verdon’ & ‘Encore!’ Among Early DGA Awards Nominees

Gregory Ellwood

January 6, 2020 3:25 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Television

The Directors Guild of America were set to reveal all of their 2020 television nominees today, but sometimes clerical error gets in the way. The DGA informed members last week that Jill Soloway's work on the "T...

Parasite, Foreign Language Film, International Film, Oscars

‘Parasite’ Wins Best Picture & Best Director From Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Gregory Ellwood

December 8, 2019 5:29 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association took their own path with their year end awards honoring Bong Joon Ho's spectacular "Parasite" as Best Film. The NEON and CJ Entertainment release also took Best Director...

Marriage Story, Golden Globes, Noah Baumbach

‘Marriage Story’ Dominates The 2019 Gotham Awards With Four Wins

Gregory Ellwood

December 2, 2019 10:27 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The 2019 Gotham Awards were handed out on Monday night at Cipriani's in New Your City and while Laura Dern, Sam Rockwell, Ava DuVernay and FilmNation CEO and producer Glen Basner were honored with lengthy tribu...

‘American Factory’: An Impassioned Examination Of A Cross-Cultural Workplace Ultimately Lacks Focus [Review]

Andrew Bundy

August 21, 2019 1:59 pm

News

The history of Netflix’s documentary “American Factory,” co-directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert is quite fascinating. The pair have long been interested in working-cl...

‘American Factory’ Trailer: New Doc Tackles The Clash Between a Chinese Billionaire & The American Working Class

Charles Barfield

August 13, 2019 1:09 pm

News, Trailers

Sometimes a documentary arrives at just the right time. Whether it’s planned that way or it’s just the fate of the universe, these timely docs come and can affect audiences in a way that they may not have been ...

Alfre-Woodard, Clemency, Sundance, Oscars

‘Clemency’ & ‘Brittany Runs A Marathon’ Top 2019 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners

Gregory Ellwood

February 2, 2019 11:13 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

The 2019 Sundance Film Festival ended on Saturday night in a ceremony hosted writer, director and actress Marianna Palka ("Glow," "Good Dick"). "Brittany Runs A Marathon," acquired by Amazon Studios, took the ...

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