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‘Tenet’ Star John David Washington Discusses The Similarities Between Spike Lee & Christopher Nolan

August 28, 2020 1:07 pm

Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan would seemingly be examples of two filmmakers that are very different in their styles and yet have both become iconic enough that one name is all you need to describe them, with...

25 Essential Films About Corrupt Cops & Police Brutality

Nicholas Laskin and Max Roux

June 25, 2020 2:26 pm

Features, News

Months before the 2016 presidential election, Alternet writer Adam Johnson used the term “copraganda” to describe any media story that “that uncritically advances a police department's image or helps undermine...

Spike Lee Gets Called Out By Trump For “Racist” Speech As Filmmaker Calls ‘Green Book’ Win A “Bad Call”

Charles Barfield

February 25, 2019 10:30 am

Awards, News

Depending on how you read between the lines, last night’s Oscars telecast can be seen as one of the least anti-Trump or most anti-Trump awards shows in recent memory. While there weren’t any real overt callouts...

Best Picture Battle Down To ‘Roma’ & ‘Green Book’ Or Is It? [Contender Countdown]

Gregory Ellwood

February 13, 2019 6:02 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

Academy members are currently voting for the winners of the 91st Oscars. And after voting, or before, they are letting their anger be known about the Academy and ABC's decision to award four of the categories,...

‘Roma’ Wins Best Film As ‘The Favourite’ Dominates 2019 BAFTA Awards

Gregory Ellwood

February 10, 2019 4:22 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts revealed the winners of the 2019 BAFTA Awards on Sunday and it crowned a frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar, "Roma." Alfonso Cuaron's autobiographical drama ...

Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield of Get Out In Talks for Jesus Was My Homeboy

Spike Lee Explains To Jordan Peele Why ‘Get Out’ Made Him Say “Holy Sh-t”

Charles Barfield

February 8, 2019 12:31 pm

News

Unlike last year, Jordan Peele doesn’t have a film of his own in the Oscar hunt. However, that doesn’t mean that Peele didn’t have his hand in at least one of the films being recognized this year. The filmmaker...

Spike Lee Credits #OscarsSoWhite Movement For His ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Nominations

Charles Barfield

January 25, 2019 3:20 pm

Awards, News

We are now four years out from the #OscarsSoWhite movement’s early days. Back in January 2015, the hashtag and group were created to point out the complete lack of diversity in the nominations of that year’s Ac...

Final 2018 Oscar Nominations Predictions: ‘Roma,’ ‘Burning,’ ‘A Star Is Born’

Gregory Ellwood

January 18, 2019 10:44 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

After countless screenings, Q&A's, red carpets, screeners, hand holding, for your consideration ads, talk show appearances and cocktail parties, between 160 and 190 contenders are going to be rewarded with ...

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2019 Best Film Editing Oscars Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

January 17, 2019 2:55 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

You'll have to look online to hear who won early in the show, but if "Green Book" or "The Favourite" takes it, Best Picture is way up in the air. "Bohemian Rhapsody" should take it because of John Ottman's work...

Original Score, If Beale Street Could Talk, Spirit Awards

2019 Best Original Score Oscars Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

January 16, 2019 4:27 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

In a perfect world, Nicholas Britell would win this walking away. The problem is there is great concern that a signicant number of Academy members simply didn't go see or watch their screener for "Beale Street....

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