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Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in 'La La Land'

Contender Countdown: Guys, Not Sure If You Heard But ‘La La Land’ Is Winning Best Picture

December 7, 2016 5:20 pm

Hey everybody, I know it’s just the first week in December and we’ve still got over a month before Academy Award nomination ballots are due, but I've got news for you. The race for Best Picture is over. The nai...

15 Films To See In December

Erik McClanahan

December 1, 2016 11:25 am

Features

Good gravy, Marie! It's gonna be an awfully busy final month of 2016 at the movies. Not that we should be surprised, as this time of year is often overstuffed as studios make their final play for awards season ...

‘La La Land’ Leads Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations, ‘Arrival’ & ‘Moonlight’ Close Behind

Kevin Jagernauth

December 1, 2016 9:49 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The clock has rolled over to December, and the awards season isn't wasting a hot minute. The Broadcast Film Critics Association have revealed their nominations for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, and on...

Denzel Washington Builds ‘Fences’ Around His Family In New Trailer For Drama With Viola Davis

Kevin Jagernauth

November 25, 2016 11:19 am

News, Trailers

Does great source material translate into a great movie? Not always, as our review of "Fences" suggests that sometimes sticking far too closely to the original text can render the results uncinematic. Nonethele...

Contender Countdown: ‘Lion,’ ‘Allied’ And ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ Arrive For Thanksgiving

Gregory Ellwood

November 23, 2016 9:31 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign

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Thanksgiving is upon us and that means four potential Oscar contenders are hitting theaters. And we specifically used the word “potential” because, while all four of them were seen weeks ago, an unexpected crit...

High Fidelity Doesn’t Help Denzel Washington’s Padlocked ‘Fences’ [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

November 22, 2016 10:00 am

Reviews

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Beloved source material usually demands faithfulness when configured for the big screen. Yet there’s a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t quality to fealty. Stray too far from the source and you risk alienat...

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Contender Countdown: Election Aftermath Leaves Hollywood Dazed

Gregory Ellwood

November 9, 2016 7:22 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign

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This is not the column I was expecting to write today. I thought this would be an energetic kick off to award season’s post-election sprint. Instead, like much of the country (well, 52% of it) Hollywood is stun...

Viola Davis Is 100% Your Oscar Frontrunner For Best Supporting Actress in ‘Fences’

Gregory Ellwood

November 6, 2016 2:00 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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Denzel Washington’s highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fences” made its debut Saturday night in front of a packed Westwood theater with a very large audienc...

Contender Countdown: What To Make Of Ang Lee’s ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’

Gregory Ellwood

October 27, 2016 2:11 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign

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If there is one thing you should know about this writer its that I’m unabashedly an Ang Lee super fan. In my opinion, Lee has three legitimate masterpieces on his resume (“The Ice Storm,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidd...

Boom: ‘Fences’ Viola Davis Will Campaign For The Best Supporting Actress Oscar

Gregory Ellwood

October 23, 2016 1:55 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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In what will no doubt be a major relief to every studio and consultant with a contender in the Best Actress race this year, The Playlist has confirmed that Viola Davis has been submitted in the Best Supporting ...

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