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Angelina Jolie And ‘BPM” Snubbed As Oscar Reveals Its 2018 Foreign Language Film Shortlist

December 14, 2017 8:29 pm

Los Angeles members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have screened all 93 foreign language submissions. The foreign language committee has met, reviewed the tabulations and added three "saves"...

Record 92 Countries Submit Foreign Language Film Entries for 90th Oscars

Gregory Ellwood

October 5, 2017 1:56 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced that a record 92 countries submitted entries for Foreign Language Film category consideration this year. Notable first time participants include Haiti,...

‘First They Killed My Father’ Trailer: Angelina Jolie Directs True Story Of Spirit & Struggle

Kevin Jagernauth

September 25, 2017 11:40 am

News, Trailers

After riding out some early controversy, Angelina Jolie's "First They Killed My Father" hit the festival circuit, unspooling at both Telluride and Toronto to very good notices. However, sometimes films just get...

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There Are No Frontrunners Yet, So Here’s Some Unsolicited Oscar Advice For Hollywood

Gregory Ellwood

September 14, 2017 12:22 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

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Venice? Check. Telluride? Check. TIFF? Pretty much, check. The three major film festivals that traditionally mark the start of Oscar season are officially over (TIFF runs until the weekend, but all the major pr...

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‘First They Killed My Father’: Angelina Jolie Revisits Cambodia’s Darkest Hour [Telluride Review]

Gregory Ellwood

September 6, 2017 3:06 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

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TELLURIDE – As a five-year-old living in Phnom Penh, the capitol of Cambodia, Loung Ung was as happy any girl her age could be. She lived a relatively prosperous life thanks to her father’s position in the gove...

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12 Must-See Movies To Watch In September

Ally Johnson

September 1, 2017 11:44 am

Features, News

Months later and we're still spurred into excitement when we remember the surprising "Moonlight" win of last year's Oscars, making it all the more surreal that we're about to be thrown head first into this year...

Shape of Water, Darkest Hour and Lady Bird will all debut at the 2017 Telluride Film Festival

Telluride Film Festival: 10 Most Anticipated Films

Gregory Ellwood

August 31, 2017 11:56 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News

The Telluride Film Festival has earned its reputation as one of the best-curated film events in the world and this year's lineup is no exception. Contrary to popular opinion, the programmers don't make their se...

2017 Telluride Film Festival Lineup Includes ‘Hostiles,’ ‘Lady Bird,’ ‘The Shape Of Water,’ More

Gregory Ellwood

August 31, 2017 9:22 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

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The 44th Telluride Film Festival announced its main program Thursday morning and it includes a number of highly anticipated premieres as well as the always sought after second screenings of a few Venice Film Fe...

Vanity Fair Stands By Report About Casting In Angelina Jolie’s ‘First They Killed My Father’

Kevin Jagernauth

August 4, 2017 9:19 am

News

Angelina Jolie's "First They Killed My Father" is gearing up to hit the fall festival circuit, and it can't seem to shake an uncomfortable narrative around the casting of the film's young lead, Sareum Srey Moch...

‘First They Killed My Father’ Trailer: Angelina Jolie’s New Film Takes On The Horrors Of The Khmer Rouge

Kevin Jagernauth

August 2, 2017 9:28 am

News, Trailers

Over the past week, Angelina Jolie's upcoming "First They Killed My Father" has faced scrutiny over the method used to find the young lead for the film. The actress and director has defended the process, but so...

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