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‘Dune,’ ‘Lost Daugther’ & ‘WandaVision’ Among 2022 USC Scripter Awards Nominees

January 19, 2022 1:56 pm

The USC Libraries announced the nominees for the 34th USC Scripter Awards this morning and it was perhaps the most genre-based group of honorees ever. "Dune," "Station Eleven" and "WandaVision" earned nominati...

‘Drive My Car’ Takes Best Picture From National Society Of Film Critics

Gregory Ellwood

January 8, 2022 4:27 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The adulation for Ryusuke Hamaguchi's "Drive My Car" continues. After winning Best Film from both the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Circle, Japan's submission for the Inter...

Ruth Negga, Passing, Best Supporting Actress

‘Passing’ Exclusive Featurette: Ruth Negga On The Complexities & Mysteries Of Her Character Claire

Rodrigo Perez

January 7, 2022 11:58 am

News, Trailers, Video

If you haven’t already seen it, Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut, “Passing” on Netflix, is one of the most nuanced, layered, and engrossing portraits of identity of the year. Based on the book of the same name...

The Best Cinematography Of 2021

Andrew Crump and The Playlist Staff

December 13, 2021 1:51 pm

Features, News

We celebrate the movies at this time of year, and in the wild rush to praise directors and actors for all that nifty directing and acting they did over the last 365 days, we all tend to forget that cinema is a...

The New Yorker’s Best Films Of 2021 Include ‘Zola,’ ‘Passing’ & Quite A Few Docs

Charles Barfield

December 3, 2021 1:20 pm

News

In our annual aggregation of some of the most respected Best Films of the Year lists, we like to highlight folks that offer unique opinions regarding cinema. We’ve already seen John Waters offer up a pretty of...

The Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Passing,’ ‘Scream,’ ‘The Eyes Of Tammy Faye’ & More

Jason Bailey

November 16, 2021 1:12 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spla...

The Great Hunt For 10 Best Picture Nominees Continues [Contender Countdown]

Gregory Ellwood

November 12, 2021 10:05 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

There is a common refrain being heard around Hollywood these days and it's not one that will make the Academy happy (and, no, it's not about an Academy Museum which has only three floors of exhibits). As more ...

Adapted Screenplay Oscars 2022 Predictions & Contenders

Gregory Ellwood

October 21, 2021 6:34 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The current lowdown on the Adapted Screenplay category will sound very familiar to a number of other races this awards season. There are just three or four likely locks for a nomination, Jane Campion's adapta...

‘Passing’ Trailer: Nothing Is Black & White For Tessa Thompson In Director Rebecca Hall’s Acclaimed Debut

Ned Booth

September 21, 2021 1:06 pm

News, Trailers

Would someone hide in plain sight to live a better life? The answers are not so easy, especially when it comes to how society perceives status and race. Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut “Passing,” acclaimed up...

New York Film Festival 2021: The 17 Most Anticipated Films

Andrew Bundy

September 20, 2021 1:37 pm

Features, Festivals, News

One of the few positive things the pandemic has done for movie buffs is left us with an onslaught of leftover 2020 titles held for this year’s fall festival circuit. Case in point: the 59th Annual New York Fil...

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