Which new release will you catch this weekend?
When I first read the Brett Ratner was going to produce the Oscars I let out a big sigh. Brett is not known for his gender sensitivity. He's best known for the Rush Hour movies and I remember him from ... Read More »
In the past seven days or so, there have probably been more developments in the awards race than will be seen during any time period this year. Except for maybe the next seven days. With the Telluride ... Read More »
The Venice Film Festival begins Wednesday and that's as good as a starting gun: It means the awards season is here. Read More »
Next February at the Academy Awards, Oprah will be awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. It's not an award they give every year, just when the Academy feels they have a worthy recipient. Read More »
I know that December seems really far away, especially since most of the country is sweltering, and while I'm sure I will hate my winter coat and my boots by December, I sure won't hate the AMAZING women ... Read More »
The Academy of Arts and Sciences sent out 178 invitations to join its ranks. Out of the 178 there are 55 women (56 if you count an associate member). There were no women nominated in the Visual Effects, ... Read More »
Just two years after dramatically altering tradition by expanding its best-picture lineup from five to 10, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have thrown another curve ball by voting to allow ... Read More »
In somewhat of a reversal on the number of Oscar Best Picture nominees, the governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted on Tuesday to allow "between five and 10 nominees in the 2011 ... Read More »
Attenberg, written and directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari has been making its way around the world winning many awards including best actress at the Venice Film Festival and the top award at the International ... Read More »
The big news yesterday was the appointment of Film Independent's chief Dawn Hudson as the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Reports said that post Oscars the folks at the Academy ... Read More »