Which new release will you catch this weekend?
Yesterday the Academy announced the 10 animated shorts that have made it onto the shortlist for the Oscar, to be given out in February. Only three to five of these films will be nominated, but even ... Read More »
Ten animated shorts will advance to the voting process for the 84th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday. Forty-four pictures had originally qualified in the category. The ... Read More »
While Fox Searchlight is revving up major awards campaigns for several of the critically-acclaimed movies the company has released this year, one title has been conspicuously absent from the buzz: Kenneth ... Read More »
Continuing both my story on the great animal characters of 2011 and my story from August on Andy Serkis's Academy Award chances/worthiness, yesterday I wrote a Conversation roundup piece about ... Read More »
In this installment of Critical Consensus, Leonard Maltin and Caryn James debate whether "The Artist" is a stunt and agree that Michelle Williams in "My Week WIth Marilyn" definitely is not. Read More »
Last week the Academy offered up their annual dose of documentary-related controversy with the shortlist for their best documentary feature category. While many quality docs were indeed included - ... Read More »
The Academy released it's list of 15 films (out of 124) that made the short list for the best documentary feature. The list is sent out with production companies not the directors, so it's ... Read More »
The Weinstein Company have taken their sweet time to deliver a trailer for Madonna's period romp "W.E." And who can blame them? Following its disastrous premiere at Venice and its chilly ... Read More »
The Academy has made its first cut in the race for best documentary, narrowing the field from 124 to 15. Read More »
Last night I watched Ellen Barkin act her heart out in Sam Levinson's Sundance screenplay-winner "Another Happy Day" (Phase 4, November 18), which is saddled with an unfortunate generic title. ... Read More »