Oscars 2025: NYFCC Endorses ‘The Brutalist’ With NBR Waiting In the Wings
So the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) broke the 2025 Oscar awards season's cherry and tapped The Brutalist as...
‘Sing Sing’ Star Colman Domingo To Be Honored With Montecito Award at 40th SBIFF
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce that cinema icon Colman Domingo will receive the Montecito Award...
‘Challengers’ Editor Marco Costa On Reinforcing the Steamy Love Triangle Through His Edit
Everyone knows Luca Guadagnino's Challengers for its prominent love triangle between its very attractive leads: Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist....
Podcast: What Is This Feeling? Are ‘Wicked,’ Erivo, & Grande Oscar-Bound?
Megan caught up to Jon M. Chu's Wicked, and she loved it. After she raves about Cynthia Erivo's performances, we break...
‘Conclave’ Screenwriter Peter Straughan Adapts Robert Harris’s Novel To Explore the Secret World Of Papal Elections
When approaching his writing projects, Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning screenwriter Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) looks for a personal connection...
2025 Oscars: Giving Thanks To a Year Without an Undeniable Frontrunner
As many of you sit down today with friends and family to share in a meal of Thanksgiving, some of...
Thanksgiving: The Definitive Rankings Of All ‘Friendsgiving’ Episodes
A few years ago in another time and place, Joey, Megan, and I collaborated to rank the 10 Friends Thanksgiving episodes....
Podcast: ‘Gladiator II,’ Paul Mescal, and the Evolving Oscar Race
We've all seen Gladiator II and have definite opinions on some hot topics, including Denzel Washington, flooding the Colloseum, Paul Mescal, and...
‘A Complete Unknown’ Star Timothée Chalamet To Receive Arlington Artist Of the Year Awards at 2025 SBIFF
Timothée Chalamet will be honored with the prestigious Arlington Artist of the Year Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara...
‘Wicked’ Dominates Astra Film & Creative Arts Awards With a Record-Breaking 20 Noms
The Hollywood Creative Alliance has announced the nominees for the 2024 Astra Film Awards and Astra Creative Arts Awards. The...
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