Zendaya To Receive 2024 Gothams Spotlight Tribute For ‘Challengers’
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Emmy Award-winner Zendaya will receive the Spotlight Tribute for her performance...
Oscars 2025: ‘Wicked’ Defies Gravity, But Exactly How Popular Will It Be With Oscar?
First things first, Wicked is going to, in my opinion, make an obscene amount of money. Jon Chu's film soars as...
Podcast: ‘Anora,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ and the Elusive Fifth Best Actor Slot
We dive into two major 2025 Oscar contenders: A24's Anora and Searchlight's A Real Pain. We review each title and break...
‘Conclave’ Director Edward Berger, Editor Nick Emerson On the Collaboration That Led To One Of the Year’s Best Films
This year, director Edward Berger moved from the literal battlefields of Oscar-winner All Quiet on the Western Front to the...
2025 Oscars: Academy Selects Conan O’Brien As 97th Oscars Host
There were lots of rumors that Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman would potentially host the 97th Annual Academy Awards, but...
Cinema Eye Announces Nominees for 18th Annual Cinema Eye Honors
Cinema Eye announces this year's Feature Film nominees for the 18th Annual Cinema Eye Honors. Nominees will be celebrated and...
Schrader Raves About ‘Conclave’ On Facebook Post
The irascible, frequently cantankerous, always entertaining Paul Schrader recently posted on Facebook that he has seen and loved Conclave. Screenshot is...
‘Saturday Night’ Music Editor Chris Newlin On How the Music Becomes a Character In the Film
Jason Reitman's Saturday Night is a love letter to the counterculture minds that formed one of the longest running television series...
2025 Oscars: The Quiet Before ‘Glicked’
Things look pretty dire when a reviled second sequel in the Venom franchise remains atop the box office for a third...
Podcast: Breaking Down Anna Kendrick’s ‘Woman Of the Hour’ With a Special Guest
With film festival season behind us, we wanted to sit back and catch up to some notable titles we've loved...
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