‘Sinners’ Makes Oscar History With 16 Nominations
Ryan Coogler's Sinners made Oscar history this morning. The box office smash received a record-breaking 16 nominations, breaking the decades-old lead ...
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‘One Battle After Another’ Leads Actor Award Noms with 7; ‘Sinners’ Follows Closely with 5
Ohhhh, boy, did we get some surprises! FILM Cast Ensemble in a Motion Picture “Frankenstein” “Hamnet” “Marty Supreme” “One Battle ...
Frank J. Avella’s 13 Favorite Films Of 2025
2025 was, by far, a better year in film than 2024. Period. The 13 (in preference order) One Battle After ...
‘Sinners’ Sinks Its Teeth Into Critics Choice Award Noms with 17
(Los Angeles, CA – December 5, 2025) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the nominees for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards with an ...
‘Bugonia’ Writer Will Tracy On the Film’s Real World Inspirations
Bugonia screenwriter Will Tracy discusses his characters, their inspirations, and the film's hopeful ending. While Bugonia seems perfectly steeped in ...
Hair and Makeup Designer Torsten Witte on Why Teddy’s Look is His Proudest Accomplishment in ‘Bugonia’
For every hair lost on Emma Stone's head in Bugonia, hair and makeup designer Torsten Witte could have used for ...
Venice Film Fest 2025 Wrap/Oscar Forecast: Can Emma Stone Win Another Volpi Cup For Best Actress?
Lido is the island where the Venice Film Festival (La Biennale) is held and, for 11 madcap days, this glorious ...
Oscars 2026: Will Venice, Telluride Reveal the Oscar Frontrunner?
Welcome to Oscar 2026. It's finally time to kick off our Oscar analysis phase now that the fall festival season ...
Venice Film Festival 2025: ‘Bugonia’ Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bloody Bonkers Cinematic Wonder Boasts Oscar-Worthy Work By Emma Stone
Emma and Yorgos have done it again, with a wholly absorbing, bloody bonkers yet strangely sincere dark comedy thriller of ...
Focus Features Drops Full Trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Batshit ‘Bugonia’
We got bees! We got bald Emma Stone! We got...alien conspiracy theories? Stone plays a high-powered corportate executive who finds ...
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