Top 5 Potential Upsets To Keep An Eye On For The 2024 Emmy Awards
AUGUST 21, 2024 There’s a moment in every Emmy ceremony – whether in the Primetime or Creative Arts telecast – just after the envelope is opened and the winner is…
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Emmy Bloodbath: Handicapping the Race for Outstanding Limited Series
JUNE 10, 2021 It’s on. With the May 31 deadline for award submissions now passed, the serious cutthroat politicking for the 73rd Annual Emmy Awards has begun in…
Theaters Are Back, and So Are Film Festivals as Cannes Unveils an Exciting Lineup of New Films
JUNE 8, 2021 Cannes is back, baby! If the lineup for 2021 Festival, announced last week by festival director Thierry Frémaux, is any indication of its quality, it’s back…
How Will No Golden Globes Affect This Year’s Bumper Crop of Screen Musicals?
JUNE 7, 2021 The Golden Globes are toast, at least for the 2022 ceremony. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s vague talk of inclusiveness, spotlighted by the lack of a…
The 10 Best Films of 2020 (and 10 Terrific Runners-Up!) – Part 2
APRIL 7, 2021 We have made it to the Top 10 Films of 2020. Yesterday, we counted down ten terrific runners-up, highlighting #11-20, which you can find here. Now…
The 10 Best Films of 2020 (and 10 Terrific Runners-Up!) – Part 1
APRIL 6, 2021 When the expected big guns of the 2020 Oscar race (“Dune,” “The French Dispatch,” & “West Side Story,” just to name a few) were hustled off…
The Top 10 Oscar Contenders For Best Documentary Feature Film (and Where to Find Them)
JANUARY 19, 2021 Unlike the race for Best International Film, where many of the leading contenders are difficult to locate and screen, the nomination contest for Best Documentary Feature…
Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret” — The Masterwork That Almost Got Away
JANUARY 11, 2021 The final chapter of what is arguably the strangest behind-the-scenes film story of the 21st century is likely to conclude this month as HBO Max brings…
Who Could Surprise Us On Oscar Nomination Morning?
DECEMBER 14. 2020 As the chosen ones are announced every year on Oscar nomination morning, there always seems to be one out of the blue nominee not taken seriously…
Will We Ever Be Able To See a New Film Comedy in a Movie Theater Again?
AUGUST 27, 2020 I know that the question may sound preposterous, but as the pandemic rolls on with theaters only beginning to open, decisions will have to be made…
