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Oscars Sep 11, 2018 9:11 pm

OMG, I can’t believe I’m predicting ‘A Star Is Born’ will win the Best Picture Oscar!

I'm shocked — and not a little bit embarrassed — to admit that I'm (currently at least) predicting "A Star Is Born" will win Best Picture at the Oscars. Oh, yeah, even more: Lady Gaga will bag Best Actress. I've...

Film Sep 11, 2018 8:00 am

Brian De Palma movies: 20 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘Carrie,’ ‘Scarface,’ ‘Dressed to Kill’

Zach Laws, Chris Beachum

Brian De Palma celebrates his 78th birthday on September 11, 2018. While his films have ranged from the sublime to the atrocious, there's no denying the impact he's had on cinema. In honor of his birthday, let's take a look...

'If Beale Street Could Talk' Barry Jenkins

Film Festivals Sep 10, 2018 10:30 am

TIFF 2018: ‘Moonlight’s’ Barry Jenkins goes down different path for ‘Beale Street,’ one that critics are glad to follow

Susan Wloszczyna

The 43rd Toronto International Film Festival dangled the premiere of another highly anticipated title in front of critics over the weekend. “If Beale Street Could Talk” is filmmaker Barry Jenkins' follow-up to “Moonlight,” his 2016 Oscar winner for Best Picture...

Film News Sep 10, 2018 8:00 am

Robert Wise movies: 20 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘West Side Story,’ ‘The Sound of Music,’ ‘The Sand Pebbles’

Zach Laws, Chris Beachum

Robert Wise would've celebrated his 104th birthday on September 10. Although you won't often hear his name mentioned among auteur theorists, the four-time Oscar winner amassed an impressive filmography in his lifetime. In honor of his birthday, let's take a...

Film News Sep 9, 2018 12:00 pm

James Franco movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘127 Hours,’ ‘The Disaster Artist,’ ‘Milk’

Robert Pius, Chris Beachum

Season 2 of “The Deuce” is now debuting on HBO. The series stars James Franco, who also produces the program and directs some episodes. He has developed a pretty notable resume since he first came to audience’s attention on the...

Film Sep 9, 2018 10:00 am

Adam Sandler movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘Happy Gilmore,’ ‘Punch Drunk Love,’ ‘The Wedding Singer’

Robert Pius, Chris Beachum

Adam Sandler celebrates his 52nd birthday on September 9th, so in celebration of that event, Gold Derby chooses his 15 greatest film performances. Like many popular comedic actors of the day, Sandler got his start on “Saturday Night Live” first...

Film Sep 9, 2018 8:00 am

Hugh Grant movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘About a Boy,’ ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral,’ ‘Paddington 2’

Susan Wloszczyna, Chris Beachum

Middle age rather suits Hugh Grant, who turns 58 on September 9. The Oxford grad has outgrown most of his romantic comedy ticks from his early years – flopsy-mopsy hair, fluttery eyelashes and charming stutter – and has matured into...

Viola Davis and Elizabeth Debicki, Widows

Film Festivals Sep 9, 2018 7:05 am

TIFF 2018: Steve McQueen’s heist thriller ‘Widows’ wows critics, Viola Davis steals the show

Susan Wloszczyna

It has been five years since British director Steve McQueen became the first black filmmaker to win a Best Picture Academy Award for his depiction of slavery in 19th-century America in “12 Years a Slave.” His follow-up, “Widows,” a female-centric...

Film Festivals Sep 9, 2018 7:02 am

‘Roma’ roars to a Golden Lion win at Venice and ‘The Favourite’ is royally rewarded as is star Olivia Colman

Susan Wloszczyna

Alfonso Cuaron claimed the coveted Golden Lion at the 75th Venice International Film Festival for his much-lauded “Roma,” a semi-biographical black-and-white neo-realist depiction of middle-class Mexico in the ‘70s. He previously launched “Gravity” at the same event in 2013, which...

Beautiful-Boy-Timothee-Chalamet-Steve-Carell

Oscars Sep 8, 2018 6:33 am

TIFF 2018: Critics praise Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet in drug drama ‘Beautiful Boy’

Susan Wloszczyna

“Beautiful Boy,” the first major reveal of an expected Oscar contender at the just-started 11-day Toronto International Film Festival, received measured praise from critics after its premiere on Friday. The subdued depiction of crystal meth addiction, based on a pair...

Film News Sep 7, 2018 8:00 am

Elia Kazan movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ ‘On the Waterfront’

Zach Laws, Chris Beachum

Elia Kazan would have celebrated his 109th birthday on September 7, 2018. Years after his death in 2003, the two-time Oscar-winning director remains both an influential and controversial figure, respected and reviled in equal measure. In honor of his birthday,...

Film Sep 6, 2018 4:00 pm

Burt Reynolds dead at 82: Our appreciation of a guy’s guy and ladies’ man always having a good time

Susan Wloszczyna

Burt Reynolds was a guy’s guy, a ladies’ man, the ruggedly handsome alpha male of the entertainment world, who always seemed to be having a good time – whether cracking jokes on TV talk shows with pals like Dom DeLuise...

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born

Oscars Sep 6, 2018 1:30 pm

From Bradley Cooper to Jonah Hill, the lastest crop of actors who direct could catch Oscar’s eye this season

Susan Wloszczyna

Looking back on last year’s Oscar race as this year’s contest starts to heat up, it struck me that not enough was made of the fact that Greta Gerwig with “Lady Bird” and Jordan Peele with “Get Out” achieved what...

Film Sep 6, 2018 12:07 pm

Oscars to hand out six to eight awards during commercial breaks — but which categories?

Joyce Eng

Best Popular Film is being delayed for now at the Oscars, but the academy is going through with its other previously announced changes for next year: shortening the telecast and eliminating categories from the live broadcast. With the goal of...

Film Sep 6, 2018 11:15 am

Academy postpones Best Popular Film Oscar category

Joyce Eng

RIP Best Popular Film -- for now. The Oscars will not present the controversial Best Popular Film award at next year's ceremony, the academy said Thursday, a month after announcing the introduction of the category. “There has been a wide...

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OMG, I can’t believe I’m predicting ‘A Star Is Born’ will win the Best Picture Oscar!

Brian De Palma movies: 20 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘Carrie,’ ‘Scarface,’ ‘Dressed to Kill’

TIFF 2018: ‘Moonlight’s’ Barry Jenkins goes down different path for ‘Beale Street,’ one that critics are glad to follow

Robert Wise movies: 20 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘West Side Story,’ ‘The Sound of Music,’ ‘The Sand Pebbles’

James Franco movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘127 Hours,’ ‘The Disaster Artist,’ ‘Milk’

Adam Sandler movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘Happy Gilmore,’ ‘Punch Drunk Love,’ ‘The Wedding Singer’

Hugh Grant movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘About a Boy,’ ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral,’ ‘Paddington 2’

TIFF 2018: Steve McQueen’s heist thriller ‘Widows’ wows critics, Viola Davis steals the show

‘Roma’ roars to a Golden Lion win at Venice and ‘The Favourite’ is royally rewarded as is star Olivia Colman

TIFF 2018: Critics praise Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet in drug drama ‘Beautiful Boy’

Elia Kazan movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ ‘On the Waterfront’

Burt Reynolds dead at 82: Our appreciation of a guy’s guy and ladies’ man always having a good time

From Bradley Cooper to Jonah Hill, the lastest crop of actors who direct could catch Oscar’s eye this season

Oscars to hand out six to eight awards during commercial breaks — but which categories?

Academy postpones Best Popular Film Oscar category

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