OSCAR EXPERTS EARLY PREDICTIONS: AWARDS RADAR
MTFB continues to look at the opening set of Oscar predictions from various Oscarologists. Today's look is from Joey Magidson's Awards Radar.
La Bola Negra (10): Best Picture, International Feature, Direction, Adapted Screenplay, Casting, Cinematography, Costumes, Editing, Sound and Song.
Wild Horse Nine (9): Best Picture,...
When we first saw He Never Left at the Utah International Film Festival, we saw the finished movie.
We saw Colin Cunningham as Gabriel, a fugitive hiding out in an old motel with his girlfriend Carly, played by Jessica Staples. We saw the mysterious Pale Face. We saw the performances, cinematography, editing, sound and everything else that had...
Back for its fourth year, Baltimore’s New/Next Film Fest runs October 1-4, with over 160 films, 37 of them features. Since its debut in 2023, this now-annual event has become an autumn fixture of Charm City’s cinema scene. The 2026 iteration opens with local filmmaker Marnie Ellen Hertzler’s new documentary, Eternity One, and closes with […]
Forgotten Island (Joel Crawford/Januel P. Mercado, 2026) 3½ out of 5 stars Coming off their smash hits Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and The Bad Guys 2, DreamWorks Animation returns with another mythical adventure. This time, it’s a period piece set in the late 1990s Philippines. Written and directed by Joel Crawford and Januel […]
October marks LGBTQ History Month A time to honor the voices, stories, and communities that have shaped LGBTQ+ history—and to celebrate the courage it takes to live openly, tell your story, and make space for others to do the same. At SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival, we believe films can do more than tell […]
“La Bola Negra” star Guitarricadelafuente will be honored with the Discovery Award at this year’s SCAD Savannah Film Festival. The musician is being recognized for his breakout feature acting debut in the Oscar-buzzy drama. In the movie, directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi — popularly known as Los Javis — Guitarricadelafuente stars as Sebastián, […]
According to an Instagram and Facebook reel by the New York Philharmonic, the orchestra included a piece from John Williams’ score for Disclosure Day in their latest concert, which Steven Spielberg attended. The performance was conducted by Gustavo Dudamel during…
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Julianne Moore will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Rome Film Festival. The Oscar-winning actress will attend the Italian premiere of her new film “The Debut,” directed by Jesse Eisenberg, who will also hand her the prize. The Rome Film Festival honor for Moore was announced in a statement by Salvatore Nastasi, […]
“Sister Brother Manhole Cover,” the new feature from Venice Golden Lion winner Milcho Manchevski, will world premiere in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s main competition. Variety is debuting the trailer. Francesca Breccia’s Coccinelle Film Sales is handling the film and will start selling it to international buyers during Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market. Manchevski […]
The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled its complete program, led by a 15-film main competition featuring work by Indonesian director Garin Nugroho, Japanese filmmaker Mishima Yukiko and Hong Kong-based Qiu Jiongjiong. The competition spans world and Asian premieres. Seven titles receive world premieres: “The Canary’s Lullaby,” a Taiwan-Japan co-production directed by Ikeda...