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The Academy Rounds Out Its List Of Presenters For The 98th Academy Awards
Rose Byrne (“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You“), Nicole Kidman (“Holland“), Jimmy Kimmel (Former four-time host), Delroy Lindo (“Sinners“), Ewan McGregor (“Mother Couch“), Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent“), Pedro Pascal (“Materialists“), Bill Pullman (“Everybody Digs Bill Evans“), Lewis Pullman (“Thunderbolts*“), Channing Tatum (“Roofman“), and Sigourney Weaver (“Avatar: Fire And Ash“) will all present at…
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The Most “Locked” Categories Of The 98th Academy Awards
With days to go before the 98th Academy Awards, we’re all taking a moment to reassess predictions we may have set weeks or months ago. Even the seeming “locks” we have been predicting for months become more nerve-racking as the ceremony approaches, but some categories aren’t worth the sweat. While some of these can have…
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Anonymous 2026 Oscar Ballot #6
Oscar voting is officially over for the 98th Academy Awards, and now we are just patiently waiting until the awards are handed out on March 15th. As we do every year, Will Mavity and I spoke with several Academy voters about what they are voting for and why. We’ll be posting some of those thoughts for…
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“REMINDERS OF HIM”
THE STORY – After a perfect outing with her boyfriend, Kenna makes an unbearable mistake that sends her to prison for seven years. Hoping to rebuild her life after her release, she tries to reunite with her daughter, but her custodial grandparents refuse to let Kenna see her. She soon finds unexpected compassion from a local…
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Previewing The 2026 South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW)
The 2026 edition of the SXSW Film & Television Festival begins this Thursday, March 12th. Once again, Austin plays host to some of the most exciting wannabe blockbusters, indie sensations, and cutting-edge documentaries angling for cinematic success in the rest of the year. While this year’s festival may feature fewer marquee names than in the past, there’s still plenty…
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Barbra Streisand Will Receive The Honorary Palme d’Or At The 2026 Cannes Film Festival
An iconic artist and embodiment of the American dream in all its original splendor, Barbra Streisand is a star. In recognition of her career, the world-renowned actress, director, producer, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter will receive an Honorary Palme d’Or during the Awards Ceremony, broadcast live from the Palais des Festivals stage on Saturday, May 23rd.…
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The 2025 Satellite Award (IPA) Winners
The winners for the 29th annual Satellite Awards have been announced by the International Press Academy (IPA). Here are this year’s winners… Best Picture (Drama)Avatar: Fire And AshFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle After AnotherSinnersSentimental ValueTrain Dreams Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)BugoniaFather Mother Sister BrotherMarty SupremeNouvelle VagueNovocaineSorry, Baby Best DirectorChloé Zhao – HamnetGuillermo del Toro – FrankensteinJafar Panahi –…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Hoppers”
For this week’s second podcast review, Megan Lachinski, Dan Bayer, Ben Langford, and Larry Fried join me to discuss the latest film from Disney Pixar, “Hoppers” starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, and Dave Franco. Directed by Daniel Chong and written by Jesse Andrews, from a story by Chong and Andrews, it follows Mabel Tanaka…
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