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Can “The Invite” Score An Acting Oscar Nomination For Any Of Its Four Outstanding Performers?
Despite a splashy, acclaimed debut at this year’s Sundance, Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite” feels like it has rocketed in acclaim as more eyes have discovered it in theaters. What many expected to be a fun summer indie comedy has revealed itself to many as a complex, ingenious, and endlessly quotable portrait of modern relationships. With…
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Trailer – “The Uprising”
Focus Features has released the official trailer for Paul Greengrass’s “The Uprising,” starring Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman, Katherine Waterston, and Sky Yang. The film will be released in theaters on September 11th. Plot Synopsis: Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of…
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TIFF Announces Five Special Presentation Films For The 51st Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF ‘26 is expanding with today’s announcement of five additional films in this year’s Special Presentations program. These compelling new works from celebrated filmmakers Rachel Morrison, Benjamín Naishtat, Ben Shirinian, Bassam Tariq, plus David and Nathan Zellner provide a glimpse into this year’s Official Selection. The 51st edition of TIFF, presented by Rogers, will take…
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James Gray’s “Paper Tiger” Will Open NYFF64
Film at Lincoln Center announces James Gray’s “Paper Tiger“ as the Opening Night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival, presented in partnership with Rolex. The film will make its North American premiere in a gala debut at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, September 25th, with Gray and members of the cast and crew in…
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Danny Boyle’s “Ink” Will Open The 2026 Venice Film Festival
La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce that “Ink,” directed by the Academy and BAFTA award winning Danny Boyle (“28 Years Later,” “Trainspotting,” “Slumdog Millionaire”), written by multi-Olivier award-winning playwright and screenwriter James Graham (“Dear England,” “Sherwood,” “Brexit”), and starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy, is the opening film, in a world premiere in competition, of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival directed by Alberto Barbera (September 2 – 12, 2026).…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “The Dark Knight”
With the release of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” arriving in theaters, our 2008 retrospective revisits his comic book action film that not only re-defined the genre, but changed the whole industry up until the Oscar nominations where it forced the Academy to expand the Best Picture lineup for the first time in decades, “The Dark…
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“THE DARK KNIGHT”
THE STORY – When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness. THE CAST – Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal & Morgan Freeman THE TEAM –…
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Predicting The 2026 Fall Film Festival Lineups For Venice, Telluride, TIFF & NYFF
It’s that time of year again, when the major fall film festivals start unveiling which Oscar hopefuls (and just, all-around great movies) will make their world premieres. Venice, known for hosting almost exclusively world premieres, sets the tone early. Telluride, on the other hand, keeps its lineup secret until just a day before the festival…
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