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“THE RUNNER”
THE STORY – Maia Marten has built her life on being one step ahead — a sharp, resourceful, high-powered lawyer at the top of London’s legal world. During her routine morning run, a single phone call shatters her world: her son has been taken. The instructions to get him back are simple and merciless — keep…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Slumdog Millionaire”
Our 2008 retrospective has officially come to an end with our final podcast review for Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning film for Best Picture, “Slumdog Millionaire,” starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, and Irrfan Khan. Loosely based on the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup, the independent Searchlight film was…
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The 2008 NBP Film Community Award Winners
As heard yesterday on the podcast, we announced the NBP Film Community Award Winners for 2008. For those who did not hear the winners read out loud on the show, we have provided a complete list below for you to check out. We cannot thank you enough for all the support you’ve shown us throughout our…
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“SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE”
THE STORY – When a teenager from the slums of Mumbai is interrogated about his suspicious performance on a quiz show, he revisits various events from his past to explain how he knew all the answers. THE CAST – Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor & Irrfan Khan THE TEAM – Danny Boyle (Director)…
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What Are The Burning Questions As We Head Into The 2026 Fall Film Festivals?
Although the 2026-27 Oscar season has really been underway for months, thanks to the likes of “The Odyssey,” “Project Hail Mary,” “Obsession,” “The Invite,” and several Cannes films, the fall festival gauntlet of Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York still feel like the season’s Opening Day and Christmastime wrapped into one. From the start of…
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Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” Will World Premiere At The 2026 New York Film Festival (NYFF)
According to Variety, Film at Lincoln Center has added the world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” to the Main Slate of the 64th New York Film Festival. The film will debut on October 5th at Alice Tully Hall, with some of the film’s stars expected to show up, including Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov, Mark Rylance,…
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Our Most Anticipated Films For The 2026 Venice Film Festival
The fall film festival season is always one of the most exciting times of the year for any dedicated cinephile. Now is the time when a plethora of hotly anticipated films will start making either their debut or resurgence from previous festivals, and it’s often the moment when awards season truly kicks in. At the…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 507 – Mailbag Monday
Following our 507th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we’re back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Nadia Dalimonte, Cody Dericks, Daniel Howat, Larry Fried & Tom O’Brien join me in this new series dedicated entirely to answering your fan-submitted questions from the NBP Film Community. Covering everything from the latest movie news, awards season, and Oscar predictions to filmmaking, industry trends, and…
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