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  • The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Avatar: Fire And Ash” Composer, Sound Mixer & Visual Effects Team

    The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Avatar: Fire And Ash” Composer, Sound Mixer & Visual Effects Team

    “Avatar: Fire And Ash” is, like the previous two “Avatar” films, an incredible technical accomplishment from the sound, visuals, and score; the amazingly talented men and women behind the scenes have once again transported audiences back to Pandora through James Cameron’s epic vision. The Next Best Picture team was lucky enough to spend time with…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Pillion” Star Harry Melling

    The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Pillion” Star Harry Melling

    “Pillion” is a romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Harry Lighton, based on the 2020 novel Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones. The film stars Harry Melling as a timid gay man and Alexander Skarsgård as an enigmatic biker who starts a BDSM relationship. The film had its premiere in the Un Certain Regard…


  • The 2025 Alliance Of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) EDA Award Nominations

    The 2025 Alliance Of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) EDA Award Nominations

    Since 2006, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) has presented annual EDA Awards, representing professional women critics’ collective perspectives on movies and cinema culture in the movie awards arena, where female critics and critical opinion are still greatly underrepresented.  AWFJ honors female creatives in non-gender specific awards categories and in unique Female Focus categories…


  • The 2025 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations

    The 2025 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations

    The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on December 29th. Here are this year’s nominees… BEST PICTUREHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinners BEST ACTORTimothée Chalamet – Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After AnotherDwayne Johnson – The Smashing MachineMichael…


  • Presenters Announced For The 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards

    Presenters Announced For The 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards

    The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the star-studded lineup of presenters for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards including Ali Larter, Alicia Silverstone, Allison Janney, Arden Cho, Ava DuVernay, Bradley Whitford, Billy Bob Thornton, Colman Domingo, Diego Luna, EJAE, Hannah Einbinder, Jeff Goldblum, Jessica Williams, Justin Hartley, Justin Sylvester, Kaley Cuoco, Keltie Knight, Marcello Hernández, Mckenna Grace,…


  • Trailer – “The Odyssey”

    Trailer – “The Odyssey”

    Universal Pictures has released the trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron. The film will be released in theaters on July, 17th 2026. Plot Synopsis: “The Odyssey” follows Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, on his long and perilous journey…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 471 – The Oscar Shortlists, Remembering Rob Reiner, YouTube Gets The Oscars, “Disclosure Day,” “Alpha,” “Dreams” & “The Sheep Detectives” Trailers

    The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 471 – The Oscar Shortlists, Remembering Rob Reiner, YouTube Gets The Oscars, “Disclosure Day,” “Alpha,” “Dreams” & “The Sheep Detectives” Trailers

    For Episode 471, Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham, and Tom O’Brien join me for another packed episode of awards season news and developments. This week, we go over the Oscar Shortlists, the USC Scripter Award Nominations, and the major news of the Oscars moving away from ABC and over to YouTube, starting with the 101st ceremony. We also briefly touch upon the…


  • The 2025 Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Winners

    The 2025 Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Winners

    The Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025. Here are this year’s winners… BEST FILMFrankensteinHamnetIt Was Just an AccidentMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinnersSpringsteen: Deliver Me from NowhereWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryWeapons ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTORPaul Thomas Anderson – One…