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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Everest: The Other Side” Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin
“Everest: The Other Side” is a 2026 documentary film directed and produced by Academy Award winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (“Free Solo“). A co-production of the United States, China, and Nepal, it follows Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson as they fall in love and share a dream of climbing and skiing down the…
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The Sundance Film Festival Announces Legacy Program Lineup For The 2027 Festival
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the Legacy program for the 2027 Sundance Film Festival, marking the first announcement of selections for the Festival’s inaugural edition in its new home of Boulder, Colorado. The Legacy program, formerly known as From the Collection, features projects from the Sundance Film Festival’s long and proud history showcasing groundbreaking…
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Can “You Can See Everything” And “Obsession” Turn Their Box Office Successes Into Best Picture Nominations?
Although “You Can See Everything” is hardly on a path to make $260 million domestic and about half a billion worldwide, its box office run has been the most improbable, historic, and perhaps generation-defining since “Obsession” mere months ago. Both films have become a Gen Z touchstone in a rapid amount of time, both have…
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The 2027 Palm Springs International Film Awards Will Honor “The Invite” With The Vanguard Award
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that A24’s “The Invite” is the recipient of the Vanguard Award. The Vanguard Award is a group honor that recognizes a film’s cast and director for their collective work on an exceptional film project. Confirmed attendees for the award presentation include director and actor Olivia Wilde, as well as actors Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz,…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Wildwood”
For this week’s second podcast review, Nadia Dalimonte, Daniel Howat, and Sara Clements join me to review and discuss the latest film from director Travis Knight and LAIKA Studios, “Wildwood.” Based on the novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, the stop-motion animated dark fantasy follows a teenage girl named Prue and her classmate Curtis…
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Christine Baranski & Carrie Coon Shimmer In The Solid Fourth Season Of “The Gilded Age”
THE STORY – Bertha Russell changed society at a cost. Now, her family must reckon with the consequences as Agnes van Rhijn seizes an opportunity to regain her position. THE CAST – Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Blake Ritson, Kelley Curran, Harry Richardson, Jordan Donica, Ben Ahlers, Taissa…
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The 2026 Gotham Award (GOTHAM) Nominations
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today the nominations for the 36th edition of The Gothams, singling out 42 feature films and 25 performances in 11 award categories, with “All of a Sudden,” “Clarissa,” “La Gradiva,” “The Invite,” and “Tender Loving Care” leading the way with four nominations each. The nominations were first announced…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “One In A Million” Directors Jack MacInness, Itab Azzam & Subject Israa
“One In A Million” is a 2026 British-American documentary film directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes. It follows a young girl (Israa) over the course of ten years as she travels from Syria to Germany, navigating war, exile, and heartbreak. It had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in the World…
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