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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Children No More: Were And Are Gone” Filmmaker Hilla Medalia
“Children No More: Were And Are Gone” is a documentary short film directed by Hilla Medalia. It follows activists in Tel Aviv who gather weekly to demonstrate their opposition to the war in Gaza with a silent vigil for the children killed in Israeli attacks. The film had its world premiere at DOC NYC, where…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “All The Empty Rooms” Filmmaker Joshua Seftel
“All The Empty Rooms” is an American documentary short film, directed and produced by Joshua Seftel. It follows Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark across the United States to memorialize the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. The film had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival and received…
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“DOLLY”
THE STORY – Chase and his girlfriend, Macy, take a hike in the woods when they encounter a hulking, monstrous figure who abducts Macy to raise her as his own child. THE CAST – Fabianne Therese, Russ Tiller, Kate Cobb, Eve Blackhurst, Michalina Scorzelli, Ethan Suplee, Seann William Scott & Max The Impaler THE TEAM –…
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BAFTA Or The ACTOR Awards? Which One Actually Helps Predict The Acting Oscar Winners?
The PGA and ACTOR split on “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” being their Best Picture/Best Ensemble winners, but that wasn’t nearly as wild as the acting race splits between BAFTA and ACTOR this year. While both BAFTA and ACTOR agreed on Jessie Buckley and Sean Penn in Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, they…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Girl Who Cried Pearls” Directors Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski. Made through stop-motion animation, the film centers on a young boy who meets and falls in love with a girl who secretly weeps pearls at night. The initial inspiration for the film came during the production of…
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Anonymous 2026 Oscar Ballot #1
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 5th. 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 your…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Jane Austen’s Period Drama” Filmmakers Julia Aks & Steve Pinder
“Jane Austen’s Period Drama” is a 2024 English-language short comedy film written and directed by Julia Aks and Steve Pinder. The film is a satire on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” The film had its world premiere at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival and has been nominated for the Best Live Action Short…
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How “The Secret Agent” Shows Us That Memory Is Resistance
It’s a time of great mischief, and a man on the run desperately searches for his mother’s birth certificate. That time is 1977 Brazil, and under an alias, he works through endless rows of filing cabinets to find proof of life; she is long dead, but finding the document would not only prove that she…
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