Recently Academy president Hawk Koch made his mark on the 2014 Oscar ceremony, despite the fact that he's only serving one year in the position and probably shouldn't be making decisions on the next Academy Awards, by...
I imagine like everyone else, you've been glued to the TV and the internet watching the events of the last 14 hours or so unfold. I flew into Los Angeles from New York yesterday and was watching all the news about the...
Zal Batmanglij is building a solid rep and career so far with co-collaborator, actress Brit Marling. Marling starred in his 2011 Sundance hit "Sound of My Voice," which landed a pair of Independent Spirit Aw...
Harvey Weinstein has been using the Cannes Film Festival to position The Weinstein Company's awards hopefuls nicely the last few years. How are things shaping up for the 66th annual? First, a brief history...
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We were expecting an all-star lineup for this year's Cannes Film Festival, and that's pretty much what fest director Thierry Fremaux delivered at this morning's press conference -- though not without a few surprises a...
Right, the waiting is over. Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux has announced a name-heavy Official Selection for this year's fest. Among the 19 Competition films vying for the Palme d'Or are Alexander Payne...
It's practically Christmas Eve in the cinephile realm today, as we await tomorrow morning's unveiling of the full Cannes Film Festival lineup -- the press conference begins at 11am in Paris, or 2am PST -- with varying...
Nearly a year on from Nora Ephron's death, the caustic New York-based writer and filmmaker is still very much on the collective mind of her home city. Ephron's final play, "Lucky Guy" -- which Kris described...
In somewhat surprising news, The Weinstein Company has modified the title to Sundance grand jury and audience award winner "Fruitvale." The crowd-pleasing drama will now be known as "Fruitvale Sta...
There were 183 seconds that got a lot of fanboys excited yesterday, (insert dirty joke here), and we might as well get into it in this space. Yes, the trailer for Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" landed a solid ...
