As 2014 comes to a close, it's time to take stock of the year in cinema and post the requisite "Best of" list. However, this one won't look like any other you may see. And for good reason.…
The Broadcast Film Critics Association's (BFCA) Critics' Choice Movie Awards are well-known to the public not just for the fact that they are seen on national television but also because they're…
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Last week I posted the complete film lineup for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which has been one of my favorites since I began covering festivals almost a decade ago. I attended for a number of years…
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The calendar has turned to 2015 and the awards season is heading into the home stretch. One of the last and arguably most important of the major critics' organizations to weigh in, the…
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The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) has announced their choices for the best of 2014. Founded in 1996, the Florida Film Critics Circle is comprised of over 27 print and online critics…
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The critics groups continue to weigh in with their picks for the best of 2014. The 18th Annual TFCA Awards have now been announced by the Toronto Film Critics Association. Established in…
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One of the last major critics' organizations to weigh in with their awards each year is the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), now in its 25th year. This group is made up of print,…
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The 65th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) takes place from February 5-15, 2015 at the Berlinale Palast in Germany. Six films in the Competition section have been announced,…
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The Broadcast Film Critics Association's (BFCA) Critics' Choice Movie Awards are well-known to the public not just for the fact that they are seen on national television but also because they're…
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Earlier this year I attended the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. I'd covered SBIFF for several years but hadn't been back since then, and I was thrilled to return. The lineup…
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The prestigious Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The ceremony was hosted by Underworld…
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Earlier, we posted the 2015 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards Nominations for Movies and Television. That's the exciting part. Here's the fun part -- the annual Fact Sheet, or omnibus roll of stats to surprise your…
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You've seen awards and nominations from many critics' groups over the past several weeks on this site, which is why this post is so different and, possibly, important. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG)…
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The program of short films screening at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival has just been announced. Last week I posted the complete list of 66 films in competition along with the NEXT <=>…
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Following a successful box office run, Richard Linklater's shot-over-12-years Boyhood is now racking up end-of-year awards. I've already posted three articles about it. You're reading my…
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The prestigious American Film Institute has announced its Top 11 Movies and Top 10 TV Programs of 2014. AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the…
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by Alex White As the 2014 edition of the Austin Film Festival…
by Alex White The Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced their…
