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Premature 2019 Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress

We may have put the 91st Academy Awards behind us. However, it’s never too early to look ahead into what lies ahead next season. For…

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Captain Marvel Reminds Us Why We Go To The Movies

Memories of the cinema are something to be cherished. Some more than others, of course. And in different ways. Booms and bangs that have you…

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Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Dancer in the Dark, 2000

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Dancer in the Dark, 2000 Palme d’Or –…

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Alejandro González Iñárritu Announced as Jury President of Festival de Cannes 2019

For the first time, a Latin American filmmaker will be the President of the Jury at the Festival de Cannes. Marking the festival’s 72nd event,…

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Dorian Awards Winners

GALECA have announced their winners of the 2018 Dorian Awards, which you can now see here: Film of the Year THE FAVOURITE Director of the…

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Directors Guild Nominations 2018

Here are the 2018 nominees for Feature Film Director from the DGA: Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) Alfonso Cuaron (Roma) Peter Farrelly (Green Book)…

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Art Directors Guild Nominations

Palaces, comic book worlds, sound stages, animation backgrounds, the old West, the future. An  eclectic mix that makes up much of the Art Directors Guild…

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Actober: Going around the Bend- What has happened to Michael Fassbender?

2017 was not a good year for Michael Fassbender; The Snowman melted into a puddle of slush at the box office, Assassin’s Creed should have…

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Top Moments in Bergman Films

After finally coming to an end of my Bergman journey over these last 10 days or so, watching a grand total of 13 films (yes,…

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Ayka – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Ayka Sergey Dvortsevoy – Kazakhstan IN A NUTSHELL This Russian-Kazakhstani film follows a young Kyrgyz girl called Ayka (Samal Yeslyamova) who lives and works illegally…

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Capernaum – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Cafarnaúm / Capernaum Nadine Labaki – Lebanon IN A NUTSHELL This politically-charged fable, which features mostly non-professional actors, tells the story of a child who…

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Dogman – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Dogman Matteo Garrone – Italy IN A NUTSHELL Dubbed by it’s director as an “urban western” this film is inspired by a homicide committed by…

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Burning – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Beoning / Burning Lee Chang-dong – South Korea IN A NUTSHELL Based on the short story Barn Burning written by Haruki Murakami,  this story follow…

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Asako I & II – Festival de Cannes In Competition Prospectus

Netemo Sameteo (Asako I & II) / Asako I & II Ryūsuke Hamaguchi – Japan IN A NUTSHELL This Japanese romantic drama based on the…

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