We are currently in the midst of film festival season, with the New York Film Festival kicking off this weekend and Savannah, Middleburg, Napa, Mill Valley, etc. all soon to come. Festival season will reach its climax in early November as the AFI Film Festival finishes things off. By then, we will have the total number of films eligible for …
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Posted on September 30, 2016
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Radiant Moonlight reviews out of Telluride
Sasha saw Moonlight this morning in Telluride and we’ll have her review online momentarily. In the meantime, here’s a look at what other critics are saying: Benjamin Lee‘s 5-star rev…
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Ava DuVernay’s The 13th Opens the New York Film Fest with a Standing Ovation
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September 2016
Ava DuVernay’s documentary The 13th was met with applause and a standing ovation for the filmmaker on the opening day of the New York Film Festival, a fest that will also bring us our first reactions to Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. DuVernay’s film could be headed for an Oscar nomination in the documentary category, which would make …
Savannah Film Festival Announces Lineup, with Jackie, Arrival and La La Land as Galas
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September 2016
Jackie will open the Savannah Film Festival presented by the Savannah School of Art and Design (SCAD) on October 22, 2016. AwardsDaily will once again be attending this festival but will unfortunately miss the opening screening. Here is the SIFF lineup in full: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Opening Gala Screening: “Jackie” – A searing and intimate portrait of one of the most …
Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper Trailer
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September 2016
The brand new trailer shows a bit more of Personal Shopper, the spooky thriller starring Kristen Stewart which won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival last year.
Best Actor: Denzel Washington and Casey Affleck Lead the Field
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September 2016
Gold Derby has Best Actor divided between Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea and Denzel Washington for Fences, with Joel Edgerton as a third possible option for the race that still has no official frontrunner. Before the Fences trailer dropped, no one was really sure what to expect from Washington. Now that we’ve seen the trailer we’re guessing he’ll …
Brand New Rules Don’t Apply Trailer
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September 2016
We get a slightly broader idea of the theme (that rules don’t apply to the characters) and the tone (love story) of Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply. Is this a love triangle with Lily Collins choosing between older shut in Howard Hughes and young handsome driver? Perhaps.
La La Land, Lion, Loving and Manchester By The Sea All Heading to Middleburg Film Festival
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September 2016
La La Land starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling is heading to the Middleburg Film Festival. Damien Chazelle’s romantic musical has been announced as the centerpiece film and will screen on Saturday night with Chazelle in attendance. The festival will open with Lion starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and Nicole Kidman. The film is based on the true story of …
Best Actress – Emma Stone and Natalie Portman Lead the Field … for Now
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September 2016
We haven’t had such a heated Best Actress contest in a while. The two strongest performances at the moment are Emma Stone in La La Land and Natalie Portman in Jackie. The energy and buzz around the Oscar race wants it to be down to these two for whatever reason — probably because both are beloved movie stars with their …
54th NYFF Opening Friday: French Films and Racial Themes Dominate
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September 2016
by Stephen Holt I feel like I’ve been going to the essential and awesome New York Film Festival ever since I can remember, hardly missing a year, and legendary French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier has been making films longer than that. His epic documentary “My Journey Through French Cinema” a three-hour fifteen-minute effort is a monumental achievement by any standard, and …
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis Deliver Powerhouse Performances in First Fences Trailer
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September 2016
There is a line in a Bob Dylan song about Gregory Peck, standing in line just to see him in any movie. Denzel Washington is that actor for me. I’ll see him in anything, so I’ll stand in line. The Tony Award winning, Pulitzer prize winning play Fences really needed just the rights to see it through to the big …
Annette Bening Holds Her Family Together in First 20th Century Women Trailer
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September 2016
The greatest year for actresses continues with this new trailer for 20th Century Women. Annette Bening is the matriarch in what seems to be a coming of age story amid Jimmy Carter’s presidency. Two young women, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning are growing up and learning about life. That Jimmy Carter speech at the beginning was way ahead of its …
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2016 Emmys Post-Mortem at ADTV
Podcast: 20/20 Hindsight on the 2016 Emmy Awards Sunday marked the end of the 2016 Emmy Awards season with the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. We asked Jalal Haddad to join us to review the ceremon…
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