The 12 Oscar Contenders of Christmas That makes the week before Christmas the perfect time to zoom out and take stock of the wider race. Which Oscar hopefuls have done enough to secure a place in the Best Picture ten, and which titles ... 12/21/2024 - 1:30 am | View Link
Oscar Shortlists Reveal Strengths and Weaknesses as Netflix Dominates Documentary on Titan Submersible to Be Directed by the Last Person to See the Crew Alive ... 12/17/2024 - 7:33 am | View Link
Oscar Shortlists In 10 Categories Announced: ‘Emilia Pérez’ & ‘Wicked’ Lead The Field The Oscars shortlists in 10 categories were revealed on December 17. See which films are vying for Academy Award nominations for Best Song, VFX, docs and more. 12/17/2024 - 5:06 am | View Link
AFI Names 'Anora,' 'Wicked' and 'Emilia Perez' on Annual Top 10 List "Anora," "Wicked," "Conclave," "Emilia Perez" and "Nickel Boys" were named to the American Film Institute's list of the 10 best films of 2024, the AFI announced on Thursday. Also on the list: "The ... 12/5/2024 - 6:30 am | View Link
The longtime Pixar creative and director on shows such as "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and "For All Mankind" selected Peter Bogdanovich's "Paper Moon," Terry Gilliam's "Brazil," and more
"I've experienced a lot of men sitting in high chairs with North Face jackets, eating pizzas while I was crawling around like a turtle on my back. And I hated that feeling," the actress-turned-filmmaker tells IndieWire.
Before we send 2024 packing, it’d be good karma to acknowledge some offbeat screen experiences don’t fit a typical best-of-the-year list. And we’ll also get to the worst movies of the year, guaranteed to undo that karma in a flash. So. Goodbye, year. And hats off to Chicago’s cinema workers, archivists, educators, theater managers, projectionists — and to all venues offering real butter on popcorn that didn’t come out of a bag and doesn’t taste like something that fell out of an Amazon packing envelope.
Favorite never-again screening experience of 2024: “The Art of the Benshi” at Gene Siskel Film Center, April 16-17.