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As the voice of everybody's favorite talking Jack Russell terrier Max in The Secret Life of Pets 2, Patton Oswalt not only brought his own unique, edgy humor and laugh-out-loud sardonic tone, but he was also stepping into Max's paws following Louis C.K.'s removal from the role—a situation Oswalt graciously doesn't…

One hundred eighty-eight films films from 81 countries including 51 premieres highlight the lineup for the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, which kicks off January 2 with a star-studded gala that has become a must-stop during awards season for Oscar hopefuls. The festival, which runs through…

Jordan Peele's Us has been named this year’s Best Film by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA). The film, which earned over $255 million globally, received three total wins including Peele for Best Director and Lupita Nyong'o for Best Actress. "Jordan Peele continued to raise the bar in horror…

Now hear this: The Cinema Audio Society is out with the nominations for its 56th annual CAS Awards, which honor the outstanding achievements in sound mixing for 2019. See the full list below. Trophies for the seven categories spanning film and TV will be handed out during the January 25 ceremony at the…

The Costume Designers Guild has revealed nominees for its 22nd CDGAs, which celebrate excellence in film, TV, and short form costume design. Winners will be announced at a ceremony January 28 at the Beverly Hilton to be hosted by Mindy Kaling. The guild previously announced that this year's CDGA honorees include Mary…

Talk about fortuitous timing. Women in Film launched its “Vote for Women” campaign today — just as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association unveiled its Golden Globe nominations, which includes zero women for its film directing category. Check out the group’s “2019-20 Awards Season Ballot” at the bottom of the post or g…

Reteaming with Noah Baumbach on Marriage Story, following 2017’s The Meyerowitz Stories, cinematographer Robbie Ryan aimed to craft an aesthetic that was as simple and unfussy as possible. Starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, Baumbach's latest centers on Nicole and Charlie, a couple going through a bicoastal…

It's back to the world of high finance for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its yet-to-open movie museum: On Monday, a spokesperson for the Academy Museum confirmed that another bond offering is in the making. "The Academy made a financial decision, based on the current low interest rates, to take…

This week a special Golden Globes edition of Hero Nation Index… The four Golden Globe nominations for Joker (including best motion picture-drama, best director, and best actor) are a nod to how far comic book cinema has come in terms of big-screen relevance and critical acclaim. But the shrug-and-snub that greeted HBO…

When it comes to categorizing, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been marching to its own beat. It nominated Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black in the drama field for the show’s first season in 2014, which was designated as a comedy at the Emmys later that year. The TV Academy re-classified the series as a…

Netflix ran away with the most Golden Globe nominations Monday as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association unveiled nominees for its 77th awards. The streamer dominated with 34 total noms across film and TV — a perfect 17 apiece. Key noms included four Best Picture hopefuls in Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story (a…

Multiple-award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo has entered Golden Globes race with two nominations, one for her starring performance as famous abolitionist and American hero Harriet Tubman in the Focus Features biopic, Harriet, as well as for the film’s original song Stand Up which co-wrote with Joshuah Brian Campbell.…