by Jim Tudor, December 19, 2011 1:15 PM
The St. Louis Film Critics association, of which I am a proud member, has, after much deliberating and debate, voted and released its list of Best Films of 2011. Here are the winners, and runners-up:...
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by Hugo Ozman, August 4, 2011 11:20 PM
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced that Brett Ratner will be joining veteran Academy Award producer Don Mischer in producing next year's show. When discussing his selection, Academy President Tom Sherak commented that Ratner...
by Hugo Ozman, June 20, 2011 11:38 PM
With the announcement of the prize winners and the screening of the closing night film BEGINNERS, this year's Sydney Film Festival has come to an end. For me, it was a most enjoyable experience, as I got to see...
by Al Young, May 12, 2011 6:44 PM
With Thailand's ever continuing growth in the martial arts and action genre with their trademark reputation for hard-hitting brutality, it only seems fitting to form an award show there to give recognition for their hard work. Lom Krasib Film International...
by Swarez, February 21, 2011 7:10 AM
Our annual film and TV awards, The Edda, was held on saturday and indy darlings Brim (Undercurrent) and The Good Heart took home a large chunk of the awards. Brim took Best Picture, Lead Actress, Cinematography, Editing, Sound Design and...
by Michael Guillen, February 14, 2011 9:04 PM
Matías Bize's La vida de los Peces (The Life of Fish, 2010) boasted its U.S. premiere at the 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF). Programmed in the Awards Buzz sidebar as Chile's official submission to the Academy Awards®,...
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by Michael Guillen, February 3, 2011 1:22 PM
Icíar Bollaín's Tambien La Lluvia (Even the Rain, 2010)--Spain's official entry to the Foreign Language category of the Academy Awards®--made it all the way to the Oscar® shortlist. That's a remarkable and rapid achievement for a film that had its...
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by Kurt Halfyard, January 25, 2011 9:17 AM
Not bad, Academy; not too bad at all. Yes, you completely overlooked Leslie Manville is which is kind of insane how good her performance is in Another Year, but otherwise, well done on Dogtooth and Incendies and The Illusionist; as...
by Michael Guillen, December 14, 2010 12:18 AM
San Francisco, CA, December 13, 2010--The San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC) has named The Social Network the Best Picture of 2010, while its writer Aaron Sorkin took the prize for Best Adapted Screenplay. In a tie vote, The...
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by Michael Guillen, December 9, 2010 2:26 AM
I feel it's important to preface this selection of preliminary nominations to the San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC) as "favorites" and not "the best" for reasons frequently stated. Yet another blow against the ubiquitous forces of the Evil...
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