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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Ugly Stepsister” Hair & Makeup Team

by admin|5 months ago14 January 2026|Next Best Picture

“The Ugly Stepsister” is a 2025 satirical black comedy, body horror film written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt in her directorial debut. Drawing on the fairy tale “Cinderella,” it retells a twisted tale of Elvira, who competes with her beautiful...

The Next Best Picture Podcast – A Behind The Scenes Look At “Wicked: For Good”

by admin|5 months ago14 January 2026|Next Best Picture

“Wicked: For Good” is a musical fantasy sequel directed by Jon M. Chu that adapts the second act of the “Wicked” stage musical, itself inspired by Gregory Maguire’s reimagining of “The Wizard of Oz.” Starring returning cast members Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan...

KILLER WHALE Review: Aquatic Thriller Arrives Dead in the Water

by admin|5 months ago14 January 2026|Screen Anarchy

'Orca' is no longer the only killer whale horror/thriller, but it's still the only one worth watching. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

A Conversation with Nathan Silver (CAROL & JOY)

by admin|5 months ago14 January 2026|Hammer to Nail

Nathan Silver’s Carol & Joy is a 38-minute documentary portrait of Academy Award-nominated actress Carol Kane and her 98-year-old mother Joy, a music teacher who still gives lessons and plays piano in their Upper West Side apartment. Shot on 16mm by cinematographers...

U.S. Trailer for Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25 Captures a Moral Parable in Transylvania

by admin|5 months ago14 January 2026|The Film Stage

Continuing his prolific streak, Romanian director Radu Jude premiered two features last year, the latter of which, Dracula, arrived in theaters last fall. Now, his first premiere of 2025, Kontinental ’25, will finally hit U.S. theaters starting March 27. Ahead...

PONIES Review: Spies Like Us, Coming in From the Cold

by admin|5 months ago14 January 2026|Screen Anarchy

Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson star in the delightful new espionage series, created by Susanna Fogel and Dan Iserson. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

The 2025 (ICG) Maxwell Weinberg Award For Motion Picture Publicity Campaign Nominations

by admin|5 months ago14 January 2026|Next Best Picture

The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG), IATSE Local 600, have revealed the nominees for the Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign. The honor recognizes outstanding promotional work for feature films, with this year’s nominees spanning a...

The 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Lineup

by admin|5 months ago14 January 2026|Next Best Picture

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals unveiled today an extensive wave of programming for the highly anticipated 33rd edition of the Film & TV Festival, which for the first time will open on a Thursday evening and conclude on...

Playback: Nia DaCosta, Life on the Edge, from LITTLE WOODS to 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE

by admin|5 months ago14 January 2026|Screen Anarchy

Nia DaCosta gravitates toward stories -- whether intimate dramas, horror reinventions, literary adaptations, or major franchises -- where her characters are pushed into extreme situations. Across these films, human vulnerability and choice remain central, with complex interior lives sharpening as...