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My Predictions For The 2025 Critics Choice Award (CCA) Film Nominations
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The Critics’ Choice Award (CCA) will announce its nominations in all categories for the 31st annual Critics’ Choice Awards tomorrow. A special BTL Nominating Committee was created to provide shortlists for voting in 11 below-the-line categories, which helps with predictions...
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Sean Baker To Debut New Short Film, “Sandiwara,” Starring Michelle Yeoh In Early 2026
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Self-portrait, the London-based fashion house, is proud to announce that Academy Award-winning independent filmmaker Sean Baker (“Anora,” “Red Rocket” & “The Florida Project“) will debut a short film, titled “Sandiwara,” as part of Self-portrait’s Residency programme. Baker wrote, edited, and shot “Sandiwara,” starring Malaysian-born...
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Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” Will Open The 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival
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South by Southwest (SXSW) announced today that NEON’s “I Love Boosters,” the latest film from visionary filmmaker Boots Riley, will make its World Premiere as the Opening Night Film of the 2026 Film & TV Festival, marking SXSW’s 40th year. ...
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“FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2”
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THE STORY – One year has passed since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Former security guard Mike has kept the truth from his 11-year-old sister, Abby, concerning the fate of her animatronic friends. When Abby sneaks out to reconnect...
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“The Abandons” Is A Visceral Study Of Blood, Bonds, And The Matriarchs Who Wield Them
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THE STORY – When a corrupt force of wealth and power covets the lands of a group of diverse and atypical families and tries to drive them out, they must pursue their Manifest Destiny. THE CAST – Lena Headey, Gillian...
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“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Returns Bigger, Darker, And More Intimate In Season Two
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THE STORY – Season 2 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” follows the titular son of Poseidon’s second summer at the demigod haven Camp Half Blood, where he joins forces with the daughter of Athena to quest for the mythical...
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“FACKHAM HALL”
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THE STORY – Loveable pick-pocket Eric Noone lands a job at a unique English manor house. He quickly rises through the ranks, and a forbidden romance with lady-of-the-house Rose Davenport blossoms. But when an unexpected murder occurs, Eric gets framed –...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “La Grazia” Star Toni Servillo
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“La Grazia” is an Italian drama film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Toni Servillo as the President of Italy, Mariano De Santis, a staunch Catholic and experienced jurist, who is conflicted about whether he should sign into...
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The 2025 National Board Of Review (NBR) Winners
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The National Board of Review (NBR) has announced its winners, representing the best in cinema for 2025. The New York-based group is over 100 years old and consists of unknown voting members who are filmmakers, professionals, and academics. The winners...
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Trailer – “Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come”
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Searchlight Pictures has released the trailer for Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett’s sequel to “Ready Or Not,” titled “Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come” starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, and...
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