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The 2025 AARP Movies For Grownups Nominations
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The AARP have announced their nominations representing the best in film and television for 2025. The ceremony will be held in Beverly Hills on Saturday, January 10th, 2026. Alan Cumming will return as host, and Adam Sandler will receive this year’s Movies for...
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Have “Wicked: For Good’s” Reviews Changed Its Oscar Prospects For Good?
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One of the biggest releases this year, both theatrically and for awards season, is “Wicked: For Good“, Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the second half of the stage show “Wicked.” It has been shown to its first set of eyes,...
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The 2025 Hollywood Creative Alliance’s (HCA) Astra Creative Arts Awards Nominations
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The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. This year’s Astra Creative Arts Awards nominees were selected by two nominating committees. The committees consisted of a wide range of industry professionals including...
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The 2025 International Documentary Association (IDA) Nominations
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The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced their nominations for the 41st annual IDA Documentary Awards, which will be held on December 6th, 2024 at The Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. Here are this year’s nominees… Best Feature Documentary Nominees...
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards Will Honor Leonardo DiCaprio With The Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor For “One Battle After Another”
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Leonardo DiCaprio is the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, for his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.” The Film Awards will take place on January...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Rental Family” Filmmaker Hikari & Star Akira Emoto
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“Rental Family” is a comedy-drama film directed by Hikari, who co-wrote the script with Stephen Blahut, starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, and Akira Emoto. The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where...
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“WICKED: FOR GOOD”
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THE STORY – Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba lives in exile in the Ozian forest, while Glinda resides at the palace in Emerald City, reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. As an angry mob...
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The 2025 European Film Award (EFA) Nominations
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The nominations for the 38th European Film Awards (EFA) were announced today, representing the best in European cinema for 2025. The winners will be presented on January 17th, 2025. EUROPEAN FILMAfternoons of Solitude, dir. Albert Serra Arco, dir. Ugo Bienvenu Dog...
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The Heart Always Wins But Does This Mean “Hamnet” Will Win Best Picture Over “One Battle After Another?”
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Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao’s latest film “Hamnet” may end up having even more in common with 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love” than you may think other than just the William Shakespeare connection… When “Hamnet” premiered in August at the Telluride Film Festival,...
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Highlights From The 16th Annual Governors Awards (AMPAS)
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The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held the 16th Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood last night. Honorary Awards were presented to actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a...
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