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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” Director Ruben Fleischer
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“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” is an American heist film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Michael Lesslie, the writing duo of Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, and Seth Grahame-Smith, based on a story by Eric...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Left Handed-Girl” Filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou
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“Left-Handed Girl” is an international indie drama written, directed, and produced by Shih-Ching Tsou, starring Janel Tsai, Shih-Yuan Ma, Nina Ye, Brando Huang, Akio Chen, and Xin-Yan Chao. Multi Academy Award-winner Sean Baker served as co-writer, producer, and editor. The...
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Netflix And NEON Have The Most Potential To Get Three Films Into Best Picture This Year…But Which Three Will They Be?
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It took a long time, with some early pitfalls to overcome, but Netflix finally seems to have a film all but locked into the Best Picture field with Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.” This puts Netflix in the same boat NEON...
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“THE RUNNING MAN”
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THE STORY – A man joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by “hunters” hired to kill them. THE CAST – Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones,...
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No Apologies – How “Sorry, Baby” Could And Should Be Recognized This Awards Season
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When “Sorry, Baby” first premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, it seemed like a shoo-in for awards season success. It was emotionally moving, had some of the highest critical acclaim of the year, and was the film with the...
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards Will Honor Michael B. Jordan With The Icon Award For “Sinners”
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Michael B. Jordan is the recipient of the Icon Award for his performance in “Sinners.” The Film Awards will take place on January 3rd, 2026, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the...
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“NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T”
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THE STORY – The Four Horsemen reunite to recruit three skilled illusionists for a high-stakes heist involving the theft of the world’s largest queen diamond from a powerful family crime syndicate. THE CAST – Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Morgan...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Come See Me In The Good Light” Filmmaker Ryan White
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“Come See Me In The Good Light” is a documentary film directed by Ryan White, following poet/activist Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as they navigate an examination of love and mortality after Gibson is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. This...
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“AMOEBA”
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THE STORY – At an authoritarian all-girls school, four misfit teens form a secret gang. Their fumbling rebellion unearths buried desires and the quiet violence of growing up in contemporary Singapore. THE CAST – Ranice Tay, Nicole Lee, Lim Shi-An, Genevieve...
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Grammy Nominations Boost “Sinners,” “Wicked” And “Kpop Demon Hunters,” But Who Is Ahead In The Oscar Race For Best Original Song?
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Ryan Coogler’s Oscar hopeful “Sinners” has joined the ranks of the most Grammy-nominated films, standing alongside “A Star Is Born” and “Purple Rain” with five nominations this year. The film earned recognition in three categories: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual...
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