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THE STORY – Avatar Aang, the world’s last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the...

The Toronto International Film Festival is kicking off its week of announcements with its Gala, presented by Lavazza, and Special Presentations programmes, welcoming acclaimed filmmakers, celebrated talent, and some of the most anticipated films of the year to Toronto. Showcasing...

Marvel Studios has released the official trailer for “Avengers: Doomsday” starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Wyatt Russell, Channing Tatum, Simu Liu, Ian McKellen, Tom Hiddleston,...

For Episode 501 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Sara Clements and Will Mavity. For this week’s main topic, we’re going over the recent announcements from Venice, TIFF, and NYFF for the upcoming fall film festivals, and we’re going into...

For this week’s main podcast review, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago and Brendan Hodges join me for the first time on video to review and discuss the latest cinematic event from Christopher Nolan, “The Odyssey” starring Matt...

Today, it was announced that the Academy’s Board of Governors voted to shift five categories from the Primetime Emmys broadcast to the less-viewed Creative Arts ceremony that takes place one week earlier. The demoted categories include Outstanding Writing for a...

Logan Marshall-Green is a very respected actor who has been working for over twenty years in some of your favorite movies and television shows including “The O.C.,” “Devil,” “24,” “Prometheus,” “The Invitation,” “Quarry,” “Upgrade,” “When They See Us,” “Carry-On,” “Marshals”...

THE STORY – As her mother Sandy grapples with an uncertain diagnosis, autistic 22-year-old Margarita must reluctantly grow up. THE CAST – Lillian Carrier, Gretchen Mol, Jerod Haynes, Tony Hale, Matthew Schwab & Iqbal Theba THE TEAM – Lauren Meyering (Director/Writer)...

Despite a splashy, acclaimed debut at this year’s Sundance, Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite” feels like it has rocketed in acclaim as more eyes have discovered it in theaters. What many expected to be a fun summer indie comedy has revealed...

Focus Features has released the official trailer for Paul Greengrass’s “The Uprising,” starring Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman, Katherine Waterston, and Sky Yang. The film will be released...