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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” Director Nia DaCosta & Star Jack O’Connell
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“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” is a 2026 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland. It was shot back-to-back with its predecessor, “28 Years Later,” and is the fourth installment in the “28 Days...
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The 2025 Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) Windie Award Winners
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The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025 called the Windie Awards. Here are this year’s winners… BEST INDEPENDENT FILMIf I Had Legs I’d Kick You – Producers: Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “F1” Editor, Visual Effects Supervisor & The Sound Team
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“F1” (marketed as “F1: The Movie”) is an American sports drama film starring Brad Pitt as Formula One (F1) racing driver Sonny Hayes, who returns after a 30-year absence to save his former teammate’s underdog team, APXGP, from collapse. The...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Sound Of Falling” Filmmaker Mascha Schilinski
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“Sound Of Falling” is a German drama film co-written and directed by Mascha Schilinski. Starring Hanna Heckt, Lena Urzendowsky, Laeni Geiseler, Susanne Wuest, Luise Heyer, and Lea Drinda, it follows four generations of girls connected by a farm in the...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Sirāt” Sound Designer Laia Casanovas & Composer Kanding Ray
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“Sirāt” is the new film from filmmaker Óliver Laxe, starring Sergi López as a father in search of his missing daughter, along with his son and a group of ravers in the deserts of southern Morocco. The film had its...
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“THE RIP”
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THE STORY – A group of Miami cops discovers a stash of millions in cash, leading to distrust as outsiders learn about the huge seizure, making them question who to rely on. THE CAST – Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun,...
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Predicting The 2025 Nominees For Best Live-Action Short
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For Academy Awards obsessives, there is no greater headache than predicting the Shorts. Best Animated Short, Documentary Short, and Live Action Short are so tough to get a read on, with precious few precursors to help along the way. And...
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The Pattern With Best Makeup & Hairstyling That Could Carry “Frankenstein’s” Jacob Elordi To An Oscar Win
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After winning the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, plus receiving an Actor Award nomination and a mention on the BAFTA Longlist, Jacob Elordi’s rising Oscar chances are spelling out a likely scenario for “Frankenstein” to pair a Best...
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Predicting The 2025 Nominees For Best Animated Short
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For Academy Awards obsessives, there is no greater headache than predicting the Shorts. Best Animated Short, Documentary Short, and Live Action Short are so tough to get a read on, with precious few precursors to help along the way. And...
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Why Odessa A’zion Is The Essential Component To “Marty Supreme” And Worthy Of A Best Supporting Actress Nomination
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It’s become something of an Academy tradition: when a Best Actor frontrunner dominates the conversation, a Best Supporting Actress contender often rises alongside him. If Timothée Chalamet’s career-defining and now Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe award-winning performance in “Marty Supreme”...
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