Where to begin with all that's wrong with Paul Rudnick's new play, "Big Night," which takes place in a swanky Hollywood hotel suite before and after the Academy Awards ceremony where a C-lister named…
Amit Masurkar's sophomore feature "Newton" is India's entry to the 90th Academy Awards in the foreign-language category. The decision was announced by the Film Federation of India, which considered a…
With the early festivals behind us, an attempt to nail down the 10 strongest contenders in the race.
Hong Kong has selected mental-illness drama “Mad World” as its contender for the foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards. The selection was made by the Federation of Motion Film…
Taiwan has selected documentary “Small Talk” as its contender in the Academy Awards foreign-language film category. Directed by Huang Hui-Chen, the film is “a meditative exploration” into Huang and…
With festivals in Venice, Telluride, and Toronto in the rear view, the season is up and running. It promises to be an unpredictable one.
Horror-thriller, "Dearest Sister" has been selected by Laos as its first submission of a film in the Academy Awards foreign-language category. The film is directed by Mattie Do, regarded as one of…
Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” has been picked to represent Cambodia as the Southeast Asian nation’s contender in the foreign-language Oscar category. The film, an adaptation of Loung…
"Saawan," a suspense drama set in the remote deserts, has been selected as Pakistan's contender for the foreign-language Oscars race. The selection was announced by the Pakistan Academy Selection…
Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut “Molly’s Game” and David Gordon Green’s emotional drama “Stronger” landed at the Toronto Film Festival Friday, providing showcase true-life roles for Jessica Chastain…
As the Venice-Telluride-Toronto film festival corridor begins to churn out something resembling an Oscar season beat sheet, a handful of earlier 2017 releases are speaking up, lest they be lost in…
