Interview: Filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve on How to Tell Honest Stories

"Only in filmmaking do you have time limitation in certain stages of production, while you would never restrain a painter, or a musician, or a novelist from taking the time he needs…" At Berlinale in February, I had the honor of meeting and interviewing the very...

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Official US Trailer + Poster for Joachim Trier's 'Louder Than Bombs'

"It's our life. It's our family's life!" The Orchard has debuted a new poster and trailer for the upcoming US release of Joachim Trier's indie Louder Than Bombs, which played at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Jesse Eisenberg stars as Jonah, along with Amy...

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Zootopia is an Immersive and Timely Toon Noir About Systemic Racism

The word I most want to use to describe Zootopia is “cute.” But the movie has this running joke where “cute” is sort of a racial slur. The main character, a rabbit named Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin), is paid the compliment and replies...

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John Oliver’s Donald Trump Segment Was Everything

Welcome to Last Night on TV, our daily column that looks back at what happened on television the night before. If we’re going to stay up all night and watch TV, we might as well talk about it the next day. Last night on TV, everyone watched The Oscars. Did...

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Watch Chris Rock’s Searing Oscars Monologue

Last night’s 88th Academy Awards ceremony was about many things. Off the top, it was a ceremony dedicated to celebrating the winners as chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It was also a celebration of the filmmaking process (sort of). But...

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Worth Watching: Chris Rock's Oscars Opening Monologue on Diversity

"Otherwise known as the 'White People's Choice Awards.'" Last night's 88th annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood was hosted by comedian/actor/filmmaker Chris Rock (hosting for his second time), which was rather perfect because the Oscars this year were...

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Watch: Cyber Punk Sci-Fi Short 'Temple' from Nguyen-Anh Nguyen

"It's toxic… like human begins. I don't know what's going to kill to me - this filthy air? Or those fires that's eating me from the inside." Today's must watch short film is a martial arts sci-fi short called Temple, from director Nguyen-Anh Nguyen, the same...

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88th Academy Awards. Winners

And the winners are... BEST PICTURE Spotlight ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Brie Larson, Room ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Alicia Vikander, The Danish...

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2016 Academy Awards Winners - Live Updates Throughout the Night

The 88th Academy Awards are upon us and it's time to watch the show and discover the winners of the most prestigious award in Hollywood. The Oscar ceremony is being broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood with the esteemed Chris Rock as our host of...

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2016 Oscar Winners

The 88th Academy Awards are finally here. A season that has seen rampant outcries about diversity via #OscarsSoWhite and one of the most unpredictable races in years will finally come to a close. In tonight’s ceremony, questions will be answered. Leonardo...

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Fox Sets a Date for 'Predator' in 2018; Shifts 'Alien: Covenant' in 2017

You'll Never See Him Coming… to Theaters in March of 2018. 20th Century Fox has confirmed a couple of release dates for two upcoming, highly anticipated sci-fi movies. First up, Ridley Scott's sorta-sequel to Prometheus, titled currently Alien: Covenant, has...

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5 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Oscars Acceptance Speeches

It’s that time again: The pomp, the posturing, the outrageous spending on political campaigns meant to attract the attention of voters, the candidates who are entitled and completely out of touch with both reality and the common people of America… Yes, the Academy...

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'Spotlight' & Tom McCarthy Win Top Prizes at 2016 Indie Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Awards are an annual award given in the name of independent film, featuring plenty of those little indies which deserve the honor and recognition that they usually don't receive - celebrating their 31st year. The 2016 winners of the Spirit...

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Movie Poster of the Week: The Posters of the Berlinale Forum

Posters at film festivals are essential tools. At the start of a festival, faced with a catalogue of often hyperbolic, plot-heavy synopses and an unending stream of black and white stills, festival films tend to blur into each other, flattening the playing field....

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