Last night, the Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the winners of the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards LIVE on The CW and TBS. The first in-person ceremony in two years hosted by Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer. This year’s event was an international affair, with celebrations in both Los Angeles and London. The star-studded gala in Los Angeles was held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, while in London more stars gathered at the Savoy…
"27th Annual Critics Choice Awards: The Winners"Category: Movies
The 74th Annual DGA Awards took place over the weekend at the Beverly Hilton in a ceremony hosted by Judd Apatow. Jane Campion won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for The Power of the Dog. The DGA Awards are one of the precursors heading into Oscar Sunday so unless her acceptance speech hurt her, Campion is likely to win Best Director at the Oscars. Judd Apatow hosted the DGA…
"74th Annual DGA Awards: The Winners"
Mayim Bialik’s feature directorial debut, As They Made Us, now has a trailer ahead of its theatrical and VOD release in April. Bialak writes and directs the film, which she also wrote following the death of her father. The film stars Dianna Agron and Simon Helberg, with Candice Bergen, Dustin Hoffman, Justin Chu Cary, Charlie Weber, and Julian Gant. The film features an all-star cast while revealing wildly relatable family’s tumultuous and bittersweet, yet often…
"As They Made Us: Trailer For Mayim Bialik Film"
Silent Night, which premiered last year during the Toronto International Film Festival, is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. With a title like Silent Night, you know that this film is not about a Jewish family gathering because such gatherings are anything BUT. Camille Griffin’s film sees a poisonous cloud making its way towards the United Kingdom. This is where a group of friends are partying to celebrate their last night on earth. I’m not…
"Silent Night Arrives on Blu-ray"
Solzy at the Movies will be providing live updates as the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards return to the Santa Monica beach. Comedy power couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman are hosting this afternoon’s ceremony, which you can watch on IFC or stream on AMC+ starting at 5 PM ET. Celebrating creative independence, original, provocative subject matter, diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision, the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be held on Sunday, March…
"2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards: The Winners"
The Art Directors Guild (ADG) announced the winners of the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday night. Yvette Nicole Brown hosted the ceremony on Saturday night at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Much like the ACE Eddie Awards, there were no shortage of comments about the Academy’s fakakta decision to not air all 23 awards live. Both Jane Campion and Denis Villeneuve used their honors to speak out against the decision. Villeneuve…
"ADG: 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards"
The Oscars film editing race is beginning to look clear after King Richard and tick, tick…BOOM! took home wins at the ACE Eddie Awards 2022. The 72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced winners LIVE at the Theater at the ACE Hotel recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, and documentaries. In addition to the announcement of winners in competitive categories, Michelle Satter accepted the prestigious ACE Golden…
"ACE Eddie Awards 2022: The Winners"
Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar-nominated film, Belfast, is now available for fans to bring home on home video in advance of Oscar Sunday. Belfast is the most personal film yet for writer/director Kenneth Branagh and could only be made after his parents died. August 15, 1969. Belfast. Riots. The city would never be the same. We’ve all heard about the fighting between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland but this film really puts in on display. Appropriately, Belfast…
"Belfast: Oscar Nominee Arrives on Home Video"
While the Oscar-nominated Steven Spielberg film is on Disney+ and HBO Max, West Side Story is now available to purchase on Digital. For the time being, Laurent Bouzereau’s The Stories of West Side Story is only available to watch as a bonus feature via Digital and the upcoming physical 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD release on March 15. Laurent Bouzereau is one of the best in the business so I’m looking forward to watch…
"West Side Story Arrives on Digital, Streaming"
Three acting races are largely decided with one month to go until Oscars Sunday but CODA benefited with a SAG Awards win for Best Cast. The SAG nominees do differ from CCA, BAFTA, and the Oscars but the largest voting body has spoken. While there could still be some acting surprises on Oscar Sunday, I fully expect three winners will repeat on March 27: Actor in a Leading Role: Will Smith, King Richard Actor in…
"SAG Awards: Post-Show Pre-Oscars Analysis"