I've been asked repeatedly about when I would finish my coverage of the first Film Nerd 2.0 Film Festival, an event that came together at the very last possible moment, and it's taken me this long because of other pub...
As well as being gratifying in and of itself, Thursday's Best Picture Oscar nomination for Michael Haneke's "Amour" is immensely pleasing to Oscar stat geeks, who can count up the many ways in which it break...
Things worked a bit differently at the very first Cannes Film Festival in 1946. The festival took place in the fall, for starters, while the top prize -- not yet named the Palme d'Or -- was shared between 11 films. Th...
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Nominations (6):
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor - Albert Bassermann
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Best Special Effects
1940 was a...
It all begins… with a choice. In the third chapter of Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenal Twilight series, Bella Swan is surrounded by danger as Seattle is hit by a string of murders and an evil vampire continue...
Johnny Depp won't be meeting up with "Moonrise Kingdom" writer-director Wes Anderson at the "Grand Budapest Hotel" after all.
Although Depp was reported to be starring in the mysterious film (An...
Jay Roach's new film "The Campaign" satirizes modern political maneuvering, taking place in a small North Carolina district, where slick incumbent congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) is challenged by the go...
Syfy has ordered the pilot "Proof" from filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and TV veteran Marti Noxon.
Formally announced on Friday (August 3), the "Proof" pilot is written by Shyamalan and Noxo...
