Steve Pond
Steve Pond
Steve Pond’s inside look at the artistry and insanity of the awards race, drawn from more than three decades of obsessively chronicling the Oscars and the entertainment industry.
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New Films From Brian Helgeland, Jessica Yu Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup
Helgeland’s “Finestkind” and Yu’s “Quiz Lady” are among 59 additional films headed to the September festival
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Toronto Film Festival’s Shorts Program to Include Films From Riz Ahmed, Mackenzie Davis
Ahmed stars in Yann Demange’s “DAMMI” while Davis makes her directorial debut with “WOACA”
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New York Film Festival Adds New Films From Yorgos Lanthimos, Wim Wenders, Justine Triet
The festival’s Main Slate will include a dozen films from this year’s Cannes Film Festival, including several award winners
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Sylvester Stallone Documentary ‘Sly’ to Close 2023 Toronto Film Festival
The film, directed by Thom Zimny, will have its world premiere on Sept. 16
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Pedro Almodovar, Spike Lee to Receive Awards at Toronto Film Festival
The directors are the first announced honorees at the annual TIFF Tribute Awards
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Patricia Arquette, Larry Charles Movies Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup
Harmony Korine and Finn Wolfhard are among the other directors who will screen in the festival’s Midnight Madness and Discovery sections
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Nicolas Cage Film ‘Dream Scenario’ to Open Toronto Film Festival’s Platform Section
It will be one of 10 films competing for a prize handed out by a jury of Barry Jenkins, Nadine Labaki and Anthony Shim
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Janet Yang Reelected President of Motion Picture Academy
Other officers for 2023-24 include Bonnie Arnold, DeVon Franklin and Howard Rodman
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Emmys’ Category Hogging Invades the Short Form Races, Too
The shorts categories are another sign that voters know what they like and like what they know
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Documentaries From Frederick Wiseman, Errol Morris, Lucy Walker
Other films in the TIFF Docs lineup will include work from Raoul Peck, Roger Ross Williams and Karim Amer
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Venice Film Festival Invites Controversy, Books New Films by Woody Allen and Roman Polanski
Films by Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and David Fincher will screen in the festival’s main competition
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Toronto Film Festival to Include Films Directed by Michael Keaton, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick
A robust group of films directed by actors will join movies from Alexander Payne, Richard Linklater and Alex Gibney
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How the SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes Could Devastate Awards Season
If an awards show takes place and there aren’t any actors there, will it really happen?
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‘Commandante’ Replaces ‘Challengers’ as Venice Film Festival’s Opening Film
Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” pulled out of the festival rather than screen during the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes
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Atom Egoyan’s ‘Seven Veils’ to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
The Canadian director’s opera-themed drama stars Amanda Seyfried
