Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin had a streak of critically-acclaimed films in the 2000s (Head-On, The Edge of Heaven, Soul Kitchen). He’s won prizes at Cannes, Berlin and even a Golden Globe.

This past June, I wondered if Rodrigo Prieto was in fact the cinematographer for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.”

The more I read about the details trickling in about Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” the more I’m utterly fascinated by this film.

The Best International Feature Film category will again be very competitive this year. Not many countries have submitted their official picks yet. South Korea did the predictable today and chose Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave.”

Belgian filmmaker Fabrice de Welz has revealed that Abdelatif Kechiche’s “‘Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo” will finally get released in France, more than four years after its polarizing screening at Cannes.

I see Gold Derby and Awards Daily still have Helen Mirren in their Best Actress predictions, they should just scratch her off.

I’ve been saying since March that Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All” will be going to Venice. I’m honestly surprised that Telluride selected the film, especially since I’ve been hearing that it’s going to be quite divisive.

This year’s Best Actress race will again be dominated by biopic performances. Oscar loves that stuff. However, there also seems to be more than a few originally written characters that look like great Oscar fodder.

Maïwenn’s ‘Jeanne Du Barry’, currently filming in France, has decided to release a still of Johnny Depp as King Louis XV.

It’s kind of surprising that of all the big titles being launched this fall, maybe, just maybe, only one will be doing the four major festivals (NYFF, TIFF, Venice and Telluride).

I’m set to rewatch Jordan Peele’s “Nope” this afternoon. I can’t say I’m ecstatic about it, but some readers here are pushing me to give it another shot.

The Toronto International Film Festival tends to not to be too picky in its selection of films.

It’s somewhat of a weak year for Netflix’s awards prospects, their lineup of fall films just isn’t as stacked as in previous years.

Apologies for the lack of posts today. I’ve been working hard these last few hours on having a studio set up an East Coast screening this week for a MAJOR awards player being released in the fall. I can’t say more, but there will eventually be an update about this …

The New York Film Festival has announced the 32-film lineup for its 60 edition.

The trailer for Ruben Ostlund’s “Triangle of Sadness” has been released. The poster is also available, and it is as shocking as the film itself.

I already wrote about my bafflement regarding Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives” being dumped by Amazon in these dog days of August. That was before I actually saw the film, which turns out to be a reasonably diverting one.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo” is officially 174 minutes. This only makes me anticipate the film more.

If you want to catch Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo” in September then you’ll have to go to either Venice or Telluride. Otherwise, the film is not screening at TIFF and NYFF, that’s what I’ve been told.