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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 1:42PM By Ben Miller
Kristen Stewart for the Vanity Fair "Hollywood" Issue.
We still have over four weeks to go until the 2021 Oscars ceremony takes place, but the intrigue is beginning to ramp up. When Kristen Stewart’s portrayal of Princess Diana in Spencer was among the nominees, I immediately thought to myself…she could still win the Oscar because....
The Race is Wide-Open
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 11:10AM by Nathaniel R
If you haven't yet heard Francis Ford Coppola's classic epic The Godfather has been meticulously restored and is returning to theaters this weekend for its 40th anniversary. They even renamed a street "Francis Ford Coppola Ave" in Hollywood in its honor.
This is as good a time as any to tell you that we'll be doing the film for our Best Shot series. Here's the schedule...
10|25|50|75|100, The Godfather Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 10:02AM by Nathaniel R
You may recall that in January we shared the news that Michael Douglas was the guest of honor at this year's "Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival". (That's quite a mouthful of a title to try to say. Perhaps they need an acronym or nickname?) But their core team this year actually had three Oscar winners on it, Douglas, Binoche, and composer Tan Dun. This year the festivalhad 2431 contestants from 110 countries. The winners (which were unfortunately awarded in crypto and NFTs -- agh stop the madness) are after the jump...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 11:00PM by Nathaniel R
Tom Holland and Channing Tatum both proved continued drawing power this weekend as the video game adaptation Uncharted opened strong with $51 million over the long weekend and the original comedy Dog opened to $17 million. Meanwhile international feature Oscar nominees Worst Person in the World and Drive My Car continued their arthouse dominance. Full "estimates" chart after the jump...
| Weekend Box Office February 18-21 HOLIDAY WEEKEND 🔺 = new or expanding |
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| OVER 800 SCREENS | UNDER 800 SCREENS |
 UNCHARTED |
 WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD |
Channing Tatum, Dog, Tom Holland, Uncharted, box office Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 10:02PM by Nathaniel R
The Society for LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has released its annual Dorian Awards nominations for the 2021 Film year. Full disclosure, a few of us here at The Film Experience are members of this society. The Power of the Dog led the nominations with 9 but I'm shocked and delighted that so many films from my own top ten list and honorable mentions were honored in some capacity, particularly Passing and The Worst Person in the World which were hardly sure things. In fact I've never been so pleased with the Dorian Awards which went quite international this year. Just look at the spectacular "Best Film" and "Best LGBTQ Film" lineups...
Dorian Awards 