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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 10:00AM by Nathaniel R
Time to check in again with the International Oscar submissions as eight more countries join the fray which include teen girl dramas from North Macedonia and Egypt and a Thai horror film that's currently streaming on Shudder...
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 5:18AM 
Hey all! In the October wrap-up, Pedro requested a return of the old Q&A column wherein I, well, Answer your Questions. So why not? Let's do it! Since we had to implement a membership step to commenting there is less engagement but would be happy to feel "connected" again to you all of you [Norma Desmond voice] "wonderful people out there in the dark".
Put your questions in the comments or e-mail them my way and I'll whip up some answers in the next couple of days.
Ask Nathaniel, getting to know you Monday, November 1, 2021 at 11:21PM 
Last Night in Soho, now in theaters, marks Diana Rigg's last movie appearance. That British Giallo pastiche cum Swinging Sixties nostalgia-kick was the great actress's final project before she died last year, at 82. Rigg left behind an incredible career that spanned over six decades and several mediums. In honor of the erstwhile Bond girl, our immortal Queen of Thorns, and unforgettable Emma Peel, this week's Almost There write-up is dedicated to her.
Despite an Emmy victory and two BAFTAs for her TV work, Rigg never got an Oscar nomination. The closest she ever came was in 1971, on the occasion of her Hollywood debut in Arthur Hiller's Oscar-winning The Hospital…
Monday, November 1, 2021 at 4:00PM 
Halloween may be (technically over) but the spooky season continues (if you'd like) via various streaming services. The Criterion Channel programmed a selection of titles from Universals' Horror canon from the 1930s through the 1950s. Universalhelped typify the American horror genre while also creating screen monsters whose iconography prevails. Six creatures stand above the others – Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, the mummy, the invisible man, the wolfman, and the gill man. That sextet is represented in this Criterion Channel collection, so it's an excellent opportunity to delve into those horrific franchises. Consequently, I spent the better part of October watching all the movies in each of those classic monster's series, seeing every feature they starred in from 1931 to 1956. In the end, since everyone loves lists, I decided to rank the creatures…
Monday, November 1, 2021 at 2:10PM Gulp. Just two months left in 2021. Here's what you might have missed but shouldn't have from the past month
A dozen highlights
• Girl Interrupted Matt has a personal connection to Winona Ryder's star vehicle to wrap up our team tribute to Winona for her 50th birthday
• King Richard and Belfast Crowdpleasing Oscar threats
• No Time To Die Deborah, our resident Bond expert, considers Daniel Craig's farewell
• Coffee & Contenders Nathaniel's annual panel at the Middleburg Film Festival
• Almost There: To Die For Cláudio takes on one of Nicole Kidman's most beloved star turns
• Yes No Maybe So: Being the Ricardos Nathaniel looks at the trailer
• Irene Dunne Baby Clyde wonders why the versatile actress isn't as big of a name to modern audiences as some of her glamorous peers still are
• C'mon C'mon Jason falls hard for Joaquin Phoenix's latest
• Gotham Nods they went all in for two Netflix titles: Passing and The Lost Daughter
• Gay Best Friend: Darling Christopher looks back at the 1965 film that was both totally of and ahead of its time.
• The Velvet Underground Glenn on Todd Haynes first documentary feature
• Dune (2021) Elisa thinks the Villeneuve picture is a dream come true
• Dune (1984) Claudio finally sits down with the notorious Lynch misfire
Previous wrap-ups if you're just rejoining us...
Oscar 2020 Wrap | May | June | July | Aug | Sept
COMING IN NOVEMBER
A team experience tribute to Honorary Oscar winner Liv Ullman, the AFI festival in Los Angeles, Jane Campion's return with The Power of the Dog, new musicals Tick Tick Boom and Encanto, Marvel's superhero oddity Eternals, Kristen Stewart in Spencer. Plus interviews with Kenneth Branagh, Clifton Collins Jr, Ann Dowd and more... and probably some Thanksgiving activities. ANY REQUESTS?
Team Experience, Year in Review 