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Hey, Oscar! Don’t forget these performances!

Michael Musto — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:56:08 +0000

The illustrious Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24, which gives the choosers ample time to read my urgent plea for them to not leave out some of my favorite people! After all, I care about the Oscars more than life itself, so ignoring my longings would be as sadistically ill-advised as some of the performances that are already locks. So now that I have the nominators’ attention, I’ll step up and scream the following:

Weekly movie trailer roundup: Steve McQueen’s SHAME is almost here!!!

Perrin Drumm — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:36:35 +0000

"I'm essentially quite happy, but, for some reason, I have done a lot of stuff that is dark. I don't know why that is and I don't question it. I don't really think you have a choice where you go as an artist." So says Steve McQueen, the Turner prize-winning artist cum prize-winning director (his stunning 2008 film HUNGER won no less than 33 awards). Now his follow up feature, SHAME, which swept the Venice Film Festival awards and garnered high praise well in advance of its upcoming wide release is set to hit theaters on December 2nd. That's less than one month away (!!!), and since I missed it at NYFF I have my calendar marked - literally. I'm one of those people who get really excited for a movie and try to read as little about it as possible until after I've seen it and formed my own opinions. It's been kinda tough with SHAME because everyone is already raving about it, and with what looks like another unrelenting performance from Michael Fasssbender as well as from cinema's darling Carey Mulligan, reviews and commentary are freaking everywhere. I also cant' wait to watch it because then I...

Meet Shana Feste director of THE GREATEST

Sundance Channel — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:01:42 +0000

Meet Shana Feste director of THE GREATEST, an official selection in the Dramatic Competition at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Festival Updates My Premiere: THE GREATEST

Sundance Channel — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:04:39 +0000

Writer/director Shana Feste's THE GREATEST, a film participating in the 2009 Sundance Film Festival starring Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan.