The Florida Project Archives

Willem Dafoe: The Essential Films & Performances

June 16, 2021 2:07 pm

The great Willem Dafoe was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1955. Since his first uncredited appearance in Michael Cimino’s “Heaven’s Gate” – in which Dafoe, enjoying his first real Hollywood gig before going o...

Gregory Ellwood’s Top 75 Films Of The 2010 Decade: Moonlight, I Am Love, Under The Skin

Gregory Ellwood

December 19, 2019 1:24 pm

Awards Campaign, News

What qualifies a film for the top of a Best of the Decade list? Well, it should obviously be transcendent. It should be masterful. It should stick with you for days (maybe even weeks or months). But those are ...

The Subtle Genius Of Sean Baker’s ‘The Florida Project’

Julia Teti

June 10, 2018 2:34 pm

News, Video

We're in the clear from last years awards season, but one snub that still rankles us is Sean Baker's incredible "The Florida Project," a moving portrait about the marginalized, economically-distressed people li...

5 Potential Oscar Upsets This Year That Are Not Out Of Bounds

Gregory Ellwood

February 14, 2018 12:04 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

There’s almost always one. An Oscar upset that was always possible but likely not probable. Frankly, it's often the most exciting part of watching the telecast. Last year the Academy shocked the world by se...

Best And Worst Of The 2018 Oscar Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

January 23, 2018 4:13 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The biggest takeaway from this year's Oscar nominations was a trend that began since the Academy began to diversify and expand its membership even before the #OscarsSoWhite controversy a few years ago. More fi...

2018 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ‘The Shape Of Water,’ ‘Three Billboards,’ ‘Dunkirk’

Gregory Ellwood

January 19, 2018 12:15 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

We're here! It's hard to believe, but an awards season that was smack dab in the middle of the birth of the #MeToo movement and experienced the rise and fall of a number of prominent careers is about to head in...

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists Name ‘The Shape Of Water’ Best Film Of 2017

Kevin Jagernauth

January 9, 2018 4:03 pm

News

We may be rolling toward the middle of January, but 2017 remains close in the rearview. It was a tumultuous year no matter where you looked, but when it comes to Hollywood, women came together, made their voice...

National Society Of Film Critics Name ‘Lady Bird’ Best Picture Of 2017

Kevin Jagernauth

January 8, 2018 4:18 pm

News

So, thought you could take a break from awards for just one day? Guess again. Last night, the Golden Globes handed out the hardware, and "Lady Bird" took home two big prizes — Best Comedy and Best Performance b...

Kimber Myers’ Top 10 Films Of 2017

Kimber Myers

January 5, 2018 4:04 pm

News

At its best, cinema is a medium of visual poetry, and the challenge of a critic is to express thoughts and feelings about those works of art through words...and numbered lists. I’ve somehow managed to make the ...

Jordan Ruimy’s 10 Best Movies Of 2017

Jordan Ruimy

January 1, 2018 4:23 pm

News

I'm right on top of things calendar-wise, right?… I could have easily posted a best top ten list in November, as I had seen most of what I wanted to see, but being a little late to the party meant that I could ...

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