
After being alerted to Dev Patel’s existence by his Skins-watching daughter, director Danny Boyle cast the then 17-year-old actor in 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire. The film, which was originally dropped by Warner Independent after the studio doubted its commercial prospects, would go on to gross over $350 million worldwide, win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and make international stars out of leads Patel and Freida Pinto.
It would be hard to match that kind of explosive feature debut, and for the next several years, only the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel cinematic universe films would come close to that early critical and box office success. But Patel came roaring back with Lion, the true-story drama that would earn him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nom, with the film itself ultimately in the running for Best Picture. The Certified Fresh Hotel Mumbai and Personal History of David Copperfield followed, and now Patel is getting career-best review write-ups for A24’s Arthurian jam, The Green Knight.
Read on to see all Dev Patel movies, ranked by Tomatometer!
The Las Vegas Film Critics Society announced today the 2017 winners of the LVFCS awards on Twitter. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the big winner with 5 awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress. Read through for the full list of winners.
Best Picture: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 90%
Best Comedy: The Big Sick (2017) 98%
Best Horror/Sci-Fi: Get Out (2017) 98%
Best Actor: Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out (2017) 98%
Best Actress:Frances Mcdormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 90%
Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 90%
Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird (2017) 99%
Best Director: Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water (2017) 92%
Best Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 90%
Best Adapted Screenplay: James Ivory – Call Me by Your Name (2017) 95%
Best Animated Film: Coco (2017) 97%
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins – Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 88%
Best Breakout Filmmaker: Jordan Peele – Get Out (2017) 98%
Best Art Direction: Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 88%
Best Foreign-Language Film: First They Killed My Father (2017) 88%
Best Visual Effects: Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 88%
Best Family Film: Coco (2017) 97%
Best Costume Design: Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 88%
Best Ensemble Cast: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 90%
Youth In Film Winner: Brooklyn Prince– The Florida Project (2017) 96%
William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award: Lois Smith
LVFCS Top 10 Films of 2017
There’s a rather unusual assortment of new titles available to stream this week, from a pair of recent Oscar nominees to a bona fide horror classic, as well as a sci-fi thriller from the 1930s, a famous cult favorite, and more. Read on for the full list.

In this CW series loosely based on the DC comic, Rose McIver stars as Liv, a zombie who helps police solve murders by eating dead victims’ brains and absorbing their memories.
Available now on: Netflix
Dev Patel stars in this true story about a man, adopted by an Australian family as a boy, who uses Google Earth to track down the small Indian village from which he disappeared as a child.
Available now on: Netflix

This Netflix animated series based on the classic video game franchise centers on the last in a long line of monster hunters, who attempts to keep his country safe from a vengeful vampire.
Available now on: Netflix
This horror film centers on the supernatural chaos that erupts after a policeman discovers a dying man and rushes him to treatment at a nearby hospital.
Available 6/28 on: Netflix
Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning drama centers on a young Iranian couple whose relationship is tested when they are forced to move out from their apartment to the center of Tehran.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
George A. Romero’s iconic debut set the template for the modern zombie film, and features tight editing, realistic gore, and a sly political undercurrent.
Available now on: Amazon Prime

Raymond Massey stars in this classic sci-fi film, scripted by and based on an essay by H.G. Wells, that chronicles a devastating war and the broken society left in its aftermath.
Available now on: Amazon Prime

Ed Wood’s famously “bad” movie stars Bela Lugosi and Tor Johnson in a campy, low-budget sci-fi thriller about a detective and airline pilot who attempt to thwart and alien invasion. A colorized version is available to watch now on Amazon Prime.
Available now on: Amazon Prime

Alex Gibney’s documentary details the rise and notorious fall of the energy corporation, profiling the rampant corruption that led to its undoing.
Available now on: FandangoNOW

This incisive documentary focuses on corporate control (and the lack of governmental oversight) over the food industry.
Available now on: FandangoNOW

Kim Hye-Ja and Won Bin star in South Korean director Bong Joon-Ho’s mystery about a developmentally challenged man, accused of murdering a young girl, and his doting mother who goes to extreme lengths to prove his innocence.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
This fascinating documentary from Lauren Greenfield follows Jackie Siegel, wife of real estate mogul David Siegel, who struggles with a new normal after her family feels the effects of the 2008 economic crisis.
Available now on: FandangoNOW

This eye-opening documentary provides an inside look at a summer camp for evangelical Christian children in North Dakota.
Available now on: FandangoNOW

Anthony Hopkins and Diane Ladd star in Roger Donaldson’s lighthearted drama about a New Zealand man who travels to the US with his trusty motorcycle in hopes of breaking the land speed record.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Chris Evans and McKenna Grace star in Marc Webb’s drama about a man who comes into conflict with his mother over who should raise his young niece, a math prodigy.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, and Ann-Margret star in Zach Braff’s comedy about a trio of old friends who plan a heist to take back the money they feel the bank has stolen from them.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
The big movie this week is the latest installment in the Fast and Furious franchise, but there’s also a Certified Fresh limited release you might be thinking of checking out. One’s got lots of car chases and explosions, and the other follows a perilous jungle adventure, but both are probably just a tad too much for younger viewers… for different reasons. Read on for Christy’s advice on both, as well as a handful of new releases on DVD.
NOW IN THEATERS
Rating: PG-13, for prolonged sequences of violence and destruction, suggestive content, and language.
It’s all about family, as it always is in The Fast and the Furious franchise, but that doesn’t necessarily mean this movie is suitable for everyone in your family. This eighth film in the series is just as nutty as its predecessors in terms of giant action set pieces, but it’s also extremely violent in ways large and small. It’s got everything from hand-to-hand combat, gunfights, shootings, and stabbings to cars dropping out of windows in the middle of New York City and a submarine emerging from the ice in middle-of-nowhere Russia. And for one extended sequence aboard an airplane, a baby in a car seat is in danger. Oh, and there’s a plot, too: A hacker (Charlize Theron) forces Dom (Vin Diesel) to turn against his F&F fam and help her with a nuclear terrorism plot. Not that it matters. Massive, fiery destruction ensues. Director F. Gary Gray’s film also features quite a bit of language scattered throughout and the requisite amount of gyrating, scantily clad ladies. Probably OK for viewers around 12 or 13 and older.
Rating: PG-13, for violence, disturbing images, brief strong language and some nudity.
Charlie Hunnam stars in this true story of Percy Fawcett, an explorer who set out in the 1920s to prove the existence of a long-lost South American civilization. He made several journeys to the Amazon, all of which were treacherous and potentially deadly. But Fawcett kept going back for more – and even brought his teenage son along at one point — as new clues tantalized him and stoked his obsession. There are plenty of guns and shootings, including hunting, with smoking and language throughout. The natives frequently seem threatening. And the ending is a bit ambiguous, which could lead to some confusion. Older kids might be interested in the adventurous elements of writer-director James Gray’s film, but the pacing is deliberately languid in his typical style, which could make The Lost City of Z a tough sit for younger viewers. I’d say this is suitable for kids around 12 or 13 and older.
NEW ON DVD
Rating: PG, for thematic elements and some language.
Viewers around age 7 or 8 will be fine watching this real-life drama, which was nominated for three Academy Awards including best picture. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae star as three of the brilliant black women who helped NASA with crucial mathematical calculations as the United States began launching rockets into space. Because this was 1961 Virginia, they faced institutionalized racism and sexism daily, but they maintained their integrity and dignity and became invaluable to the space program. Director Theodore Melfi’s film shows them interacting with police and cruel co-workers and being forced to use segregated bathrooms, buses and libraries. The discrimination they dealt with may be uncomfortable or confusing for younger viewers, but it also may provide an opportunity for a discussion about the history of race relations in the United States. There’s a tiny bit of language and kissing, and the two-hour running time may make it a tough sit for little kids. But Hidden Figures is a well-made, feel-good story full of excellent role models for both girls and boys to see.
Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and some sensuality.
Nominated for six Academy Awards including best picture, this real-life drama follows the journey of a young man searching for his family and the small, impoverished Indian town he became lost from as a child. Sunny Pawar plays Saroo as a 5-year-old boy, who follows his older brother to find work and ends up alone on a train many hundreds of miles away. He doesn’t know where he lives or how to get back and ends up living on the streets, briefly, in danger and squalor. It’s tough to watch. Eventually, a family adopts him and brings him home with them to Tasmania. But as an adult 25 years later (played by Dev Patel), Saroo begins to wonder who he is and where he came from. He uses Google Earth to find his village and rediscover his identity. Director Garth Davis’ film features some language and smoking, and the images of the harsh lives these young, homeless children endure are quite disturbing. But Lion is ultimately uplifting, with worthwhile messages about perseverance and family. Fine for viewers around 11 or 12 and older.
Rating: PG, for action, peril, brief scary images, and some rude humor.
Kids around 6 or 7 and older will be fine watching this family-friendly adventure. After all, it’s about a truck… fueled by a monster. Hence the name. So if you have young children who are into either of those things, they should have a decent time. Your mileage may vary, however. Lucas Till stars as a teenager living in small-town North Dakota who discovers a friendly, oil-guzzling monster. While a scientist studies the creature’s two other buddies in a lab, Till’s character, Tripp, protects his new pal (whom he names Creech) and even lets him power his truck. But bad guys are on their way – and they have guns. Grown-ups might find the adventures, which include car chases and crashes, rather lame and flimsy. And there’s a bit of chaste romance between Tripp and a young woman (Jane Levy) with a knack for science. But somewhere in here is a message about fighting greedy oil executives, protecting animals, and treasuring the environment. And of course: teamwork.
This week, we’ve got a couple Oscar nominees and a pair of HBO comedies. Read on for the full list!
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe star in this historical drama about three gifted African-American women who played a substantial role in launching NASA’s first manned spaceflight missions.
Dev Patel stars in this true story about a man, adopted by an Australian family as a boy, who uses Google Earth to track down the small Indian village from which he disappeared as a child.
It’s a truck… fueled by a monster! Hence the name. And if you have very young kids who are into either of these things, they may have a decent time watching this family-friendly action comedy. Your mileage may vary.
Doug Jones, Faye Dunaway, and Carrie-Anne Moss star in The Bye Bye Man, which imagines the bloody campaign of terror wrought by a nefarious being capable of controlling the actions of anyone who so much as thinks his name.
This Certified Fresh German comedy about the emotional tug of war between a woman and her eccentric father was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film.
Julie Dash’s pioneering independent feature follows the lives of a group of Gullah woman struggling to maintain traditions and culture amidst changing times.
Set in Bay Area’s tech universe, Mike Judge’s comedy series — which centers around Richard (Thomas Middleditch) and his team of socially awkward developers — perfectly captures the oddball characters who rule the Internet.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in HBO’s recently Emmy-nominated (and previously Emmy-winning) comedy series as a put-upon Vice President (and later President) of the US. Season five is available to stream now.
This week on streaming services, we’ve got a handful of hugely popular TV series, a classic live-action animated comedy, and a couple of Certified Fresh smaller films you might have missed, plus a great selection of new choices available on FandangoNOW. Read on for details.
H. Jon Benjamin voices the titular superspy, one of a handful of agents and skilled operatives of dubious moral fiber in the employ of an espionage outfit run by his mother.
Available now on: Netflix
AMC’s follow-up to Breaking Bad follows Bob Odenkirk’s character before he became Saul Goodman, when he was still a scheming attorney who fell into some hard times and partnered up with former cop Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks).
Available now on: Netflix

Robert Zemeckis’ mind-bending animation/live-action hybrid follows a star cartoon rabbit who is framed for murder and the private eye who reluctantly agrees to help clear his name.
Available now on: Netflix

Viola Davis stars in this drama about an esteemed law professor whose interns become implicated in a complicated web of murder and deception.
Available now on: Netflix

This Australian thriller, written by Joel Edgerton (who also co-stars) and directed by his brother Nash, centers on a small town couple having an affair who make plans to leave their spouses — one of them a dangerous gangster — and run off together.
Available now on: Netflix

Jim Jarmusch’s Certified Fresh documentary is a tribute to the pioneering punk band The Stooges, charting their rise and fall through first-hand accounts from Iggy Pop, his bandmates, and others close to the band.
Available now on: Amazon Prime

Henry Fonda stars in John Ford’s adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel about a Great Depression-era Oklahoma family who are evicted from their home and journey westward to California.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia spencer, and Janelle Monáe star in this historical drama about three gifted African-American women who played a substantial role in launching NASA’s first manned spaceflight missions.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Dev Patel stars in this true story about a man, adopted by an Australian family as a boy, who uses Google Earth to track down the small Indian village from which he disappeared as a child.
Available now on: FandangoNOW

This time out, rogue ex-secret agent Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) seeks revenge on our heroes after they injured his brother in the previous film, and in turn, the gang teams up with the government to bring him down. It’s now available in an Ultra HD Extended Edition.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Kiernan Shipka and Emma Roberts star in this horror film about a pair of girls who encounter a malevolent presence during a winter holiday they’re forced to spend alone at their boarding school.
Available now on: FandangoNOW

Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, and the rest of the Furious gang reunite when Agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) coaxes them into helping with an international investigation by revealing a secret from their past. It’s now available in an Extended Edition.
Available now on: FandangoNOW

Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow star in this high altitude thriller about a former rock climber who is taken hostage by a group of mercenaries who have crashed in the mountains with millions in stolen cash.
Available now on: FandangoNOW

This Swedish comedy is the story of a 100-year-old man who climbs out a window and disappears. Yup.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
The 89th Academy Awards Were held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting. After a surprise announcement reversal, Moonlight won Best Picture, with Emma Stone from La La Land and Casey Affleck of Manchester By the Sea taking top acting honors. Who else took home the Oscars? Read below to find out the winners!
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of BenghaziAs the Oscars quickly approach, we know that many of you are looking to play a little bit of catch-up, not just with the Best Picture nominees, but with a lot of the other notable films that are up for awards in other categories. To that end, we’ve compiled a list of the various places — whether in the theater, on DVD and Blu-ray, or on streaming video — where you can catch this year’s potential feature film honorees before the big celebration on February 28th. Unfortunately, a handful of them are currently stuck in that limbo period between the end of their theater run and the beginning of their home video distribution, so they aren’t available to watch at the moment. Aside from those, however, here’s where you can watch all 47 feature films nominated for an Oscar this year:

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone star in Damien Chazelle’s romantic musical about a jazz pianist and a struggling actress who fall in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Leading Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song (2x), Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Original Screenplay
Where to Watch: In Theaters

Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner star in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi thriller about a linguist tasked with deciphering an alien language when 12 mysterious spacecraft make landfall on Earth.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Adapted Screenplay
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

Barry Jenkins’ intimate drama follows a young man’s search for meaning as he grapples with love and comes to terms with his sexuality over three stages of his life.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Original Score, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Andrew Garfield stars in Mel Gibson’s war drama about real life hero Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector and army medic who single-handedly saved the lives of 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa during WWII.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Dev Patel stars in this true story about a man, adopted by an Australian family as a boy, who uses Google Earth to track down the small Indian village from which he disappeared as a child.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Original Score, Adapted Screenplay
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Available March 7 on FandangoNOW, iTunes

Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges star in Kenneth Lonergan’s poignant drama about a man with a troubled past who returns to his hometown to help care for his nephew after his brother suddenly dies.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reprise their Tony-nominated roles in this adaptation of the August Wilson play about a garbage collector and former Negro Leagues baseball star in 1950s Pittsburgh who takes out his frustrations on his family.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Leading Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Available February 24 on Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges star in this crime drama about a pair of brothers who resort to robbing banks when one of them learns they’re about to lose their family land.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Film Editing, Original Screenplay
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Taraji P. Henson, Octavia spencer, and Janelle Monáe star in this historical drama about three gifted African-American women who played a substantial role in launching NASA’s first manned spaceflight missions.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay
Where to Watch: In Theaters

Natalie Portman stars in this portrait of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the days immediately following the assassination of JFK.
Nominated for: Best Leading Actress, Costume Design, Original Score
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Based on the novel of the same name, this Swedish dramedy centers on an elderly man whose plans for suicide are foiled by unwanted friendships.
Nominated for: Best Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg team up in the first of their two Certified Fresh 2016 collaborations, an account of the 2010 disaster on the titular drilling rig.
Nominated for: Sound Editing, Visual Effects
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston star in this spinoff of the Harry Potter universe, which follows wizard Newt Scamander as he attempts to track down a number of exotic creatures in 1920s New York City.
Nominated for: Costume Design, Production Design
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Available March 7 on FandangoNOW, iTunes

Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant star in this lighthearted true story about the woman who famously became an opera singer despite her less than angelic voice.
Nominated for: Best Leading Actress, Costume Design
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Laika’s latest stop-motion adventure features the voices of Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, and Matthew McConaughey in a fantastical tale about a young boy in Japan who accidentally summons a vengeful spirit from his past and sets out to save his family.
Nominated for: Best Animated Feature, Visual Effects
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Newcomer Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson lend their voices to Disney’s latest treat, about a Polynesian chieftain’s daughter who is tasked with tracking down demigod Maui in an effort to save her tribe.
Nominated for: Best Animated Feature, Original Song
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes

Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence star in this sci-fi mystery about two passengers aboard an interplanetary flight who are woken from their hibernation 90 years too early.
Nominated for: Original Score, Production Design
Where to Watch: In Theaters

The first of Disney’s standalone Star Wars spinoffs, this sci-fi action spectacular stars Felicity Jones as a determined rebel who leads a motley crew of unlikely heroes in a heist to steal the plans to the Death Star and deliver them into the hands of a young Princess Leia.
Nominated for: Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
Where to Watch: In Theaters

Ava DuVernay’s Netflix original documentary takes a hard look at the history of post-Emancipation race relations in America.
Nominated for: Best Documentary
Where to Watch: Netflix

Writer-director Mike Mills’ semi-autobiographical drama stars Annette Bening as a free-spirited mother who raises her teenage son with the help of the eccentric tenants living in her house.
Nominated for: Original Screenplay
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Available March 28 on DVD/Blu-ray

John Krasinski and James Badge Dale star in Michael Bay’s based-on-true-events action thriller about the heroic men who helped defend US citizens during the 2012 attack on a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Nominated for: Sound Mixing
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in Robert Zemeckis’ period spy romance about a Canadian intelligence officer who falls in love with a French Resistance fighter at the outset of WWII.
Nominated for: Costume Design
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes | Available February 28 on DVD/Blu-ray

Viggo Mortensen stars in this drama as a father of six navigating civilization again after raising his family deep in the woods.
Nominated for: Best Leading Actor
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the latest chapter of the Marvel cinematic saga as a famous surgeon who suffers a terrible car crash and seeks healing from a mystical guru who teaches him much more than he bargained for.
Nominated for: Visual Effects
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes | Available February 28 on DVD/Blu-ray

Isabelle Huppert stars in Paul Verhoeven’s dark thriller about a woman who is raped by a masked assailant, then manages to track him down and engages him in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse.
Nominated for: Best Leading Actress
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Available March 14 on Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

This documentary from Italy follows the harrowing journey of migrants from the island of Lampedusa crossing the Mediterranean to mainland Europe and the humanitarian crisis unfolding at the same time.
Nominated for: Best Documentary
Where to Watch: iTunes | Available March 21 on DVD/Blu-ray

George Clooney and Josh Brolin star in this Coen brothers satire, which follows a day in the life of a 1950s movie studio fixer who must track down a missing movie star while keeping several other troubled productions afloat.
Nominated for: Production Design
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

This documentary takes a look at influential African-American writer James Baldwin’s life and sociopolitical legacy, focusing on an unfinished, unpublished manuscript Baldwin left behind when he died in 1987.
Nominated for: Best Documentary
Where to Watch: In Theaters | Available May 2 on FandangoNOW

Directed by a childhood friend of the titular journalist, this documentary profiles the freelance war correspondent who was kidnapped in Syria and became the first American executed by ISIS.
Nominated for: Original Song
Where to Watch: Amazon, iTunes

Neel Sethi stars in this live-action remake of the Disney adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s tale about a young boy raised by wolves who helps defend his jungle against a fearsome tiger.
Nominated for: Visual Effects
Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

This post-WWII historical drama from Denmark tells the true story of the German POWs who were conscripted by the Allied forces to clear their own land mines from the west coast of Denmark.
Nominated for: Best Foreign Language Film
Where to Watch: Available February 28 on DVD/Blu-ray

Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz star in Yorgos Lanthimos’ sci-fi dramedy about a man who must choose a mate or risk turning into a lobster.
Nominated for: Original Screenplay
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star in Jeff Nichols’s fact-based period drama about an interracial couple who went to court in 1967 to fight for their right to marry.
Nominated for: Best Leading Actress
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

This inspirational documentary tells the remarkable story of an autistic child who immersed himself in Disney films as a way to communicate with those around him.
Nominated for: Best Documentary
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

This stop-motion animated tale follows an orphan who moves into a foster home and slowly learns to trust his new family.
Nominated for: Best Animated Feature
Where to Watch: In Theaters February 24

Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michael Shannon star in this thriller from Tom Ford about a woman who is forced to confront her past when her writer ex-husband delivers his latest manuscript, a dark mystery dedicated to her.
Nominated for: Supporting Actor
Where to Watch: Amazon, iTunes | DVD/Blu-ray

Part of ESPN’s 30 f0r 30 series, this documentary retraces the “trial of the century,” offering new perspectives on the murder case that forever changed America’s perception of one of its heroes.
Nominated for: Best Documentary
Where to Watch: Amazon, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

Studio Ghibli co-produced this dialogue-free animated film about a shipwrecked man who wakes up on a deserted island and befriends a giant red turtle.
Nominated for: Best Animated Feature
Where to Watch: In Theaters

The latest film from Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi, this drama centers on a young Iranian couple whose relationship is tested when they are forced to move out from their apartment to the center of Tehran.
Nominated for: Best Foreign Language Film
Add to Watchlist: Amazon, FandangoNOW

Martin Scorsese directs this adaptation of of a 1966 Shusaku Endo novel about two Jesuit priests (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who are sent to Japan amid anti-Christian sentiments to locate a missing member of their order.
Nominated for: Cinematography
Where to Watch: Available March 14 on FandangoNOW

The third chapter in the rebooted Star Trek saga finds the crew of the Enterprise marooned and separated on an unfamiliar planet, where they discover a new foe may have been waiting for them all along.
Nominated for: Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

Will Smith and Margot Robbie star in David Ayer’s entry in the DCEU, about a group of misfit outlaws who are forced to do the US government’s bidding when a supernatural threat manifests itself in their city.
Nominated for: Makeup and Hairstyling
Where to Watch: FandangoNOW, Amazon, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

Tom Hanks stars in Clint Eastwood’s drama about the real-life US Airways pilot who saved all 155 people aboard his plane when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing in the Hudson river.
Nominated for: Sound Editing
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

This Australian drama set on the titular island centers on a pair of young lovers who find themselves on opposite sides when they are caught in the middle of a tribal war.
Nominated for: Best Foreign Language Film
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes | Available March 7 on DVD/Blu-ray

This offbeat comedy from Germany centers on the emotional tug-of-war that ensues when a prank-happy father inserts himself into the personal and professional life of his straight-laced businesswoman daughter.
Nominated for: Best Foreign Language Film
Where to Watch: Available April 11 on Amazon

Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake lend their voices to this animated adventure based on the popular toys from the 1980s.
Nominated for: Original Song
Where to Watch: Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray

Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman lead an all-star cast who lend their voices to Disney’s world of walking, talking animals, where a plucky bunny cop is forced to team up with a con artist fox to solve a missing animals case.
Nominated for: Best Animated Feature
Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, DVD/Blu-ray
The 70th annual EE British Academy Film Awards were held on Sunday 12 February, in a ceremony that was hosted by Stephen Fry at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The BAFTAs honor the best in British and international film. Who took home the trophies? Read through for the full list of winners.
Peter Middleton (Writer/Director/Producer), James Spinney (Writer/Director), Jo-Jo Ellison (Producer)
Notes on BlindnessBabak Anvari (Writer/Director), Emily Leo, Olive Roskill, Lucan Toh (Producers)
Under the ShadowNiv Adiri, Glenn Freemantle, Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson, Ian Tapp
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemThe winners of the 48th NAACP Image Awards were revealed tonight on a ceremony hosted by Anthony Anderson, and broadcast live on TV One. The Image Awards celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film. Read through for the full list of winners.
Outstanding Motion Picture
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Outstanding Comedy Series
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Garth Davis is only getting started. With just a few credits to his name (including some TV work on Top of the Lake and Love My Way, as well as a documentary called P.I.N.S.), Davis directed Lion, a drama based on a true story about an adopted Indian man living in Australia who uses Google Earth to track down the small village where he grew up. The film has become a critical darling and an awards favorite, earning six Academy Awards nominations, and it has launched Davis into the big time. With the Oscars arriving shortly, we took the opportunity to speak with him and find out what movies make him tick. Here are Garth Davis’ Five Favorite Films:

This is my favorite. It’s A Woman Under the Influence by John Cassavetes. What I love about his movies — especially this film too — is just the performances are so brave. The characters are so unpredictable. They’re so full of life. Also, there’s such a social commentary in this movie about how society doesn’t allow people to be who they really are, and I just find that a great metaphor for so many things in one’s life. I thought, “Through this one relationship, I’m moved in such a deep way.”
I also love how Cassavetes pushes the performances so far that it finds this kind of amazing poetry at a certain point. I particularly remember this scene where Gena Rowlands is basically just so misunderstood and so cut down and beaten down that she finds this physicality. It was almost like a moment of ballet. I just think there’s something very genius going on in that film and very brave and I love it. It’s a beautiful film.
Actually, I just thought of another one which really affected me. I don’t know if I’m going to pronounce it correctly. It’s Les Amants du Pont-Neuf — Lovers on the Pont-Neuf [aka Lovers on the Bridge]. It has Juliette Binoche in it and Denis Lavant. He’s very good. I was a university student when this came out. It’s kind of a love story of a privileged girl who’s going blind and she kind of runs away from her privileged life to live on the streets. And she falls in love eventually or creates this friendship with this homeless man. It’s an extraordinary film. It just blew my mind. Again, the filmmaking was incredibly brave and just committed and front-foot and so unique. Again, a film that looks at relationships and has a life in the characters — very alive. I don’t know. It was just an experience to watch that film. I just love it.
Seems you’re into deep character studies and human drama.
Yup. The human condition. Otherwise I’m not watching it [laughing].

I love 400 Blows. [François] Truffaut is just a genius and, again, just there’s a total Cassavetian quality in his performances as well. I know that story was close to his own story, so that was very moving and just a totally immersive experience. I like him and a lot of the French filmmakers, obviously, for the exact reason we’re talking about. That last scene in 400 Blows where he escapes the children’s home in that really, really long tracking shot was just astonishing, just such an astonishing end to that film. That and when the kids steal a typewriter too, and they’re struggling with the weight of it; that was great. It’s just great, great fun.
Okay. I’m going to say a weird one here — but what an amazing performance in that film. When I was a kid I just loved these kind of movies that just took me to another world. I still like watching it today. I watch it with my kids. Gene Wilder. What a performance. It’s just extraordinary. It’s just a film that’s always stayed with me and I still love it today. It’s still fascinating to look at. Gene Wilder is just wild and kind of lonely and mad and so unhinged. It’s a fantastic film.

Maybe My Name Is Joe, to mix it up a bit. At the time when I saw this, I was just wanting to get into filmmaking and I was really fascinated by Ken Loach — and Mike Leigh — because, again, they were social realist films. Loach is more politically based. My Name Is Joe was just such a moving film and it basically portrayed a portrait of a man that basically didn’t have a choice in the choices he made because of his political situation, and then, just how that wasn’t really enough. It was a really tragic, moving film. I just love that film.
Lion is now open in limited release.

This weekend, the Super Bowl frame was as slow as usual at North American multiplexes and the suspense thriller Split topped the chart for the third straight time. Universal’s sleeper hit grossed an estimated $14.6M slipping only 43% and came within striking distance of the century mark with a new total of $98.7M.
Split marks only the second film ever for director M. Night Shyamalan to spend its first three weekends at number one after the 1999 smash The Sixth Sense which held the lead during its first five sessions. His 2002 blockbuster Signs held the top spot for three non-consecutive weekends. Split should crack $100M by Tuesday and could find its way to around $135M by the end of its domestic run – an amazing result for a film that cost under $10M to produce.
On Saturday, Split surpassed the $95M of 2000’s Unbreakable to become the fifth biggest film all-time for Shyamalan and should be able to pass The Village and The Last Airbender next. International grosses for the James McAvoy hit climbed to $44M on a trajectory towards the $100M mark from overseas territories.
The franchise horror film Rings debuted in second place with an estimated $13M from 2,931 locations for a decent $4,435 average. Critics gave an across-the-board thumbs down to the PG-13 chiller and paying audiences agreed as the CinemaScore grade was a C-. 2002’s The Ring, a remake of the Japanese hit, opened to $15M and a $7,580 average when ticket prices were much lower and had exceptional legs finishing with a robust $129.1M. The 2005 sequel The Ring Two debuted bigger with $35.1M, but much of the excitement for this brand has since eroded. Competition from the red hot Split was a contributing factor too. Paramount saw good results from international markets this weekend where Rings is outperforming other recent horror films.
The controversial drama A Dog’s Purpose enjoyed a reasonably good second weekend hold declining by 41% to an estimated $10.8M taking third place. Universal has grossed $32.9M thus far and may end up in the $55-60M range.
Two Academy Award contenders for Best Picture followed which are both among the highest grossing films so far in 2017. The only movie in the top ten this weekend to drop by less than 30% was Hidden Figures with an estimated $10.1M, off only 28%. Winning the SAG award for Best Cast last week helped keep the momentum and attention going for the Fox release which has grossed an extraordinary $119.4M to date. Breaking $150M seems likely for the $25M-budgeted film. Dropping 39% was the musical La La Land with an estimated $7.5M pushing the cume for Lionsgate to $118.3M. The international take rose to $150M putting the global tally at $268.3M with China opening on Valentine’s Day.
Low-cost original movies have attracted huge audiences so far in 2017. The combined production budgets for top-grossers Hidden Figures, La La Land, and Split amount to $65M yet the three hits are on course to gross together over $800M worldwide.
Crashing 67% in its second weekend was the zombie sequel Resident Evil: The Final Chapter which took in an estimated $4.5M for a cume of $21.9M. The worldwide take sits at $115M so far for Sony.
Animation sensation Sing followed with an estimated $4.1M, down 36%, for a hefty new total of $262.9M for Universal. Global sits at $487M with solid numbers coming in from Europe where it is still new while China, Russia, and Japan are still to come. Close behind was Best Picture Oscar nominee Lion which expanded to its widest point yet and grossed an estimated $4M this weekend from 1,405 locations. The Weinstein Co. has banked $24.7M to date.
There were very few takers for the new boy-from-Mars drama The Space Between Us which flopped with an opening of an estimated $3.8M from 2,812 locations for a dismal $1,358 average for STX. Rounding out the top ten was Paramount’s action sequel xXx: Return of Xander Cage with an estimated $3.7M, down 57%, for a sum of $40M with global now at $152.4M.
The top ten films grossed an estimated $76.1M which was up a scant 1% from last year when Kung Fu Panda 3 stayed at number one with $21.2M; but down 43% from 2015 when the Super Bowl was a week earlier and The Spongebob Movie opened in the top spot with $55.4M.
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The Directors Guild of America held their 69th annual awards on Saturday, February 4, honoring achievements in directorial work in film and television. All five of the feature film nominees this year were first-time nominees, and La La Land‘s Damien Chazelle ultimately emerged with the trophy. On the TV side, HBO came up big, winning awards in the Dramatic Series , Comedy Series, and Television Movie or Mini-Series. Read on for the full list of winners.
Ryan Murphy, “From the Ashes of Tragedy”
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The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. SimpsonThe PGA announced the winners of the 2017 Producers Guild of America Awards, which were held today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California. Read through for the full list.
The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were live streamed this morning; the announcement was made by several Oscar-winning and nominated Academy members –including Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Emmanuel Lubezki, Jason Reitman and Ken Watanabe — and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Read through for the full list of nominees, and their respective Tomatometer scores.
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth
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Straight outta La La Land, it’s…La La Land, one of nine Best Picture nominees selected by the Academy representing the finest in recent cinema! See the full list of Best Picture hopefuls, as ranked by their Tomatometer scores!
The Directors Guild of America announced today the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film and First-Time Feature. Read through for the full list of nominees, including the Television and Documentary Film nominations, revealed yesterday. The 69th Annual DGA Awards will be celebrated on February 4.
Ryan Murphy, “From the Ashes of Tragedy”
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The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture nominations for the 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories are The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures and The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures. Read through for the full list, including the nominees for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Pictures, announced previously on November 22.
The 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards winners will be announced on January 28, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The EE British Academy Film Award nominations for 2017 were announced this morning on a press conference streamed live on Facebook. La La Land leads the race with 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor. Arrival and Nocturnal Animals come in second with nine nominations each. Watch the announcement on the video below, and check out the full list of nominees — and their respective Tomatomater scores — on the list that follows. The EE British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 12 February at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Peter Middleton (Writer/Director/Producer), James Spinney (Writer/Director), Jo-Jo Ellison (Producer)
Notes on BlindnessBabak Anvari (Writer/Director), Emily Leo, Olive Roskill, Lucan Toh (Producers)
Under the ShadowNiv Adiri, Glenn Freemantle, Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson, Ian Tapp
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The Golden Globe Awards revealed the 2017 winners tonight on a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Fallon at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The musical drama La La Land swept the Comedy/Musical category, taking home all seven awards it had been nominated for, including Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress, while Moonlight was named the Best Drama of the year. On the Television categories, FX’s Atlanta took home the awards for Best Musical or Comedy and Best Actor (Donald Glover), and Netflix’s The Crown won Best Drama and Best Actress (Claire Foy). Read through for the full list of nominees and winners.
From November through February, the best movies of 2016 are getting recognized by critics, press, fans, and members of the film industry from all over, in a number of award competitions. To keep track of all that, and help you make educated decisions when you place your Oscar bets, we put together a ranking of movies by number of awards won, and their respective categories, including all the major professional guild awards and the critics groups that qualify for membership on Rotten Tomatoes. Read on to find out where your favorite movies stand, and who is leading the pack. And make sure to come back after each award event for an updated list.


The Las Vegas Film Critics Society announced today the 2016 winners of the LVFCS awards on Twitter. La La Land was the big winner with 7 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, The Witch and Nocturnal Animals took home 2 awards each. Read though for the full list of winners.
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The nominees for the 48th NAACP Image Awards were announced this morning by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ABC and HBO lead the race in the television categories with 23 and 14 nominations, respectively, while Walt Disney Studios is at the top of the motion picture categories with 9 nominations, followed by Focus Features with 7. The Image Awards celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film. Read through for the TV and movie nominees, and check out their official site for the music and literature honorees.
The NAACP Image Awards winners will be announced during the two-hour event hosted by Anthony Anderson, and broadcast live on TV ONE on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 9pm/8c. A 90-minute pre-show will air live from the red carpet at 7:30pm/6:30c.
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The nominations for the 74th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning in Los Angeles. The winners will be revealed on January 8. Read through for the full list of nominees.
The 22nd Critics’ Choice Awards were held in Los Angeles on December 11, hosted by T.J. Miller. Damien Chazelle’s musical La La Land led all films with 12 nominations, and it succeeded in securing eight of them, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Song, and Best Score. It also earned a Best Original Screenplay win, which it shared in a tie with Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea, winner of the Best Actor award thanks to Casey Affleck’s performance.
Natalie Portman nabbed the Best Actress award for her work on the historical biopic Jackie, which also won for Best Costume Design and Best Hair & Makeup, while indie darling Moonlight and sci-fi thriller Arrival, which both boasted 10 nominations, each came away with a pair of awards. See below for the full list of winners, and click here to see the TV winners.
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