Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 915 )

• OSCAR WATCH: SAG Nominations

  

  Hey Oscar junkies, have you recovered from this morning's whiplash? Those SAG nods were so out of left field that many were left wondering if we were being... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• AWARDS SEASON: Chasing the Spotlight

  

  Will Spotlight hold on to its early lead?If you're an Oscar fan like me, then you know last week was a big one for awards, culminating with Super Sunday, when... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• INTERVIEW: Gabriel Ripstein

  

  Arriving in US theaters at the tail end of a banner year for TV shows and films about the drug cartels, Gabriel Ripstein’s award-winning debut 600 Miles is a... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK/OSCAR WATCH: Creed

  

  "Creed", the title of Ryan Coogler's second feature film, refers to the last name of its protagonist Adonis Creed (played by Michael B. Jordan). But the word... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: AAFCA Awards

  

  With an upcoming "Celebration of Hip Hop Cinema" event already announced, I had a strong feeling that "Straight Outta Compton" would top this year's... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Félix and Meira

  

  There’s no doubt that romance has been a major attraction in 2015 cinema, with love stories ranging from Fifty Shades of Grey and Carol capturing the hearts of... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• COMING SOON: Chi-Raq

  

  By now you've heard of the infamous all-white Hollywood Reporter cover in honor of this year's Best Actress roundtable, an unfortunate reflection of the state o... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 5 Thoughts On "Gods Of Egypt"

  

  For a while, conversations about films for 2016 were largely dominated by the upcoming superhero projects. "Captain America: Civil War," "Batman v. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Iraqi Odyssey

  

  It’s no secret that Iraq is a country without much of a positive reputation at the moment. This fact is certainly not lost on the subjects of "Iraqi Odyssey",... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Catch Me Daddy

  

  Alfred Hitchcock thrilled us with "The 39 Steps", Arthur Penn changed the game with "Bonnie and Clyde" and Terence Malick made a legendary debut with "Badlands". Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Indie Spirit Nominations

  

  By now this is incredibly stale news but I couldn't let the week go by without acknowledging this year's nominations for the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: 600 Miles

  

  Drug wars have been a hot topic in entertainment lately, from films like "Sicario" and "Cartel Land", to the Netflix series "Narcos". Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Jafar Panahi's Taxi

  

  Back in December 2010, Iran's rebel filmmaker Jafar Panahi was sentenced to 6 years in jail and banned from making movies for the foreseeable future. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: The Summer of Sangaile

  

  There are good films that have the whole package – strong direction, brilliant writing, compelling acting. And then there are other equally good films that... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• FOREIGN OSCAR GUIDE: Europe

  

  We’ve come to our last group of submissions and they represent the largest and arguably the most formidable of them all – the European films. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• INTERVIEW: Roar Uthaug

  

  With a bona fide box office smash under his belt, his first selection as Norway’s representative for the Foreign Language Film Oscar and a US distribution deal... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Moira

  

  Submitted by Georgia as their 2015 Foreign Language Oscar submission, Levan Tutberidze’s "Moira" will hope to appeal to AMPAS voters with its familiar design. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Tangerine

  

  'Twas the night before Christmas and all through Los Angeles...Sin-Dee was on the hunt for Chester, the no-good pimp/boyfriend who cheated on her. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• INTERVIEW: Tobias Lindholm and Pilou Asbæk

  

  With 3 acclaimed film collaborations under their belt already, Tobias Lindholm and Pilou Asbæk have developed one of the most compelling director-muse... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• FOREIGN OSCAR GUIDE: Asia

  

  It’s no secret that Asian cinema has been significantly underrepresented among the yearly nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES