322 stories by "Marcus James Dixon"
When the Oscar nominations for Best Song are unveiled on Tuesday, January 24, there’s a good chance we’ll hear “La La Land” named twice: for both “City of Stars…
Even though “La La Land” won Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes earlier this month, many awards prognosticators still think something else might take it down at the Oscars. And…
“La La Land” fans, do you agree with the Golden Globes that “City of Stars” is the best song from Damien Chazelle‘s whimsical romantic musical? Or do you think …
“For me, my mind was telling me that ‘La La Land’ was going to sweep, especially after this election. It makes you feel good,” reveals Gold Derby reader Matt Schofiel…
Nominations for the 2017 EE British Academy Film Awards (otherwise known as the BAFTAs) were announced Tuesday. These kudos, honoring the best British and international contributions to film…
With leading 2/13 odds from our 17 film Experts, Emma Stone (“La La Land”) is predicted to win Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress at Sunday’s 2017 Golden Globes. Stone plays …
After months of critics and industry insiders praising musical/comedy "La La Land," this Oscar frontrunner for Best Picture has finally opened in theaters across the nation. Have you seen it…
“The Globes are a special brand of crazy to predict,” says Gold Derby user Ronnie Boadu (screen name eastwest), who wins our contest in predicting the Golden Globes film nominati…
“It’s really a coming-of-age story about a young man who lost his ability to connect with the world,” notes Roger Ross Williams as we chat via webcam (watch above) about hi…
Denzel Washington‘s biggest project to date is bringing the late August Wilson's iconic play "Fences" to the big screen, and now many pundits are predicting that he’ll receive tw…
They can act, they can dance, but can they sing? Gold Derby’s frontrunner to win Best Picture and Best Score at the Oscars is “La La Land,” Lionsgate’s whimsical roma…
In Disney’s new poster art for its live-action adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast,” Dan Stevens and Emma Watson pose doing the iconic dance number from the 1991 animated f…
“This is the dream. It’s conflict and it’s compromise. It’s very, very exciting,” says Ryan Gosling in the new trailer for Lionsgate’s romantic musical &#…
In a twist worthy of “American Horror Story: Roanoke” itself, the popular sixth installment of TV’s long-running horror franchise won’t be submitting any lead perform…
“American Horror Story: Roanoke” fans, are you having trouble keeping track of your Millers, Butchers and Scathachs on the sixth installment of FX’s frightening franchise? …
This year’s Emmy winner in the Best Drama Actor race will not be a repeat, as all of the most recent past champs have left the stage. The only exception is Kyle Chandler, who previousl…
Only seven films throughout Oscar history have won both Best Actor and Best Actress: “It Happened One Night” (1934), “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975), &…
“Here’s to the fools who dream.” That’s the tagline showcased in the new Lionsgate poster for their romantic musical “La La Land” (full photo below), whic…
Last fall on NBC, the enchanting “The Wiz: Live” aired to critical and fan acclaim, following recent successes for the peacock net with “The Sound of Music” (2013) an…
When “Grease: Live” premiered on Fox back in January, we all watched in awe as the cast — led by Broadway vet Aaron Tveit as Danny and actress/choreographer Julianne Hough …
“In terms of prediction secrets, I’d say the number one thing I try to do is stay current with the word of mouth a production is receiving,” reveals Michael Wachowiak, who …
Congratulations to Gold Derby’s Paul Sheehan for an impressive 89% prediction rate for the 2016 Tony Awards nominations. (Click here to see where YOU ranked.) Of the eight categories w…
