Tag: Rental Family
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The Fate of Searchlight in the Hands of “Ann Lee”
We hinted on the Academy Anonymous podcast that with The Testament of Ann Lee still on the bidding table one of the art-house (and Oscar friendly) specialty labels would pounce – but only after their homegrown stock either failed to launch or fizzled! There were rumblings at TIFF about Netflix jumping on board, which we…
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TIFF 2025: Who’s The Real Favorite? TIFF’s People’s Choice Award, Its New International Rival, and Our Predictions
The winner of the coveted TIFF People’s Choice Award will be announced tomorrow. I say “coveted” because TIFF and the pundit class like to position the recipients of this prize as a bellwether for Academy Awards success. But how true is that, really? The first People’s Choice Award was handed out in 1978—two years after…
