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Top Ten Tuesday: The Greatest Documentaries of the 21st Century #documentaries #YouCanSeeEverything #oscars2027 #oscars @MarkLikesMovies thecontending.com/top-ten-tu…

Top Ten Tuesday: The Greatest Documentaries of the 21st Century

Happy Tuesday, dear readers! Each week, we’ll rank the top 10 films in a specific category. While we aim to

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If you are a fan, you are about to get serviced. And how. For The @TheContending #ROCKY @RockyMovie @TheSlyStallone #SylvesterStallone #anthonyippolito @AmazonMGMStudio @TheAcademy #peterfarrelly @MattDillon @robbannasophia @VaFilmFest #vaff @filmystic thecontending.com/vaff-2026-…

VAFF 2026: ‘I Play Rocky’ May Just Crash Oscar’s Party

It would be a mistake to call Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky “high art,” but I bet many will think

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I have seldom ever seen a film so bold. For @TheContending @AmandaSeyfried #amandaseyfried @scootmcnairy #scootmcnairy @VaFilmFest #vaff @filmystic #vafilmfest @missipyle thecontending.com/vaff-2026-…

VAFF 2026: Tim Blake Nelson’s Uncompromising ‘The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd’

Tim Blake Nelson is such a fine and prolific actor that it's easy to forget he’s also an excellent director.

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David Phillips@phillipsreframeOct 24
Jessica Lange adds to her legend in Long Day’s Journey Into Night. #jessicalange #edharris #longdaysjourneyintonight #vaff #vafilmfest @VaFilmFest @TheAcademy @JessicaLangee @JLangeDaily @filmystic #benfoster @TheColinMorgan #eugeneoneill @TheContending thecontending.com/vaff-2026-…

VAFF 2026: Jessica Lange Brings Eugene O’Neill to Film with ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Jessica Lange has been playing Mary Tyrone in Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night on and off for the

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David Phillips@phillipsreframeOct 23
James Gray hits a new peak with Paper Tiger. For @TheContending #papertiger #vaff #jamesgray @adamdriveredits #adamdriver @VaFilmFest @Miles_Teller #milesteller @ScarlettJUpdate #ScarlettJohansson @filmystic @neonrated #NEON thecontending.com/vaff-2026-…

VAFF 2026: Is ‘Paper Tiger’ a Modern Masterpiece?

Since James Gray’s terrific directorial debut, Little Odessa, in 1994, I, like many others, have watched him closely. To one

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The best movie I’ve seen all year. For @TheContending @filmystic @john_turturro #johnturturro @kidblue #theonlylivingpickpocketinnewyork @quiethandfilms @VaFilmFest #vaff thecontending.com/vaff-2026-…

VAFF 2026: John Turturro Gives a Career-Capping Performance as a Skilled Thief in ‘The Only Living...

Let me start with my least favorite cinematic trivia question: How many times has John Turturro been nominated for an

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This is a Julianne Moore Appreciation post. @TheContending #juliannemoore #thedebut @A24 @TheAcademy #Oscars @VaFilmFest #vaff #jesseeisenberg #paulgiamatti @UVA thecontending.com/vaff-2026-…

VAFF 2026: Julianne Moore’s Nervous Breakthrough in Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’

Ever since The Debut premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3rd, the rave reviews have come in high,

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Robert Pattinson, the actor that you are! My interview with #Primetime screenwriter Ajon Singh for @TheContending. thecontending.com/primetime-…
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#MiddleburgFilmFestival: #TheDebut Wins Top Audience Award thecontending.com/middleburg…

Middleburg Film Festival: ‘The Debut’ Wins Top Audience Award

Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut has been given a callback! They say that actors should follow their instincts. A lot of

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Oscars 2027: Renate Reinsve On How Empathy is Constantly Shifting in ‘Fjord’ [VIDEO] @TheContending @neonrated @TheNYFF @FilmLinc #fjordfilm #renatereinsve #oscars2027 #newyorkfilmfestival #bestactress2027 thecontending.com/oscars-202…

Oscars 2027: Renate Reinsve On How Empathy is Constantly Shifting in ‘Fjord’ [VIDEO]

Cristian Mungiu’s mesmerizing drama, Fjord, boasts truly immersive work by Renate Reinsve, as Lisbet, the devoted wife of Sebastian Stan’s

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#Oscars2027: New Predix Show a Race Still In Flux #OscarPredictions #Oscars thecontending.com/oscars-202…

Oscars 2027: New Predix Show a Race Still In Flux

The Contending's latest 2027 Oscar Predictions show a race still very much in flux with two major new faces breaking

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Heartland International Film Festival Announces Winners thecontending.com/heartland-…

Heartland International Film Festival Announces Winners

(October 19, 2026 ) INDIANAPOLIS - The 35th Heartland Film Festival (HFF) presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at The Square

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#TopTenTuesday: The Greatest Directorial Debuts by Actors #acting #actors #directing @MarkLikesMovies thecontending.com/top-ten-tu…

Top Ten Tuesday: The Greatest Directorial Debuts by Actors

Happy Tuesday, dear readers! Each week, we’ll rank the top 10 films in a specific category. While we aim to

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Another Popular Film Once Tried to Get into Best Picture and Best Documentary. It Got Shut Out in Both. thecontending.com/hoop-dream…

Another Popular Film Once Tried to Get into Best Picture and Best Documentary. It Got Shut Out in...

A documentary in the Best Picture race? What is this, 1995? With You Can See Everything smashing records, the Best

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2026 Middleburg Film Festival: Recapping Our First Few Days #MFF2026 #MFF #LaBolaNegra #RayGunn #TheDebut #ClubKid #Rose #tangles @JoeyMoser83 @MarkLikesMovies @ClarenceMoye thecontending.com/2026-middl…

2026 Middleburg Film Festival: Recapping Our First Few Days

Joey and Clarence are joined by Mark Johnson to recap the first few days of the 2026 Middleburg Film Festival.

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Guitarricadelafuente performing "La Nieve" from #LaBolaNegra at @middleburgfilm last night 🥰
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Joey Moser@JoeyMoser83Oct 16
I had the pleasure of meeting Guitarricadelafuente at this year's #MFF2026 Interview coming soon to @TheContending!
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David Phillips@phillipsreframeOct 14
Remembering RJ Mitte for his abilities. For @TheContending @RjMitte #rjmitte @FXNetworks @BreakingBad @BrBaQuotes @filmystic @BryanCranston @AnnaGunn #breakingbad @sagaftra thecontending.com/rj-mittes-…

RJ Mitte’s Groundbreaking Work on ‘Breaking Bad’

The Breaking Bad universe has so many great performances that singling out an actor beyond the obvious quartet of Bryan

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On the verge of greatness, everything is at stake. Season 4 of #TheGildedAge premieres November 1 on HBO Max.

The Gilded Age Season 4 | Official Trailer | HBO Max

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Nominations Unveiled for 11th Annual Critics Choice Doc Awards #CriticsChoice #Documentary thecontending.com/nomination…

Nominations Unveiled for 11th Annual Critics Choice Doc Awards

Los Angeles, CA (Tuesday, October 13, 2026) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced the nominees for the 11th

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