By Matt Neglia
This is very exciting. Next Best Picture has decided to take its first step forward into the other worlds of awards season. We will officially be covering the 2017 Tony Awards this year through exclusive podcasts held under the Next Best Picture banner run by our very own Michael Schwartz. We're calling it "Next Best Theatre" and we hope you enjoy this very exciting addition to the Next Best Picture family.
Special thank you to Nicole Ackman and Daniel Bayer for their contributions on this and the other episodes to come. We appreciate your feedback and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM or you can have a listen down below.
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By Matt Neglia
For this week's episode, myself, Will and Michael prepare for "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2" (And May the 4th) by talking about another Disney/space property in "Star Wars" and its history at the Oscars. We also answer fan questions, discuss the latest Oscar/movie news and talk about the trailer for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle."
Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM or you can have a listen down below.  By Josh Tarpley After months of rumors and speculation, official reports have come out that David Fincher will be directing the sequel to 2013’s “World War Z.” The project would mark the fourth collaboration between Fincher and Brad Pitt (“Se7en,” “Fight Club,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), and the zombie sequel marks Fincher’s first real foray into the world of blockbusters.
Click beyond the jump to read more about the untitled “World War Z” sequel  By Matt Neglia We here at Next Best Picture are very saddened to hear of the loss of director Jonathan Demme who passed away today at the age of 73. Jonathan Demme gave us classic films such as the Academy Award Winning films "The Silence Of The Lambs" & "Philadelphia" along with others such as "Rachel Getting Married" the 2004 remake of "The Manchurian Candidate" & his last film "Riki And The Flash" starring Meryl Streep.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 35 - Film News, Oscar Questions & A Very Tired Host!4/25/2017 
By Matt Neglia
I was admittedly very tired at the time of this recording after having just coming back from vacation. Apologies about the delay. Hopefully all of the other podcasts we released this week were enough to keep you entertained while myself, Will & Michael (The Original Trio) got together to talk some film news and answer your questions.
Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM or you can have a listen down below.  By Matt Neglia We previously reported on the films which would be appearing at this year's Cannes film festival. Now we know who the jury members will be as well.
Click below to see who will preside over this year's jury panel for the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.  By Josh Tarpley Director Ben Mackenzie will be reuniting with his “Hell or High Water” stars Chris Pine and Ben Foster for a potential Netflix film, “Outlaw King.” The story will tell the story of Robert the Bruce (or Robert I), the Scottish king who lead the country to freedom from the English during the 14th century. After breaking on to the scene with 2016’s “Hell or High Water,” anything Mackenzie became attached to would be highly anticipated, and it looks like Netflix has scooped him up for the project.
Click beyond the jump to learn more about “Outlaw King.” 
By Matt Neglia
Coming off of our review of "The Promise," we now bring you Kristen Lopez interviewing the writer/director of that film, Terry George, and actress Angela Sarafyan.
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By Matt Neglia
For this week's second review, myself and Kristen review the new dark/comedy/action film from writer/director Ben Wheatley, "Free Fire."
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By Matt Neglia
For this week's main review, myself and Kristen tackle the highly controversial Armenian Genocide epic "The Promise" starring Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale & Charlotte Le Bon, written and directed by Terry George.
Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM or you can have a listen down below. The Next Best Picture Podcast - Interview With "The Lost City Of Z" Writer/Director James Gray4/20/2017 
By Matt Neglia
You heard on our podcast review of "The Lost City Of Z" that Kristen Lopez alluded to an interview with the writer/director of that film, James Gray. Well now we have it here for you to listen to.
Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM or you can have a listen to Kristen's interview down below.  By Matt Neglia One more trailer today. Yet another Sundance film in "The Hero" featuring a career defining performance from Sam Elliot.
Click below to see the trailer.  By Matt Neglia Directed and written by Robin Swicord, "Wakefield" finally has a trailer and makes its way to theaters May 19th 2017. The plot follows a man who withdraws from his family despite living across the street from their house.
Click below to check out the trailer for the Bryan Cranston starring vehicle.  By Matt Neglia The Sundance film "Menashe" has had its first trailer land online. Shot for over two years in Brooklyn New York with real Hasidic Jews and mostly in the Yiddish language, "Menache" tells the story of a widower who attempts to gain custody of his son.
Click below to see the trailer 
By Josh Tarpley
“ACORN and the Firestorm” is set to premiere this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, and looks to be a contender in this year’s Best Documentary Feature race. The film, co-directed by Reuben Atlas and Sam Pollard, will chronicle the rise and fall of the (now controversial) Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). Though the height of ACORN’s popularity was during the 2008 election, the documentary is said to foreshadow our current political climate.
Click beyond the jump to learn more about “ACORN and the Firestorm 
By Matt Neglia
For our second review of the week, myself and Kristen Lopez dive deep into the Amazonian jungle to talk James Gray's "The Lost City Of Z."
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By Matt Neglia
For this week's main review, myself and Mike Vermette talk the eighth film in the action franchise, "The Fast & The Furious," known as "The Fate Of The Furious."
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By Matt Neglia
For this week on the Next Best Picture Podcast, myself and Kristen answer your questions, discuss the week's latest Oscar news and give our reactions to the trailer for Kathryn Bigelow's "Detroit" and a little film called "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM or you can have a listen down below.  By Matt Neglia Ok everyone remain calm. Take a deep breath. Exhale. It's finally here. After "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" went on to become one of the biggest films of all time and please critics and audiences all over the world, we have all been anxiously awaiting the follow up from writer/director Ryan Johnson ("Looper"). Well, after today's panel at the Star Wars Celebration, the wait is finally over.
Click below to watch the trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."  By Matt Neglia It only feels like yesterday that we were talking about the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It only feels like yesterday that we were talking about the Oscar season in general. Well get ready, because the Cannes Film Festival has announced their lineup of films which will be screening at this year's festival. Big names such as Sofia Coppola, Michael Haneke, Todd Haynes and more are all represented.
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BEST PICTURE Roma (25) - AACTA, AWFJ, BAFTA, CC, CFCA, DFCS, KCFCC, LAFCA, LEJA, LFCC, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, NYFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, PFCC, SEFCA, SFCS, SFFCC, TFCA, VFCS, WAFCA The Favourite (8) - AFCC, BIFA, FFCC, GALECA, HFCS, IFCA, KCFCC, PCC Green Book (8) - AARP, GG, NBR, NFCS, NTFCA, OSCAR, PFCS, PGA If Beale Street Could Talk (7) - AFCA, BSFC, CIFCC, COFCA, GWNYFCA, IPA, SPIRIT A Star Is Born (5) - DFCC, DFWFCA, GFCA, IPA, StLFCA Black Panther (4) - AAFCA, BFCC, CIFCC, SAG The Hate U Give (2) - IFJA, LAOFCS The Rider (2) - IFP, NSFC BlacKkKlansman - IPA Bohemian Rhapsody - GG Cold War - EFA Eighth Grade - DFCS Leave No Trace - SDFCS Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse - UFCA You Were Never Really Here - BOFCA BEST DIRECTOR Alfonso Cuaron (39) - AACTA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, CC, CFCA, COFCA, DFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, DGA, FFCC, GALECA, GFCA, GG, HFCS, IFCA, IFJA, IPA, KCFCC, LEJA, LFCC, LVFCS, NCFCA, NSFC, NTFCA, NYFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OSCAR, PCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, TFCA, UFCA, WAFCA Spike Lee (6) - AARP, CIFCC, LAOFCS, NFCS, SFFCC, StLFCA Lynne Ramsey (5) - BOFCA, BSFC, LAOFCS, MCFCA, OAFFC Barry Jenkins (4) - AFCA, GWNYFCA, PFCC, SPIRIT Bo Burnham (2) - DGA, IFP Ryan Coogler (2) - AAFCA, BFCC Debra Granik (2) - LAFCA, SDFCS Bradley Cooper - NBR Yorgos Lanthimos - BIFA Adam McKay - DFCS Pawel Pawlikowski - EFA Paul Schrader - VFCS BEST ACTOR Ethan Hawke (34) - AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BOFCA, CFCA, CIFCC, DFCS, DFCS, GALECA, GFCA, GWNYFCA, IFJA, IFP, KCFCC, LAFCA, LFCC, LVFCS, NCFCA, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, PCC, SEFCA, SDFCS, SFCS, SFFCC, SPIRIT, StLFCA, TFCA, UFCA, VFCS, WFCC Rami Malek (10) - AACTA, BAFTA, GG, IFCA, IPA, LAOFCS, OAFFC, OSCAR, NTFCA, SAG Christian Bale (8) - CC, DFWFCA, GG, HFCS, KCFCC, MCFCA, NFCS, PFCC Bradley Cooper (4) - BFCC, DFCC, LEJA, WAFCA Viggo Mortensen (3) - AARP, NBR, PFCS Joe Cole - BIFA Willem Dafoe - IPA Marcello Fonte - EFA Ben Foster - COFCA Joaquin Phoenix - FFCC John C. Reilly - BSFC John David Washington - AAFCA BEST ACTRESS Olivia Colman (25) - AACTA, AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BIFA, COFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GALECA, GG, IFCA, IPA, KCFCC, LAFCA, LFCC, MCFCA, NCFCA, NSFC, OAFFC, OSCAR, SEFCA, TFCA, VFCS, WFCC Toni Collette (13) - BOFCA, CFCA, DFCS, GFCA, HFCS, IFP, LAOFCS, NFCS, NTFCA, OFCS, SFCS, StLFCA, VFCS Glenn Close (7) - AARP, CC, GG, IPA, SAG, SDFCS, SPIRIT Lady Gaga (6) - CC, DFCC, LVFCS, NBR, PFCS, WAFCA Melissa McCarthy (6) - BSFC, FFCC, NYFCO, PCC, SFFCC, VFCS Yalitzia Aparicio (3) - GWNYFCA, LEJA, OFCC Regina Hall (3) - AAFCA, NYFCC, VFCS Viola Davis (2) - BFCC, PFCC Elsie Fisher (2) - CIFCC, UFCA Nicole Kidman - NFCS Joanna Kulig - EFA Amandla Stenberg - IFJA BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Richard E. Grant (24) - AARP, AFCA, AWFJ, BOFCA, BSFC, CFCA, CIFCC, COFCA, GALECA, IPA, KCFCC, LFCC, NFCS, NYFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, PCC, PFCC, SEFCA, SDFCS, SFCS, SPIRIT, StLFCA, VFCS Mahershala Ali (16) - AACTA, BAFTA, BFCC, CC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GG, HFCS, IFCA, LAOFCS, LEJA, NTFCA, OSCAR, PFCS, SAG, WAFCA Sam Elliott (5) - AFCC, GFCA, IFJA, LVFCS, NBR Michael B. Jordan (5) - MCFCA, NCFCA, OFCC, OFCS, SFFCC Steven Yeun (5) - FFCC, GWNYFCA, LAFCA, NSFC, TFCA Russell Hornsby (3) - AAFCA, LAOFCS, UFCA Timothee Chalamet - SDFCS Hugh Grant - UFCA Josh Hamilton - DFCS Alessandro Nivola - BIFA BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Regina King (39) - AFCA, AAFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, BOFCA, BSFC, CC, CIFCC, COFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GALECA, GG, GWNYFCA, IFCA, IFJA, IPA, LAFCA, LAOFCS, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, OSCAR, PCC, PFCC, SEFCA, SFCS, SFFCC, SPIRIT, StLFCA, TFCA, WAFCA Rachel Weisz (8) - BAFTA, BIFA, DFCS, HFCS, NFCS, LFCC, OAFFC, VFCS Emma Stone (4) - AFCC, GFCA, NTFCA, PFCS Olivia Colman (2) - CFCA, UFCA Nicole Kidman (2) - AACTA, SDFCS Amy Adams - KCFCC Sakura Ando - FFCC Emily Blunt - SAG Judi Dench - AARP BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY BlacKkKlansman (12) - AAFCA, BAFTA, CIFCC, COFCA, DFCS, GFCA, KCFCC, OFCC, OSCAR, SEFCA, SFFCC, StLFCA Can You Ever Forgive Me? (10) - AARP, AWFJ, BSFC, FFCC, IPA, LAFCA, PFCS, SPIRIT, WAFCA, WGA If Beale Street Could Talk (10) - AFCA, BFCC, CC, CFCA, GWNYFCA, LEJA, NBR, NCFCA, OAFFC, OFCS The Hate U Give (3) - IFJA, LAOFCS, PFCC The Death Of Stalin (2) - NSFC, SDFCS Leave No Trace (2) - LVFCS, USC Black Panther - NFCS Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse - UFCA BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY The Favourite (19) - AACTA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BIFA, DFWFCA, GALECA, HFCS, KCFCC, LFCC, NCFCA, NFCS, NYFCO, OAFFC, PCC, SEFCA, SFCS, TFCA, WAFCA First Reformed (12) - BOFCA, CC, CFCA, IFJA, IFP, NBR, NYFCC, OFCC, OFCS, SFFCC, TFCA, VFCS Eighth Grade (7) - CIFCC, COFCA, GFCA, SDFCS, SPIRIT, UFCA, WGA Sorry To Bother You (5) - AFCA, BFCC, FFCC, GWNYFCA, MCFCA Green Book (4) - DFCS, GG, OSCAR, PFCS Vice (3) - DFCS, LAOFCS, StLFCA A Quiet Place (2) - DFCS, LVFCS Roma (2) - IPA, LEJA Cold War - EFA BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Roma (37) - AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BFCC, BOFCA, BSFC, CC, CFCA, CIFCC, COFCA, DFWFCA, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS, LAFCA, LAOFCS, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, NFCS, NSFC, NTFCA, NYFCC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OSCAR, PFCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, SFFCC, StLFCA, UFCA, WAFCA Cold War (2) - ASC, FFCC The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs - SDFCS The Favourite - BIFA First Man - DFCC U-July 22 - EFA The Rider - SDFCS Suspiria - SPIRIT A Star Is Born - IPA BEST COSTUME DESIGN The Favourite (7) - BAFTA, BIFA, CDG, IPA, LVFCS, PFCS, SDFCS Black Panther (6) - CC, CDG, CIFCC, LEJA, OSCAR, SFCS Crazy Rich Asians - CDG Dogman - EFA BEST FILM EDITING Roma (7) - AWFJ, CFCA, CIFCC, IPA, LEJA, LVFCS, PFCS First Man (4) - AFCA, BSFC, CC, WAFCA Bohemian Rhapsody (2) - ACE, OSCAR Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2) - OFCS, SFCS Vice (2) - BAFTA, StLFCA Widows (2) - COFCA, MCFCA You Were Never Really Here (2) - BOFCA, SPIRIT American Animals - BIFA Cold War - EFA The Favourite - ACE Game Night - SDFCS If Beale Street Could Talk - GWNYFCA Minding The Gap - LAFCA The Other Side Of The Wind - SFFCC Searching - LAOFCS BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING Vice (3) - CC, MUAHS, OSCAR The Favourite (2) - BAFTA, BIFA Black Panther - LEJA Crazy Rich Asians - MUAHS Dogman - EFA Mary Queen of Scots - MUAHS A Star Is Born -MUAHS BEST ORIGINAL SCORE If Beale Street Could Talk (13) - BSFC, CFCA, CIFCC, COFCA, HFCS, IFCA, LAFCA, LAOFCS, LEJA, NYFCO, OFCS, PCC, WAFCA First Man (7) - AFCC, CC, FFCC, GFCA, GG, IPA, PFCS Black Panther (4) - DFCS, HMMA, MCFCA, OSCAR BlacKkKlansman (2) - SFFCC, StLFCA Isle Of Dogs (2) - DFWFCA, HMMA Mandy (2) - AFCA, SFCS Suspiria (2) - IFJA, LVFCS You Were Never Really Here (2) - BIFA, BOFCA Annihilation - UFCA Mary Queen Of Scots - HMMA BEST ORIGINAL SONG A Star Is Born (14) - CC, DFCS, GFCA, GG, HFCS, HMMA, IFCA, IPA, LAOFCS, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, OSCAR, PFCS Black Panther (2) - AAFCA, HMMA RBG - HMMA Sherlock Gnomes - HMMA BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN The Favourite (11) - ADG, BAFTA, BIFA, CFCA, CIFCC, FFCC, GFCA, NFCS, PFCS, SDFCS, SFCS Black Panther (8) - ADG, CC, LAFCA, MCFCA, OSCAR, SFFCC, StLFCA, WAFCA Crazy Rich Asians - ADG Isle Of Dogs - LVFCS Mary Poppins Returns - IPA Roma - LEJA The Summer - EFA BEST SOUND MIXING Bohemian Rhapsody (3) - BAFTA, CAS, OSCAR The Captain - EFA First Man - MCFCA A Quiet Place - IPA Roma - LEJA You Were Never Really Here - BIFA BEST SOUND EDITING A Quiet Place (2) - IPA, MPSE Bohemian Rhapsody - OSCAR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Black Panther (6) - BAFTA, CC, IPA, LEJA, NCFCA, PFCS Avengers: Infinity War (5) - DFCS, LAOFCS, NFCS, StLFCA, VES First Man (4) - CIFCC, HFCS, OSCAR, VES Ready Player One (2) - LVFCS, SDFCS Annihilation - FFCC Border - EFA Early Man - BIFA Mission: Impossible - Fallout - SFCS BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (33) - AFCA, AAFCA, AWFJ, BAFTA, BFCC, BOFCA, CC, CFCA, CIFCC, COFCA, DFCS, DFCS, GFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, IFJA, KCFCC, LAFCA, LAOFCS, LEJA, MCFCA, NCFCA, NYFCC, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, OSCAR, PCC, PGA, SFCS, SFFCC, StLFCA, UFCA Isle Of Dogs (13) - BSFC, DFWFCA, HFCS, IPA, LVFCS, NFCS, NTFCA, OAFFC, PFCS, SEFCA, SDFCS, TFCA, WAFCA Incredibles 2 (3) - IFCA, NBR, PFCC Mirai - FFCC BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Roma (41) - AAFCA, AARP, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BFCC, BOFCA, CC, CFCA, CIFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GALECA, GFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HFCS, IFJA, IPA, KCFCC, LAOFCS, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, NSFC, NTFCA, OFCC, OFCS, OSCAR, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, SFFCC, SPIRIT, StLFCA, UFCA, VFCS, WAFCA Shoplifters (5) - BSFC, COFCA, FFCC, LAFCA, SDFCS Burning (4) - AFCA, GWNYFCA, LAFCA, TFCA Cold War (4) - LFCC, NBR, NYFCC, NYFCO BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Won't You Be My Neighbor? (37) - AARP, AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BOFCA, BSFC, CC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GALECA, GFCA, HFCS, IFCA, IFJA, KCFCC, LAOFCS, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, NFCS, NTFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, PGA, SEFCA, SFFCC, SPIRIT, StLFCA, TFCA, UFCA, WAFCA Minding The Gap (8) - CFCA, CIFCC, GWNYFCA, IDA, IPA, NSFC, NYFCC, VFCS Free Solo (3) - BAFTA, OSCAR, SFCS Shirkers (3) - COFCA, FFCC, LAFCA Three Identical Strangers - (3) DFCC, DFCS, SDFCS Quincy (2) - AAFCA, BFCC Bergman - A Year In A Life - EFA Hale County This Morning, This Evening - IFP RBG - NBR AuthorsNicole Ackman Archives
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