Far and away my favorite look of the night. Mostly because it’s giving the green dress from Atonement with some modern flourishes
Maureen Lee Lenker
@themaureenlee.bsky.social
Critic/Journalist, Novelist, Musical Theater nerd, Hopeful romantic, Classic movie lover, and Bruce Springsteen super-fan
You know you live in LA when the sports bar has the nfl playoff on one TV and the golden globes red carpet on the other
Fellow cinephiles who’ve seen Marty Supreme — is this an acceptable movie to take your mom to over the holidays or will she be traumatized/hate it?
One of the all-time greats this week at the Draft Table! SIDNEY POITIER mini-MEGA Drafted by @oriananudo.bsky.social, @themaureenlee.bsky.social, & Imani Davis Listen everywhere! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Thank you so much for following along as we selected our winners and runners-up for this year. You can see our complete results here: www.lafca.net/Years/2025.php
We will be giving a Special Citation to Judy Kim of Gardena Cinema, a historic 800-seat, single-screen movie palace that has operated as an independent cinema and beacon of community since the Kim family took ownership in 1976. #LAFCA
Best Picture, Winner: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER #LAFCA
Best Film Not in the English Language, Winner: THE SECRET AGENT #LAFCA
New Generation: Eva Victor, SORRY, BABY #LAFCA
Best Director, Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER #LAFCA
Best Director, Runner-up: Ryan Coogler, SINNERS #LAFCA
Best Screenplay, Runner-up: Eva Victor, SORRY, BABY #LAFCA
Best Screenplay, Winner: Jafar Panahi, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT #LAFCA
Best Lead Performance, Winners: Rose Byrne, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU, and Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON #LAFCA
Best Lead Performance, Runners-up: Timothée Chalamet, MARTY SUPREME, and Wagner Moura, THE SECRET AGENT #LAFCA
Best Supporting Performance, Winners: Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, and Teyana Taylor, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER #LAFCA
Best Supporting Performance, Runners-up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, and Andrew Scott, BLUE MOON #LAFCA
Best Film Editing, Runner-up: Andy Jurgensen, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER #LAFCA
We are also awarding a Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Special Award to Thom Andersen for his body of work. #LAFCA
Best Film Editing, Winner: Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, MARTY SUPREME #LAFCA
Best Production Design, Winner: Hannah Beachler, SINNERS #LAFCA
Best Production Design, Runner-up: Tamara Deverell, FRANKENSTEIN #LAFCA
Best Music Score, Winner: Kangding Ray, SIRĀT
Best Music Score: Runner-up: Ludwig Göransson, SINNERS
Best Cinematography, Winner: Adolpho Veloso, TRAIN DREAMS #LAFCA
LAFCA is choosing our award winners for best of 2025 this year!!!
Best Cinematography, Runner-up: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, SINNERS #LAFCA
We ugly-cried through SONG SUNG BLUE — Neil Diamond is only the doorway in. The film is a scrappy, Demme-like tale of American dreamers at their highest and lowest. @themaureenlee.bsky.social chatted with stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, both revelatory. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson chase a dream in 'Song Sung Blue,' the year's stealth Oscar contender
Based on the ups and downs of a real-life Neil Diamond tribute act, the movie, directed by Craig Brewer, required charm, realness and vocal firepower to spare.
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"Fantastic Four: First Steps" is a lot of fun, if also messy -- and it particularly delivers for any fans of the 1960s. ew.com/the-fantasti...
'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' review: Pedro Pascal leads the team back to the retro-future
In 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' Marvel Studios tries to reboot the notoriously difficult-to-adapt comic book series. Read Entertainment Weekly's review.
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Thrilled to see Harrison Ford got a nomination, gutted that Diego Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly, Denise Gough, etc. from Andor didn't get nods for their incredible work. #emmys