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Thompson and Kohn are joined by Kate Erbland to discuss the good, the bad and the unexpected of the 2016 Oscar nominations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson dig through a busy week of awards season updates, then look ahead to the Golden Globes coming up this weekend and the Oscar nominations right around the corner on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the final episode of Screen Talk in 2016, Kohn and Thompson talk through the movie highlights from the past 12 months and review some of the films they're most excited about for the new year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson discuss a packed set of options this holiday weekend, from "The Hateful Eight" to "The Revenant" — and let's not forget about "Star Wars"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson offer their spoiler-free takes on "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" as well as the American Film Institute's top 10 films and television shows of 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson are joined by Awards Daily's Sasha Stone to go over the recent Golden Globes and SAG nominations to evaluate an incredibly confusing and unpredictable awards season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson share their top 10 films of 2015. Plus: How three big awards announcements this week changed the Oscar race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations are here! And this time, Kohn and Thompson find less to complain about than usual. They discuss some of the welcome surprises among the nominees and their possible impact on Oscar season. Plus: Why The Weinstein Company is scaling back its film slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, The Hollywood Reporter took a lot of heat for its all-white cover of actresses in this year's Oscar race. But was that the fault of the magazine or the industry? In this week's Screen Talk, co-hosts Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson discuss the controversy surrounding that cover and how it speaks to larger issues. Additionally, Thompson shares her experiences at the Academy's Governors Awards...

With DOC NYC kicking off its "Short List" sidebar this week, Kohn and Thompson debate the political nature of the documentary community and how it impacts the awards race. Plus: Why Will Smith won't win an Oscar for "Concussion." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson discuss Angelina Jolie's AFI Fest opener "By the Sea," anticipate other titles in the festival, and consider the ramifications of trailers for both the new Spike Lee joint and "Star Wars." Plus: Is Harvey Weinstein behind Tarantino's publicity woes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson discussion Netflix's recent announcement that "Beasts of No Nation" has been viewed more than three million times on its platform. How might that impact the movie's Oscar campaign? Plus: The disappointing box office numbers for "Steve Jobs" and the awards season prospects for the latest Spike Lee Joint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson discuss the nominations for the Gotham Awards and speculate on their potential impact as the Oscar race picks up. They also touch on which films seem to have lost momentum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson examine three best picture contenders opening in theaters this week. Plus: That time Quentin Tarantino sent Thompson a Facebook message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot has changed in the movie world over the past week. Last week, when Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson recorded Indiewire's weekly Screen Talk podcast at the New York Film Festival, they had not yet seen Steven Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies," Danny Boyle's "Steve Jobs" was on the verge of another big festival screening, Michael Moore's new documentary "Where to Invade Next" still hadn't found distrib...

On Monday night, Screen Talk co-hosts Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson gathered with a packed room at the New York Film Festival to record this week's episode and started out with a question: "Why are we here?" Over the course of the episode, which also included a lively audience Q&A, they offered some answers. Special thanks to the Film Society of Lincoln Center for hosting this week's episode at the...

Kohn and Thompson discuss all the major players in this year's Oscar season, as well as some of the bigger deals out of the Toronto International Film Festival, and anticipate the upcoming New York Film Festival. Join the duo for a live Screen Talk recording this Monday night at 7:45 p.m. in the amphitheater of the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at NYFF! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Kohn and Thompson record this week's episode before a live audience at the Toronto International Film Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson look through the Toronto lineup while reviewing Telluride to get a sense for where they stand. On Tuesday at noon, the co-hosts will participate in a live recording of Screen Talk in Toronto at the Glenn Gould Studio (250 Front Street West). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohn and Thompson meet up at the Telluride Film Festival to review the lineup and discuss the films they're excited to check out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Spike Lee would be among the recipients of its Honorary Awards (another one will go to Gena Rowlands). The decision prompts serious questions about the message the Academy is trying to send. Lee, after all, hasn't made a big studio project in years, and rarely gets along with Hollywood — yet one of...

Kohn and Thompson survey the New York Film Festival lineup, including the addition of Spielberg's latest, and wonder if it will be an awards season player. Plus: More updates on the upcoming Toronto lineup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anyone who goes to a lot of film festivals is bound to discover great movies that may never land distribution. With the Locarno Film Festival now taking place in Switzerland, Screen Talk co-hosts Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson survey some of the program's highlights and speculate about their release prospects — or lack thereof. They also dig into the documentary program for the upcoming Toronto Inter...

This week, Edward Norton dropped a bombshell in these parts: Speaking with Indiewire's Eric Kohn at the Locarno Film Festival, he suggested that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences could improve awards season by disqualifying nominees whose campaigns are advertised through "For Your Consideration" ads or television appearances. It was a bold concept that elicited a variety of strong re...

Kohn and Thompson survey the Toronto film festival lineup and explore how it changes Oscar season. Plus: The sinking ship of Relativity, and thoughts on "The End of the Tour" as well as "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices