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The Boston Society of Film Critics names its winners for 2020 By Ty Burr Globe Staff,Updated December 14, 2020, 2:44 p.m. Email to a Friend Frances McDormand in "Nomadland."Searchlight Pictures via AP “Nomadland,” a drama about van life, the gig economy, and the modern American underclass, was named the best film of 2020 by the Boston Society of Film Critics on Sunday. The film, which stars Frances McDormand and opens nationwide in February after having swept the fall film festival ci...

Parasite, Bong Joon-hos breakaway hit  Which films made a splash in 2020? Frankly, I haven’t a clue. Or at least, none founded on the way the industry usually measures these things: by cold, hard box office takings. For almost five months of the calendar year, all 840 cinemas in the UK were closed. Many remained shut even when permitted to reopen thanks to the lack of new mass-market releases, as Hollywood battened down the hatches. In 2019, global box office revenue hit £31.67 billion: ...

BBC News Published image captionLovers Rock stars Michael Ward and Amarah-Jae St Aubyn Director Sir Steve McQueen has said "things are changing" for black British filmmakers, after Lovers Rock was named film of the year by the BFI-backed publication Sight & Sound. The second in Sir Steves five-film Small Axe TV series topped the magazines poll of the best 2020 releases, ahead of Time, and First Cow. His collection celebrates British black culture and its Caribbean heritage. He said "the environ...