Eddie Cockrell is a film critic, public speaker and consulting programmer based in Sydney, Australia. For showbiz bible Variety, he reviews new international films from the Berlin, Karlovy Vary, Montreal and Toronto festivals, as well as notable DVD releases and the occasional Hollywood movie. He also writes the U.S. report to the annual Variety International Film Guide, reviews from selected festivals for indieWIRE, and pens catalogue notes for the annual "New Films from Germany" series at New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Visions cinema/bistro/lounge in Washington DC.
Cockrell has contributed program notes to festivals in the Hamptons, Philadelphia, Sydney and Washington DC, serving as Senior Catalogue Editor and contributing programmer for Filmfest DC since its inception in 1986.
Articles by Eddie Cockrell
78 reviews, 58 features
2002
- 74th Academy Awards (Oscars) Feature
- A Good Year for the Grosses - 2001's Best Films Feature
- Berlin Wins Oscar - 74th Academy Awards Nominations Feature
- Berlin Wins Oscar - 74th Academy Awards Nominations Feature
- Dignity, Always Dignity - 74th Academy Awards Feature
- Liberty Stands Still Review
- The Stars Come Out in Karlovy Vary Feature
- The Year of the Disc - 2001's Best DVDs Feature
2001
- 73nd Academy Awards (Oscars) Feature
- 73nd Academy Awards (Oscars) Feature
- 73nd Academy Awards (Oscars) Feature
- Berlin Gets Intimate - 51st Berlin International Film Festival Feature
- Little Otik Feature
- Little Otik Review
2000
- 50th Berlin International Film Festival Feature
- 72nd Academy Awards (Oscars) Feature
- 7nd Academy Award - Oscar - Awards Feature
- 7nd Academy Award - Oscar - Nominations Feature
- Berlin '2000 - Everything Old is New Again Feature
- Berlin '2000 - Magnolia Blooms in Berlin Feature
- Gone in Sixty Seconds Review
- Karlovy Vary 2000 Feature
- Karlovy Vary 2000 Feature
- Scream 3 Review
1999
- 1999 Montreal World Film Festival Feature
- 25th Seattle International Film Festival Feature
- 49th Berlin International Film Festival Feature
- 71st Academy Awards Feature
- 71st Academy Awards Nominations Feature
- A Walk on the Moon Review
- Berlin '99 - Berlin Draws Line Feature
- Berlin '99 - Hollywood, History, and Sex Feature
- Berlin '99 - Urban Feel Feature
- Buena Vista Social Club Review
- Jeanne and the Perfect Guy Review
- Montreal 99 - Montreal Prizes Feature
- Montreal 99 - Notes from Montreal Feature
- Montreal 99 - Selection of Films Feature
- SIFF '99 - Films Caught ... Feature
- SIFF '99 - I'll Need a Double Feature
- The Edge of Seventeen Review
- The Haunting Review
1998
- 48th Berlin International Film Festival Feature
- A Night at the Roxbury Review
- A Simple Plan Review
- Academy Awards - A Night to Remember Feature
- Academy Awards - Praise the Titanic! Feature
- Another Day in Paradise Review
- Antz Review
- Apt Pupil - One Good Hard Step Beyond Innonence Feature
- Armageddon Review
- Baseketball Review
- Berlin '98 - Courage Rewarded Feature
- Berlin '98 - Courage to Watch Feature
- Berlin '98 - Halfway Home Feature
- Berlin '98 - Notes from the Festival Feature
- Berlin '98 - The F-Word Feature
- Butcher Boy Review
- Central Station Review
- Godzilla Review
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Review
- Jack Frost Review
- Knock Off Review
- Lethal Weapon 4 Review
- Lost in Space Review
- Out of Sight Review
- Practical Magic Review
- Return to Paradise Review
- Ronin Review
- Slam Review
- Sliding Doors Review
- Snake Eyes Review
- Star Trek - Insurrection Review
- Starship Troopers Review
- TIFF '98 - Days and Nights in the Forest of Film Feature
- TIFF '98 - Toronto Believes in Tiers Feature
- The Cruise Review
- The General Review
- The Opposite of Sex Review
- The Spanish Prisoner Review
- Your Friends & Neighbors Review
1997
- 22nd Toronto International Film Festival Feature
- 47th Berlin International Film Festival Feature
- 47th Berlin International Film Festival Feature
- A Life Less Ordinary Review
- Academy Awards - 69th Oscar Awards Feature
- Academy Awards - Oscar's New Era Feature
- Alien Resurrection Review
- As Good As It Gets Review
- Batman & Robin Review
- Boogie Nights Review
- Butcher Boy Review
- Con Air Review
- Conspiracy Theory Review
- Cop Land Review
- Face/Off Review
- FairyTale - A True Story Review
- Fireworks Review
- I Know What You Did Last Summer Review
- I Went Down Review
- In & Out Review
- Jackie Brown Review
- John Grisham's The Rainmaker Review
- Kiss the Girls Review
- Liar Liar Review
- M Review
- Men in Black Review
- Operation Condor Review
- Playing God Review
- Scream 2 Review
- She's So Lovely Review
- TIFF '97 - Glimmering in the Dark Feature
- TIFF '97 - The Festival Explained Feature
- The Apostle Review
- The Devil's Own Review
- The Jackal Review
- The Myth of Fingerprints Review
- The Peacemaker Review
- The Spanish Prisoner Review
- The Sweet Hereafter Review
- Twenty-Four Seven Review
- Twin Town Review
1996
- 46th Berlin International Film Festival Feature
- Academy Awards - Oscar Nominations Announced Feature
- Berlin '96 - Berlin Bears Down Feature
- Berlin '96 - Berlin at 24 Frames a Second Feature
- Berlin '96 - Building a Better Berlin Feature
- Berlin '96 - Snapshots from Berlin Feature
- Berlin '96 - The Bounty of Berlin Feature
- Breaking the Waves Review
- Dadetown Review
- Jerry Maguire Review
- Kolya Review
- La Promesse Review
- Ransom Review
- Swingers Review