Jessica Chastain is all guns and wigs a-blazing in the first trailer for ‘Ava’
In Ava, two-time Academy Award nominee plays the titular role, a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in... Read More
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From ‘Cool Hand Luke’ to ‘Croupier’ to ‘Ocean’s 11,’ the Top 10 Gambling Movies of all Time
Glamour, intrigue and, above all, risk. Showgirls, spies, and gangsters. Characters lifted to dizzying heights or cast down into the depths of despair. From the... Read More
10 Essential Joel Schumacher Films from ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ to ‘Tigerland’
After a year-long cancer journey, filmmaker Joel Schumacher died on June 22, 2020 at the age of 80. With him, he took a style of... Read More
From the perspective of a Vietnamese critic: Cám Ơn, Spike Lee, for laying to rest cinema’s favorite war with ‘Da 5 Bloods’
To the person who told my friend “I thought Vietnam is a war, not a country” — this piece is for you. Ever since I’ve... Read More
Biggest Oscar Snubs – Father’s Day Edition
On Mother’s Day, which was not one full calendar year ago, but rather just one month ago, I wrote about the movie moms snubbed by... Read More
2021 Critics’ Choice Awards moves to March
Following suit with the Oscars and BAFTAs, the Critics’ Choice Awards, celebrating the best in film and television by hundreds of critics around the US,... Read More
Quiver Distribution acquires ‘ENDLESS’ starring Alexandra Shipp, Nicholas Hamilton and DeRon Horton
The Summerstorm, Thunder Road, Minds Eye Production is set to be released this Summer Quiver Distribution announced today that they have acquired North American rights... Read More
Amazon Studios picks up untitled voting rights doc with Stacey Abrams from Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés
Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Untitled Voting Rights documentary from production company Story Syndicate. The documentary, which prominently features insights from politician, lawyer... Read More
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announces date move for 2021 fest
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), presented by UGG®, today announced a shift in dates for the 36th annual event, which will now take... Read More
Sony Classics sets ‘The Burnt Orange Heresy,’ with Elizabeth Debicki and Mick Jagger, for August
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release Guiseppe Capotondi’s THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY in theaters on August 7, 2020. Based on the novel by Charles Willeford... Read More
Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with Record-Tying 14 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 318 – The First Week of Awards Season with Critics Choice, Spirit Awards Nominations; NYFF, NBR, Gotham Winners 
Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations: ‘Adolescence’ Leads, Followed by ‘Nobody Wants This’ 
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12