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
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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
Oscars: 93rd Academy Awards moved to April 25, 2021; eligibility period extended by two months
Nominations will be Monday, March 15, 2021; Academy Museum to open April 30, 2021 Eligibility period extended, is now January 1, 2020 and February 28,... Read More
From ‘Malcolm X’ to ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ Delroy Lindo Can Do Anything and Be Anyone
Since the release of Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods this past weekend, the discourse around the film has been fascinating – many have called this... Read More
Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Tops with 10 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 333 – Reviewing “Wuthering Heights” and BAFTA Preview 
‘Rose’ Review: Sandra Hüller Commands the Screen in Gender-Bending Period Piece with a Towering, Career-High Performance [A-] Berlinale 
On the Shelf: ‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Boxcar Bertha,’ ‘The Visitor’ Arrive on 4K, Lubitsch Musicals added to Criterion in Physical Media releases for the Week of February 16