Focus Features acquires Justin Chon’s ‘Blue Bayou’ from Cannes market
Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Justin Chon’s Blue Bayou from MACRO and Entertainment One (eOne) out of Cannes’ virtual market. Written and directed by Chon, who... Read More
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Oscars: Academy invites 819 new members including Lulu Wang, Kelvin Harrison, Jr and Ari Aster
ACADEMY SURPASSES GOAL TO DOUBLE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC/RACIAL COMMUNITIES BY 2020 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations... Read More
Oscars: In newest change, Academy will extend voting privileges to talent agents
Looks like The Academy isn’t done making changes for future Oscars, as today the Board of Governors announced that talent agents will now be allowed... Read More
New teaser and poster for Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’
Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) stars in Respect, chronicling the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir... Read More
Teaser: Beyoncé visual album “Black Is King” set for July 31 release
Beyoncé wrote, directed and executive produced the visual album, based on the music of “The Lion King: The Gift” Parkwood Entertainment, in association with Disney+,... Read More
Trailer: ‘Rebuilding Paradise’ from Ron Howard and NatGeo
National Geographic Films will release REBUILDING PARADISE from Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard on July 31, 2020 National Geographic Documentary Films announced today the release... Read More
45th Toronto Film Fest: the show will go on, but unlike any other before
Ammonite, with Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan plus the directorial debut of Halle Berry highlight first lineup announcement TIFF announced today that the 45th edition... Read More
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
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
Carrie Preston (‘Elsbeth’) on the Resurgence of Broadcast Television and What She Sees for Season 4 [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+]