36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) Announces Full Lineup, Opening with ‘Better Man’ and Closing with ‘The Penguin Lessons’
The 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced that the Festival’s Opening Night film will be Better Man directed by Michael Gracey on Thursday, January 2, and... Read More
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2025 Oscars: Eligibility Lists for Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and International... Read More
From ‘Alien’ to ‘Gladiator,’ How Ridley Scott Uses His Own Legacy to Elevate IP Cinema
Ridley Scott is a wild man–a prolific maverick of spectacle, the pissed-off elder statesman of epic movie-making, and my favorite cinematic grandfather. A few weeks... Read More
Conan O’Brien to Host 2025 Oscars: “America Demanded It!”
Emmy-winning comedian, writer, producer and former late-night host Conan O’Brien is your host for the 97th Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced... Read More
Trailer Watch: ‘Unstoppable,’ ‘Paddington in Peru,’ ‘Cruel Intentions,’ ‘Squid Game 2’ and More
This week’s trailer round-up gives everything from festival Oscar hopefuls starring Jennifer Lopez, our favorite marmalade-loving adventure bear, a new Steven Soderbergh, a shirtless Chad... Read More
SFFILM to Screen Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’ with Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Person
Today, SFFILM announced a special early screening of Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths starring Academy Award-nominated actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste joining for an onstage conversation. The event... Read More
First ‘Queer’ Trailer Gives Us Passionate Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, Ghostly Love and Sinead O’Connor
Today, A24 released the first trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey. Written by Challengers scribe Justin Kuritzkes and adapted from the... Read More
Eiza González, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Will Poulter Join Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ for NEON
Award-winning studio NEON announced today that Eiza González (Baby Driver), Poppy Liu (Hacks), Taylour Paige (Zola), and Will Poulter (The Bear) have joined the cast... Read More
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Launches 2025 Screening Series at Egyptian Theatre
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) announced today that it is launching a special 50th anniversary year-long screening series, beginning in January 2025, in... Read More
Trailer Watch: Featurettes for ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ plus ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Our Little Secret,’ ‘Severance’ Season 2, ‘Laid,’ and ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’
This week’s trailer watch round sees two film featurettes – for A Complete Unknown and Gladiator II – plus trailers for The Brutalist, September 5,... Read More
UK Casting Directors’ Guild Awards: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Adolescence’ Take Top Wins 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 139 – ‘Les Rendez-vous d’Anna’ (Chantal Akerman, 1978) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Paul Thomas Anderson Inches Closer (2/13/26) 
Costume Designers Guild (CGD) Winners: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Andor’ and More