AwardsWatch

Saban Film nabs U.S. rights to ‘American Murderer’ with Ryan Phillippe, Tom Pelphrey, Idina Menzel and Jacki Weaver

Erik Anderson July 19, 2022

Saban Films announced today that they have secured the U.S. and Canadian rights to award-winning director and writer Matthew Gentile’s debut feature film American Murderer. The film... Read More

Eddie Murphy to star in Reginald Hudlin-directed holiday comedy ‘Candy Cane Lane’ for Prime Video

Erik Anderson July 19, 2022

It was announced today that Academy Award-nominee and Emmy-winner Eddie Murphy will star in Prime Video’s holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane. Reginald Hudlin (Boomerang) will direct the... Read More

Trailer: Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan in ‘She Said’ tackles the women who stood up against Harvey Weinstein

Erik Anderson July 14, 2022

“I was silenced. I want my voice back.” Universal Pictures has released the first, gripping trailer for She Said, the story of New York Times reporters... Read More

Venice Film Festival to receive 2022 Gotham Impact Salute Award

Erik Anderson July 11, 2022

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that the Venice International Film Festival will receive the Gotham Impact Salute during the 2022 Gotham Awards... Read More

AAFCA announces TV honors for Pearlena Igbokwe, Alex Kurtzman, Warner Bros Television Group

Erik Anderson July 6, 2022

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) today announced its special achievement honorees for the 4th Annual AAFCA TV Honors who will be celebrated at... Read More

TIFF47: Clement Virgo’s ‘Brother,’ starring Lamar Johnson and Aaron Pierre, to world premiere at 2022 Toronto International Film Festival

Erik Anderson July 6, 2022

TIFF announced today that Clement Virgo’s film Brother will make its festival debut with a World Premiere at the 47th edition of the Festival, which runs September... Read More

TIFF47: ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ to world premiere at 2022 Toronto International Film Festival

Erik Anderson June 29, 2022

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced on Wednesday morning that Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will have its world premiere at... Read More

‘The Worst Person in the World,’ ‘Pink Flamingos’ and ‘Shaft’ highlight June additions to the Criterion Collection

Ryan McQuade June 28, 2022

For film fans, and avid physical media collectors, the Criterion Collection has symbolized the important, excellent cinema from around the world. From restoring old classics... Read More

Oscars: Academy invites 397 new members including Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur, Andrew Ahn and Isabel Sandoval

Erik Anderson June 28, 2022

AMPAS, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 397 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves... Read More

Trailer: Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton and Viggo Mortensen race against time to save ‘Thirteen Lives’

Erik Anderson June 28, 2022

From Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard, Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become... Read More

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