AwardsWatch

Disney finds its Ariel in Halle Bailey for live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’

Erik Anderson July 3, 2019

Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Marshall,... Read More

‘End of the Century,’ ‘Vision Portraits’ win Frameline43 Awards

Erik Anderson July 3, 2019

Frameline43, World’s Largest and Longest-Running LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Announces Juried and Audience Awards Following 11 days of electrifying screenings, events, and galas, Frameline announced its slate of... Read More

New images of ‘The Lion King’ cast and their characters: Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Billy Eichner and more

Erik Anderson July 2, 2019

Disney has released new images for their upcoming release of The Lion King featuring voice talent with their characters—available for the first time today. Images include... Read More

Chris Evans and Jamie Lee Curtis lead all-star cast in first trailer for Rian Johnson’s murder mystery ‘Knives Out’

Erik Anderson July 2, 2019

A whodunnit like no one has dunnit… After dipping his toe into the one of the top-grossing franchises of all time – Star Wars –... Read More

Oscars: Winston Duke, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Kent, Jon M. Chu make the 842 new member Academy cut

Erik Anderson July 1, 2019

The Academy continues with its pledge to increase diversity amongst its voting ranks, boosting female and non-white membership for the fourth year in a row... Read More

Game on: The ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ trailer is here

Erik Anderson July 1, 2019

After the near billion-dollar success that was 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black are back for... Read More

Trailer for Mindy Kaling’s ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ limited series

Erik Anderson July 1, 2019

Hulu has released the official trailer and poster for the upcoming limited anthology rom-com series Four Weddings and a Funeral from Mindy Kaling. The series stars Zoe Boyle (Downton Abbey), Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of... Read More

Toronto International Film Festival to honor Participant Media with TIFF Tribute Gala

Erik Anderson June 27, 2019

To recognize their leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema, the TIFF Tribute Gala will introduce the new TIFF Impact Award; more honorees... Read More