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Frontrunner Friday 2024 Oscar Predictions: Waiting is the Hardest Part

Erik Anderson February 2, 2024

It’s a quiet period right now. We’re just over a week since the Oscar nominations, which brought as much joy as tears like they usually... Read More

FX Sets Limited Series ‘Say Nothing’ Starring Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan and Maxine Peake

Erik Anderson February 1, 2024

FX today announced the limited series Say Nothing, a decades-long account of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The series is based on the book by Patrick Radden... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 30 – ‘Sorcerer’ (William Friedkin, 1977)

Podcasts

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 30 – ‘Sorcerer’ (William Friedkin, 1977)

Ryan McQuade February 1, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

Sony Classics Acquires North American Rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ with Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro

Erik Anderson February 1, 2024

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand to... Read More

Annette Bening to Receive Spotlight Award at 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards

Erik Anderson February 1, 2024

The Costume Designers Guild announced today that award-winning actress Annette Bening will be honored with the Spotlight Award at the 26th CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards). The Spotlight Award... Read More

‘Argylle’ Review: Matthew Vaughn Hacks Up a Furball in Overcomplicated Spy Thriller

Film Reviews

‘Argylle’ Review: Matthew Vaughn Hacks Up a Furball in Overcomplicated Spy Thriller

Nicole Ackman January 31, 2024

Every year, at least one film is ruined by its trailer. Not that its entire plot is revealed (there are plenty of those), but in... Read More

Focus Features Acquires Worldwide Rights to Sean Wang’s Sundance Winner ‘Dìdi (弟弟)’

Erik Anderson January 31, 2024

Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Dìdi (弟弟), written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sean Wang, following its premiere in competition at... Read More

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture: ‘Gigli’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’ (2003)

Jeff Beachnau January 30, 2024

“The first ten minutes weren’t so bad but then I realized I was in “Finding Nemo”. When I made my way to the right theater-... Read More

Annette Bening to Receive Inaugural Arlington Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Erik Anderson January 30, 2024

Five-time Academy Award-nominated actress Annette Bening will be honored with the inaugural Arlington Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bening will... Read More

50 Years Later: The Might and Majesty of Cicely Tyson and ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’ Remains [Retrospective]

Retrospective

50 Years Later: The Might and Majesty of Cicely Tyson and ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’ Remains [Retrospective]

Brian Lindsay January 29, 2024

“This year’s acting awards inspire a singular lack of anticipation,” bemoaned Gary Arnold of The Washington Post on the eve of the April 1974 Academy... Read More

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