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‘Black Bag’ Review: Sex, Spies, and Videotape [B+]

Film Reviews

‘Black Bag’ Review: Sex, Spies, and Videotape [B+]

Sophia Ciminello March 6, 2025

Early in Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh’s taut new espionage thriller doubling as a domestic and workplace romance, intelligence officer George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) finds a... Read More

Interview: Todd Solondz on the 4K Restoration of ‘Palindromes,’ the State of Independent Filmmaking, and his Approach to Comedy

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Todd Solondz on the 4K Restoration of ‘Palindromes,’ the State of Independent Filmmaking, and his Approach to Comedy

Trace Sauveur March 5, 2025

Todd Solondz has long embraced his persona as a cinematic agitator and provocateur. He seems to follow a pattern: as critics and audiences recoil from... Read More

2025 Emmys Set Awards Dates and Key Timeline

Emmys

2025 Emmys Set Awards Dates and Key Timeline

Erik Anderson March 5, 2025

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place live from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles’ L.A. Live complex on Sunday, September 14 at... Read More

28th Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF): Berlin Winner ‘Dreams (Love Sex),’ Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ Career Achievement Award for Joan Chen and More

Film Festivals

28th Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF): Berlin Winner ‘Dreams (Love Sex),’ Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ Career Achievement Award for Joan Chen and More

Erik Anderson March 5, 2025

Taking place March 19-23, 2025 in the heart of Sonoma’s renowned Wine Country, the 28th edition of the Sonoma International Film Festival, SIFF will feature... Read More

SFFILM Announces Four Year Grant Program Partnership with Cedar Road

Erik Anderson March 4, 2025

SFFILM Cedar Road Iyagi Grant program will expand support for feature filmmakers; applications open March 2025 Today, SFFILM announced a new annual filmmaking grant in... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 278 – Recapping the Big Show and a 2025 Oscar Season Wrap Up

Ryan McQuade March 4, 2025

On episode 278 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Karen Peterson to talk about the 97th Academy Awards... Read More

2025 Oscars: ‘Anora’ Wins Best Picture, Take Home Five Oscars

Oscars

2025 Oscars: ‘Anora’ Wins Best Picture, Take Home Five Oscars

Ryan McQuade March 2, 2025

The 97th Oscars have officially come to a close with Anora taking home Hollywood’s top prize, alongside winning Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay,... Read More

FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions in all 23 Categories

2025 Oscar Predictions

FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions in all 23 Categories

Erik Anderson March 1, 2025

Here are my final 2025 Oscar predictions in all 23 categories for the 97th Academy Awards, all in one place. Click on each category for... Read More

50th César Awards: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Leads French Film Academy Winners

Erik Anderson February 28, 2025

Jacques Audiard’s trans crime musical Emilia Pérez was the big winner at the 50th César Awards, France’s version of the Oscars, with six awards including... Read More

‘Wicked,’ ‘Agatha All Along’ Top ICG Publicists Awards, Kathy Bates Named Television Showperson of the Year

Awards

‘Wicked,’ ‘Agatha All Along’ Top ICG Publicists Awards, Kathy Bates Named Television Showperson of the Year

Erik Anderson February 28, 2025

The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) announced winners of the 62nd Annual ICG Publicists Awards today at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in... Read More

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