2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+] 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
‘Death by Lightning,’ ‘Big Mistakes,’ Rachel Sennott Lead 2026 Gotham Television Awards Nominations 
On the Shelf: ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ ‘John Singleton’s Hood Trilogy,’ a Nancy Meyers Double Feature and Action-Packed Spectacles Highlight the Physical Media releases for the Week of April 27 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
‘Black Bag’ Review: Sex, Spies, and Videotape [B+]
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
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Interview: Todd Solondz on the 4K Restoration of ‘Palindromes,’ the State of Independent Filmmaking, and his Approach to Comedy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW]