Director Watch Podcast Ep. 153: ‘Memento’ (Christopher Nolan, 2001) 
2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘The World of Love,’ ‘A Sad and Beautiful World,’ ‘Nuisance Bear,’ ‘One in a Million’ (SFFILM) 
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) 
Interview: Boots Riley on Collecting an Eclectic Cast and How ‘I Love Boosters’ is Like Richard Scarry’s ‘Busy, Busy Town’ 
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal to Reunite for ‘Hold On To Your Angels’ from Benh Zeitlin 
2027 Golden Globes Reveal Key Dates, Adds AI Rules, Expands Podcast Pool 
How Judith Light Psychs Us Out in ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’ and the Secret to Her Long-lasting Career [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
2027 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (May) 
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal to Reunite for ‘Hold On To Your Angels’ from Benh Zeitlin 
2027 Golden Globes Reveal Key Dates, Adds AI Rules, Expands Podcast Pool 
‘The Studio’ TV Review: Seth Rogen’s Scathing and Hilarious Look at Hollywood From the Inside Gets the Green Light [B+]
“Is it weird that all of the live-action characters are white and all of the non-white actors are CG?” Crafting a Kool-Aid adaptation should feel... Read More
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 88 – ‘Primary Colors’ (Mike Nichols, 1998) with Special Guest Ben Miller
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
The 2024/2025 Oscar Season: What Have We Learned and What Does the Future Hold?
I have a confession to make. I don’t really like predicting that much anymore. Don’t get me wrong, it’s probably why most of you are... Read More
TCM to Honor Michelle Pfeiffer with Hand and Footprint Ceremony and Screening of ‘The Fabulous Baker Boys’ at 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has revealed that three-time Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Pfeiffer will be celebrated with a hand and footprint ceremony at the renowned TCL... Read More
Director Petra Volpe and Actress Leonie Benesch on Maintaining Tension in Their Night Nurse Drama ‘Late Shift’
Petra Volpe’s third feature film Late Shift – after The Divine Order and Dreamland – covers a crisis. There is a shortage of nurses across... Read More
42nd Miami Film Festival to Open with Julie Delpy’s ‘Meet the Barbarians,’ with Tributes to Melanie Lynskey, Paul Feig and More
Festival will honor Mark Duplass, Paul Feig, Melanie Lynskey, Roger Ross Williams, and Billy Zane Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Miami Film Festival announced its lineup for its... Read More
‘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
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 153: ‘Memento’ (Christopher Nolan, 2001) 
2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘The World of Love,’ ‘A Sad and Beautiful World,’ ‘Nuisance Bear,’ ‘One in a Million’ (SFFILM) 
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) 
Interview: Boots Riley on Collecting an Eclectic Cast and How ‘I Love Boosters’ is Like Richard Scarry’s ‘Busy, Busy Town’