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Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Launches 2025 Screening Series at Egyptian Theatre

Erik Anderson October 28, 2024

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) announced today that it is launching a special 50th anniversary year-long screening series, beginning in January 2025, in... Read More

Interviews: ‘Moana 2’ Filmmakers talk Journey of Growth, Sisterhood, and Uncharted Waters [VIDEO]

Interviews (Film)

Interviews: ‘Moana 2’ Filmmakers talk Journey of Growth, Sisterhood, and Uncharted Waters [VIDEO]

Landon Johnson October 28, 2024

Disney has long been synonymous with creating beloved animated classics, and Moana 2 is no exception. While audiences have come to expect memorable, culturally rich... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 28, 2024

What if they put on the 97th Oscars just to trap Josh Hartnett in the Dolby Theatre? Here are my 2025 Oscar predictions in Best... Read More

‘Music by John Williams’ Review: Laurent Bouzereau Beautifully Scores the Life of Hollywood’s Most Prolific Composer | AFI FEST

Karen Peterson October 27, 2024

Film score is a very particular and essential art form, setting scenes from sweeping, epic romance to claustrophobic terror. Now, our most prolific composer, who... Read More

‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ Review: Tennis Drama Muffles its Lead Instead of Challenges Her | London Film Festival

Alistair Ryder October 26, 2024

We don’t need to meet the elusive Jeremy to conclude that he is the Lydia Tár of tennis. A youth coach preparing the next generation... Read More

‘Baby’ Review: Marcelo Caetano’s Underdeveloped Queer Coming of Age Story Never Fully Blooms | Chicago International Film Festival

Cody Dericks October 26, 2024

The queer coming-of-age story has seemingly taken over the LGBT film landscape. Nearly every film festival presents a small handful of movies that focus on... Read More

Interview: ‘Dead Talents Society’ (鬼才之道) Writer/Director John Hsu and Actress Gingle Wang Talk About the Award-Winning International Horror Hit

Interviews (Film)

Interview: ‘Dead Talents Society’ (鬼才之道) Writer/Director John Hsu and Actress Gingle Wang Talk About the Award-Winning International Horror Hit

Kevin L. Lee October 26, 2024

It’s not every day when you run into a horror movie that can be described as “wholesome,” a “joy to watch,” or “a tearjerker.” For... Read More

Interview: With ‘Dìdi,’ Joan Chen is Finally Getting Her Coming of Age Story

Interviews (Film)

Interview: With ‘Dìdi,’ Joan Chen is Finally Getting Her Coming of Age Story

Sophia Ciminello October 25, 2024

Legendary actress Joan Chen didn’t have a typical coming-of-age story. Born in China during the Cultural Revolution, she was plucked out of the crowd at... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 69 – ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ (Carl Franklin, 1995)

Ryan McQuade October 25, 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

Trailer Watch: Featurettes for ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ plus ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Our Little Secret,’ ‘Severance’ Season 2, ‘Laid,’ and ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’

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Trailer Watch: Featurettes for ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ plus ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Our Little Secret,’ ‘Severance’ Season 2, ‘Laid,’ and ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’

Erik Anderson October 25, 2024

This week’s trailer watch round sees two film featurettes – for A Complete Unknown and Gladiator II – plus trailers for The Brutalist, September 5,... Read More

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