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Interview: Director Ángel Manuel Soto Embraces Specificity to Bring an Authentic Latino Experience to ‘Blue Beetle’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Director Ángel Manuel Soto Embraces Specificity to Bring an Authentic Latino Experience to ‘Blue Beetle’

Catherine Gonzales August 17, 2023

Representation has been a hot topic in recent years in Hollywood. Not only representation in front of the screen but behind-the-scenes. Blue Beetle is the... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 17, 2023

A very strange and quiet period from July predictions to August even though we have virtually all of the fall festival lineups save Telluride. The... Read More

NEON Adds Alexandra Altschuler and and Don Wilcox to Marketing and Media Team

Erik Anderson August 17, 2023

Award-winning studio NEON announced today the expansion of their creative and marketing team with the hires of Alexandra Altschuler as VP of Media and Don... Read More

Did She or Didn’t She? Sandra Hüller is on Trial for Her Life in First Trailer for Justine Triet’s Cannes-winning ‘Anatomy of a Fall’

Trailers

Did She or Didn’t She? Sandra Hüller is on Trial for Her Life in First Trailer for Justine Triet’s Cannes-winning ‘Anatomy of a Fall’

Erik Anderson August 17, 2023

NEON has released the first trailer for Justine Triet’s Cannes Palme d’Or-winning thriller Anatomy of a Fall, starring Sandra Hüller. Suspense, mystery and drama permeate... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 6 – ‘Dark Waters’ (Haynes, 2019)

Podcasts

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 6 – ‘Dark Waters’ (Haynes, 2019)

Ryan McQuade August 17, 2023

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

NYFF61: World Premieres of ‘Foe,’ starring Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie series ‘The Curse’ starring Emma Stone Join Spotlight Section

Erik Anderson August 17, 2023

Film at Lincoln Center announced the rest of the Spotlight films for the 61st New York Film Festival (September 29–October 15), including World premieres of Nathan... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (August)

Erik Anderson August 16, 2023

Barbenheimer strikes again, as Barbie and Oppenheimer each rise to the top spot of the respective screenplay categories, original and adapted. I know there is... Read More

‘Blue Beetle’ Review: Xolo Maridueña Shines in an Origin Story with Heart, Charisma and a Whole Lot of Ánimo!

Film Reviews

‘Blue Beetle’ Review: Xolo Maridueña Shines in an Origin Story with Heart, Charisma and a Whole Lot of Ánimo!

Catherine Gonzales August 16, 2023

Blue Beetle is the first Latino superhero in the DC universe to be brought to the big screen, so no pressure, right? It’s a tumultuous... Read More

First Wave of Titles Announced for 2023 European Film Awards (EFA): ‘Anatomy of a Fall,’ ‘Fallen Leaves’ and more

Erik Anderson August 16, 2023

19 productions have been chosen by the European Film Academy Board – consulted by a diverse range of invited European experts – as the first... Read More

NYFF61: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ set for Gala Spotlight at New York Film Festival, First Film to Screen at David Geffen Hall

Erik Anderson August 16, 2023

Film at Lincoln Center announced this morning that Bradley Cooper’s Maestro will be presented as a Spotlight Gala of the 61st New York Film Festival... Read More

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