2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C] 
‘Beef’ Season 2 Review: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton Sink Their Teeth Into Lee Sung Jin’s Meaty Morality Tale [A-] 
Interview: Director David Lowery on How ‘The Red Shoes,’ Taylor Swift, and Artistic Internal Struggles Were Forged to Conjure Up ‘Mother Mary’ [AUDIO] 
George Clooney to be Honored at 51st Chaplin Award Gala by Stephen Colbert, Sam Rockwell and More 
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates 
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Michele Austin on Feeling Safe to Explore the Complexities of Black Storytelling in Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’
When Hard Truths made its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in September, the film’s rapturous response inspired a deep well of... Read More
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2024 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners: ‘Nickel Boys’ Named Best Picture, RaMell Ross Wins Best Director
The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) has named Nickel Boys the Best Picture of 2024 with RaMell Ross winning Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay... Read More
2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners: ‘Dune: Part Two’ is Best Film
The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) winners have been announced and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two was named Best Film and Best Director... Read More
2024 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Winners: ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Sing Sing’ Earn Top Awards
The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle unveiled its 2024 winners today, with Sean Baker’s Anora earning wins for Best Film, Best Original Screenplay... Read More
2024 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘The Brutalist’ Takes Five
The Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) has revealed its winners for the best in film for 2024 and Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist was the... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)
The hardest Oscar category of the season just got a lot harder. Before critics and industry started their nominations and accolades, the bench of Best... Read More
2024 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Nominations
The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle unveiled its 2024 nominations today, with 35 films getting represented across 16 categories. Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist... Read More
2024 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Winners: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Leads with 6
Dune: Part Two topped the 2024 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) awards with six, including Best Picture and Best Director. Conclave, The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez and... Read More
Interview: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on the Camera Being a Proxy For Her Grandson in ‘Nickel Boys’
“Don’t blame yourself, blame the dress!” That’s what Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor said when I told her I was sorry for almost stepping on her fabulous metallic... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 75 – ‘The Parent Trap’ (Nancy Meyers, 1998)
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
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