AwardsWatch

Director Watch Ep. 55 – ‘Man on Fire’ (Tony Scott, 2004) with guest Dave Giannini of InSession Film

Ryan McQuade July 18, 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

‘The Blair Witch Project’ at 25: The Birth of Found Footage and the Price of Naive Ambition

Retrospective

‘The Blair Witch Project’ at 25: The Birth of Found Footage and the Price of Naive Ambition

Sarah Vincent July 18, 2024

Found footage is the cinematic equivalent of an urban legend or a story that campers tell around the fire. Intentionally poor production choices are part... Read More

First ‘Conclave’ Trailer Finds Ralph Fiennes in a Thrilling Papal Conspiracy

Trailers

First ‘Conclave’ Trailer Finds Ralph Fiennes in a Thrilling Papal Conspiracy

Erik Anderson July 18, 2024

Focus Features has revealed the first full trailer for its major fall awards contender Conclave, from Academy Award-nominated director Edward Berger (2022 International Feature Film... Read More

‘Twisters’ Review: Maybe the Real Tornadoes Were the Friends We Met Along the Way

Film Reviews

‘Twisters’ Review: Maybe the Real Tornadoes Were the Friends We Met Along the Way

Erik Anderson July 17, 2024

When Jan de Bont’s Twister was released in May of 1996, disaster movies were on the precipice of a huge comeback, a renaissance they hadn’t... Read More

76th Primetime Emmy Award Nominations: The Surprises, the Snubs, the Records and History Made

Erik Anderson July 17, 2024

Awards nominations are nothing if not filled with surprise inclusions, shocking snubs and always come with some record-breaking history. The Bear broke the all-time Emmy... Read More

76th Primetime Emmy Award Nominations Reactions from Jonathan Bailey, Sofía Vergara, Lily Gladstone and More

Erik Anderson July 17, 2024

DRAMA CATEGORIES “Today is especially gratifying because The Gilded Age returned to production last week for a season three that exists only because so many... Read More

76th Primetime Emmy Nominations: ‘The Bear’ Breaks Comedy Record, ‘Shōgun’ Tops Drama, ‘True Detective’ Leads Limited Series

Erik Anderson July 17, 2024

The second season of FX’s The Bear made Emmy history this morning, earning 23 nominations, passing the record for a comedy series previously held by... Read More

‘Look Back’ Review: Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Manga Masterpiece Becomes a Beautiful Hour of Anime

Reuben Baron July 16, 2024

Look Back’s protagonist, Fujino (voiced by Yuumi Kawai), is introduced drawing gag manga strips for her elementary school newspaper. Her classmates all love her work,... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 16, 2024

We got our first look at Gladiator II earlier this month and with it two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, who brings some deep bench... Read More

2024 Toronto International Film Festival: David Gordon Green’s ‘Nutcrackers’ and Rebel Wilson’s ‘The Deb’ are Opening and Closing Films

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

2024 Toronto International Film Festival: David Gordon Green’s ‘Nutcrackers’ and Rebel Wilson’s ‘The Deb’ are Opening and Closing Films

Erik Anderson July 16, 2024

The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival will kick off with David Gordon Green’s comedy Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller on September 5, and close with Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut musical The Deb on September... Read More

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