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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Teaser: Barry Jenkins-Directed Prequel Takes Us to the Beginning

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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Teaser: Barry Jenkins-Directed Prequel Takes Us to the Beginning

Erik Anderson April 29, 2024

The King is back. Disney unveiled a first look at Mufasa: The Lion King, the new film directed by Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)... Read More

Nicole Kidman Receives 49th AFI Life Achievement Award, Special to Air in June

Erik Anderson April 28, 2024

In a room full of stars, the American Film Institute (AFI) presented the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award to Nicole Kidman on Saturday, April 27, at... Read More

‘Mean Girls’ Retrospective: 20 Years Later and It’s Still Fresh and Oh So Fetch

Retrospective

‘Mean Girls’ Retrospective: 20 Years Later and It’s Still Fresh and Oh So Fetch

Daniel Bayer April 26, 2024

With its 2004-perfect styles and needle drops (not to mention cultural references), Mark Waters’s Mean Girls should feel like a relic of the George W.... Read More

‘Hacks’ Season 3 Review: HBO’s Best Comedy Series is Fiercer and Funnier Than Ever

TV Reviews

‘Hacks’ Season 3 Review: HBO’s Best Comedy Series is Fiercer and Funnier Than Ever

Tyler Doster April 26, 2024

While first seasons can feel awkward and sophomore seasons test the consistency of the narrative, a third season of television proves the longevity of a... Read More

2024 Cannes Film Festival Additions: Valeria Golino Returns to the Croisette, Animated Films Join Official Selections

Cannes Film Festival

2024 Cannes Film Festival Additions: Valeria Golino Returns to the Croisette, Animated Films Join Official Selections

Erik Anderson April 26, 2024

After announcing the official lineup, Critics’ Week, Directors Fortnight, Cannes Classics and other sections, the Cannes Film Festival has revealed more additions to the 77th... Read More

2024 Emmy Predictions: The Comedy Series Beach Ball Jamboree

Tyler Doster April 26, 2024

It’s time to look at Outstanding Comedy Series, most recently won by The Bear in January after the SAG-AFTRA strike delayed the usual September Emmys... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 43 – ‘The Bling Ring’ (Sofia Coppola, 2013)

Ryan McQuade April 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

Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang to Lead Andrew Ahn’s New Take on ‘The Wedding Banquet’

Erik Anderson April 25, 2024

Andrew Ahn (Fire Island, Driveways, Spa Night) will direct the romantic comedy The Wedding Banquet, with Bowen Yang (Dicks: The Musical, NBC’s Saturday Night Live), Academy Award-nominee... Read More

2024 Cannes Classics: Restorations of ‘Umbrellas of Cherbourg,’ ‘The Sugarland Express;’ New Docs Featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Faye Dunaway

Cannes Film Festival

2024 Cannes Classics: Restorations of ‘Umbrellas of Cherbourg,’ ‘The Sugarland Express;’ New Docs Featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Faye Dunaway

Erik Anderson April 25, 2024

The Cannes Classics selection, created twenty years ago, features celebrations, restored prints and documentaries and the lineup this year should leave cinephiles salivating. The stellar... Read More

84th Peabody Awards Nominations: ‘Fellow Travelers,’ ‘Jury Duty,’ ‘Bluey’ Among Arts & Entertainment Contenders

Erik Anderson April 25, 2024

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors today announced the 27 nominees for the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, Interactive & Immersive categories where top nominees included Showtime’s... Read More

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