2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+] 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)
Category placement can be tricky, especially without confirmations and there are a few contenders who might be straddling the line a bit. The Venice and... Read More
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 60 – ‘Days of Heaven’ (Terrence Malick, 1978)
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
‘Emilia Pérez’ to Receive MVFF Ensemble Spotlight Award at 47th Mill Valley Film Festival
The cast of Emilia Pérez – Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz – will receive the MVFF Ensemble Spotlight Award at... Read More
TIFF 2024 Announces Juries and Awards Categories, Return of Canadian Discovery Award
All film awards to be announced at Festival close on September 15 TIFF has announced its 2024 award categories, jury members, and prizes to celebrate... Read More
NYFF62 Revivals Section Includes Frederick Wiseman’s ‘Model,’ Marva Nabili’s ‘The Sealed Soil,’ Clive Barker’s ‘Hellraiser’
World premieres of restorations include Ardak Amirkulov’s The Fall of Otrar, Zeinabu irene Davis’s Compensation, Raymond Depardon’s Reporters, John Hanson and Rob Nilsson’s Northern Lights, and Robina Rose’s Nightshift Film... Read More
Interview: Tadanobu Asano on Bringing Depth to Kashigi Yabushige in FX’s ‘Shōgun’ and His First Emmy Nomination
The FX series Shōgun has emerged as a powerhouse in this year’s Emmy race, earning a remarkable 25 nominations, including Outstanding Limited Series. The show... Read More
Blood is a Chord in First Trailer for Malcom Washington’s ‘The Piano Lesson’
Netflix today released the first trailer for Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson, the latest of August Wilson’s award-winning plays to be brought to the screen... Read More
Interview: With ‘Fallout,’ Walton Goggins is Getting a Well-Earned, Long Overdue Moment and Having a Ghoulishly Good Time With It [VIDEO]
Goggins has been electrifying the big and small screen alike for three decades, particularly in his deeply committed inhabitations of complicated, conflicted, and occasionally tragic... Read More
Interview: ‘Sing Sing’ Director Greg Kwedar Talks About the Power of Colman Domingo and Protecting His Formerly Incarcerated Cast
There are not many films this year that have been as critically acclaimed as the Greg Kwedar-directed Sing Sing. The film premiered to rapturous acclaim... Read More
NEON Snaps Up U.S. Rights to Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk’s Horror Comedy ‘Hell of a Summer’
Award-winning studio NEON announced today that it has picked up the U.S. rights to Hell of a Summer from Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things, It, Ghostbusters: Afterlife) and Billy Bryk... Read More
2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations