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2024 Emmy Predictions: ‘Shōgun’ Makes it Official with Two More Seasons Set at FX, Pushing it into Drama

Tyler Doster May 17, 2024

FX confirmed yesterday that it has plans on moving forward with Shōgun as a drama series and hopes for two more seasons, definitively renewing the... Read More

Director Watch Ep. 46 – ‘Priscilla’ (Sofia Coppola, 2023)

Ryan McQuade May 17, 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

‘Megalopolis’ Review: Coppola’s Roman Empire Hits Audacious Heights of Brilliance and Excess | Cannes

Savina Petkova May 16, 2024

To say that films are the stuff that dreams are made of, could be true for many a title. But sometimes, resorting to a cliché... Read More

‘FAYE’ Review: Laurent Bouzereau Finds Morsels of Truth in one of Hollywood’s Most Venerable and Vilified Stars | Cannes

Martin Tsai May 15, 2024

Premiering in the Cannes Classics section of the fest’s 77th edition, FAYE, Laurent Bouzereau’s documentary on Hollywood icon Faye Dunaway, is very much the standard-issue... Read More

Interview: Showrunner Francesca Sloane on Creating a Brand New John and Jane for ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’

Interviews (TV)

Interview: Showrunner Francesca Sloane on Creating a Brand New John and Jane for ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’

Daniel Howat May 15, 2024

“Being a showrunner is one of the craziest jobs in the entire world,” Mr. And Mrs. Smith co-creator Francesca Sloane says. It was her first... Read More

Frameline and The Colin Higgins Foundation Announce 2024 Grant Recipients

Erik Anderson May 14, 2024

Today, Frameline, the arts nonprofit that hosts the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, joined the Colin Higgins Foundation in announcing the recipients of the 2024 Colin Higgins Youth Foundation... Read More

‘Ghostlight’ Review: Two Households Both Aim for Dignity in Cathartic Shakespearean Dramedy | Chicago Critics Film Festival

Cody Dericks May 14, 2024

One of the best moments of Ghostlight actually occurs during the end credits. Looking at the cast list, one thing immediately jumps out – the... Read More

NEON Nabs North American Rights to Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’

Erik Anderson May 14, 2024

Award-winning studio NEON announced that it has acquired the North American rights to award-winning filmmaker Julia Ducournau’s (Titane, Raw) newest genre-defying film Alpha. Golshifteh Farahani (The... Read More

‘National Anthem’ Trailer Tells a Story of First Love, Found Family and Self-Discovery

Trailers

‘National Anthem’ Trailer Tells a Story of First Love, Found Family and Self-Discovery

Erik Anderson May 14, 2024

LD Entertainment has released the trailer for National Anthem from writer/director Luke Gilford, who makes his feature film directorial debut in a coming-of-age story against... Read More

‘Bodkin,’ ‘X-Men ‘97,’ ‘Shōgun,’ ‘Black Twitter: A People’s History’ Among Nominees for Inaugural Gotham TV Awards

Erik Anderson May 14, 2024

Outstanding Performance nominations in Limited, Drama and Comedy Series Include Richard Gadd for Baby Reindeer, Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder for The Curse, Andrew Scott for Ripley, Jaz Sinclair... Read More

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