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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
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Director Watch Ep. 46 – ‘Priscilla’ (Sofia Coppola, 2023)
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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‘Megalopolis’ Review: Coppola’s Roman Empire Hits Audacious Heights of Brilliance and Excess | Cannes
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
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’
“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
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
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’
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
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
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
‘Dìdi (弟弟)’ Trailer: Sean Wang Takes Us Back to the Bay in Nostalgic Coming of Age Tale
Focus Features has dropped the first trailer for Dìdi (弟弟) from Oscar-nominated director Sean Wang (Nai Nai & Wài Pó). The film is set in... 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