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2023 Tony Awards nominations: Well, somebody’s perfect; ‘Some Like It Hot’ scorches with 13, non-binary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell make history

Erik Anderson May 2, 2023

Some Like It Hot, the musical re-imagining of the hit 1959 film from Billy Wilder that starred Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, dominated... Read More

Academy sets new campaign rules, deadlines, voting for 96th Oscars

Erik Anderson May 1, 2023

In the wake of last Oscar season’s wild west campaigning that found dozens of actors circling their wagons for Andrea Riseborough all the way to... Read More

TIFF partners with Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for new ‘Science on Screen’ program

Erik Anderson May 1, 2023

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced today a new partnership with theAlfred P. Sloan Foundation in support of science on screen. The new program,... Read More

Retro Review: ‘L.I.E.’ (2001)

Erik Anderson May 1, 2023

L.I.E. is an unusually frank and unwaveringly perceptive film in which every character seems to live in line with the metaphorical anagram of the title.... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #180: The 2023 Summer Box Office Draft feat. ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and… ‘The Meg 2?’

Ryan McQuade May 1, 2023

On episode 180 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, TV Editor Tyler Doster and AwardsWatch contributors... Read More

‘The Other Two’ season 3 review: TV’s sharpest satire hits new heights with its most surreal take on the entertainment industry yet

TV Reviews

‘The Other Two’ season 3 review: TV’s sharpest satire hits new heights with its most surreal take on the entertainment industry yet

Nick Ruhrkraut May 1, 2023

The Bluths, The Johnsons, the Pritchetts and the Dunphys, the Arnolds, and the Roses. What do these families all have in common? Not only have... Read More

2023 Tony Awards nomination predictions: The Plays – Leading actresses given short shrift this season

Daniel Bayer April 30, 2023

With seventeen new plays and six revivals eligible for Tony consideration this season, there’s a lot to wade through this year. And yet, in a... Read More

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ review: Rocket, man

Film Reviews

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ review: Rocket, man

Nicole Ackman April 28, 2023

People who routinely check Does the Dog Die before watching movies might struggle with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The third film in the... Read More

‘Peter Pan and Wendy’ review: David Lowery adds his own magic mix of pixie dust to J.M. Barrie’s beloved novel

Film Reviews

‘Peter Pan and Wendy’ review: David Lowery adds his own magic mix of pixie dust to J.M. Barrie’s beloved novel

Catherine Gonzales April 28, 2023

Do we really need another adaptation of the beloved J.M. Barrie book, Peter Pan? Has the magic of pixie dust overstayed its welcome? All good... Read More

2023 Tony Awards nomination predictions: The Musicals – Expect ‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘Sweeney Todd’ to score

Daniel Bayer April 27, 2023

Theater lovers, we did the thing: We made it through another theatrical season of musicals, comedies, and plenty of drama! From the nastiness erupting in... Read More

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