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Interview: Emma Seligman on Making the Queer Teen Comedy She Could Have Seen in High School with ‘Bottoms’ [VIDEO]

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Emma Seligman on Making the Queer Teen Comedy She Could Have Seen in High School with ‘Bottoms’ [VIDEO]

Abe Friedtanzer August 23, 2023

Writer-director Emma Seligman is a veteran of SXSW, premiering her short film Shiva Baby there in 2018 before debuting the feature-length version online in 2020.... Read More

50th Telluride Film Festival Preview and Predictions

Erik Anderson August 22, 2023

The stars may not be on the mountain but the films will still shine in the valley As we set on the eve of the... Read More

TIFF48: Andy Lau, Carolina Markowicz and Łukasz Žal to Receive TIFF Tribute Honors

Erik Anderson August 22, 2023

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced additional 2023 TIFF Tribute Award honorees and they are multi-hyphenate Hong Kong artist Andy Lau, receiving the Tribute Award... Read More

NYFF61 Revivals Sections Announced: ‘Household Saints,’ ‘The Woman on the Beach,’ Man Ray and more

Erik Anderson August 21, 2023

Film at Lincoln Center announces Revivals for the 61st New York Film Festival (September 29–October 15). The Revivals section showcases significant works from renowned filmmakers... Read More

Interview: Emmy Nominated Composer John Powell on Finding the Right Note of Hope in ‘STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Emmy Nominated Composer John Powell on Finding the Right Note of Hope in ‘STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie’

Nguyên Lê August 21, 2023

High are the chances that a tune from John Powell has been, or still is, the music of an aspect of your life. Finishing a... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #198: What Will Be and What We Want to See at the 50th Telluride Film Festival

Ryan McQuade August 21, 2023

On episode 198 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributor Sophia Ciminello are joined by... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (August)

Erik Anderson August 18, 2023

Let’s take a look at how crucial the fall festival presence in Best Actress is, or at least offer a cross section for reference. Venice... Read More

TIFF48: ‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ to World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival

Erik Anderson August 18, 2023

Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer and songwriter Lil Nas X will world premiere the concert documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, which was filmed during the course... Read More

Interview: Director Ángel Manuel Soto Embraces Specificity to Bring an Authentic Latino Experience to ‘Blue Beetle’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Director Ángel Manuel Soto Embraces Specificity to Bring an Authentic Latino Experience to ‘Blue Beetle’

Catherine Gonzales August 17, 2023

Representation has been a hot topic in recent years in Hollywood. Not only representation in front of the screen but behind-the-scenes. Blue Beetle is the... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 17, 2023

A very strange and quiet period from July predictions to August even though we have virtually all of the fall festival lineups save Telluride. The... Read More

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