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2025 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Nominations: Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Leads with 12; ‘Urchin,’ ‘Pillion,’ ‘Die My Love’ Follow

Erik Anderson November 3, 2025

The nominations for the 2025 British Independent Film Awards have been announced and Akinola Davies Jr.’s debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, leads with 12 nods, including... Read More

Mutant and Arrow Video Launch Mutant Mediabook 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Line with Theatrical and Director’s Cuts of Richard Kelly’s ‘Donnie Darko’

DVD/Blu-ray/4K

Mutant and Arrow Video Launch Mutant Mediabook 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Line with Theatrical and Director’s Cuts of Richard Kelly’s ‘Donnie Darko’

Erik Anderson November 2, 2025

Mutant has announced a new collaboration with acclaimed genre distributor Arrow Video to launch an exclusive line of ultra high-definition Blu-ray releases under the banner Mutant Mediabook. Kicking off... Read More

Interview: Kate Hawley on Crafting the Meticulous Costume Design in ‘Frankenstein’ and the Joy of Collaborating with Guillermo del Toro

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Kate Hawley on Crafting the Meticulous Costume Design in ‘Frankenstein’ and the Joy of Collaborating with Guillermo del Toro

Ryan McQuade October 31, 2025

There was nothing but pure joy when talking to costume designer Kate Hawley about her latest work on Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. When you see... Read More

‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Kate Hudson Rises From the Ashes of Overcooked Trauma Biopic to Make Neil Diamond Cool Again [B-]

Film Reviews

‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Kate Hudson Rises From the Ashes of Overcooked Trauma Biopic to Make Neil Diamond Cool Again [B-]

Karen Peterson October 31, 2025

Growing up in a world before Kidz Bop and Ms. Rachel, we had no say in the radio stations that accompanied our daily commutes or... Read More

Interview: Nina Hoss on Reshaping Ibsen’s Play With a Female, Queer Perspective Inside Nia DaCosta’s Reinterpretation ‘Hedda’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Nina Hoss on Reshaping Ibsen’s Play With a Female, Queer Perspective Inside Nia DaCosta’s Reinterpretation ‘Hedda’

Ryan McQuade October 31, 2025

There is no better introduction to a character in film this year than when we are first introduced to Eileen Lovborg in Nia DaCosta’s latest... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 124 – ‘From Hell’ (The Hughes Brothers, 2001)

Ryan McQuade October 30, 2025

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

Amy Pascal to Receive David O. Selznick Achievement Award at 2026 Producers Guild Awards

Erik Anderson October 30, 2025

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that Academy Award nominated Amy Pascal will be honored with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award. She... Read More

Jacob Elordi, Chase Infiniti, Amy Madigan Among 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuosos Award Recipients

Erik Anderson October 30, 2025

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced the recipients of the 2026 Virtuosos Award, an honor established to recognize a select group of talent... Read More

Park Chan-wook to Receive Tribute from SFFILM for ‘No Other Choice’

Erik Anderson October 30, 2025

Today, SFFILM announced a tribute to the venerable South Korean directing legend Park Chan-wook alongside a special screening of his most recent film No Other... Read More

‘I Love LA’ TV Review: Rachel Sennott Finally Has Her Star Vehicle with Erewhon-infused Social Climbing Series [B+]

TV Reviews

‘I Love LA’ TV Review: Rachel Sennott Finally Has Her Star Vehicle with Erewhon-infused Social Climbing Series [B+]

Tyler Doster October 30, 2025

Rachel Sennott told me to get an eating disorder in 2019 – not directly, but in a hilarious video posted on her Instagram satirizing trailers... Read More

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