Final Additions to South by Southwest Film & TV Festival (SXSW), Including ‘Love Language,’ ‘Cookie Queens’ and ‘The Fox’ 
Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Unveils Recipients for Inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology 
41st Spirit Awards Winner Predictions: In One of the Least Oscary Years in a Decade, it’s Anyone’s Game 
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on the Unlikely, Legally-Challenged Journey of Getting ‘Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie’ to the Big Screen [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Oscar-Nominated Director Sam Davis on Creating ‘The Singers,’ Finding His Stars, and His Own Path to Filmmaking [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘Kokuho’ Review: The Vibrant World of Kabuki is Spectacularly Recreated in Lee Sang-il’s Resilient Character Study [B+] 
‘Crime 101’ Review: Chris Hemsworth Brings the Heat in Michael Man-Influenced Actioner as Good as its Title is Bad [B+] 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 332 – Oscars Retrospective of the 74th Academy Awards 
Final Additions to South by Southwest Film & TV Festival (SXSW), Including ‘Love Language,’ ‘Cookie Queens’ and ‘The Fox’ 
SXSW Adds 50+ Titles to 2026 Festival Slate Including ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Two Thrillers with Adam Scott 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Calm Before the Storm (2/6/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: We Need to Talk About ‘Marty’ 
Frontrunner Friday: First Take on 2026 Oscar Winner Predictions 
2023 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY (December)
Here are my 2023 Oscar predictions in Cinematography for December. Green – moves up ↑ Red – moves down ↓ Blue – new entry ♦... Read More
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2023 AACTA International Awards nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once,’ ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ lead
The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All At Once led the AACTA International Awards nominations, the Australian equivalent to the Academy Awards. The two... Read More
Interview: Rita Wilson on storytelling through song with “Til You’re Home” from ‘A Man Called Otto’ [VIDEO]
Rita Wilson is a textbook multi-hyphenate; her warmth and humor are displayed across 85 acting credits, including Runaway Bride, Sleepless in Seattle, and Jingle All... Read More
Sundance 2023: Luca Guadagnino to receive International Icon Award at Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance
Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will receive the International Icon Award at Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance... Read More
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Woman King’ lead 2023 Black Reel Awards nominations
The nominations for the 2023 Black Reel Awards (“The Bolts”) were announced today and Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN (December)
Here are my 2023 Oscar predictions in Costume Design for December. Green – moves up ↑ Red – moves down ↓ Blue – new entry... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN (December)
Here are my 2023 Oscar predictions in Production Design for December. Green – moves up ↑ Red – moves down ↓ Blue – new entry... Read More
From ‘The Lion in Winter’ to ‘Eyes Wide Shut,’ the Top 10 anti-Christmas movies to watch if you’re a holiday Grinch
According to the endless holiday tunes, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. The songs, the lights, and the gifts are enough to... Read More
‘Gangs of New York’ at 20: All the beauty and the bloodshed of Martin Scorsese’s 1860s New York City immigrant mobster tale still holds [Retrospective]
I can still remember walking out of the AMC theater in Framingham, Massachusetts after hearing U2’s powerful song The Hands That Built America and marveling... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December)
With the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice nominations revealed we have our first taste of screenplay precursors for both adapted and original (as well as... Read More
Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Unveils Recipients for Inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology 
41st Spirit Awards Winner Predictions: In One of the Least Oscary Years in a Decade, it’s Anyone’s Game 
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on the Unlikely, Legally-Challenged Journey of Getting ‘Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie’ to the Big Screen [VIDEO INTERVIEW]