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 
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ review: The Oscar-winning master returns with his biggest labor of love yet in a wholly original take on the renowned classic | AFI FEST
We open to a small town in Italy during World War II, where we find Master Geppetto (David Bradley), a woodcarver who is known for... Read More
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Cate Blanchett to receive Outstanding Performer of the Year Award from Santa Barbara Film Festival
Cate Blanchett will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Blanchett will be honored on Friday, February 10,... Read More
2022 AFI FEST announces Oscar-eligible Documentary, Animated and Live Action Short festival winners
The Grand Jury Award winners for Live Action Short, Documentary Short and Animated Short from 2022 AFI FEST have been announced, making them all eligible... Read More
Focus Features’ Peter Kujawski and Jason Cassidy to receive Industry Tribute at 32nd Gotham Awards
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Focus Features’ Chairman, Peter Kujawski and Vice Chairman, Jason Cassidy will receive the Industry Tribute during... Read More
Cannes winners ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ ‘Close’ lead 2022 European Film Awards (EFA) nominations
Close is Belgium’s representative for the International Feature Film Oscar, while the three other Best Film nominees are the official submissions for their countries as... Read More
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ review: Ryan Coogler delivers a straightforward but emotionally powerful a story of loss, legacy, and healing in tribute to Chadwick Boseman
Ryan Coogler sets the tone of his sequel instantly in the opening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Within seconds, Letitia Wright and Angela Bassett prepare... Read More
Trailer: FX reveals evocative first teaser for drama series ‘Kindred,’ based on Octavia E. Butler bestseller
FX has released the first teaser for the new drama series Kindred, which will debut all episodes Tuesday, December 13 exclusively on Hulu. Adapted from... Read More
‘Bruiser’ review: Jalyn Hall and Trevante Rhodes lead a superb cast that tackles violence and father figures | AFI FEST
Children look up to and are influenced by their parents, and that’s not always a good thing. Miles Warren’s searing feature film debut, Bruiser, centers... Read More
‘The Corridors of Power’ review: Dror Moreh’s disturbing look at foreign policy failures and its most vulnerable victims | AFI FEST
Documentarian Ken Burns felt compelled to make The U.S. and the Holocaust, a documentary about the United States’ problematic response to the Holocaust and release... Read More
“Sr.” review: A heartfelt tribute that sometimes loses sight of its own subject | AFI FEST
Saying goodbye to a parent is a difficult but normal part of life. For most of us, saying goodbye is usually a solitary, quietly poignant... 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]