2027 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s First Look at the 99th Academy Awards 
‘The Pitt,’ ‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Lead 86th Peabody Awards Winners 
2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards Hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers to Air on Bravo and Peacock in June 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 150 – ‘To Sleep with Anger’ (Burnett, 1990) 
Christa Miller on Balancing Her Double-Duty as Actor and Music Supervisor of ‘Shrinking’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Brittany Allen On Bringing Honor to Roxie’s Final Hours on ‘The Pitt’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Gerran Howell on Whitaker’s Growth in Season Two of ‘The Pitt,’ Dr. Robby’s Intentions, and His Go-To Karaoke Song [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘Leviticus’ Review: Adrian Chiarella Conjures a Timely and Biblically Scary Gay Horror Story [A-] 
2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards Hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers to Air on Bravo and Peacock in June 
2026 Cannes: Short Film and La Cinef Titles Announced 
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ cinematographer Ben Davis on capturing loneliness and isolation on Ireland’s Aran Islands
The BAFTA-nominated lenser reveals “extraordinary” moment between Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan as his favorite scene Ireland’s Aran Islands have a vast sense of bleakness... Read More
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Temi Ojo and Mark Ingber receive fellowships from SFFILM and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
$70,000 in fellowships have been awarded to filmmakers Temi Ojo and Mark Ingber for uplifting science in narrative films SFFILM, in partnership with the Alfred... Read More
Interview: Director Silas Howard on telling queer stories, breaking the fourth wall and capturing teen spirit in ‘Darby and the Dead’
The 21st century has proven to be a golden age of teen comedies: from 2004’s Mean Girls (that now has a cult-like following) to 2019’s... Read More
Interview: Writer/director J.D. Dillard on harnessing the action and the emotion of ‘Devotion’
Devotion recounts the true story of Jesse Brown, the first African-American pilot to complete the US Navy’s flight training program and the first African-American naval... Read More
‘Babylon’ review: Here’s to the fools who dream; Damien Chazelle’s epitaph for cinema is the evil b-side to ‘La La Land’
When Mia begrudgingly attends a party at the start of Damien Chazelle’s magical, much-discussed film La La Land, she stares at her reflection in the... Read More
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
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
2027 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s First Look at the 99th Academy Awards 
‘The Pitt,’ ‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Lead 86th Peabody Awards Winners 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 150 – ‘To Sleep with Anger’ (Burnett, 1990)