UK Casting Directors’ Guild Awards: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Adolescence’ Take Top Wins 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 139 – ‘Les Rendez-vous d’Anna’ (Chantal Akerman, 1978) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Paul Thomas Anderson Inches Closer (2/13/26) 
Costume Designers Guild (CGD) Winners: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Andor’ and More 
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] 
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: Paul Thomas Anderson Inches Closer (2/13/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Calm Before the Storm (2/6/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: We Need to Talk About ‘Marty’ 
30th Hamptons International Film Festival to honor Mariska Hargitay with Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award
Festival will have World Premiere screenings of JANUARY 6TH, PINBALL – THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME, A RADICAL LIFE, WHO INVITED CHARLIE? and Rory Kennedy’s THE VOLCANO: RESCUE FROM WHAKAARI... Read More
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‘Superbad’ at 15: Still a stupid, fantastic cinematic coming-of-age gift [Retrospective]
To pick an all-time favorite high school film is a deeply personal process, perhaps more so than other film genres. No one makes it out... Read More
Interview: Sarah Snook on how Shiv has changed through the seasons and the shocking twists and turns of ‘Succession’ [VIDEO]
There’s currently some family in Adelaide, South Australia, who are doing double takes when they watch an episode of Succession, wondering if the actress playing... Read More
Interview: Director Karyn Kusama on maintaining tension and mystery between the timelines of ‘Yellowjackets’
I vividly remember seeing Jennifer’s Body for the first time and being both stunned and amazed post-viewing. Years later, I had a chance to attend... Read More
’13: The Musical’ review: Low stakes drama makes way for a Bar Mitzvah extravaganza filled with fun and frivolity [B+]
There’s a disappointing tendency for movies about being Jewish to be surface-level and not really dig into actual substantive practices or traditions. While that may... Read More
‘Arcane’ and ‘Legendary’ among Emmys Juried Winners
August is here, which means we’re one month closer to the Primetime Emmys. The Creative Arts Emmys are getting closer, too, which is why the... Read More
Interview: Harriet Sansom Harris on her scene stealing roles, working with Jean Smart, and landing her first Emmy nomination with ‘Hacks’
In “Retired,” the fifth episode in the delightful second season of Hacks, Susan Essig (Harriet Sansom Harris), a comedy rival from Deborah Vance’s college days,... Read More
Interview: In ‘Yellowjackets,’ Melanie Lynskey takes the lead and embraces “female characters who are not necessarily likable”
Melanie Lynskey knew that there was something special in Yellowjackets, but the path to getting there wasn’t easy. A new mother, and a new mother... Read More
Play Misty for me: ‘Yellowjackets’ star Samantha Hanratty talks about the year’s buzziest show and her love of her counterpart Christina Ricci [Video Interview]
Among the most intriguing characters on Showtime’s breakout drama series and Emmy-nominated hit Yellowjackets is Misty, who demonstrates a strong survival instinct but also some... Read More
TIFF47: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 5 among world premiere primetime programming at 2022 Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival Primetime program has been announced, with seven compelling and thought-provoking television series from around the world — including season five... Read More
UK Casting Directors’ Guild Awards: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Adolescence’ Take Top Wins 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 139 – ‘Les Rendez-vous d’Anna’ (Chantal Akerman, 1978) 
Costume Designers Guild (CGD) Winners: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Andor’ and More