‘Frankenstein,’ ‘No Other Choice’ Top Audience Awards at 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival

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‘Frankenstein,’ ‘No Other Choice’ Top Audience Awards at 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Erik Anderson November 3, 2025

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) today announced the award winners for the 28th-annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. A key stop on the festival... Read More

On the Shelf: ‘CODA,’ ‘Hard Boiled,’ and ‘The Breakfast Club’ Highlight the 4K Blu-Ray Releases for the Week of November 3

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On the Shelf: ‘CODA,’ ‘Hard Boiled,’ and ‘The Breakfast Club’ Highlight the 4K Blu-Ray Releases for the Week of November 3

Ryan McQuade November 3, 2025

It is a slow week to start the November 2025 slate of physical media being released but there are three titles that collectors will want... Read More

Interview: How Zoey Deutch Built Her Singular Version of Jean Seberg for Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’

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Interview: How Zoey Deutch Built Her Singular Version of Jean Seberg for Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’

Ryan McQuade November 3, 2025

A lot has changed for actress Zoey Deutch since the last time she starred in a Richard Linklater film. Since 2016’s Everybody Wants Some!, Deutch... Read More

Interview: Clint Bentley and Joel Edgerton on Creating a Portrait of a Life Full of Humanity with ‘Train Dreams’

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Interview: Clint Bentley and Joel Edgerton on Creating a Portrait of a Life Full of Humanity with ‘Train Dreams’

Ryan McQuade November 3, 2025

From the moment it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Train Dreams has been the little engine that blossoms into something unique and universal once... Read More

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

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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’

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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

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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-]

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‘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’

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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)

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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