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First Trailer for ‘Gladiator II’ Reveals Pageantry, Vengeance and a Shark

Trailers

First Trailer for ‘Gladiator II’ Reveals Pageantry, Vengeance and a Shark

Erik Anderson July 9, 2024

Paramount Pictures today revealed the first trailer for Gladiator II from director Ridley Scott and starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger and... Read More

Cowboys Like Us: Director Luke Gilford on Found Families, Exploring Queer Rodeo Culture, and Providing a Beacon of Hope with National Anthem [Interview]

Interviews (Film)

Cowboys Like Us: Director Luke Gilford on Found Families, Exploring Queer Rodeo Culture, and Providing a Beacon of Hope with National Anthem [Interview]

Ryan McQuade July 8, 2024

The art of photography and filmmaking can go hand and hand in a lot of ways, as both are a visual representation of human expressions... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 239: Reviewing ‘MaXXXine’ and Our Favorite L.A.-based Films

Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 239: Reviewing ‘MaXXXine’ and Our Favorite L.A.-based Films

Ryan McQuade July 8, 2024

On episode 239 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello and AwardsWatch contributors Karen Peterson and... Read More

New Images from ‘Heartstopper’ Season 3

Erik Anderson July 8, 2024

Netflix has released eight new images from Heartstopper Season 3, coming October 3, and you can also watch the official date announcement below, featuring an... Read More

Willem Dafoe Appointed Artistic Director of La Biennale di Venezia Theatre Department for 2025-2026

Erik Anderson July 8, 2024

Willem Dafoe is the new Artistic Director of the Theatre Department of La Biennale di Venezia for the two-year term 2025-2026, it was announced today. The appointment was deliberated by... Read More

Interview: Eve Best on Dragon Riding, Targaryen Psychological Warfare and Rhaenys’s Fate in ‘House of the Dragon’

Interviews (TV)

Interview: Eve Best on Dragon Riding, Targaryen Psychological Warfare and Rhaenys’s Fate in ‘House of the Dragon’

Tyler Doster July 7, 2024

[Warning: heavy spoilers below] For fans of Game of Thrones and the subsequent prequel series House of the Dragon, perhaps one of the greatest wishes... Read More

‘House of the Dragon’ S2 E4 Recap: Stop Dragon My Heart Around

TV Recap

‘House of the Dragon’ S2 E4 Recap: Stop Dragon My Heart Around

Tyler Doster July 7, 2024

Wings and fire clash in the sky as the Targaryen civil war moves into a bloody section of the noble family’s history. After being outmaneuvered... Read More

‘Longlegs’ Review: Osgood Perkins’ Homage-Cloaked Horror Sometimes Spooks but Mostly Hides Original Ideas in the Shadows

Film Reviews

‘Longlegs’ Review: Osgood Perkins’ Homage-Cloaked Horror Sometimes Spooks but Mostly Hides Original Ideas in the Shadows

Nick Ruhrkraut July 6, 2024

Horror movies have increasingly felt the need to be bigger, badder, and bloodier over time, outdoing their predecessors by filling audiences with even more unimaginable... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 53 – ‘Enemy of the State’ (Tony Scott, 1998) with Guest Robert Daniels

Podcasts

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 53 – ‘Enemy of the State’ (Tony Scott, 1998) with Guest Robert Daniels

Ryan McQuade July 5, 2024

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

Head Out on the Highway: Of Motorcycles and Men in ‘Easy Rider,’ ‘The Wild One’ and ‘The Bikeriders’ [Retrospective]

Retrospective

Head Out on the Highway: Of Motorcycles and Men in ‘Easy Rider,’ ‘The Wild One’ and ‘The Bikeriders’ [Retrospective]

Dave Giannini July 5, 2024

There are things that feel like American originals, even if the truth reveals something different entirely. The motorcycle, for instance, has its roots in Germany,... Read More

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