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Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAH) Awards: ‘Frankenstein, ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Top Wins

Erik Anderson February 15, 2026

Frankenstein, One Battle After Another and Sinners have topped 13th Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706). Winners were announced last night at their annual... Read More

‘Mouse’ Review: Sophie Okonedo and Katherine Mallen Kupferer Shine in Tender Portrait of Grief and Growing Up [B+] Berlinale

Mia Pflüger February 14, 2026

It is the summer of 2002 in a suburban corner of Arkansas. Dust dances in golden light, toilet paper flutters from treetops after a teenage... Read More

UK Casting Directors’ Guild Awards: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Adolescence’ Take Top Wins

Erik Anderson February 13, 2026

The Casting Directors’ Guild has announced the winners for the 2026 CDG Casting Awards, in partnership with EON Productions. Now in its eighth year, the... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 139 – ‘Les Rendez-vous d’Anna’ (Chantal Akerman, 1978)

Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter February 13, 2026

On episode 139 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the next film in their Chantal Akerman series, Les Rendez-vous... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Paul Thomas Anderson Inches Closer (2/13/26)

Erik Anderson February 13, 2026

Last weekend, Paul Thomas Anderson won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award for Theatrical Feature Film for One Battle After Another, moving one step... Read More

Costume Designers Guild (CGD) Winners: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Andor’ and More

Erik Anderson February 13, 2026

Colleen Atwood (One Battle After Another), Paul Tazewell (Wicked: For Good) and Kate Hawley (Frankenstein) were the big winners of the 28th Costume Designers Guild Awards on Thursday evening at The Ebell... Read More

Final Additions to South by Southwest Film & TV Festival (SXSW), Including ‘Love Language,’ ‘Cookie Queens’ and ‘The Fox’

Film Festivals

Final Additions to South by Southwest Film & TV Festival (SXSW), Including ‘Love Language,’ ‘Cookie Queens’ and ‘The Fox’

Erik Anderson February 12, 2026

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals today unveiled the final additions to the 33rd edition of its Film & TV Festival lineup, taking place... Read More

Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Unveils Recipients for Inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology

Guild Awards (Film)

Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Unveils Recipients for Inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology

Erik Anderson February 12, 2026

The Cinema Audio Society today announced the inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology. The annual award honors individuals, companies or products... Read More

41st Spirit Awards Winner Predictions: In One of the Least Oscary Years in a Decade, it’s Anyone’s Game

Erik Anderson February 12, 2026

In what will surely be a distinct vibe shift, this weekend’s Film Independent Spirit Awards are moving from their famous Santa Monica beach tent location... Read More

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]

Interviews (Film)

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]

Trace Sauveur February 12, 2026

Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol desperately want to play the Rivoli in Toronto. That’s been the ongoing premise for the two creatives’ web series-turned-TV show-turned-movie... Read More

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