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AppleTV+ Unveils ‘Presumed Innocent’ Trailer from David E. Kelley Starring Jake Gyllenhaal

Trailers

AppleTV+ Unveils ‘Presumed Innocent’ Trailer from David E. Kelley Starring Jake Gyllenhaal

Erik Anderson May 1, 2024

Apple TV+ today debuted the teaser for Presumed Innocent, the upcoming, eight-part limited series starring and executive produced by Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, hailing... Read More

Interview: Michael Showalter on ‘The Idea of You,’ His Comfort Zone as a Rom-Com Director, and Finding the Balance Between Drama and Comedy

Interviews

Interview: Michael Showalter on ‘The Idea of You,’ His Comfort Zone as a Rom-Com Director, and Finding the Balance Between Drama and Comedy

Trace Sauveur May 1, 2024

Michael Showalter was a bit of a weirdo comedy maverick during his initial years in entertainment. During his time at NYU, he joined an improv... Read More

48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival to Kickoff with ‘Young Hearts’ and Juneteenth Celebration

Film Festivals

48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival to Kickoff with ‘Young Hearts’ and Juneteenth Celebration

Erik Anderson April 30, 2024

Frameline48, the largest LGBTQ+ cinema showcase in California, runs June 19-29, 2024 and will announce the full program slate on May 21 Today, Frameline announced... Read More

May the Force Be With You: Ranking All 11 Live-Action Star Wars Films

Retrospective

May the Force Be With You: Ranking All 11 Live-Action Star Wars Films

Ryan McQuade April 30, 2024

In what feels like a long time ago, in our own galaxy not far, far away, a young boy was walking around his local Blockbuster... Read More

2024 Tony Nominations: ‘Stereophonic,’ Breaks Play Record, Ties Musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ to Lead with 13 Each

Erik Anderson April 30, 2024

Two music artist-driven shows found themselves on the top of the Tony nominations this morning with the play Stereophonic and the musical Hell’s Kitchen earning... Read More

77th Cannes Film Festival Jury Includes Lily Gladstone, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Nadine Labaki and Omar Sy

Cannes Film Festival

77th Cannes Film Festival Jury Includes Lily Gladstone, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Nadine Labaki and Omar Sy

Erik Anderson April 29, 2024

The Jury for the 77th Festival de Cannes, chaired by Greta Gerwig, will include Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, American actress Lily Gladstone, French... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 229 – Reviewing ‘Challengers’ and Our Favorite Horny/Sexy Movies

Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 229 – Reviewing ‘Challengers’ and Our Favorite Horny/Sexy Movies

Ryan McQuade April 29, 2024

On episode 229 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello to review... Read More

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Teaser: Barry Jenkins-Directed Prequel Takes Us to the Beginning

Trailers

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Teaser: Barry Jenkins-Directed Prequel Takes Us to the Beginning

Erik Anderson April 29, 2024

The King is back. Disney unveiled a first look at Mufasa: The Lion King, the new film directed by Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)... Read More

Nicole Kidman Receives 49th AFI Life Achievement Award, Special to Air in June

Erik Anderson April 28, 2024

In a room full of stars, the American Film Institute (AFI) presented the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award to Nicole Kidman on Saturday, April 27, at... Read More

‘Mean Girls’ Retrospective: 20 Years Later and It’s Still Fresh and Oh So Fetch

Retrospective

‘Mean Girls’ Retrospective: 20 Years Later and It’s Still Fresh and Oh So Fetch

Daniel Bayer April 26, 2024

With its 2004-perfect styles and needle drops (not to mention cultural references), Mark Waters’s Mean Girls should feel like a relic of the George W.... Read More