AwardsWatch

32nd NewFest, the New York LGBTQ Film Festival, to open with ‘Ammonite;’ director Francis Lee to receive inaugural World Queer Visionary Award

Erik Anderson September 16, 2020

Academy Award Winner Kate Winslet will present Lee with the inaugural World Queer Visionary Award at NewFest’s Opening Night Drive-In Screening Event NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ... Read More

‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘X2,’ ‘Ever After,’ more heading to Disney+ this Fall

Erik Anderson September 16, 2020

‘The Mandalorian’ returns in October with Disney+ Originals like ‘Secret Society of Second Born Royals,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ and ‘Clouds,’ and movie favorites like ‘Hidden... Read More

Lionsgate acquires Tara Miele’s ‘Wander Darkly,’ with Sienna Miller and Diego Luna

Erik Anderson September 16, 2020

The Sundance Film Festival hit will be released this Fall and was produced by Oscar-nominated producer Lynette Howell Taylor’s 51 Entertainment and Shivani Rawat’s ShivHans... Read More

TIFF Review: The deeply earnest ‘Good Joe Bell’ is a story of self-redemption

Mina Takla September 16, 2020

Plot: The true story of an Oregon father, Joe Bell, who sets out on a walk across America in honor of his son. Review: Reinaldo... Read More

Cannes Film Festival teams up with San Sebastián for multi-film event

Erik Anderson September 16, 2020

Seventeen films from the Official Selection of the Festival de Cannes 2020 will be presented After joining Deauville, the Festival de Cannes is continuing to... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘Notturno’ doc highlights the aftermath of war told through the eyes of those who lived it

Mina Takla September 16, 2020

Plot: Filmed in several parts of the war-torn Middle East, NOTTURNO documents the aftermath of war through the eyes of civilians whose lives have been... Read More

16th Hollyshorts Film Festival: 300 Oscar-qualifying films to compete

Erik Anderson September 15, 2020

The official selections for the 16th annual Oscar-qualifying HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL have been revealed. Dubbed as their “Sweet 16,” the organizers are thrilled to welcome... Read More

Creative Arts Emmys Awards: Night Two – “SNL,’ ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ lead Variety programming winners

Erik Anderson September 15, 2020

NBC’s Saturday Night Live and HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver triumphed at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, with three wins... Read More

Motion Picture Academy reveals 2020 Student Academy winners; short films will be Oscar-eligible

Erik Anderson September 15, 2020

The 2020 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award winners as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, Patricia... Read More

TIFF Review: Sam Pollard’s riveting ‘MLK/FBI’ looks at Hoover’s attempt to destroy an American hero

Meghan White September 15, 2020

In my June op-ed, about America’s growing moral dissonance systemically reinforced by the entertainment content we consume, I describe the normalization of the military industrial complex... Read More

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