AwardsWatch

NEON grabs Zhang Yimou’s TIFF closer ‘One Second’

Erik Anderson July 20, 2021

NEON has closed a deal for the North American rights to acclaimed Chinese Director Zhang Yimou’s One Second. The film, which was written by Zhang along with... Read More

First look: Teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’ starring Jodie Comer, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

Erik Anderson July 20, 2021

20th Century Studios’ The Last Duel, a gripping tale of betrayal and vengeance set against the brutality of 14thcentury France directed by four-time Academy Award... Read More

TIFF 2021: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ to open fest, plus world premieres of ‘The Guilty,’ The Starling’ and more

Erik Anderson July 20, 2021

Zhang Yimou’s One Second will close the 46th Toronto International Film Festival, which runs September 9–18, 2021 TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente announced... Read More

Film Academy announces 2021 Film Scholars grant recipients

Erik Anderson July 19, 2021

Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth have been named 2021 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The annual grant... Read More

‘Where is Anne Frank?’ review: Heavy handed and overly preachy, Ari Folman’s visually stunning animated tale fails to compel [Cannes Review]

David Cuevas July 19, 2021

In the good ol’ days of primary school, back when we used to live freely with not a single care in the world, every student... Read More

‘A Hero’ review – An effective albeit monotonous moral parable from Asghar Farhadi [Cannes Review]

David Cuevas July 19, 2021

Somewhere in Iran, there is a bus station; a social junction where everyday commuters meet for a moment of solace. As the ongoing traffic continuously... Read More

‘Dune’ character posters for Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson and more

Erik Anderson July 19, 2021

Warner Bros today revealed the Dune character posters for Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård and Josh Brolin.... Read More

2021 Daytime Emmys: Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Hamill, Zac Efron topline big wins

Erik Anderson July 18, 2021

The 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards aren’t done yet. After announcing winners on June 27 in the Drama, Entertainment, Game Show and Talk Show categories, the... Read More

NEON picks up Cannes Directors’ Fortnight winner ‘A Chiara’

Erik Anderson July 18, 2021

The Oscar-winning studio is behind this year’s Cannes Palme winner Titane, Jury Prize winner Memoria and Best Actress winner Renate Reinsve from The Worst Person... Read More

Cannes 2021 Winners: Ties, history and a huge Spike Lee flub highlight Closing Ceremony

Erik Anderson July 17, 2021

The winners of the 74th Cannes Film Festival were revealed tonight at the Closing Ceremony of the festival, which found a split jury, ties for... Read More

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