AwardsWatch

HBO Max’s ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ returns April 23 for season two

Erik Anderson March 23, 2021

The Emmy-nominated sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show will return for its second season Friday, April 23 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT). The six-episode season will air on... Read More

Focus Features to release Timur Bekmambetov thriller ‘Profile’ theatrically this May

Erik Anderson March 23, 2021

Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to the thriller Profile, a Berlin Film Festival sensation from Timur Bekmambetov, the director behind the intense Angelina Jolie-led thriller Wanted.... Read More

Interview: Megan Park, director of SXSW winner ‘The Fallout’ on the tricky line of exploring trauma without exploitation

Clint Worthington March 23, 2021

In a March wracked by mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, it’s grotesquely fitting that writer-director Megan Park’s debut feature, The Fallout, greeted audiences at... Read More

SXSW Review: ‘Women Is Losers’ aims high but falls short despite winning performance from Lorenza Izzo

Michael Frank March 23, 2021

Set in 1960s and 1970s San Francisco, Women Is Losers, cannot be faulted for its ambition. With a higher production value than most first features,... Read More

Barack Obama, Madison Potts, ‘The Last Stand’ earn NAACP Image Awards

Erik Anderson March 23, 2021

Part one of the 52nd NAACP Image Awards began this week with a virtual, non-televised ceremony, honoring achievements in literary work, documentaries and activism. President Barack Obama... Read More

Sorry Not Sorry: The 30 Best Demi Lovato Songs, Ever

Eddie Mouradian March 22, 2021

There’s an excellent chance that by the time you read this, I will be 40 years old. People think I’m younger, or young-adjacent, because of... Read More

‘Promising Young Woman’ tops Online Film & Television (OFTA) nominations

Erik Anderson March 22, 2021

The 25th Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) nominations are in and Promising Young Woman was the top nominee this year with 13 mentions. Fellow Best... Read More

Producers Guild (PGA) preview and predictions: Is it a two-way race or is there a spoiler in the mix?

Erik Anderson March 22, 2021

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) will be announcing their winners on Wednesday, March 24 (in the middle of the week, so weird) and in... Read More