LaKeith Stanfield on ‘I Love Boosters,’ Collaborating with Boots Riley, and His New Musical Endeavor 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 344: New Oscar Rules and Preview of the 79th Cannes Film Festival with Special Guest Christina Birro 
2027 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May) 
NEON Charms U.S. Rights to Jeff Nichols’ ‘King Snake’ with Drew Starkey, Margaret Qualley, Michael Shannon 
79th Tony Nominations: ‘The Lost Boys,’ ‘Schmigadoon!’ Lead, June Squibb Makes History 
Director Sophy Romvari on How Memory Met Fiction on the Path to ‘Blue Heron’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘Romería’ Review: Carla Simón’s Restrained Coming-of-Age Tale Opens Up the Doors of History and Cinema [B+] Atlanta Film Festival 
‘Blue Film’ Director Elliot Tuttle and Stars Reed Birney and Kieron Moore Break Down Their Hotly Transgressive and Thought-Provoking Film 
NEON Charms U.S. Rights to Jeff Nichols’ ‘King Snake’ with Drew Starkey, Margaret Qualley, Michael Shannon 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) today announced that its 42nd edition will take place February 3-13, 2027, a key stop on the awards season... Read More
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Juan Devis Announced as New President of Film Independent
Juan Devis, former Chief Creative Officer at the Public Media Group of Southern California (PBS SoCal | KCET), has been named President of Film Independent,... Read More
58th Directors’ Fortnight Lineup of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
The lineup of the 58th edition of Directors’ Fortnight, a main section of the Cannes Film Festival, has been announced, full of top tier Cannes... Read More
‘Mother Mary’ Review: Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel See Red in David Lowery’s Dramaturgy of Pop Divinity [A-]
David Lowery’s bewitching new film, Mother Mary, begins with flashes of grainy imagery that seem to simultaneously spring from the archives of a concert documentary... Read More
65th Critics Week (Semaine de la Critique) Lineup of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival Announced
11 films have been selected for this year’s Semaine de la Critique (Critics Week) section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, seven in competition and... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 340 – Oscars Retrospective of the 64th Academy Awards
On episode 340 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and contributors Mark Johnson, Karen Peterson, and... Read More
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Announce Dates for 2027 and 2028 Awards
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), the premier organization for entertainment sound editing professionals since 1953, today announced that the 74th and 75th Annual Golden... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 148 – ‘Peeping Tom’ (Powell, 1960)
On episode 148 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the final film in their Powell and Pressburger series, Peeping... Read More
2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival top Open with Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite,’ Announces Special Guests and Recipients of 2026 Emerging Critics Grant
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the complete... Read More
The 79th Cannes Film Festival Lineup is Here, With A Strong Global Slate of Films from Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Cristian Mungiu, Jane Schoenbrun, and More
C’est officiel! The official selection of the 79th Cannes Film Festival was unveiled today, featuring a wealth of Festival veterans and newcomers debuting their films... Read More
LaKeith Stanfield on ‘I Love Boosters,’ Collaborating with Boots Riley, and His New Musical Endeavor 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 344: New Oscar Rules and Preview of the 79th Cannes Film Festival with Special Guest Christina Birro 
2027 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May)