Trailer: Dwayne Johnson is ‘The Smashing Machine’

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Trailer: Dwayne Johnson is ‘The Smashing Machine’

Erik Anderson April 29, 2025

A24 has released the first trailer for The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson as legendary UFC fighting champion Mark Kerr from writer/director Benny Safdie. Kerr... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 285 – 2025 Summer Movie Preview

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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 285 – 2025 Summer Movie Preview

Ryan McQuade April 28, 2025

On episode 285 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributors Karen Peterson and Mark Johnson... Read More

Nicole Kidman to Receive Kering 2025 Women In Motion Award at Cannes Film Festival

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Nicole Kidman to Receive Kering 2025 Women In Motion Award at Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 28, 2025

Kering and the Festival de Cannes will present the 2025 Women In Motion Award to Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG winning actress and producer... Read More

2026 Critics Choice Awards Land Early January 2026 Date

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2026 Critics Choice Awards Land Early January 2026 Date

Erik Anderson April 25, 2025

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today that the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will take place on Sunday, January 4, 2026, making them the first televised awards show of the... Read More

Adam Sandler in ‘Happy Gilmore 2,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Double Tyler Perry Headed to Netflix This Summer

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Adam Sandler in ‘Happy Gilmore 2,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Double Tyler Perry Headed to Netflix This Summer

Erik Anderson April 25, 2025

This summer, Netflix is bringing summer to your living room with the long-awaited return of Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore 2, the star-studded whodunit The Thursday Murder... Read More

2025 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations: ‘Death Becomes Her’ Leads with 12

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2025 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations: ‘Death Becomes Her’ Leads with 12

Erik Anderson April 25, 2025

The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town, national, and digital news publications, has announced the nominees... Read More

Cannes 2025: Short Films and La Cinef Lineup, Maren Ade to Head Jury 

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Cannes 2025: Short Films and La Cinef Lineup, Maren Ade to Head Jury 

Erik Anderson April 25, 2025

Selected from 4,781 films, 11 shorts will be presented this year in Competition. The selection comprises 9 fiction short films and 2 animated short films.... Read More

Trapped In a Loop: I Watched ‘Until Dawn’ Six Times in One Night and Survived…Barely

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Trapped In a Loop: I Watched ‘Until Dawn’ Six Times in One Night and Survived…Barely

Trace Sauveur April 24, 2025

As soon as I got the email about the Until Dawn all-nighter contest, I knew I had to do it. I’m a sucker for a... Read More

Golden Globes Set Mid-January Date for 2026 Awards on CBS

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Golden Globes Set Mid-January Date for 2026 Awards on CBS

Erik Anderson April 24, 2025

The Golden Globes has revealed the date for its 2026 ceremony, a full week earlier than usual. The 83rd edition of “Hollywood’s Party of the Year” will... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 96 – ‘Braindead’ (Peter Jackson, 1992)

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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 96 – ‘Braindead’ (Peter Jackson, 1992)

Ryan McQuade April 24, 2025

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More