2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+] 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
32nd NewFest, the New York LGBTQ Film Festival, to open with ‘Ammonite;’ director Francis Lee to receive inaugural World Queer Visionary Award
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
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‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘X2,’ ‘Ever After,’ more heading to Disney+ this Fall
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations