AwardsWatch

TIFF Review: ‘180 Degree Rule’ speaks for countless women whose only language is silence

Mina Takla September 15, 2020

Plot: Tehran, present day. A school teacher and a mother to a 5-year old daughter is preparing to attend a family wedding in northern Iran.... Read More

Julia Hart’s ‘I’m Your Woman’ to open 34th AFI FEST

Erik Anderson September 14, 2020

AFI FEST 2020 will take place online October 15-22, 2020 Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the 34th edition of AFI FEST presented... Read More

Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Night One – ‘Apollo 11’ leads Reality and Non-Fiction winners

Erik Anderson September 14, 2020

Apollo 11 took center stage at the first night of the all-virtual Creative Arts Emmy Awards, winning three technical awards – sound editing, sound mixing... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘Summer of 85’

Meghan White September 14, 2020

The opening minutes of SUMMER OF 85 tells us exactly what it’s about. Filmmakers tend to play the Bury Your Gays trope for shock value,... Read More

TCA Awards: ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Watchmen’ dominate

Erik Anderson September 14, 2020

The Television Critics Association (TCA) have chosen HBO’s Watchmen, HBO’s Succession and POP TV’ Schitt’s Creek as the top programs of the year, it was... Read More

Trailer: Jude Law and Carrie Coon are unraveling in ‘The Nest’

Erik Anderson September 14, 2020

In The Nest (read our review here), Rory (Jude Law), is an ambitious entrepreneur and former commodities broker, who persuades his American wife, Allison (Carrie... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘No Ordinary Man’ examines the life of legendary trans musician Billy Tipton

Rubin Safaya September 14, 2020

I think of myself as many things that define me, the least of which is my gender. It’s not because I was never told what... Read More

Telluride from Los Angeles: ‘Nomadland’ drive-in event draws crowds, Frances McDormand and Chloé Zhao intro

Erik Anderson September 14, 2020

Chloé Zhao’s third film, NOMADLAND, an exploration of modern-day van dwelling life on the road, World Premiered this weekend with simultaneous screenings on September 11th. Telluride... Read More

HBO renews ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ for three more seasons

Erik Anderson September 14, 2020

The series is nominated for 9 Emmys this year HBO has renewed the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for three more seasons, it was announced today... Read More