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TV Recap: ‘Devs’ — Episode 6

Michael Frank April 3, 2020

For the past few years, HBO’s Westworld has held the title of most thought-provoking TV show. Through an expansive universe, it explored ideas of consciousness,... Read More

California Film Institute teams up with Variety for DocLands Film Festival

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California Film Institute teams up with Variety for DocLands Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 3, 2020

The California Film Institute (CFI) has partnered with Variety to exclusively stream the 2020 DocLands Documentary Film Festival featuring an interactive virtual Q&A with filmmakers live... Read More

‘Mulan,’ ‘Black Widow,’ ‘French Dispatch’ and more get new release dates

Erik Anderson April 3, 2020

Disney has announced a huge batch of new release dates for their spring and summer releases that were upended by the global pandemic of the... Read More

The Best of the Worst: Unique Award Shows and Honors

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The Best of the Worst: Unique Award Shows and Honors

Staff Writers April 3, 2020

When the average person thinks about awards, they imagine being honored for their incredible talent, or a lifetime of work and effort. This may often... Read More

Emmys: The Last Stand for Canceled and Non-Returning Shows

Eddie Mouradian April 3, 2020

Last year, on this very website, I wrote with unflinching, completely unearned confidence about the fates of two Emmy stalwarts coming to their series conclusions:... Read More

TV Recap: Top Chef All-Stars LA Episode 3 – “Strokes of Genius”

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone April 2, 2020

Another beautiful and thrilling week of quarantine, another gorgeous and shocking episode of “Top Chef: All-Stars LA.” Like sands in the hourglass these are the... Read More

Focus Features to stream its classic titles free on Facebook for “Movie Mondays”

Erik Anderson April 2, 2020

Films will feature Q&As and livewatch parties with filmmakers Julian Fellowes, Kevin Smith and Wes Anderson Focus Features announced today that it is pivoting from... Read More

First Look: Ryan Murphy’s sumptuous new limited series ‘Hollywood’ for Netflix flips the script on race, gender and sexuality

Erik Anderson April 2, 2020

The Golden Age of Hollywood gets a major makeover with the new limited series from one of television’s biggest directing and producing icons, Ryan Murphy... Read More

Emmy Podcast #34: Will Comedy Series be a ‘Schitt’ Fest?

Erik Anderson April 2, 2020

In this era of quarantine it’s time for some levity. Or at least some Levy. Kevin Jacobsen and Amanda Spears return for this podcast, covering the... Read More

Retro Review: ‘Lantana’ (2002)

Erik Anderson April 1, 2020

lantana (lan-tan-uh) n: a genus of tropical shrub with small, colorful blooms that hide a dense, thorny undergrowth. Lantana opens with a camera pushing through... Read More

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