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AFI FEST Review: ‘Love Me Tender’

Catherine Springer November 18, 2019

The internal struggles of a character are often the most difficult to portray in a visual medium. Filmmakers have to find clever and interesting ways... Read More

Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson to receive honors at 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF)

Erik Anderson November 18, 2019

ADAM DRIVER AND SCARLETT JOHANSSON TO BE HONORED WITH THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR AWARD The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced today that... Read More

2020 Oscars: Scream Queens in Best Actress – Is Lupita Nyong’o Next?

Andrew Carden November 18, 2019

In his AwardsWatch debut, Andrew Carden talks about the history of horror movie scream queens and their luck, and disadvantages, at the Oscars. Six years... Read More

Interview: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ cinematographer Mihai Mălaimare Jr. on visualizing satire and shooting Hitler

Catherine Springer November 18, 2019

Cinematographer Mihai Mălaimare has worked with some of Hollywood’s greatest auteurs, including Francis Ford Coppola in 2007’s Youth Without Youth, and Paul Thomas Anderson in... Read More

TV Recap: ‘Watchmen’ Season One Episode Four and Five

Dewey Singleton November 17, 2019

My apologies to those who have grown accustomed to seeing this recap on awardswatch.com. Where did we sneak off to last week? Perhaps we were... Read More

Box Office Estimates: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ in pole position as ‘Angels’ fall from the sky

Jonathan Boehle November 17, 2019

After a few weekends of disappointing returns for tentpole releases, Fox delivered a pleasant surprise in the form of an over-performing original film, Ford v Ferrari,... Read More

AFI FEST Review: Alex Gibney’s ‘Citizen K’ is a warning call

Catherine Springer November 17, 2019

We can talk a lot about films being relevant or tapping into the zeitgeist, but perhaps no other film I’ve seen this year is or... Read More

AFI FEST Review: ‘Anne at 13,000 ft’ is centered by a nuanced performance from Deragh Campbell

Catherine Springer November 17, 2019

Mental health has been a topic that has emerged from the shadows as more and more people have opened up about their struggles. It hasn’t... Read More

AFI FEST Review: ‘Blow the Man Down’ is a clever, entertaining attention-grabber

Catherine Springer November 17, 2019

For all the drama and lure of big cities, some of the best movies have been stories set in small towns. Sometimes there’s nothing like... Read More

AFI FEST review: ‘Queen & Slim’ is a searing and sobering story that must be told

Erik Anderson November 16, 2019

The opening of Queen & Slim, a Tinder first date between a Black couple (Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, both excellent), is at first a... Read More

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