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50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films

Film Festivals

50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films

Erik Anderson April 28, 2026

Today, Frameline, the queer media nonprofit that will host the landmark 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) June 17–27, announced three of its major Festival screenings... Read More

‘Death by Lightning,’ ‘Big Mistakes,’ Rachel Sennott Lead 2026 Gotham Television Awards Nominations

Critics Awards (TV)

‘Death by Lightning,’ ‘Big Mistakes,’ Rachel Sennott Lead 2026 Gotham Television Awards Nominations

Erik Anderson April 28, 2026

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today the nominations in twelve competitive award categories for the 2026 Gotham Television Awards, recognizing a range of... Read More

On the Shelf: ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ ‘John Singleton’s Hood Trilogy,’ a Nancy Meyers Double Feature and Action-Packed Spectacles Highlight the Physical Media releases for the Week of April 27

DVD/Blu-ray/4K

On the Shelf: ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ ‘John Singleton’s Hood Trilogy,’ a Nancy Meyers Double Feature and Action-Packed Spectacles Highlight the Physical Media releases for the Week of April 27

Ryan McQuade April 27, 2026

The last week of April 2026 brings us a new joint from legendary director Spike Lee, alongside a new trilogy box set from director John... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 151 – ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ (Burnett, 1999)

Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter April 27, 2026

On episode 151 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the last film in their Charles Burnett series, The Annihilation... Read More

2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘Two Pianos,’ ‘If I Go Will They Miss Me,’ ‘Filipiñana,’ ‘Elder Son’ [SFFILM]

August Hammel April 27, 2026

With the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival underway, what better way to get a taste of its program than with some capsule reviews of... Read More

‘Idiots’ Review: Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore [B] Atlanta Film Festival

Trace Sauveur April 27, 2026

It doesn’t matter whether you call writer-director Macon Blair’s raucous new comedy by its festival-circuit title, The Shitheads, or its cleaner, more marketable new name,... Read More

Ildikó Enyedi’s ‘Silent Friend’ Among 2026 SFFILM Honorees of the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative

Erik Anderson April 27, 2026

Today, SFFILM announced $115,000 in awards and grants for the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative at the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival, which runs... Read More

How Badie Ali and Watermelon Pictures are Decolonizing the Film Industry [INTERVIEW]

Interviews (Film)

How Badie Ali and Watermelon Pictures are Decolonizing the Film Industry [INTERVIEW]

Ali El-Sadany April 27, 2026

In 2004, amplifying Palestinian voices in America meant physically carrying the evidence through the streets. As a DePaul University student and co-founder of its Students... Read More

Olivia Wilde Takes San Francisco by Storm with ‘The Invite’ [Q&A]

Q&A

Olivia Wilde Takes San Francisco by Storm with ‘The Invite’ [Q&A]

Erik Anderson April 25, 2026

The 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) kicked off last night Olivia Wilde’s Sundance hit The Invite, starring Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton... Read More

Isa Briones Reminisces on Her Two Seasons of ‘The Pitt’ and What She Sees for Santos in the Future [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Interviews (TV)

Isa Briones Reminisces on Her Two Seasons of ‘The Pitt’ and What She Sees for Santos in the Future [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Jeff Conway April 24, 2026

Isa Briones is quickly becoming a standout star on both our television screens and live on stage. Playing Dr. Trinity Santos for two seasons so... Read More

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