2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C] 
‘Beef’ Season 2 Review: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton Sink Their Teeth Into Lee Sung Jin’s Meaty Morality Tale [A-] 
Interview: Director David Lowery on How ‘The Red Shoes,’ Taylor Swift, and Artistic Internal Struggles Were Forged to Conjure Up ‘Mother Mary’ [AUDIO] 
George Clooney to be Honored at 51st Chaplin Award Gala by Stephen Colbert, Sam Rockwell and More 
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates 
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
TIFF50: Aziz Ansari’s ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ Angelina Jolie in ‘Couture’ Announced for 50th Toronto International Film Festival
The 50th Toronto International Film Festival will see the world premieres of a host of new films, including David Michôd’s Christy, starring Sydney Sweeney as... Read More
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2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)
Holding onto this top for at least one more month as the coming days will shower us with festival announcements that will shape and reshape... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (July)
As we’re just about to embark on fall film festival announcements–Toronto already has revealed over a dozen titles, Venice lineup is next Tuesday–it once again... Read More
2025 Venice Film Festival: Fernanda Torres, Mohammad Rasoulof, Cristian Mungiu, Zhao Tao Join President Alexander Payne’s Jury
Alexander Payne’s jury for this year’s Venice Film Festival has been announced and will include Oscar-nominated Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof (The... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 108 – ‘Showgirls’ (Paul Verhoeven, 1995)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Frames the Cinematography Landscape
As the cinematic landscape of 2025 slowly begins to take shape, I’m diving back into my Oscar predictions, this time with a focus on the... Read More
Penélope Cruz, Walter Salles, Bruce Springsteen, Bowen Yang to be Honored at 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures today announced Oscar-winning actress Penélope Cruz, Director Walter Salles, Oscar-winning musician Bruce Springsteen and actor and comedian Bowen Yang as the honorees of its annual... Read More
On the Shelf: ‘The Surfer’ ‘Shane,’ ‘Antoine Doinel’ on 4K Highlight the Physical Media Releases
Welcome to On the Shelf, a weekly dive into the upcoming physical media releasing within the world of film and television, highlighting the essential releases... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (July)
Not much movement outside of dropping Stephen Graham (those black and white flashbacks in the trailer for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere say very small... Read More
2025 Emmys: Martin Short (‘Only Murders in the Building’) Could Make History as Oldest Comedy Lead Actor Winner
Among the most familiar faces at the Emmys over the past four decades has been the iconic Martin Short. First honored at the Emmys in... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C]