‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+] 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
‘Death by Lightning,’ ‘Big Mistakes,’ Rachel Sennott Lead 2026 Gotham Television Awards Nominations 
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 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 151 – ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ (Burnett, 1999) 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
‘Death by Lightning,’ ‘Big Mistakes,’ Rachel Sennott Lead 2026 Gotham Television Awards Nominations 
Double Features from Edward Yang, Kon Ichikawa Join ‘Cairo Station,’ ‘Shoeshine,’ ‘Saving Face,’ ‘Vermiglio,’ ‘Compensation’ in the Criterion Collection Releases for August 2025
There is a ton to offer Criterion Collection fans this August, starting with a double feature from two masters of the craft. Up first is... Read More
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2nd San Quentin Film Festival Sets October Dates, Jury Includes Vanessa Williams, Celine Song, Clarence Maclin
The 2nd Annual San Quentin Film Festival, the first-ever film festival to be held inside a prison, will return to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in... Read More
Oscars: ‘A Star Is Born’ Producer Lynette Howell Taylor Elected President of Motion Picture Academy
Producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. She succeeds outgoing president... Read More
‘Weapons’ Review: Zach Cregger Crafts a Horror Masterpiece That Explores the Core of Communal Trauma [A]
If you had told me, even just a few years ago, that one of the Whitest Kids U Know would be one of the most... Read More
Rian Johnson (‘Wake Up Dead Man’) to Receive Bill Wittliff Screenwriting Award from Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced today the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting will be given to celebrated writer-director Rian Johnson, during the 2025 Writers Conference happening October 23... Read More
TIFF50: Jodie Foster, Guillermo del Toro, HIKARI, Lee Byung Hun Among Tributes, ‘No Other Choice’ Added to Toronto Lineup
Jodie Foster, Guillermo del Toro, HIKARI and Lee Byung Hun will be the TIFF Tribute Award recipients for the this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards at... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 110 – ‘Hollow Man’ (Paul Verhoeven, 2000)
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
World Premiere of Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ to Close 63rd New York Film Festival
Film at Lincoln Center announces Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? as the Closing Night selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival, making its world premiere... Read More
‘The Naked Gun’ Review: Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are Comedy Gold in Refreshing Entry to the Classic Spoof Franchise [B+]
The spoof comedy is a dying breed. Once a staple of the genre, humorously poking fun at films that the filmmakers loved growing up or... Read More
‘The Bad Guys 2’ Review: Good Girls Gone Bad and Energetic Set Pieces Up the Ante of Animated Heist Sequel [B+]
In the recent wave of animated films released post-COVID, it’s fascinating that The Bad Guys (2022) seemed to capture an audience that most other original... Read More
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+]