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‘Cuckoo’ Review: Hunter Schafer takes on Dan Stevens in Tone Shifting Horror/Thriller Set in the German Alps | Berlinale 2024

Savina Petkova February 25, 2024

We’ve all been eager to see Hunter Schafer in her first film role as a leading lady and now that the wait is over… we... Read More

30th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘Beef’ Take Top Wins, Lily Gladstone Makes History

Erik Anderson February 24, 2024

Oppenheimer was the big winner of the 30th Screen Actors Guild Award winning three of its four nominations: Cast in a Motion Picture, Male Actor... Read More

39th Spirit Awards Predictions: Will Oscar Nominees Prevail or Will Oscar Snubs Find Love?

Erik Anderson February 24, 2024

The 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards are tomorrow and with one of the least amount of Oscar crossover in quite some time. In the last... Read More

74th Berlin Film Festival Awards: Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ Wins Golden Bear, Sebastian Stan and Emily Watson Take Acting Prizes

Erik Anderson February 24, 2024

Mati Diop’s documentary Dahomey, about 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the... Read More

RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E8: Breaking (Nymphia) Wind

TV Recap

RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E8: Breaking (Nymphia) Wind

Tyler Doster February 23, 2024

Now that Mhi’ya has proven herself as a self-proclaimed lip sync assassin, she moves on to reading everyone around her. Starting almost as soon as... Read More

49th César Awards: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins Best Film, Director, Actress; Judith Godrèche Speaks on Sexual Abuse in the French Film Industry

Erik Anderson February 23, 2024

Anatomy of a Fall has won Best Film at the 49th César Awards, also taking Best Director for Justine Triet, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller,... Read More

Interview: Stéphanie Clement and Marc Rius on Exploring Trauma with their Oscar-nominated Animated Short Film ‘Pachyderme’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Stéphanie Clement and Marc Rius on Exploring Trauma with their Oscar-nominated Animated Short Film ‘Pachyderme’

Abe Friedtanzer February 22, 2024

Pachyderme, directed by Stéphanie Clement and written by Marc Rius, uses animation to tackle the difficult subjects of incest and abuse, probing the childhood experiences... Read More

From ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ to ‘May December’ to ‘Godzilla Minus One’: If We Picked the Oscars – 2024 Edition

Erik Anderson February 22, 2024

If you’re an Oscar follower or an awards watcher it’s probably, more than once, crossed your mind that it might be kind of cool, kind... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 33 – ‘Blue Chips’ (William Friedkin, 1994)

Podcasts

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 33 – ‘Blue Chips’ (William Friedkin, 1994)

Ryan McQuade February 22, 2024

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

FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Erik Anderson February 22, 2024

The dominance of Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall in the non-English language film categories both before and after France opted to submit The Taste... Read More

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