AwardsWatch - elizabeth banks

PRESS YOUR LUCK - “The Polar Bear” – Host Elizabeth Banks returns to help contestants try to win those BIG BUCKS. The stakes have never been higher as contestants try to avoid the iconic and devilish WHAMMY for a chance at life-changing cash and prizes. Banks is joined by contestants Richard Sanchez (hometown: San Francisco, California), Zachary Flax (hometown: Chicago, Illinois) and Michaela Penn (hometown: Cleveland, Ohio), on “Press Your Luck,” THURSDAY, JULY 21 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/John Fleenor)
ELIZABETH BANKS

Interview: Elizabeth Banks avoids whammies but embraces contestants’ happy tears on ‘Press Your Luck’

Interviews

Interview: Elizabeth Banks avoids whammies but embraces contestants’ happy tears on ‘Press Your Luck’

Tyler Doster June 23, 2023

Emmy-nominated actress, producer and director Elizabeth Banks is many things but she’s a lover of classic television game shows first. After cutting her teeth on... Read More

‘Cocaine Bear’ review: Elizabeth Banks’s film roars with laughter at itself, but audiences may just give a few snorts

Film Reviews

‘Cocaine Bear’ review: Elizabeth Banks’s film roars with laughter at itself, but audiences may just give a few snorts

Daniel Bayer February 23, 2023

Well, you certainly can’t accuse the makers of Cocaine Bear of making any false promises – the film is indeed about a bear that does... Read More

Elizabeth Banks appears in Call Jane by Phyllis Nagy, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Wilson Webb.

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Sundance Review: Phyllis Nagy’s upbeat abortion dramedy ‘Call Jane’ dials the wrong number [Grade: C]

Catherine Springer January 22, 2022

It’s been said that fear is the ultimate motivator, which is the likely explanation as to why “issue” films are always so dark and depressing.... Read More

‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at 20: the ‘Nashville’ of absurdist cinema [Retrospective]

Kyle Wilson July 26, 2021

Some folks have never seen a Star Wars movie. There are diehard film fans in this world who have still never experienced Citizen Kane. I... Read More

Ella Balinska, Kristen Stewart and Naomi Scott star in Charlie's Angels.

Review: Kristen Stewart shines in gleefully charming ‘Charlie’s Angels’ reboot

Kelley Rand November 15, 2019

Charlie’s Angels, as a cultural commodity, has always been underestimated. From its original television premiere on ABC in 1976, to the first two McG-directed, bombast-driven... Read More

MRS. AMERICA -- Pictured: Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly. CR: Sabrina Lantos/FX

First Look: FX’s ‘Mrs. America’ cast including Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne and Uzo Aduba

Erik Anderson August 6, 2019

Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Sarah Paulson, Margo Martindale, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks And Tracey Ullman Embody Some of the Historic Figures from the Fight for the... Read More

Good morning, angels: Kristen Stewart, Ella Balinska and Naomi Scott gear up in first ‘Charlie’s Angels’ trailer

Erik Anderson June 27, 2019

With more wig reveals than an episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the first trailer for the reboot of Charlie’s Angels is here and ready to... Read More

‘CAROL’ leads the ICS nominations with 10

‘CAROL’ Leads AUSTIN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION 2015 Awards Nominations

Erik Anderson December 16, 2015

The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) announced its 2015 awards nominations today. “Carol” received the highest number of nominations—seven—including for Best Picture, Best Director (Todd... Read More

Mirjana Van Blaricom (left), head of the International Press Academy

2015 Satellite Nominations Announced…Sort Of

Erik Anderson December 1, 2015

Just when you thought the hottest mess of awards season was the phony Hollywood Film Awards, the International Press Academy has unveiled their list... Read More

Rooney Mara and Alicia Vikander (far left, far right) have been promoted to Lead at The Golden Globes. Can Jennifer Jason Leigh Surprise?

Golden Globes: Rooney Mara and Alicia Vikander to Compete in LEAD

Erik Anderson November 13, 2015

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that puts on The Golden Globes has deemed Rooney Mara in Carol and Alicia Vikander in The... Read More