Director Watch Podcast Ep. 87 – ‘The Birdcage’ (Mike Nichols, 1996)
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
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 53 – ‘Enemy of the State’ (Tony Scott, 1998) with Guest Robert Daniels
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 52 – ‘Crimson Tide’ (Tony Scott, 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
Retrospective: 50 Years Later, We’re Still Talking About ‘The Conversation’ (1974)
Fifty years ago, Francis Ford Coppola solidified his reputation as a legendary director when he released two very different but powerful films only months apart.... Read More
Best Supporting Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures’ Track Record in the Best Supporting Actor Category
Over the last ten years, there have been a number of surprising nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category at the Oscars. They have ranged... Read More
Film Academy Announces 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships 
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 145 – ‘Black Narcissus’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) with Special Guest Dave Giannini 
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners