AwardsWatch - keke palmer

Boots Riley Sets New Film ‘I Love Boosters’ at NEON; KeKe Palmer, LaKeith Stanfield, Naomi Ackie and Demi Moore to Star

Erik Anderson October 8, 2024

Award-winning studio NEON announced today that it has partnered with Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You) on his new film, I Love Boosters, with Keke Palmer... Read More

Oscars: Academy Invites 398 New Members, Including Ke Huy Quan, Dolly De Leon, Keke Palmer, WB CEO David Zaslav

Erik Anderson June 28, 2023

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has selected 398 people across all fields and branches of film and filmmaking as new members... Read More

54th NAACP Image Awards: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Woman King’ lead film nominees; women dominate Entertainer of the Year

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54th NAACP Image Awards: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Woman King’ lead film nominees; women dominate Entertainer of the Year

Erik Anderson January 12, 2023

The NAACP has announced their nominees across film, music, television, literary categories and more where Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Woman King lead for... Read More

Phoenix Critics Circle winners: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ is Best Picture, Keke Palmer named Best Supporting Actress for ‘Nope’

Erik Anderson December 16, 2022

Martin McDonaugh’s The Banshees of Inisherin was named Best Picture by the Phoenix Critics Circle where the director also took the group’s screenplay prize. Everything... Read More

2022 New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) winners: ‘TÁR’ takes Best Film, Actress; A24 has a big day

Erik Anderson December 2, 2022

The New York Film Critics Circle, the first of the top tier trifecta of critics’ groups that includes Los Angeles and the National Society of... Read More

‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s latest horror construct is lofty in attempt but somewhat cloudy in execution [B]

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‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s latest horror construct is lofty in attempt but somewhat cloudy in execution [B]

Josh Parham July 20, 2022

It’s been quite fascinating to track the career of Jordan Peele as of late. What’s been most intriguing is how he has entered the mainstream... Read More

‘Lightyear’ review: Pixar reshapes the stubborn space ranger into a relatable hero and almost takes representation to infinity and beyond [Grade: B]

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‘Lightyear’ review: Pixar reshapes the stubborn space ranger into a relatable hero and almost takes representation to infinity and beyond [Grade: B]

Ryan McQuade June 13, 2022

When it comes to Pixar, the best animated film studio in the world, there is just one thing you can’t count out, and that is... Read More

Keke Palmer to star in and exec produce ‘Alice’ for Krystin Ver Linden and Steel Springs Pictures

Erik Anderson June 11, 2020

Steel Springs Pictures announced today that actress-producer-activist Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Grease Live!, TV’s Scream Queens) is set to star in the feature film Alice, from writer Krystin Ver... Read More

Toronto Review: Full of grit, suspense and laughs, ‘Hustlers’ is an absolute knockout

Mina Takla September 12, 2019

Lorene Scafaria delivers one of the most surprising knockout films of the year and gives Jennifer Lopez her most compelling role to date Few films... Read More