Director Watch Podcast Ep. 89 – ‘Closer’ (Mike Nichols, 2004)
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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2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)
Six actresses have earned Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations: Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon, Emma Stone in Poor Things, Carey Mulligan in Maestro, Sandra... Read More
Interview: Screenwriter Samy Burch on Balancing Tone, Commentary and Hot Dogs for the Script of ‘May December’
At the core of Todd Haynes’ latest feature, May December, lies a secret weapon that takes three central performances of the film to a whole... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (November)
Best Actress remains the toughest and most competitive acting category with so many stellar performances, so many first-timers going up against previous winners and a... Read More
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore Sizzle in ‘May December’ Trailer
Netflix today released the full trailer for Todd Haynes’ new film May December, where Academy Award winner Natalie Portman takes on her most challenging role... Read More
Todd Haynes’s ‘May December’ to Open 61st New York Film Festival (NYFF)
Film at Lincoln Center announced today that Todd Haynes’s May December as Opening Night of the 61st New York Film Festival, making its North American... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (June)
After the one-two punch of Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall winning the Palme d’Or and the Grand Prize going to Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (May)
It’s only May but between Sundance and the currently underway Cannes Film Festival, Best Actress is already a buffet this season with two major pick-ups... Read More
In 2015, Todd Haynes came to Cannes to premiere Carol that received rave reviews and an instant cult classic treatment. He came back to the... Read More
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ review: Natalie Portman kicks ass, Christian Bale terrifies in Waititi’s best MCU entry yet [B+]
From the inception of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the foundation of the franchise has been the original Avengers: Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow,... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10