2024 Telluride Film Festival Capsule Reviews: ‘Anora,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’
ANORA (dir. Sean Baker, NEON) Mikey Madison is truly an iconic star. As the spunky Ani, an exotic dancer from Brooklyn, Madison owns the screen... Read More
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 250: 51st Telluride Film Festival Roundup with Special Guest Christina Birro
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 250: 51st Telluride Film Festival Roundup with Special Guest Christina Birro
On episode 250 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, and special guest Christina... Read More
‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Malcolm Washington’s Promising Debut Feature Makes Him One to Watch Out For | Telluride
Malcolm Washington’s directorial debut, The Piano Lesson, doesn’t start out like the original source material from stage by the legendary playwright August Wilson. Instead of... Read More
Danielle Deadwyler (‘The Piano Lesson’) to Receive MVFF Award for Acting at 47th Mill Valley Film Festival
The California Film Institute (CAFILM) has announced that Danielle Deadwyler will receive the MVFF Award for Acting at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival as... Read More
51st Telluride Preview and Predictions: What Could Be There and Who Might Be Getting Tributes
As Telluride famously does, the actual lineup of films isn’t released until the first day of the Labor Day weekend festival (August 30) but with Venice, Toronto and New... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 249: 2024 Telluride Film Festival Preview and Predictions with Guest Christina Birro of Pop Culture Confidential
On episode 249 of the AwardsWatch Podcast it’s another all editors edition as yours truly, Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor... Read More
Netflix today released the first trailer for Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson, the latest of August Wilson’s award-winning plays to be brought to the screen... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (July)
We got our first look at Gladiator II earlier this month and with it two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, who brings some deep bench... Read More
Erykah Badu joins Netflix’s feature film adaptation of August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’
Grammy Award-winning artist Erykah Badu will make a cameo appearance with musical performances in the feature film adaptation of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, it... Read More
2023 Tony Awards nominations: Well, somebody’s perfect; ‘Some Like It Hot’ scorches with 13, non-binary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell make history
Some Like It Hot, the musical re-imagining of the hit 1959 film from Billy Wilder that starred Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, dominated... 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