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The Gotham Film & Media Institute (The Gotham) announced today that creators, writers, executive producers, and directors Matt and Ross Duffer will receive the Visionary Tribute for Netflix’s global phenomenon “Stranger Things” at the Third Annual Gotham Television Awards, taking place...

The likes of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Elvis,” along with the likes of “Ray” and “Walk the Line,” have taught us to believe musical biopics and films about famous musicians in general will be big Oscar players no matter what –...

The likes of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Elvis,” along with the likes of “Ray” and “Walk the Line,” have taught us to believe musical biopics and films about famous musicians in general will be big Oscar players no matter what –...

THE STORY – In summer, Nagisa and Natsuo meet seaside exchanging distant looks and clumsy words in the rainy ocean. In winter, screenwriter Li arrives at a snowy village meeting Benzo at his guesthouse. Despite disconnected talks they embark together. THE...

Cannes and Tribeca may be coming first, but announcements for the 2026 Venice Film Festival have already begun. It was announced earlier this morning that Maggie Gyllenhaal has been selected to serve as jury president for the upcoming Venice Film...

It was announced this morning that Bruno Dumont’s new film, “Red Rocks,” will be added to the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. Born at the Fortnight in 1997 with “The Life of Jesus,” which was awarded...

Ahead of the upcoming 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the following titles have been added to the festival’s Official Selection 2026. This comes in addition to the previously announced Film Festival Lineup, the Critics’ Week Lineup, the Acid...

“Over Your Dead Body” is an American action-comedy-thriller film directed by Jorma Taccone and written by Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney. It is an English-language remake of the 2021 film “The Trip” starring Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Paul Guilfoyle, Keith...

We all knew it was coming. Thierry Frémaux said as much when the lineup for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival was announced earlier this month. But now, after weeks of anticipation, James Gray’s (“The Lost City of Z” & “Ad...

The Next Best Series Podcast is back as Alyssa Christian and Giovanni Lago join me to discuss the latest series, shows, and awards season updates for all things television! On this new episode, we discuss our first Emmy nomination predictions on the site,...