USC Scripter Awards Winners: ‘Conclave’ Takes Top Film Prize, ‘Say Nothing’ Wins for TV
By Matt Minton According To The variety At the 2025 USC Libraries Scripter Awards, Edward Berger’s “Conclave” won outstanding film adaptation for Peter Straughan’s screenplay while [more…]
Film Independent Head on How the Spirit Awards Will Honor Late President Josh Welsh, Highlight Industry-Lifting Initiatives
By Gregg Goldstein According To The variety It’s only February, but 2025 has already been quite a year for the Spirit Awards. The nonprofit organization that [more…]
Cleaner’ Director Martin Campbell on Combating ‘Die Hard’ Comparisons, Looking Back at His Bond Legacy and Turning Down ‘The Mask of Zorro’ Three Times
By Todd Gilchrist According To The variety After directing not one but two pivotal entries in the James Bond franchise, “GoldenEye” and “Casino Royale,” Martin Campbell has accomplished more than [more…]
Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man 4’ Gets New July 2026 Release, Moves Two Weeks Out From Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety Sony has nudged the release for Tom Holland‘s fourth “Spider-Man” installment by one week, shifting it from July 24, [more…]
NAACP Image Awards: Ayo Edebiri, Keke Palmer, Marlon Wayans and Jamie Foxx’s ‘What Had Happened Was’ Comedy Special Get Early Wins
By Angelique Jackson According To The variety The 56th NAACP Image Awards have officially kicked off with Ayo Edebiri, Keke Palmer, Marlon Wayans and Jamie Foxx among the [more…]
Anonymous Oscar Ballots as Voting Is Officially Closed: From ‘I Despised “The Substance”‘ to ‘Why is “Dune” Losing Best Picture?’
By Clayton Davis According To The variety Oscar voting is closed, and the Academy exit polls show an unpredictable ceremony ahead. The 97th Academy Awards are [more…]
Mike Ferguson, Twana Barnett to Lead ‘Last Hit’ for RadCin
By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety Actors Mike Ferguson and Twana Barnett have joined the cast of “Last Hit,” a new action thriller that also stars [more…]
Tiger’s Pond’ Review: A Restrained Indian Political Drama Set on the Edge of Spirituality
By Siddhant Adlakha According To The variety In Natesh Hegde’s “Tiger’s Pond,” an idyllic south Indian hamlet reveals treacherous political depths. However, despite its measured and deliberate [more…]
Late Shift’ Review: A Nurse’s Work is Never Done in a Tightly Wound Overnight Drama
By Guy Lodge According To The variety There’s a thin, squiggly tattoo running down the forearm of diligent hospital nurse Floria, always visible past the short [more…]