The S.W.A.T. team was out in full force recently to celebrate a show that seems to have nine lives. Since its 2017 debut, the Shemar Moore-led drama has survived cancellation, earned an unexpected ...

The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced the complete lineup for AFI FEST 2026 presented by Canva, taking place in Hollywood from October 21 to 25. Joining the already announced titles ...

Early in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s latest film, Digger, our protagonist, Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise), describes the origin story of his unusual name. With an exaggerated Texas twang and a ...

The Queen of Pop remained on her throne tonight as Madonna walked away from the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards with the most wins for any artist, taking seven trophies, the most in a single night in ...

Netflix has released the first full trailer for the award-winning Spanish hit La Bola Negra, starring starring Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González, Milo Quifes, Lola Dueñas, ...

It all starts with the script. Whether it’s an original idea borne from personal experience, a fascinating human story or an adaptation of classic literature, it all begins here. This ...

On episode 174 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by Awards Watch contributor Trace Sauveur and film critic Jesse Nussman to discuss the next film in ...

The supporting categories have always been the spot for multiple nominees from the same film making the cut but this year, with the new Academy rule allowing a single person to be nominated more ...

When Jane Austen was first writing her debut novel, “Sense and Sensibility,” she penned it under the working title “Elinor and Marianne.” Like her best works, the book is an incisive look at ...

While Matt Damon has held the course as one of the few Best Actor contenders with frontrunner status and the fortitude to maintain it, the fall festivals have revealed the likes of Andrew Scott ...

Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that Academy Award-winning filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller will serve as the Guest Artistic Directors for AFI FEST 2026 presented by Canva.

After its inaugural year as a new category last season, diving into who will be nominated this year gives us just one example of how the casting branch thought about what makes a nominee and a ...