The New York Film Critics Circle on Friday voted Kelly Reichardt’s western fable First Cow the best film of 2020, while also giving special honors to Spike Lee and the art-house distributor Kino Lorber for their roles in a movie year deeply […]
One of the most confounding aspects of this cataclysmic year has been how ubiquitous the pain has been spread, whether it was from the public health crisis and its life-or-death stakes, or the centuries-long systemic racism and injustice […]
It was inevitable, all things considered: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has pushed back its opening date, again, citing rising COVID-19 infection rates, restrictions on public gatherings and ongoing museum closures. […]
Movie theaters closed. Broadway went dark. Concert venues fell silent. But 2020 still led to some special projects in entertainment and arts. Here are some of our picks for the best of the year. There are 12 stories. […]
Deadline hears that the WGA and CAA have reached an agreement that will bring writers back into the agency fold. “CAA and the WGA have concluded and signed a franchise agreement confirming CAA can resume representing […]
There are many reasons 2020 has been hard: the pandemic, political animosity, economic collapse. Amidst all that, the passings of prominent figures have cut deeper. And the list of those we’ve lost in the past 12 months seems to include a disproportionate number of greats, people this world needs […]
As Sundance director Tabitha Jackson’s reign at the indie film festival gets well underway, the marquee indie US film showcase has gone mostly online with a pandemic-era discovery lineup filled with work by women and BIPOC […]
“The fact that Wiseman’s half-century-long project is a series of cinéma-vérité documentaries about American institutions,” writes Mark Binelli in The New York Times, “their titles often reading like generic brand labels — High School, Hospital […]
Anita Hill, chair of The Hollywood Commission, is praising the entertainment industry for embracing its role as a “world influencer” in advancing diversity and inclusion, but says that Hollywood can and must do better. “To its credit, the […]
Mid-December is usually a launching pad for yuletide-fueled holiday blockbusters. That isn’t the case this year as Hollywood and theater owners grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and a virtual nine-month standstill in moviegoing […]
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