2026 Astra Film Awards Announces Honorees
Los Angeles, CA, January 8, 2026 — The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) has unveiled its final list of honorees for...
2026 DGA Noms Include Anderson, Zhao, Coogler
Los Angeles – Directors Guild of America President Christopher Nolan today announced the nominees for the DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement...
Casting Society Announces 2026 Film Nominees
Casting Society (CSA) announced today the nominees for the 41st Annual Artios Awards in the film and London theatre categories....
2026 DGA TV Noms Announced!
The Directors Guild of America today announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2025. The...
2026 Golden Globe Predictions, Fallout from Critics Choice [VIDEO]
The Water Cooler weighs with their 2026 Golden Globe predictions. Plus, Megan brings news from this weekend's Critics Choice Awards....
‘One Battle’ Wins Best Picture at 2026 Critics Choice
The 2026 Critics Choice Awards spread the wealth during tonight's ceremony. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another received the award for...
‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘Song Sung Blue,’ & Fantasy Oscar 2nd Round Draft [VIDEO]
To close out 2025, we finally make our Fantasy Oscar 2nd round draft trades and review Marty Supreme and Song...
‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Production Design Echoes Classic Movie Musicals
The Kiss of the Spider Woman production design team sits down to discuss their and Bill Condon's vision for the...
‘The Housemaid’ Review: Fun Trash That Should Have Been More
In our The Housemaid review, Clarence holds up the Paul Feig-directed film to another high concept potboiler adaptation and finds...
2026 Oscars Shortlists, Saying Goodbye To the Great Rob Reiner [VIDEO]
This week, we're sadly but fondly revisiting the films and legacy of the late Rob Reiner. Plus, we break down...
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