Affonso Goncalves Teams With Director Chloé Zhao To Edit "Hamnet"
"Parting is such sweet sorrow." This famed line from William Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" is the essence of bittersweet within the context of a tragedy. But there can be no parting of ways from a creative standpoint in a film version of another kind of Shakespearian tragedy–this one prominent in the current awards season conversation. MORE 

Rob Reiner’s Son Nick Appears In Court On 2 Counts Of Murder In Killing Of His Parents

Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents. The 32-year-old did not enter a plea as he appeared from behind the glass wall of a custody area. He was in shackles and wearing a jail suicide prevention MORE

Billy Crystal, Larry David and Other Close Friends Of Rob and Michele Reiner Pay Tribute

Some of Rob and Michele Reiner’s closest friends, including actors Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David, have released a statement mourning the couple and praising their love of film and country. "Absorbing all he had learned from his father Carl and his mentor Norman Lear, Rob Reiner not only was a great MORE

Warner Bros. Asks Investors To Reject Hostile Takeover Bid By Paramount Skydance

Warner Bros. Discovery is recommending its shareholders reject an unsolicited buyout offer from Paramount Skydance in favor of a rival bid from Netflix it said will better serve their interests and the entertainment company’s audiences. The Warner board said in a letter to shareholders on Wednesday that Paramount’s "inferior" offer carried "significant risks and costs," MORE

Shortlists Are Set In 12 Oscar Categories

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards®: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Sound and Visual Effects. "Sinners" and "Wicked: For Good" MORE

TikTok Deal Will Form New U.S. Unit With Investors Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX

TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States. The deal is expected to close on Jan. 22, according to an internal memo seen by The Associated Press. MORE

FCC Chair Says Agency Is No Longer Independent As He’s Grilled By Democrats Over Kimmel Controversy

Democratic senators on Wednesday hammered the Federal Communications Commission’s leader for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air, suggesting that Brendan Carr was politicizing an independent agency and trampling the First Amendment. The FCC chairman refused to disown his comments about Kimmel and, when questioned by Democrats about an agency MORE

"One Battle After Another" Tops London Critics’ Circle Film Awards With 9 Nominations

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has scored nine nominations to top the tally for the 46th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. Next with eight nods was Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet. Both films were nominated for Film of the Year. They are joined in that marquee category by: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners with seven nominations; MORE

Harrison Ford To Receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

Harrison Ford will receive a lifetime achievement award in March from the actors union SAG-AFTRA. "Harrison Ford is a singular presence in American life; an actor whose iconic characters have shaped world culture," the union’s president, Sean Astin, said in a statement Thursday. "We are honored to celebrate a legend whose impact on our craft MORE

Gordon Bowen, Susan Fowler Credle and David Droga Are Among The Inductees Named To The AAF Advertising Hall of Fame

On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the AAF Advertising Hall of Fame (AHOF), its Council of Judges–led by chair Ross Martin, president of Known, and vice chair Rita Ferro, president of Disney Advertising–has chosen to induct six legendary leaders along with one corporate honoree and two special President’s Award recipients. Honorees will be MORE

Emerald Pictures Adds Director Rodney Passé To Its Roster

Emerald Pictures has signed director Rodney Passé who brings over 15 years of experience creating films and campaigns for global brands and influential artists. Passé has built a career turning lived experience into cinematic narrative, shaping work for Apple, Google, Gucci, Cadillac, and Nike while collaborating with artists including SZA, Westside Gunn, Earl Sweatshirt, and MORE

R/GA Taps Vanessa Lai To Advance AI-Driven Creative Innovation

R/GA has appointed Vanessa Lai to serve as group creative director, intelligent systems. In this newly created role, Lai will be responsible for leading clients and creative projects across the company, while also supporting new initiatives that define how emerging technology powers the way R/GA works and creates. She will report to Tiffany Rolfe, chair MORE

PSYOP Signs Studio Showoff For U.S. Representation

PSYOP has signed Studio Showoff for U.S. representation, bringing the Melbourne-based animation shop’s irreverent sense of humor and standout character design into its global collective. Founded by directors Ivan Dixon and Sean Zwan, Studio Showoff has been delighting (and occasionally melting) minds with animation that is as visually inventive as it is laugh-out-loud funny. From MORE

54 Titles Selected For Sundance’s Short Film Program

The nonprofit Sundance Institute revealed the 54 short films selected for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Screening in eight curated Short Film Programs, the shorts represent a variety of genres and styles within fiction, nonfiction, and animation from around the world. In addition, there will be a Park City Legacy short film program featuring entertaining MORE

"100 Foot Wave," "Sesame Street," "Hacks: Bit by Bit" Among Producers Guild Award Nominees In Sports, Children’s and Short-Form Programs

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has unveiled the nominees in the Sports, Children’s, and Short-Form categories that will advance to the final round of voting for the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards. Winners will be announced at the PGA’s East and West Coast Celebrations of the nominees and producing teams in February. The annual MORE

Ludwig Göransson For "Sinners" and Stephen Schwartz for "Wicked: For Good" Top SCL Award Nominations

The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) has unveiled the nominations for the 2026 Annual SCL Awards®, which celebrate excellence and innovation in music for visual media. Award-winning actor/musician Kevin Bacon and Emmy-winning composer Michael Bacon (aka The Bacon Brothers) will host the 7th Annual SCL Awards at Skirball Cultural Center on February 6, 2026, MORE

MPSE To Present Kathleen Kennedy With Filmmaker Award and Mark Mangini With Career Achievement Honor

Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) will present Kathleen Kennedy with the 2026 MPSE Filmmaker Award, given annually to a filmmaker of distinction, and supervising sound editor Mark Mangini will receive the Career Achievement Award. Both awards will be presented during MPSE’s 73rd Annual Golden Reel Awards Gala on March 8, 2026 at the Ebell Theatre MORE

Review: James Cameron’s "Avatar: Fire and Ash"

When I came down with a cold the day after I saw the third and latest "Avatar" film, "Fire and Ash," I half-wondered if I had picked it up on Pandora. The promise of James Cameron’s 3D trilogy has always been immersion: immersion in a science-fiction world, in technological wonder, in a maybe future of MORE

Review: Director Bradley Cooper’s "Is This Thing On?"

A pair of mini-toothbrushes. A set of kids’ socks, fresh from the dryer. It’s often the tiniest things in the debris field of a failed relationship that trigger the most pain. Bradley Cooper clearly believes this, and repeatedly goes for the smaller-scale choice in "Is This Thing On?," his third feature as director — a MORE

Review: Writer-Director Craig Brewer’s "Song Sung Blue"

The story of Mike and Claire Sardina — a struggling husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute act from Milwaukee — was never the stuff of Hollywood movies. Unfortunately, it’s been made into one. Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are slumming to play the slightly batty couple in the big-hearted but misguided "Song Sung Blue," a baffling adaptation MORE

Review: Director Paul Feig’s "The Housemaid"

Santa left us a present this holiday season and it is exactly what we didn’t know we needed: A twisty, psychological horror-thriller with nudity that’s all wrapped up in an empowerment message. "The Housemaid" is Paul Feig’s delicious, satirical look at the secret depravity of the ultra-rich, but it’s so well constructed that’s it’s not MORE

Review: Kate Winslet Makes Feature Directorial Debut With "Goodbye June"

Kate Winslet is due a very thoughtful Christmas gift this year. The veteran actor made a pretty extraordinary maternal gesture, directing, producing and starring in a film her son, Joe Anders, wrote, "Goodbye June," which is in limited release this weekend and streaming on Netflix Dec. 24. While it might be worth pointing out that MORE

Review: Director Derek Drymon’s "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants"

SpongeBob SquarePants just wants to be a big guy. For our bubble blowing, Bikini Bottom resident (voiced by Tom Kenny ), that means reaching the coveted height of 36 clams tall so that he can finally ride the big roller coaster at Captain Booty Beard’s Fun Park. In the new feature-length movie, "The SpongeBob Movie: MORE

Arab Female Directors Drive Change At The Red Sea Film Festival

Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven’t been told before and claiming space in an industry in a region that rarely makes room for women to grow. Four influential female directors took part in this year’s Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, paving MORE

What To Know About Trump’s Executive Order To Curtail State AI Regulations

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence. Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by states, and others that might follow, will dampen innovation and growth for the technology. Critics from both political parties — as well as civil liberties and consumer rights MORE

Both Beloved and Maligned, The BBC Now Faces A $10 Billion Trump Lawsuit

U.S. President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a television documentary he claims was "false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory and malicious." Britain’s national broadcaster has apologized to Trump over the way it edited a speech in the program, but says it will defend itself against the defamation claim. The BBC is MORE

"Zootopia 2" Reclaims Top Spot At Weekend Box Office

"Zootopia 2" regained the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with $26.3 million in its third weekend of release, according to studio estimates Sunday, as The Walt Disney Co. animated sequel became the year’s second film to gross $1 billion worldwide. With "Avatar: Fire and Ash" arriving Friday, it was a relatively quiet MORE