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in Op-edWhy Do They Keep Promoting This Slop That No One Wants?
Last week, Variety ran a totally-newsworthy-and-not-shameless-advertising-for-AI-slop article about the upcoming film Merry the Christmas Witch, with the article going out of its way to note the most unique aspect of its production: [Producer Tom] Walsh tells Variety he loved the idea of a Christmas witch and was eager to adapt the title. But when he […] More
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Sunday Scaries: The Most Ambitious Horror Movie Ever Made Might Be In Pre-Production Right Now
This weekend saw the release of Whalefall, a survival thriller about a young man getting swallowed by a sperm whale who has a limited amount of time to escape before suffering a horrible death inside the gut of one of the largest animals on Earth, and if that sounds like nightmare fuel to you, hey […] More
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Interview: ‘Clean Hands’ Stars Zach Braff and Esther McGregor Discuss Finding Humor and Joy Within Tragic Material
By and large, Zach Braff has been seen in comedies, both in film and on television, throughout his career. There are dramedies, sure, and even the occasional drama, but the latter is few and far between. So, seeing him in Clean Hands, easily the darkest material he’s ever been a part of, was a compelling […] More
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Interview: Composer Shie Rozow Has a Story To Tell
As both music editor and composer, Shie Rozow has over 150 credits to his name. But not every piece of music a composer writes makes its way to a film…just imagine all the incredible material lost in the ether. Fortunately, when a recent project did not quite come to fruition, Rozow had the clever idea […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: What’s Left to See in 2026?
Folks, believe it or not, we’re just about out of unseen Oscar contenders. With fall film festival season largely in the rearview mirror, the titles that could hope to make Academy Award plays that no one has seen are in the low single digits. We’re in the middle of October and the movies are largely […] More
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Interview: Producer Charlie Rosen on Keeping ‘Persona 5’ Alive Through Jazz
Persona 5 is often considered amongst the greatest video games of all time, and over a decade later, its legacy lives on not only through gamers still replaying through the adventures of Joker and friends, but also its incredible music, newly reimagined via the Persona 5 Special Big Band project, the brainchild of arranger and […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #312: Joey and Kate Look at the Best Actress / Best Supporting Actress Fields
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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in Interviews
Interview: Kathryn the Grape’s ‘STOP SLOW GO’ Fuses Education & Fun
Kathryn Cloward is a self-made woman in more ways than one. To some, she is a media executive, the founder and CEO of Kandon Unlimited. To others, she is a best-selling author and poet. But with the Grammy Awards on the horizon, Kathryn is perhaps most well-known by her alter ego, Kathryn the Grape, around […] More
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in Op-ed
When a Movie Needs a Game Scene, Who Actually Designs the Rules?
Every invented game on screen has someone behind it who decided how it works, even if the audience only sees it for ninety seconds. A chess position has to be legal. A puzzle box has to open in a way the camera can follow. A made-up sport has to look like something people could actually […] More
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Billie Jean King Returns to the Screen in the New Documentary ‘Give Me the Ball!’
On November 22, ESPN will premiere Give Me The Ball!, a documentary about Billie Jean King after screenings at more than 30 festivals. Tennis is usually remembered through scores, trophies and famous points. Current match data and tennis betting online are part of how many people follow tennis now. The film looks back at what […] More
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