
Richard Linklater is back at the Berlinale 11 years after he won the Silver Bear prize for his Oscar-winning “Boyhood,” this time with “Blue Moon,” a wistful chamber piece set on the opening night of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” in 1943. But the period comedy, which premieres in competition tonight at the festival, assumes the perspective of Lorenz Hart, the great American lyricist who was one half of Rodgers and Hart before a creative split.
The film takes place in or around the same bar at Sardi’s, where Rodgers (Andrew Scott) is greeting his rapturous public after the musical’s Broadway premiere while trying to keep a distance from his former creative collaborator, whose boozing and insecurities (and often wild overconfidence) make people uncomfortable. Ethan Hawke undergoes a unique physical transformation to give a theatrical but never overplayed performance as a five-foot-tall, sexually ambiguous alcoholic perched precariously on the wagon.
The film takes place in or around the same bar at Sardi’s, where Rodgers (Andrew Scott) is greeting his rapturous public after the musical’s Broadway premiere while trying to keep a distance from his former creative collaborator, whose boozing and insecurities (and often wild overconfidence) make people uncomfortable. Ethan Hawke undergoes a unique physical transformation to give a theatrical but never overplayed performance as a five-foot-tall, sexually ambiguous alcoholic perched precariously on the wagon.
- 2/18/2025
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire


The 2025 Writers Guild Awards took place Saturday night, with the guild continuing its tradition of doling out prizes in simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
In the film categories, Anora ultimately took home the award for original screenplay, beating out A Real Pain, Challengers, Civil War and My Old Ass. As for adapted screenplay, Nickel Boys won, beating A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man and Wicked.
On the TV side, Shogun won for drama series while Hacks scored the award for comedy series. Shogun‘s “Anjin” also won for episodic drama, and Hacks‘ “Bulletproof” won for episodic comedy. Shogun also captured the award for best new series, while The Penguin won for limited series and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver won for comedy/variety series — talk or sketch.
Joel Kim Booster, who hosted the Los Angeles ceremony, kicked off the L.A. show, telling the crowd at the Beverly Hilton,...
In the film categories, Anora ultimately took home the award for original screenplay, beating out A Real Pain, Challengers, Civil War and My Old Ass. As for adapted screenplay, Nickel Boys won, beating A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man and Wicked.
On the TV side, Shogun won for drama series while Hacks scored the award for comedy series. Shogun‘s “Anjin” also won for episodic drama, and Hacks‘ “Bulletproof” won for episodic comedy. Shogun also captured the award for best new series, while The Penguin won for limited series and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver won for comedy/variety series — talk or sketch.
Joel Kim Booster, who hosted the Los Angeles ceremony, kicked off the L.A. show, telling the crowd at the Beverly Hilton,...
- 2/16/2025
- by Hilary Lewis, Kirsten Chuba and Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Awards-watchers are accustomed to waiting for the end of every awards show to see the big film categories handed out, but Saturday’s Writers Guild Awards threw everybody for a loop by making the film awards the first two categories of the night in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
“Nickel Boys” won the first award of the night, for Best Adapted Screenplay, and “Anora” won the second, for Best Original Screenplay. The awards led off the shows because the BAFTA Awards are taking place in London on Sunday, with the categories’ early placement giving “Nickel Boys” writers RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes and “Anora” writer Sean Baker more time to get to London.
In the television categories that ended the show, “Shōgun” and “Hacks” continued the roll they’ve been on since last September’s Emmy Awards, with the former show winning three awards and the latter show winning two.
“Nickel Boys” won the first award of the night, for Best Adapted Screenplay, and “Anora” won the second, for Best Original Screenplay. The awards led off the shows because the BAFTA Awards are taking place in London on Sunday, with the categories’ early placement giving “Nickel Boys” writers RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes and “Anora” writer Sean Baker more time to get to London.
In the television categories that ended the show, “Shōgun” and “Hacks” continued the roll they’ve been on since last September’s Emmy Awards, with the former show winning three awards and the latter show winning two.
- 2/16/2025
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap

“Shōgun” dominated with three wins at the Writers Guild Awards on Saturday evening — including best drama, while “Hacks” scored two on the TV side, including best comedy. In film, “Anora” and “Nickel Boys” scored big wins, giving both entries a bit more momentum as Oscar voting ends on Tuesday. “Anora,” coming off Critics Choice, DGA and PGA wins for best picture last weekend, picked up the original screenplay prize for Sean Baker. “Nickel Boys,” which has two Oscar noms, won the WGA award for RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes.
“Shōgun” was the night’s big winner, picking up prizes for best drama, best new series and best drama episode. On the comedy side, “Hacks” also scored a double play, landing best comedy and best comedy episode. In the limited field, “The Penguin” scored the series win.
Meanwhile, it was the first WGA noms and wins for Baker, Ross and Barnes.
“Shōgun” was the night’s big winner, picking up prizes for best drama, best new series and best drama episode. On the comedy side, “Hacks” also scored a double play, landing best comedy and best comedy episode. In the limited field, “The Penguin” scored the series win.
Meanwhile, it was the first WGA noms and wins for Baker, Ross and Barnes.
- 2/16/2025
- by Michael Schneider and Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV


Anora kept up its impressive run to the Oscars on Saturday, adding the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay to its considerable haul. The win for the the Sean Baker film came a week after Anora swept the Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America top prizes, cementing itself as the frontrunner heading into the Academy Awards on March 2.
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes‘ script forNickel Boys, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, scored for Best Adapted Screenplay at the WGA Awards, which honor the best writing in movies, television, news, and radio.
The key WGA categories of Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay are seen as a bellwether for the impending Academy Awards, though the nominees rarely match up. Scripts produced outside the guild’s collective bargaining agreement or written by a non-union member are deemed ineligible. This year, six...
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes‘ script forNickel Boys, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, scored for Best Adapted Screenplay at the WGA Awards, which honor the best writing in movies, television, news, and radio.
The key WGA categories of Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay are seen as a bellwether for the impending Academy Awards, though the nominees rarely match up. Scripts produced outside the guild’s collective bargaining agreement or written by a non-union member are deemed ineligible. This year, six...
- 2/16/2025
- by Marcus James Dixon and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby

With last year’s ceremony taking place in the shadow of the 2023 strikes and this year’s function in the aftermath of the Southern California wildfires, the 2025 WGA Awards have a lot of work to do when it comes to lifting the spirits of the entertainment industry. Thankfully, good writing always has.
As is tradition, events for the east and west coast branches of the Writer’s Guild are held concurrently today at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York City. LA’s affair is hosted by actor/comedian Joel Kim Booster and kicks off at 4:30pm Pt. For those who want to tune in at home, you can watch the west coast soiree via livestream at that time.
While under normal circumstances, tonight’s results wouldn’t necessarily carry much water when it comes to the Oscars, this year’s awards race...
As is tradition, events for the east and west coast branches of the Writer’s Guild are held concurrently today at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York City. LA’s affair is hosted by actor/comedian Joel Kim Booster and kicks off at 4:30pm Pt. For those who want to tune in at home, you can watch the west coast soiree via livestream at that time.
While under normal circumstances, tonight’s results wouldn’t necessarily carry much water when it comes to the Oscars, this year’s awards race...
- 2/16/2025
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire

History’s most iconic romances live forever on the silver screen, and whether you’re feeling hopeful or hopeless on this Valentine’s Day, settling in with a great rom-com is never a bad idea. To mark this Valentine’s Day weekend, we’ve assembled a list of the best romantic comedies on streaming – from tried-and-true classics to underrated gems. You’ll find swoon-worth couples like Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks and Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles on this list, plus many more.
So grab the chocolates, pop the popcorn and check out the best rom-coms to stream for Valentine’s Day.
“10 Things I Hate About You” Disney
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This 1999 classic features Heath Ledger serenading Julia Stiles with a stunning rendition of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” a great soundtrack, Julia Stiles being a “heinous bitch,” three happily matched...
So grab the chocolates, pop the popcorn and check out the best rom-coms to stream for Valentine’s Day.
“10 Things I Hate About You” Disney
Stream on Disney+
This 1999 classic features Heath Ledger serenading Julia Stiles with a stunning rendition of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” a great soundtrack, Julia Stiles being a “heinous bitch,” three happily matched...
- 2/14/2025
- by Adam Chitwood, Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap

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Valentine’s Day is finally here, and Netflix has the perfect films to watch on this romantic day with your significant other. In this list, we have included some new films and some classics, but they all have that comforting feeling of love that people crave especially today. So, here are the 10 best romantic movies on Netflix to watch this Valentine’s Day with your partner.
Hit Man Credit – Netflix
Hit Man is a romantic crime comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. The 2023 film follows Gary Johnson, a mild-mannered psychology and philosophy professor who moonlights as a pretend hitman for the police to catch the people trying to hire him. When he meets a beautiful woman who wants to hire him to kill her abusive husband, his life completely changes.
Valentine’s Day is finally here, and Netflix has the perfect films to watch on this romantic day with your significant other. In this list, we have included some new films and some classics, but they all have that comforting feeling of love that people crave especially today. So, here are the 10 best romantic movies on Netflix to watch this Valentine’s Day with your partner.
Hit Man Credit – Netflix
Hit Man is a romantic crime comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. The 2023 film follows Gary Johnson, a mild-mannered psychology and philosophy professor who moonlights as a pretend hitman for the police to catch the people trying to hire him. When he meets a beautiful woman who wants to hire him to kill her abusive husband, his life completely changes.
- 2/14/2025
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind

The world of Hollywood is unpredictable in its own unique way, and so forging a path in this land is not a job for everyone. This couldn’t hold more true than in the case of two of Tom Cruise’s ‘prodigies,’ Glen Powell and Miles Teller. Both actors appeared in the highly successful Top Gun 2, receiving an immense boost to their careers.
Hangman (Glen Powell) and Rooster (Miles Teller) in Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount Pictures
While Powell has been riding high on the success of the film and has mapped out a brilliant career for himself, the same cannot be said for Teller. However, this can change with his latest film. Starring in the horror thriller The Gorge alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, Teller can finally get to use some of his Top Gun 2 fame and follow in the footsteps of his co-star Glen Powell.
Miles Teller might finally...
Hangman (Glen Powell) and Rooster (Miles Teller) in Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount Pictures
While Powell has been riding high on the success of the film and has mapped out a brilliant career for himself, the same cannot be said for Teller. However, this can change with his latest film. Starring in the horror thriller The Gorge alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, Teller can finally get to use some of his Top Gun 2 fame and follow in the footsteps of his co-star Glen Powell.
Miles Teller might finally...
- 2/12/2025
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire


Gold Derby’s top news stories for Feb. 10, 2025
Euphoria releases first-look image as new season finally starts filming
It’s been about three years since the premiere of Euphoria Season 2 on HBO, but production has just started on Season 3, and HBO has shared a first-look image of Zendaya in character as Rue (see above).
Since the series first premiered in 2019, it has made stars of its cast, including Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, and Hunter Schafer, in addition to Zendaya, who won two Emmys for Best Drama Actress, making her the youngest double winner in the category’s history and the first Black woman to win it twice.
Sign UPfor Gold Derby’s free newsletter with latest predictions Super Bowl racks up record ratings … again
For the second year in a row the Super Bowl set an all-time ratings record. Nielsen and Fox report that 126 million viewers watched the game across platforms.
Euphoria releases first-look image as new season finally starts filming
It’s been about three years since the premiere of Euphoria Season 2 on HBO, but production has just started on Season 3, and HBO has shared a first-look image of Zendaya in character as Rue (see above).
Since the series first premiered in 2019, it has made stars of its cast, including Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, and Hunter Schafer, in addition to Zendaya, who won two Emmys for Best Drama Actress, making her the youngest double winner in the category’s history and the first Black woman to win it twice.
Sign UPfor Gold Derby’s free newsletter with latest predictions Super Bowl racks up record ratings … again
For the second year in a row the Super Bowl set an all-time ratings record. Nielsen and Fox report that 126 million viewers watched the game across platforms.
- 2/10/2025
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby


The best in both movies and television were honored at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards!
So many stars stepped out for the awards show on Friday (February 7) at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif.
Heading into the show, Wicked and Conclave were the most nominated movies of the night with 11 nominations each while Shogun led the TV categories with 6 nominations.
Make sure to check out our Best Dressed list to see all of the best looks from the red carpet.
Head inside to check out the complete winners list for the Critics Choice Awards…
Keep scrolling to see the full winners list from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Categories:
Best Picture
A Complete Unknown
Anora – Winner
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist – Winner
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing...
So many stars stepped out for the awards show on Friday (February 7) at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif.
Heading into the show, Wicked and Conclave were the most nominated movies of the night with 11 nominations each while Shogun led the TV categories with 6 nominations.
Make sure to check out our Best Dressed list to see all of the best looks from the red carpet.
Head inside to check out the complete winners list for the Critics Choice Awards…
Keep scrolling to see the full winners list from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Categories:
Best Picture
A Complete Unknown
Anora – Winner
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist – Winner
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing...
- 2/8/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared


The Brutalist is poised to win big at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards on Friday. According to the official Gold Derby odds, which are based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby experts, editors, and users, the epic drama about a Holocaust survivor’s struggles in America will claim Best Picture, Best Director (Brady Corbet), Best Actor (Adrien Brody), and Best Cinematography.
The Critics Choice Awards are decided by the Critics Choice Association, which comprises more than 580 broadcast, radio, and online critics and entertainment journalists. The voting body has little overlap with the Motion Picture Academy that decides the Oscars, which may be why they’ve disagreed with the Best Picture Oscar winner half the time in recent years. The two organizations have matched five times in the past decade: both groups picked Spotlight (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nomadland (2020), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), and Oppenheimer (2023).
After The Brutalist,...
The Critics Choice Awards are decided by the Critics Choice Association, which comprises more than 580 broadcast, radio, and online critics and entertainment journalists. The voting body has little overlap with the Motion Picture Academy that decides the Oscars, which may be why they’ve disagreed with the Best Picture Oscar winner half the time in recent years. The two organizations have matched five times in the past decade: both groups picked Spotlight (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nomadland (2020), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), and Oppenheimer (2023).
After The Brutalist,...
- 2/6/2025
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby

The Max Original Spanish-language series When No One Sees Us, the first Max Original scripted series from Spain, debuts on Friday, March 7. The series was directed by Enrique Urbizu and stars Maribel Verdú and Mariela Garriga.
When No One Sees Us explores a series of crimes in the political and cultural frontier of so-called “deep Spain,” and one of the largest U.S. military bases abroad, during the celebration of Holy Week in Morón de la Frontera (Seville).
The eight-episode series will premiere weekly on Max. When No One Sees Us debuted at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in 2024.
Produced by Zeta Studios for Warner Bros. Discovery in Spain and based on the novel of the same name by Sergio Sarria, the series stars Maribel Verdú (The Flash) and Mariela Garriga (Mission Impossible 7 and 8) alongside Austin Amelio, Ben Temple (Upon Entry) and Dani Rovira (Spanish Affair).
The series...
When No One Sees Us explores a series of crimes in the political and cultural frontier of so-called “deep Spain,” and one of the largest U.S. military bases abroad, during the celebration of Holy Week in Morón de la Frontera (Seville).
The eight-episode series will premiere weekly on Max. When No One Sees Us debuted at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in 2024.
Produced by Zeta Studios for Warner Bros. Discovery in Spain and based on the novel of the same name by Sergio Sarria, the series stars Maribel Verdú (The Flash) and Mariela Garriga (Mission Impossible 7 and 8) alongside Austin Amelio, Ben Temple (Upon Entry) and Dani Rovira (Spanish Affair).
The series...
- 2/3/2025
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills

Sensitive and nuanced, Katarina Zhu’s directorial debut Bunnylovr is a compelling character study that never quite makes sense of the messy life of personal assistant by day / cam girl by night Becca (Zhu). Perhaps that is the point, although the film often edges close to something fascinating only to backpedal––perhaps a feature more than a flaw of Becca, a millennial who finds herself stuck. She’s initially drawn to a mysterious client who first refuses to go on camera with her. The Philly native sends her a rare bunny in the mail to keep her company and then insists on her putting on a show. The connection appears to be driven more by loneliness and isolation than pure fetish, but the film leaves the stranger’s motivations somewhat ambiguous until he lays down the ground rules, at one point telling her this is a transaction.
Living in Manhattan’s Lower East Side,...
Living in Manhattan’s Lower East Side,...
- 2/3/2025
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage

The Sundance Film Festival offers an exciting in-person experience for all of their films, but to access the demand from people with busy schedules or those unable to make it to Utah for the festival, they’ve recently put their films online. Bunnylovr is the exact type of movie that fits into this new change. It’s a contemplative film about modern digital sex work that feels as aimless as its main character.
Bunnylovr Sundance Review
Zhu stars in her directorial debut as Rebecca, a Chinese-American camgirl with no idea of her future. She has a modest following on a live-streaming pornographic site but has no prospects outside of that. Her dad is dying, and her friend doesn’t seem to like her much at all. This, naturally, leads her into a dark corner of her life after she becomes entranced by a fan who showers her with money, played...
Bunnylovr Sundance Review
Zhu stars in her directorial debut as Rebecca, a Chinese-American camgirl with no idea of her future. She has a modest following on a live-streaming pornographic site but has no prospects outside of that. Her dad is dying, and her friend doesn’t seem to like her much at all. This, naturally, leads her into a dark corner of her life after she becomes entranced by a fan who showers her with money, played...
- 2/3/2025
- by Cole Groth
- FandomWire


Director Adam Wingard and actress Rebecca Hall worked together on both Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – but after making two giant monster movies in a row, Wingard decided he wanted to return to his roots with Onslaught, a project that is said to be in the vein of his cult classics The Guest and You’re Next. It has also been described as a “gonzo action horror thriller.” So the next Godzilla / Kong sequel is moving ahead without him… but that hasn’t disrupted his working relationship with Hall. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Hall is part of the Onslaught cast!
Hall will be starring in Onslaught alongside the previously announced Adria Arjona (Hit Man); Dan Stevens, who worked with Wingard on The Guest and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire; Drew Starkey (Outer Banks), Michael Biehn (The Terminator), Reginald VelJohnson (Die Hard...
Hall will be starring in Onslaught alongside the previously announced Adria Arjona (Hit Man); Dan Stevens, who worked with Wingard on The Guest and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire; Drew Starkey (Outer Banks), Michael Biehn (The Terminator), Reginald VelJohnson (Die Hard...
- 1/27/2025
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” leads the 7th annual Latino Entertainment Film Awards with an impressive 17 nominations, including best picture, director, and four acting nods for Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz and Zoe Saldaña. Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel “Dune: Part 2” follows with 10.
The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (Leja), which celebrates the year’s best in film and Latino talent, was also fans of Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” and Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked,” which earned nine nominations each. These films join other best picture nominees, including “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Conclave,” “I’m Still Here,” “Nickel Boys,” and “Sing Sing.”
“I’m Still Here” from Sony Pictures Classics surprised many with its robust Oscar showing, including a best picture nomination. In addition to recognition for Fernanda Torres in best actress, the Brazilian drama also earned nods for director (Walter Salles), adapted screenplay, cinematography and editing.
Leja also announced...
The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (Leja), which celebrates the year’s best in film and Latino talent, was also fans of Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” and Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked,” which earned nine nominations each. These films join other best picture nominees, including “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Conclave,” “I’m Still Here,” “Nickel Boys,” and “Sing Sing.”
“I’m Still Here” from Sony Pictures Classics surprised many with its robust Oscar showing, including a best picture nomination. In addition to recognition for Fernanda Torres in best actress, the Brazilian drama also earned nods for director (Walter Salles), adapted screenplay, cinematography and editing.
Leja also announced...
- 1/27/2025
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV

It could practically be its own subgenre by now – the low-cost indie that gets maximum production value out of being set completely in a cabin in the woods. It’s an isolated location with a limited cast where anything can happen and the characters, left to their own devices (and usually without cell phone service), can indulge in pages and pages of budget-friendly dialogue. Maybe there’s a supernatural element or suspense undertones. Add a point if there’s a reference to Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead” series, perhaps the ultimate cheap cabin-in-the-woods franchise.
You get that the filmmaking team behind “Oh, Hi!,” an endlessly charming romantic comedy that just premiered at Sundance, knows how embedded the cliches of a cabin-in-the-woods indie can be. It zigs where you think it’ll zag, weaponizing that knowledge and using it to subvert expectations. It constantly keeps you on your toes in a way that feels refreshing,...
You get that the filmmaking team behind “Oh, Hi!,” an endlessly charming romantic comedy that just premiered at Sundance, knows how embedded the cliches of a cabin-in-the-woods indie can be. It zigs where you think it’ll zag, weaponizing that knowledge and using it to subvert expectations. It constantly keeps you on your toes in a way that feels refreshing,...
- 1/27/2025
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap

For writer-director Katarina Zhu, there was no one she wanted to make her debut film with more than her NYU classmate Rachel Sennott. The two relied on each other to get through hard times, including an ugly breakup during the pandemic.
“The things we’ve been through, you don’t even want to know!” Sennott quipped at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio presented by World of Hyatt.
But Zhu does sort of want people to know about one of those things, as her breakup served as the inspiration for “Bunnylovr,” a film in which she plays a cam girl living in New York who, in her isolation, finds herself in a toxic relationship with a client, played by Austin Amelio.
“I was interested in exploring that space that you’re in when you’re super heartbroken and you’re vulnerable, and you’re so much more willing to put yourself out...
“The things we’ve been through, you don’t even want to know!” Sennott quipped at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio presented by World of Hyatt.
But Zhu does sort of want people to know about one of those things, as her breakup served as the inspiration for “Bunnylovr,” a film in which she plays a cam girl living in New York who, in her isolation, finds herself in a toxic relationship with a client, played by Austin Amelio.
“I was interested in exploring that space that you’re in when you’re super heartbroken and you’re vulnerable, and you’re so much more willing to put yourself out...
- 1/27/2025
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap

As a first-time feature filmmaker, writing and directing is enough to put on your plate, but with “Bunnylovr,” actress Katarina Zhu knew the whole impetus for creating the project was to craft the kind of character she was dying to play. Speaking with IndieWire’s Ryan Lattanzio at Sundance’s IndieWire Studio, presented by DropBox, Zhu was joined by her cast, which includes her friend and peer from NYU and Stella Adler Studio, Rachel Sennott.
Recalling their time in school together, Sennott told IndieWire, “We had to go around in acting school and, like, say a word to describe what energy you gave off. Everyone to me was like, stoner. She could work in a grocery store and be really high. That was mine. But for Katarina, it was like, queen, angel, whatever.”
Though Zhu appreciated this memory, her actual post-grad performance output was hampered by the limited roles available to her,...
Recalling their time in school together, Sennott told IndieWire, “We had to go around in acting school and, like, say a word to describe what energy you gave off. Everyone to me was like, stoner. She could work in a grocery store and be really high. That was mine. But for Katarina, it was like, queen, angel, whatever.”
Though Zhu appreciated this memory, her actual post-grad performance output was hampered by the limited roles available to her,...
- 1/26/2025
- by Harrison Richlin and Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire

If you don’t know a great deal about bunnies apart from their cuteness, a piece of rabbit-centric trivia you will learn in writer-director Katarina Zhu’s debut feature “Bunnylovr” might just break your heart. Turns out, when bunnies experience a considerable amount of stress or a sudden burst of fear, they might go into a state of shock: Their soft bodies become limp, their floppy ears get cold, and if untreated, they can even die from it.
Rest assured, there are no gruesome bunny deaths to worry about in Zhu’s intimate yet slight portrait of New York-based Chinese American cam-girl Rebecca, delicately portrayed by Zhu herself. But existential dreads and visceral gusts of panic are quietly (and symbolically) everywhere in the film, as Rebecca drifts through her dead-end day job as a personal assistant, and her alternate persona by night as an online sex worker. These anxieties don...
Rest assured, there are no gruesome bunny deaths to worry about in Zhu’s intimate yet slight portrait of New York-based Chinese American cam-girl Rebecca, delicately portrayed by Zhu herself. But existential dreads and visceral gusts of panic are quietly (and symbolically) everywhere in the film, as Rebecca drifts through her dead-end day job as a personal assistant, and her alternate persona by night as an online sex worker. These anxieties don...
- 1/26/2025
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV

A year ago, what were the odds that the top-grossing film out of Sundance 2024 would be one starring and executive produced by 93-year-old June Squibb?
Magnolia acquired Josh Margolin’s feature debut “Thelma” right at the end of the festival — one of a few acquisitions that closed during its run. Released in June, it’s grossed $9.1 million in the U.S./Canada. That makes it, for now, the top hit out of the 2024.
Why the “for now”? Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence,” a $5 million Neon acquisition also out of the Sundance 2024 Premiere section, debuts in wide release Friday. Although regarded as a niche title, it could pass $9 million.
“A Real Pain,” which Searchlight bought for worldwide release for $10 million out of the U.S. Dramatic section, stands at a $8.1 million domestic since its release November 1. Disney stopped reporting its grosses last weekend, suggesting it has topped out. (It has been available...
Magnolia acquired Josh Margolin’s feature debut “Thelma” right at the end of the festival — one of a few acquisitions that closed during its run. Released in June, it’s grossed $9.1 million in the U.S./Canada. That makes it, for now, the top hit out of the 2024.
Why the “for now”? Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence,” a $5 million Neon acquisition also out of the Sundance 2024 Premiere section, debuts in wide release Friday. Although regarded as a niche title, it could pass $9 million.
“A Real Pain,” which Searchlight bought for worldwide release for $10 million out of the U.S. Dramatic section, stands at a $8.1 million domestic since its release November 1. Disney stopped reporting its grosses last weekend, suggesting it has topped out. (It has been available...
- 1/22/2025
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire


Blueberry pie-scented candles (Heretic). Emotion-themed Sugarfina candy boxes (Inside Out 2). Shiz University sweatshirts (Wicked).
That’s just a (literal) taste of some of the swag (aka promotional items) that have been sent out to voters this season by savvy awards campaigners. Lavishly bound screenplays, one-of-a-kind posters, T-shirts and the like are de rigueur for any self-respecting FYC team, and this season did not disappoint.
Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out 2 teamed up with luxury candy shop Sugarfina in an effort to remind voters to “consider every emotion” this Oscar season. All of your favorite characters from the box-office behemoth were represented in edible form, including Maya Hawke‘s Anxiety (peach bellini gummies), Phyllis Smith‘s Sadness (robin’s egg caramels), Ayo Edebiri‘s Envy (sour rainbows), Adèle Exarchopoulos‘ Ennui (birthday cake cookie bites), Amy Poehler‘s Joy (lemon shortbread cookie bites), Paul Walter Hauser‘s Embarrassment (rosé frosé wine gems...
That’s just a (literal) taste of some of the swag (aka promotional items) that have been sent out to voters this season by savvy awards campaigners. Lavishly bound screenplays, one-of-a-kind posters, T-shirts and the like are de rigueur for any self-respecting FYC team, and this season did not disappoint.
Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out 2 teamed up with luxury candy shop Sugarfina in an effort to remind voters to “consider every emotion” this Oscar season. All of your favorite characters from the box-office behemoth were represented in edible form, including Maya Hawke‘s Anxiety (peach bellini gummies), Phyllis Smith‘s Sadness (robin’s egg caramels), Ayo Edebiri‘s Envy (sour rainbows), Adèle Exarchopoulos‘ Ennui (birthday cake cookie bites), Amy Poehler‘s Joy (lemon shortbread cookie bites), Paul Walter Hauser‘s Embarrassment (rosé frosé wine gems...
- 1/20/2025
- by Debra Birnbaum
- Gold Derby

Glen Powell’s starring role in Hit Man would be any actor’s dream. In the wildly entertaining new film from five-time Oscar-nominated writer-director Richard Linklater, Powell plays Gary Johnson, a tech-savvy philosophy professor who spends quiet nights at home with his cats when he’s not setting up wiretaps for the New Orleans Police Department. Through a series of unexpected, comedic events, he’s asked to pose as a killer for hire to help catch those looking to bump off their enemies. Gary, against all prevailing logic, excels at the job, inventing a host of personas. However, it’s Ron, the disarming, world-weary assassin who exudes confidence and cool, that sticks.
Powell went to great lengths to prepare for the role, which was inspired by a head-spinning real-life tale chronicled by journalist Skip Hollandsworth in the 2001 Texas Monthly article, “Hit Man.” “We got all of Skip’s research [including] Gary Johnson’s sting operations,...
Powell went to great lengths to prepare for the role, which was inspired by a head-spinning real-life tale chronicled by journalist Skip Hollandsworth in the 2001 Texas Monthly article, “Hit Man.” “We got all of Skip’s research [including] Gary Johnson’s sting operations,...
- 1/17/2025
- by Krista Smith
- Tudum - Netflix

It was at around 3 p.m. one Dry January afternoon in 2022 at West Hollywood’s famous-face-friendly San Vicente Bungalows that Glen Powell and Adria Arjona first met up to talk business over a couple of glasses of water. For 30 minutes they discussed Hit Man, a script that Powell had co-written with five-time Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater, based on Skip Hollandsworth’s Texas Monthly article about a professor pretending to be a killer-for-hire in order to entrap the money-for-murder set. If this professional date went well, the two would unite to star as Gary Johnson, the would-be hit man, and Madison, a woman who almost hires him to kill her husband. “This [casting] is fully [dependent] on chemistry,” Linklater had warned Arjona over Zoom before the meeting with Powell.
Somewhere after minute 31 it became abundantly clear that more than sheer hydration was needed. Arjona recalls them deciding to have some...
Somewhere after minute 31 it became abundantly clear that more than sheer hydration was needed. Arjona recalls them deciding to have some...
- 1/17/2025
- by Jessica Shaw
- Tudum - Netflix

The buzz surrounding James Gunn’s new Dcu doesn’t seem to die down anytime soon. After revealing Jason Momoa’s casting as the antihero Lobo in the franchise, the filmmaker has now left fans guessing on the casting of Wonder Woman by following Momoa’s girlfriend, Adria Arjona.
James Gunn | Credit: Erik Drost/Cc-by-2.0/Wikimedia Commons
While the Hit Man actress has been a long-time fan favorite for the role of the Amazonian warrior, the current rumors appear to stem from fans reading too much into a small social media gesture and turning it into something bigger.
James Gunn sparks Wonder Woman casting speculations by following Adria Arjona
James Gunn has sparked speculations over the casting of Wonder Woman in his new DC Universe. The iconic character, previously portrayed by Gal Gadot in Zack Snyder’s Dceu, is expected to be recast as part of Gunn’s reboot.
Gal...
James Gunn | Credit: Erik Drost/Cc-by-2.0/Wikimedia Commons
While the Hit Man actress has been a long-time fan favorite for the role of the Amazonian warrior, the current rumors appear to stem from fans reading too much into a small social media gesture and turning it into something bigger.
James Gunn sparks Wonder Woman casting speculations by following Adria Arjona
James Gunn has sparked speculations over the casting of Wonder Woman in his new DC Universe. The iconic character, previously portrayed by Gal Gadot in Zack Snyder’s Dceu, is expected to be recast as part of Gunn’s reboot.
Gal...
- 1/17/2025
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire

Un thriller multiversal, una de samuráis en el Japón feudal o una carta de amor al cine negro, entre el top del 2024.
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Como hemos hecho con las películas, ahora les toca el turno a las series: las mejores nuevas series de 2024. Nada de segundas, terceras, cuartas y un largo etcétera de temporadas de series que ya conocéis. Y es que, el 2024 ha sido, sin duda, un gran año seriéfilo –especialmente para las producciones televisivas españolas–, que nos ha tenido pegados al sofá, devorando episodios uno detrás de otro.
Pero no queríamos quedarnos en un simple ranking. Nuestra intención es que, además de descubrir qué nuevas series nos han marcado, encontréis motivos suficientes para darles una oportunidad. En este artículo, Marta Medina y Mario Hernández, miembros del equipo de mundoCine, han seleccionado las que para ellos han sido las mejores nuevas series del año...
© mundoCine | Apple TV+ | Disney Plus+ | Movistar Plus+
Como hemos hecho con las películas, ahora les toca el turno a las series: las mejores nuevas series de 2024. Nada de segundas, terceras, cuartas y un largo etcétera de temporadas de series que ya conocéis. Y es que, el 2024 ha sido, sin duda, un gran año seriéfilo –especialmente para las producciones televisivas españolas–, que nos ha tenido pegados al sofá, devorando episodios uno detrás de otro.
Pero no queríamos quedarnos en un simple ranking. Nuestra intención es que, además de descubrir qué nuevas series nos han marcado, encontréis motivos suficientes para darles una oportunidad. En este artículo, Marta Medina y Mario Hernández, miembros del equipo de mundoCine, han seleccionado las que para ellos han sido las mejores nuevas series del año...
- 1/17/2025
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine

Warning! Spoilers about Xo, Kitty season 2, episodes 6 and 8 ahead.
January 2025 is a treasure trove for returning Netflix TV shows, including the popular spinoff TV series of one of the streaming giant’s best rom-com movie trilogies of recent years. Netflix put romance stories front and center in the 2020s, whether those were set in an alternative historical period like Bridgerton, revolved around the festive season like Love at First Sight, or hilariously mixed romance and crime like Hit Man. The plethora of romantic comedies wouldn’t have been possible without the chart-topping teen rom-com contributing to the genre revival in the late 2010s, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.
Related Xo, Kitty Season 2 Review: I Once Doubted Netflix's To All The Boys Spinoff, But I’m So Grateful The Show Exists
Xo, Kitty set up a packed season 2, and the show hits the ground running with more swoon-worthy romance,...
January 2025 is a treasure trove for returning Netflix TV shows, including the popular spinoff TV series of one of the streaming giant’s best rom-com movie trilogies of recent years. Netflix put romance stories front and center in the 2020s, whether those were set in an alternative historical period like Bridgerton, revolved around the festive season like Love at First Sight, or hilariously mixed romance and crime like Hit Man. The plethora of romantic comedies wouldn’t have been possible without the chart-topping teen rom-com contributing to the genre revival in the late 2010s, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.
Related Xo, Kitty Season 2 Review: I Once Doubted Netflix's To All The Boys Spinoff, But I’m So Grateful The Show Exists
Xo, Kitty set up a packed season 2, and the show hits the ground running with more swoon-worthy romance,...
- 1/16/2025
- by Antonella Gugliersi
- ScreenRant

Rotten Tomatoes has now awarded a movie that was shut out at the Golden Globes ceremony. The review aggregator web site has presented their Golden Tomato Awards to the best-reviewed titles of the year annually for the past quarter-century. Previous picks for their biggest prize, Best Movie, have included 2023's Best Picture Oscar winner Oppenheimer, 2022's Top Gun: Maverick, 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2020's Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and 2019's Avengers: Endgame, representing an eclectic mix of big-budget blockbusters and well-regarded arthouse cinema.
In 2025, Rotten Tomatoes is presenting the 26th annual Golden Tomato Awards, honoring the best movies and television shows of 2024. This comes relatively early in the 2024-2025 awards season, sandwiched between the Golden Globes ceremony on January 5 and the 2025 Oscar nominations, which will be announced on January 19 after a two-day delay amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.
Dune: Part Two Has Been Awarded By Rotten...
In 2025, Rotten Tomatoes is presenting the 26th annual Golden Tomato Awards, honoring the best movies and television shows of 2024. This comes relatively early in the 2024-2025 awards season, sandwiched between the Golden Globes ceremony on January 5 and the 2025 Oscar nominations, which will be announced on January 19 after a two-day delay amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.
Dune: Part Two Has Been Awarded By Rotten...
- 1/16/2025
- by Brennan Klein
- ScreenRant

It has been a while since we’ve seen Wonder Woman in theatres, and it is such a shame that we never got to see the planned third installment with Gal Gadot in the lead. With James Gunn’s revamped franchise, DC Universe will introduce a new future for the character, and that goes with the fact that we are getting a new star for the role.
Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman / Credits: Warner Bros.
As the filmmaker indirectly confirmed that a Wonder Woman project would soon land on the franchise, he also talked about his method of casting for the role, which involved only hiring professionals to star in his films.
Stars who can potentially play Wonder Woman in Dcu
After James Gunn’s Threads statement regarding his plan for the next Wonder Woman star, fans can speculate that the next Diana Prince is someone we already know and...
Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman / Credits: Warner Bros.
As the filmmaker indirectly confirmed that a Wonder Woman project would soon land on the franchise, he also talked about his method of casting for the role, which involved only hiring professionals to star in his films.
Stars who can potentially play Wonder Woman in Dcu
After James Gunn’s Threads statement regarding his plan for the next Wonder Woman star, fans can speculate that the next Diana Prince is someone we already know and...
- 1/16/2025
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire


Overall production in Greater Los Angeles Film LA increased by 6.2% to 5,860 shoot days from October through December, FilmLA said in its latest report published on Wednesday.
However the fourth quarter was not enough to push 2024 level with or above the prior year. The film office reported overall annual production fell 5.6% year-on-year with 23,480 shoot days and was impacted by runaway production, industry contraction, and slow post-strike recovery.
2024 is the second least productive year behind 2020, when Covid disrupted production everywhere.
Most production types tracked by FilmLA achieved gains in the fourth quarter, except reality TV, which registered its ninth consecutive quarter of year-on-year decline,...
However the fourth quarter was not enough to push 2024 level with or above the prior year. The film office reported overall annual production fell 5.6% year-on-year with 23,480 shoot days and was impacted by runaway production, industry contraction, and slow post-strike recovery.
2024 is the second least productive year behind 2020, when Covid disrupted production everywhere.
Most production types tracked by FilmLA achieved gains in the fourth quarter, except reality TV, which registered its ninth consecutive quarter of year-on-year decline,...
- 1/15/2025
- ScreenDaily

After a couple of postponements in consideration of the ongoing wildfires in California, the Writers Guild of America announced on Wednesday the nominations for the 2025 WGA Awards honoring film, TV, and several other mediums.
As always, the guild’s film nominations come with the caveat that any script not written by a guild member or under a WGA collective bargaining agreement was deemed ineligible, so major screenplay Oscar contenders like “The Brutalist” and “The Substance” were left out. What was nominated in their stead is the real indicator of some titles that are still not out of the awards race just yet.
The primary example on the Original Screenplay side is “Challengers,” which was just shut out of the BAFTAs the same day the WGA Awards nominations arrived. While the film’s best shot at an Oscar nomination is still for Best Original Score, “Challengers” screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes has been...
As always, the guild’s film nominations come with the caveat that any script not written by a guild member or under a WGA collective bargaining agreement was deemed ineligible, so major screenplay Oscar contenders like “The Brutalist” and “The Substance” were left out. What was nominated in their stead is the real indicator of some titles that are still not out of the awards race just yet.
The primary example on the Original Screenplay side is “Challengers,” which was just shut out of the BAFTAs the same day the WGA Awards nominations arrived. While the film’s best shot at an Oscar nomination is still for Best Original Score, “Challengers” screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes has been...
- 1/15/2025
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire


Anora, A Complete Unknown, Challengers, Hit Man, and Wicked are among the 2025 Writers Guild of America Awards nominees.
In Best Original Screenplay, Anora and Challengers are up against A Real Pain, Civil War, and My Old Ass. The Best Adapted Screenplay lineup features A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man, Nickel Boys, and Wicked.
The nominations were announced Wednesday, a week after the guild postponed its scheduled Jan. 9 announcement due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
As previously reported, dozens of scripts — including several top Oscar hopefuls — were ineligible for consideration this year. A screenplay is ineligible if it’s produced outside of the WGA’s collective bargaining agreement or written by a non-union member.
The ineligible adapted scripts were Golden Globe champ Conclave (by Peter Straughan), Emilia Pérez (by Jacques Audiard), I’m Still Here (by Walter Salles), Inside Out 2 (by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with a...
In Best Original Screenplay, Anora and Challengers are up against A Real Pain, Civil War, and My Old Ass. The Best Adapted Screenplay lineup features A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man, Nickel Boys, and Wicked.
The nominations were announced Wednesday, a week after the guild postponed its scheduled Jan. 9 announcement due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
As previously reported, dozens of scripts — including several top Oscar hopefuls — were ineligible for consideration this year. A screenplay is ineligible if it’s produced outside of the WGA’s collective bargaining agreement or written by a non-union member.
The ineligible adapted scripts were Golden Globe champ Conclave (by Peter Straughan), Emilia Pérez (by Jacques Audiard), I’m Still Here (by Walter Salles), Inside Out 2 (by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with a...
- 1/15/2025
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby

Despite having to postpone its announcement due to the turmoil currently being faced in Los Angeles as a result of the Southern California wildfires, the Writers Guild of America has now released its nominations for the 2025 WGA Awards.
The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America East (Wgae) have revealed nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing for work released in 2024.
Screenplays for “A Real Pain,” “Anora,” “Challengers,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Wicked,” and “Nickel Boys” were all featured among the nominees. Surprise nods include Glen Powell and Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” Alex Garland’s “Civil War,” and Megan Park’s “My Old Ass,” boosting their chances as Oscar voting wraps up.
For those confused as to why some films aren’t represented amongst the nominations, “All We Imagine As Light,” “The Brutalist,” “A Different Man,” “Dídi,” “Hard Truths,...
The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America East (Wgae) have revealed nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing for work released in 2024.
Screenplays for “A Real Pain,” “Anora,” “Challengers,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Wicked,” and “Nickel Boys” were all featured among the nominees. Surprise nods include Glen Powell and Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” Alex Garland’s “Civil War,” and Megan Park’s “My Old Ass,” boosting their chances as Oscar voting wraps up.
For those confused as to why some films aren’t represented amongst the nominations, “All We Imagine As Light,” “The Brutalist,” “A Different Man,” “Dídi,” “Hard Truths,...
- 1/15/2025
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire


The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has unveiled its nominees for the 2025 WGA Awards, highlighting a mix of familiar Oscar frontrunners, unexpected entries, and the creative reshuffling prompted by ineligible contenders.
Sean Baker’s critically acclaimed “Anora” is leading the original screenplay list, which many consider the Oscar frontrunner in this category. Another strong contender is Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” a personal, semi-autobiographical drama that has been a critical favorite this season.
The inclusion of Justin Kuritzkes’ “Challengers” — a romantic sports drama starring Zendaya — is significant. After its high-profile shutout at the BAFTA Awards, this nomination could rejuvenate its awards season momentum. Adding variety to the category is Alex Garland’s bold post-apocalyptic thriller, “Civil War,” and Megan Park’s sweet yet irreverent comedy, “My Old Ass.” Park, who won praise for her directorial debut “The Fallout,” is also a DGA nominee for first-time director.
The adapted screenplay...
Sean Baker’s critically acclaimed “Anora” is leading the original screenplay list, which many consider the Oscar frontrunner in this category. Another strong contender is Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” a personal, semi-autobiographical drama that has been a critical favorite this season.
The inclusion of Justin Kuritzkes’ “Challengers” — a romantic sports drama starring Zendaya — is significant. After its high-profile shutout at the BAFTA Awards, this nomination could rejuvenate its awards season momentum. Adding variety to the category is Alex Garland’s bold post-apocalyptic thriller, “Civil War,” and Megan Park’s sweet yet irreverent comedy, “My Old Ass.” Park, who won praise for her directorial debut “The Fallout,” is also a DGA nominee for first-time director.
The adapted screenplay...
- 1/15/2025
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV

“Anora,” “A Real Pain,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Wicked” and “Nickel Boys” are among the films that have been nominated by the Writers Guild of America in the feature film category, the WGA West and WGA East announced on Wednesday.
In the Original Screenplay category, “Anora” and “A Real Pain” were nominated alongside “Challengers,” “Civil War” and “My Old Ass.” In Adapted Screenplay, “A Complete Unknown,” “Nickel Boys” and “Wicked” will be up against “Dune: Part Two” and “Hit Man.”
Eligibility for the Writers Guild Awards is restricted to screenplays that were written under the guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement or under related agreements from affiliated international guilds. That rule made many of the year’s likeliest Oscar nominees ineligible for Writers Guild nominations, including the original scripts “The Brutalist,” “The Substance,” “Hard Truths,” “September 5” and “All We Imagine as Light,” as well as the adaptations “Conclave,” “Sing Sing,”“Emilia Pérez” and “I’m Still Here.
In the Original Screenplay category, “Anora” and “A Real Pain” were nominated alongside “Challengers,” “Civil War” and “My Old Ass.” In Adapted Screenplay, “A Complete Unknown,” “Nickel Boys” and “Wicked” will be up against “Dune: Part Two” and “Hit Man.”
Eligibility for the Writers Guild Awards is restricted to screenplays that were written under the guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement or under related agreements from affiliated international guilds. That rule made many of the year’s likeliest Oscar nominees ineligible for Writers Guild nominations, including the original scripts “The Brutalist,” “The Substance,” “Hard Truths,” “September 5” and “All We Imagine as Light,” as well as the adaptations “Conclave,” “Sing Sing,”“Emilia Pérez” and “I’m Still Here.
- 1/15/2025
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap


The 2025 Writers Guild Awards nominations have finally been revealed.
The original screenplay nominees are A Real Pain, Anora, Challengers, Civil War and My Old Ass. The adapted screenplay nominees are A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man, Nickel Boys and Wicked.
Top awards contenders The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Sing Sing and The Substance were not eligible for the WGA Awards’ adapted or original screenplay nominations.
On the TV side, Fallout, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Shogun and The Simpsons all lead with three nominations each, followed by two nominations apiece for The Bear, Bob’s Burgers, English Teacher and Hacks.
The guild was originally set to announce this year’s nominees on Thursday, Jan. 9, but the announcement was delayed twice amid the wildfires that have burned large areas of Los Angeles. The WGA originally set Monday as its new announcement date before again delaying the news “until further notice.” The...
The original screenplay nominees are A Real Pain, Anora, Challengers, Civil War and My Old Ass. The adapted screenplay nominees are A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man, Nickel Boys and Wicked.
Top awards contenders The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Sing Sing and The Substance were not eligible for the WGA Awards’ adapted or original screenplay nominations.
On the TV side, Fallout, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Shogun and The Simpsons all lead with three nominations each, followed by two nominations apiece for The Bear, Bob’s Burgers, English Teacher and Hacks.
The guild was originally set to announce this year’s nominees on Thursday, Jan. 9, but the announcement was delayed twice amid the wildfires that have burned large areas of Los Angeles. The WGA originally set Monday as its new announcement date before again delaying the news “until further notice.” The...
- 1/15/2025
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

A lot of great movies, actors, and screenplays fall through the cracks during awards season as the Oscars race typically narrows to a handful of expected nominees. That's why it's fun to see what earns attention with some of the other more niche awards bodies. The Writers Guild of America...
- 1/15/2025
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com

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2024 has been a great year for romantic movies, as many of the movies that came out this year included some great love stories. The fans of the romantic genre have been patiently waiting for the genre to make a return, and their time is finally here. 2024 saw the release of many romantic movies, including mix-genre movies like The Fall Guy and Fly Me to the Moon. So, let’s check out which of the movies that came out last year are the best romantic movies you should not miss.
Your Monster (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Vertical
Your Monster is a romantic comedy-horror film written and directed by Caroline Lindy. Based on Lindy’s 2019 short film of the same name, the 2024 film follows Laura Franco, a young, soft-spoken actress with a cancer diagnosis, but her life soon changes...
2024 has been a great year for romantic movies, as many of the movies that came out this year included some great love stories. The fans of the romantic genre have been patiently waiting for the genre to make a return, and their time is finally here. 2024 saw the release of many romantic movies, including mix-genre movies like The Fall Guy and Fly Me to the Moon. So, let’s check out which of the movies that came out last year are the best romantic movies you should not miss.
Your Monster (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Vertical
Your Monster is a romantic comedy-horror film written and directed by Caroline Lindy. Based on Lindy’s 2019 short film of the same name, the 2024 film follows Laura Franco, a young, soft-spoken actress with a cancer diagnosis, but her life soon changes...
- 1/12/2025
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind

Is Steven Soderbergh preparing to join the “Star Wars” universe? Or is he just a huge fan of George Lucas and Tony Gilroy?
The filmmaker behind classics like “Ocean’s 11” and “Traffic,” as well as the upcoming supernatural horror “Presence,” released his 2024 watch list last week, as he has done for many years now, sharing it via his “Soderblog” under “Seen, Read 2024.” Included on the list are a range of films, television shows, and shorts, as well as novels, short stories, and plays, but of particular note are his multiple viewings of “Star Wars” films across the year, seemingly sparked by his watching the Disney+ “Rogue One” spin-off series “Andor” from Tony Gilroy. Soderbergh and Gilroy are longtime friends and collaborators, the former having helped finance the latter’s “Michael Clayton.” They also did a commentary track together for Carol Reed’s “The Third Man” that’s really worth a listen.
The filmmaker behind classics like “Ocean’s 11” and “Traffic,” as well as the upcoming supernatural horror “Presence,” released his 2024 watch list last week, as he has done for many years now, sharing it via his “Soderblog” under “Seen, Read 2024.” Included on the list are a range of films, television shows, and shorts, as well as novels, short stories, and plays, but of particular note are his multiple viewings of “Star Wars” films across the year, seemingly sparked by his watching the Disney+ “Rogue One” spin-off series “Andor” from Tony Gilroy. Soderbergh and Gilroy are longtime friends and collaborators, the former having helped finance the latter’s “Michael Clayton.” They also did a commentary track together for Carol Reed’s “The Third Man” that’s really worth a listen.
- 1/11/2025
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire


Even though we may have moved on from 2024, it's still worthwhile to look back at the many excellent films from last year. Yet another new video countdown has debuted - this one is created by a young film critic named Will Bjarnar. This video featuring his 25 Best Films of 2024 is inspired by David Ehrlich's usual Top 25 Countdown (which will be out next week) and follows the same kind of editing. Bjarnar counts down his favorites from 2024, featuring tons of our own favorites as well. I'm so glad to see Furiosa, Hit Man, Bird, The Room Next Door, Close Your Eyes, and Challengers showing up on best of the year lists. These are some of the best of last year along with all the usual: Nickel Boys, Anora, The Brutalist, No Other Land, and Dune: Part Two. We've also featured a few other great 2024 video countdowns: Clementine's 2024 in Film,...
- 1/9/2025
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net


Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mother, Janice, would often throw wild parties at the future music mogul’s childhood home, where it wasn’t uncommon to walk into a room where adults were having sex, one of Combs’ longtime childhood friends claims in a new documentary.
“That’s what we were privy to; this is what we were fed,” hip-hop producer Tim “Dawg” Patterson says in Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, which will premiere on Peacock on Tuesday. “Was it desensitizing us? I’m sure it was. Were we aware of it?...
“That’s what we were privy to; this is what we were fed,” hip-hop producer Tim “Dawg” Patterson says in Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, which will premiere on Peacock on Tuesday. “Was it desensitizing us? I’m sure it was. Were we aware of it?...
- 1/9/2025
- by Cheyenne Roundtree
- Rollingstone.com


Glen Powell is progressing in Hollywood thanks to a new first-look film deal from Universal Pictures. This deal comes after Powell’s big year, which was topped off by the success of Universal’s “Twisters.” Along with this deal, Dan Cohen, a seasoned professional in the field, has become a partner in Powell’s production company, Barnstorm.
Cohen has worked for Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment for almost 15 years. He has been an executive producer on several popular projects, including Netflix’s Stranger Things, the Oscar-winning movie Arrival, and many more. People in the business see his hiring at Barnstorm as a big chance.
“Barnstorm has been a dream of mine since I was a kid,” he said. He said he wanted the company to become a center for great theater fun. He said good things about Universal’s management of “Twisters,” which made $267.7 million in the U.S.
Cohen has worked for Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment for almost 15 years. He has been an executive producer on several popular projects, including Netflix’s Stranger Things, the Oscar-winning movie Arrival, and many more. People in the business see his hiring at Barnstorm as a big chance.
“Barnstorm has been a dream of mine since I was a kid,” he said. He said he wanted the company to become a center for great theater fun. He said good things about Universal’s management of “Twisters,” which made $267.7 million in the U.S.
- 1/8/2025
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely


Glen Powell, the actor who had a breakout Hollywood year in 2024, is continuing his hot streak into the new year.
The actor and his production banner Barnstorm have signed a first-look film deal with Universal Pictures, for whom the actor starred in last year’s surprise hit Twisters.
The deal comes on the heels of Powell finding the executive tasked with running his banner. Dan Cohen, who was a principal at Shawn Levy’s prolific production company 21 Laps, will help run Barnstorm as Powell’s partner. The new position, one of the most-coveted jobs in town, was filled over the holiday break.
“Barnstorm has been a dream of mine since I was a kid,” said Powell in a statement announcing the first-look deal. “I want our company to be a destination for world class theatrical entertainment. Throughout the process of making Twisters, I was so impressed with the leadership of...
The actor and his production banner Barnstorm have signed a first-look film deal with Universal Pictures, for whom the actor starred in last year’s surprise hit Twisters.
The deal comes on the heels of Powell finding the executive tasked with running his banner. Dan Cohen, who was a principal at Shawn Levy’s prolific production company 21 Laps, will help run Barnstorm as Powell’s partner. The new position, one of the most-coveted jobs in town, was filled over the holiday break.
“Barnstorm has been a dream of mine since I was a kid,” said Powell in a statement announcing the first-look deal. “I want our company to be a destination for world class theatrical entertainment. Throughout the process of making Twisters, I was so impressed with the leadership of...
- 1/7/2025
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Universal Pictures is entering a first-look film production pact with its Twisters star Glen Powell and his Barnstorm production company. At the same time, 21 Laps veteran Dan Cohen is set to join Barnstorm as the label’s partner.
The news comes in the wake of Powell being nominated for his first Golden Globe, for Best Actor in a Comedy and Musical for Netflix’s Hit Man, which he produced and co-wrote.
Twisters overperformed against industry expectations, becoming the biggest opening for a natural disaster film ever at the domestic box office with an $81.2 million domestic start, a $267.7M stateside final and near a $371M global take. The sequel debuted on Peacock in November, becoming the service’s biggest Pay 1 film ever in its first 14 days on the platform.
“Barnstorm has been a dream of mine since I was a kid. I want our company to be a destination for world-class theatrical entertainment,...
The news comes in the wake of Powell being nominated for his first Golden Globe, for Best Actor in a Comedy and Musical for Netflix’s Hit Man, which he produced and co-wrote.
Twisters overperformed against industry expectations, becoming the biggest opening for a natural disaster film ever at the domestic box office with an $81.2 million domestic start, a $267.7M stateside final and near a $371M global take. The sequel debuted on Peacock in November, becoming the service’s biggest Pay 1 film ever in its first 14 days on the platform.
“Barnstorm has been a dream of mine since I was a kid. I want our company to be a destination for world-class theatrical entertainment,...
- 1/7/2025
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV

Nikki Glaser absolutely killed it with her brilliant jokes while hosting the Golden Globes awards this year. Glaser made sure that none of the major stars present at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the event were safe from her roast. During her roast, she took a funny jab at Glen Powell, who ascended to the status of a Hollywood heartthrob over the past couple of years.
Nikki Glaser during her opening monologue at the 82nd Golden Globes | Credits: CBS
Glaser came ready for the event with a slightly controversial Diddy joke. However, it wasn’t the only dark current events joke she had prepared. She shared that during her Glen Powell bit, she came up with another joke involving Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Nikki Glaser dropped her bit about Luigi Mangione Glen Powell in a still from Hit Man | Credits: Netflix
Nikki...
Nikki Glaser during her opening monologue at the 82nd Golden Globes | Credits: CBS
Glaser came ready for the event with a slightly controversial Diddy joke. However, it wasn’t the only dark current events joke she had prepared. She shared that during her Glen Powell bit, she came up with another joke involving Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Nikki Glaser dropped her bit about Luigi Mangione Glen Powell in a still from Hit Man | Credits: Netflix
Nikki...
- 1/7/2025
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire


Nikki Glaser has been widely praised for her turn as host of the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday night, during which she roasted the celebrities in attendance without crossing the line. During a morning-after appearance on The Howard Stern Show, our 2024 Comedian of the Year revealed some of the jokes that were left on the cutting room floor.
Ranging from a second Diddy joke to a Hitler mention to a dig at Alec Baldwin, Glaser shared the pitches for jokes that she knew she couldn’t say on CBS and so they were earmarked for the “Stern file.”
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One of the jokes, “This is the last time all of you will be in the same room together until the Diddy trial,” was cut in favor of another Diddy mention because they decided there could only be one.
Another would have built on her joke about “two-time...
Ranging from a second Diddy joke to a Hitler mention to a dig at Alec Baldwin, Glaser shared the pitches for jokes that she knew she couldn’t say on CBS and so they were earmarked for the “Stern file.”
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One of the jokes, “This is the last time all of you will be in the same room together until the Diddy trial,” was cut in favor of another Diddy mention because they decided there could only be one.
Another would have built on her joke about “two-time...
- 1/6/2025
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News

Hideo Kojima reveals his favorite movies and shows of 2024. The legendary Japanese video game designer, inspired by both film and literature, is regarded as one of the first video game auteurs. He joined Konami in 1986, creating Metal Gear (1987), which established the stealth genre. Kojima also produced Zone of the Enders and designed cinematic adventure games like Snatcher (1988) and Policenauts (1994). After founding Kojima Productions in 2005 and leaving Konami in 2015, he independently released Death Stranding in 2019.
Now, a day after the Golden Globes honored the best in film and television from 2024, Hideo Kojima has revealed his favorite films and shows of the past year. For the best movies of 2024, Kojima selected Past Lives, The Teachers' Lounge, Dune: Part Two, All of Us Strangers, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, La Chimera, Hit Man, Gondola, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, The Substance, The Holdovers, and Juror #2. For the best Japanese movies of the year,...
Now, a day after the Golden Globes honored the best in film and television from 2024, Hideo Kojima has revealed his favorite films and shows of the past year. For the best movies of 2024, Kojima selected Past Lives, The Teachers' Lounge, Dune: Part Two, All of Us Strangers, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, La Chimera, Hit Man, Gondola, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, The Substance, The Holdovers, and Juror #2. For the best Japanese movies of the year,...
- 1/6/2025
- by Adam Bentz
- ScreenRant


The reviews are in: Nikki Glaser crushed it last night as host of the Golden Globes. She did so well in fact that producers are already trying to sign her up for next year. “We absolutely had a great experience with her, and think that she would be great at this in the long term,” executive producer Glenn Weiss told Variety.
Glaser’s monologue struck a perfect balance between edgy and not-too-mean — but she did have some harsher burns up her sleeve. On Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show this morning, per Variety, Glaser told Stern that she had some meaner punchlines prepared that she ultimately deemed too prickly for a primetime audience on CBS.
Here are some of the edgier jokes that didn’t make the cut…
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The Burn: “This is the last time all of you will be in the same room together until the Diddy trial.”
Why...
Glaser’s monologue struck a perfect balance between edgy and not-too-mean — but she did have some harsher burns up her sleeve. On Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show this morning, per Variety, Glaser told Stern that she had some meaner punchlines prepared that she ultimately deemed too prickly for a primetime audience on CBS.
Here are some of the edgier jokes that didn’t make the cut…
1
The Burn: “This is the last time all of you will be in the same room together until the Diddy trial.”
Why...
- 1/6/2025
- Cracked

Turns out some roasts are even too mean for roast-sensation Nikki Glaser. In a recent interview, Glaser revealed that there was one joke in particular that was too mean to perform during this year’s Golden Globes monologue in Beverly Hills, Calif. The joke Glasser decided not to tell was an Alex Baldwin Rust joke referencing the death of cinematographer Harlan Hutchins, reported by Variety: “Michael Keaton was so great in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. And Alec Baldwin sadly did not come back to play a ghost because he was too busy making them.” Glaser acknowledged that while the joke itself is good, it was “just too mean.” “Please know that I know that was not nice,” she said. Among other jokes that were cut from the evening’s programming involved Nicole Kidman and Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with the shooting murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson: “Glen Powell is nominated tonight for Hit Man.
- 1/6/2025
- TV Insider
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