This year’s class of nominees draws from films largely shut out from the Oscars, with indie hits like Oscar nominee “The Lost Daughter,” “C’mon C’mon,” and “Zola” racking up the most nominations. “The Lost Daughter” cleaned up, with three wins for Netflix including Best Feature and Best Director Maggie Gyllenhaal. Oscar no-show Simon Rex took the Best Male Lead prize for A24’s “Red Rocket,” while Taylour Paige won Best Female Lead for the studio’s summer 2021 hit “Zola....

Wait, isn’t that show already on? Technically, there is a show very, very similar to that…over on Peacock. Like “Queens,” “Girls5Eva” also follows a girl group of the music video era who also reunite for a comeback after being sampled. In the television landscape there’s often a fair amount of overlap with regards to genre and storytelling devices, but it’s been awhile since two shows on two different networks had eerily similar shows coming out....

The festival, now in its 34th year, attracted its largest audience ever with a mostly virtual program, which opened up the festival to an audience of residents of all 50 states. It screened 125 titles, over half of which were directed by women, 39 percent directed by people of color, and 17 percent directed by members of the LGBTQ community. “With an audience of more than double from last year, we welcomed over 200 filmmakers and guests from around the world for Q&As and panels,” said Michael Lumpkin, director AFI Festivals....

The Inclusion Policy covers four primary areas: Development, hiring and production, reporting and documentation, and meeting goals. Specific goals include casting actors whose identities align with the characters they will play, hiring 30% women and 30% people of color on films and series with three or more above the line creators, including at least one speaking role for a character from stated underrepresented groups, pay equity across cast and crew, and getting bids from women-owned companies as vendors....

Bloomberg reported today that as of late April, Comcast’s Peacock has about 42 million sign-ups but about 2.8 million paying subscribers (with another 11 million or so using its ad-based free tier or accessing it through a cable provider). By comparison, Disney+ has about 38 million paid subscribers in North America; Netflix, 74 million. With Universal’s most valuable properties living on a competitor’s service, it’s easy to read the strategy as a vote against the future of Peacock, which hasn’t benefited from the day-and-date draw of HBO Max releases nor the buzzy titles of Disney+ and Netflix....

Per Netflix, “Kings of America” centers on the stories of three powerful women whose lives were inextricably intertwined with the world’s largest company: a Walmart heiress, a maverick executive, and a longtime Walmart saleswoman and preacher who dared to fight against the retail giant in the biggest class action lawsuit in U.S. history. Adams will star as one of the leads and will executive produce via her production company Bond Group Entertainment along with Stacy O’Neil....

Recovering alcoholic Amy (Seimetz alter ego Kate Lyn Sheil) rattles around her empty new Los Angeles house, hugging the floor, dropping the needle over and over on a Mozart requiem, and slugging back wine. When she gets a friend (Jane Adams) to come over, she tells her, “I’m going to die tomorrow.” Her friend starts to feel the same foreboding, and passes the contagion to her brother (Chris Messina) and his wife (Katie Aselton) at a birthday party....

The three-year diversion (a length of time that holds true for this animated world as well as ours) found Sterling Archer and his merry band of erstwhile spy colleagues traveling through his own subconscious. It was an ambitious swing that not only gave the show a broad visual palette to work with, it also gave series creator Adam Reed a chance to transition the show to a more traditional writers room....

Yes, you read that right. Our favorite childhood aardvark icon is leaving third grade now that the beloved PBS animated series is coming to a close. The final season will conclude with a four-episode flash-forward to reveal the grown-up versions of Arthur and his friend group. Arthur, potentially married, dealing with taxes, and tired from a real-life job?! We can’t wrap our brains around it, either. Thankfully, audiences will have the chance to relive Arthur’s adolescence as part of a special 25th-anniversary marathon featuring over 250 episodes and movie specials....

Despite a shaggy year that often made for uncertain times, the WGA has pulled together a strong set of nominees who are all looking to the awards to spark some buzz in the weeks and months to come. The WGA saw several freshman shows double-dipping, nominated for both Comedy Series and New Series — specifically, Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and Hulu’s “The Great.” Rounding out the Comedy category are veteran series “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) as well as two shows in just their second season with “Pen15” (Hulu) and “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX Networks)....

Other contenders for Best Film include “Being the Ricardos,” “CODA,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “The French Dispatch,” “The Lost Daughter,” “The Power of the Dog,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” and “Tick Tick Boom.” Nominations will be announced February 3, with the BAFTA Awards scheduled for March 13 in central London. Check out the full list of longlist contenders below. BEST FILM Related Quentin Tarantino Gives Rare Review: ‘I F*cking Love ‘Top Gun: Maverick’’ Rachel Zegler Opens Up on ‘Gut Punch’ of Being Asked About Ansel Elgort’s Assault Allegations Related Guillermo del Toro’s Favorite Movies: 45 Films the Director Wants You to See Oscars 2023: Best Documentary Feature Predictions “Being The Ricardos” “Belfast” “CODA” “Don’t Look Up” “Dune” “House of Gucci” “King Richard” “Licorice Pizza” “No Time To Die” “The French Dispatch” “The Lost Daughter” “The Power of the Dog” “The Tragedy of Macbeth” “tick tick…BOOM!...

“The truth about that movie and what it taught me was how much everything around a movie sort of dictates the way people see it,” Affleck said. “But for being a movie that’s such a famous bomb and a disaster, very few people actually saw the movie. It doesn’t work, by the way. It’s a sort of horse’s head in a cow’s body. And the studio at the time, because I had begun having this relationship with Jennifer Lopez, which was selling a lot of magazines and appeared to generate a lot of enthusiasm, they just predictably latched onto, ‘They want a romantic comedy....

Cumberbatch, who will receive his own tribute award at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival, presented the Telluride silver medallion to Campion. She watched a sizzle reel of her movies, from “Sweetie” through her Oscar-winning “The Piano” (she was the second woman nominated for Best Director, but won for Best Original Screenplay) and “The Portrait of a Lady” to the more recent “Top of the Lake” TV series and the knife-sharp western “The Power of the Dog....

Any seasoned filmmaker will likely admit that you’re never fully prepared to make your first film, but that’s part of the excitement. Getting started can be a huge part of the battle and those fears aren’t always technical. Sometimes that one thing stopping you from shooting your first film has nothing to do with the technical side and more with your confidence. That’s why we rounded up a list of the best books for first-time filmmakers that cover a range of topics including cinematography, how to get the right shot, the inner workings of the film industry, inspirational quotes from famed directors, and more....

From Darth Vador’s infamous black cape and headgear, to the yellow catsuit Uma Thurman sported for “Kill Bill,” or Mariyln Monroe’s white dress from “The Seven Year Itch,” wardrobe is an important part of any production. Clothes a character wears are just as important to them as the actor themselves, and in some cases wardrobe can become more recognizable. Costumes have a way of bringing characters to life without uttering a single word....

Movie soundtracks can be just as important to a film as the cast and crew. Pairing the perfect song with the right scene is science within itself. The right song can even make a viewer feel differently about a film. In the more than 80 years since the first commercially produced movie soundtrack was released, film soundtracks have become big business. In fact, some of the top selling albums of all time also happen to be film soundtracks....

There’s really nothing like a good music documentary. Rivaled only by maybe true crime and movie documentaries, music-based films are great because they show the story behind the stories of our favorite artists, songs, bands, and record labels. For the music loyalists who enjoy getting lost in a good documentary, this is the perfect roster of films to add to your watchlist. Check below for the seven best music documentaries that are currently streaming now on Hulu, HBO Max, and more....

It’s amazing how quickly arcade games can transport you back to simpler times. If you’re looking to recapture that nostalgia, we curated a list of some of the best retro arcade machines to buy online, and a few old-school consoles (Sega Genesis, Nintendo, and Atari). Apart from being a conversation piece, gaming machines make great gifts for a range of age groups (Father’s Day included). And they come in different sizes, so you won’t have to worry about taking up too much space....

There he is fretting over his facial hair in a hotel on tour, and discussing the crack game on camera like he’s a talking head in his own life, and — in a slightly more familiar sight — stunting on some poor shrimp who didn’t realize this sidewalk rap battle with the heavy kid from across the block was about to become his own personal Waterloo. It wasn’t all just a dream....

The “Billy on the Street” star criticized Chappelle’s jokes about queer and trans people during the Netflix comedy special “Stand Out: An LGBTQ Celebration,” released June 9 after being recorded during Netflix Is a Joke Fest last month. Eichner hosted the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ comics in one stand-up special, as Netflix described, but the “Bros” screenwriter and star took aim at the streamer at itself during his set. “We all know how backwards and dangerous the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws are,” Eichner says....