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SAG Awards: Winners List : Could “Coda” Win the Best Picture at the Oscar?

The 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out Sunday night in 15 categories. The Sundance Winner, “CODA” took home the award for best film ensemble, becoming the first film with a predominantly deaf cast to receive the award.  After landing 12 Oscar nominations, Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog” looks to be favorite to…

TV Review – #1 Netflix Korean Series ‘All of Us Are Dead’ is Standard Teen Zombie Fare

What is it about society these days that series about the outbreak of a very contagious disease are in high demand and topping viewership charts? online pharmacy buy estrace with best prices today in the USA It might make sense to see TV as an escape from reality, where people are free to roam about…

SAG Nominations Led by ‘House of Gucci’ and ‘The Power of the Dog’

Nominations for the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced this morning by Rosario Dawson and Vanessa Hudgens. The acting group honors film and television projects but does not differentiate between lead and supporting performances. Its film prizes are often seen as a crucial benchmark on the way to Oscar attention. House of Gucci…

Golden Globe Winners Led by ‘West Side Story,’ ‘The Power of the Dog,’ and ‘Succession’

The 79th Golden Globe Awards were handed out tonight, but not in traditional fashion. After reports of the group’s lack of diversity in its membership and their eagerness to accept very generous gifts, NBC had announced that it would not air the broadcast this year. The postponement of other awards ceremonies due to the pandemic…

Squid Game Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk in Talks with Netflix About Show’s Potential Third Season

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is currently in discussions with Netflix to develop a potential second and third season of the internationally acclaimed survival television series. The South Korean filmmaker, who also wrote and directed the thriller’s first season, confirmed the news that he may potentially create two more seasons for the show during a…

Golden Globe Nominations Announced

Nominees for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning. There was some doubt that the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association would hand out its prizes again this year after multiple reports about the lack of diversity among the organization’s members and luxury trips for members paid for by projects that ended up…

Netflix’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Takes Top Prizes at 31st Annual Gotham Awards

Monday of this week saw the presentation of the 31st annual Gotham Awards at a gala ceremony in at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, the city that’s been home to the independent film extravaganza since 1991.  Sponsored by the Brooklyn-based Gotham Film & Media Institute, the gender-neutral awards are designed to provide early…

Yeon Sang-ho Shares Details on Train to Busan 3 Ideas and Hellbound Season 2

Acclaimed genre filmmaker, Yeon Sang-ho has garnered fame over the past five years for writing, directing and producing some of the biggest action, fantasy, horror and sci-fi movies and television shows in his native Korea. From the hit action thriller, Train to Busan, to its animated prequel, Seoul Station, and its standalone sequel, Peninsula, the…

Netflix Releases Data on Its Most Popular Shows

Netflix has revealed its top shows and movies based on weekly hours streamed, according to The Los Angeles Times. The lists are accessible to the public at top10.Netflix.com, where it’s possible to sort by films in English, non-English films, TV in English, and non-English TV. The list can also be viewed by country, and each…

TV Review – Netflix’s Massively Popular, Disturbing, and Addictive ‘Squid Game’

What is our collective fascination with watching the suffering of others? Has a global pandemic that has endured for more than a year not been motivation enough to prefer pleasant, lighthearted fare, at least for the time being? Yet, somehow, even in this current moment, the number one show on Netflix in an astounding ninety…