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Academy Picks 16 Winners for 53rd Student Academy Awards

Chris Lee
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 16 winners of the 53rd Student Academy Awards, selecting the best emerging filmmakers from the largest and most geographically diverse submission pool in the competition’s history. This year’s competition received 2,972 entries from 894 colleges and universities worldwide, according......

Minions & Monsters Scares Up $62M in Global Opening

Chris Lee
Illumination and Universal’s summer gamble paid off handsomely this holiday weekend as Minions & Monsters stampeded into the global marketplace with $62.6 million during its first two days of release in the United States, according to early estimates reported by Deadline. The film, directed by franchise veteran Pierre Coffin and......

Tribeca 2026 Awards: ‘Cotton Fever,’ ‘Labrador,’ ‘Jail Time Records’ Lead

Chris Lee
The 25th edition of the Tribeca Festival awarded its top competition prizes this month, with ‘Cotton Fever,’ ‘Labrador — Autopsy of Silence,’ and ‘Jail Time Records’ taking the crown in the U.S. narrative, international narrative, and documentary sections, respectively. Both ‘Labrador’ and ‘Jail Time Records’ went on to claim two......

Scorsese’s AI Adviser Role Divides Hollywood Peers

Chris Lee
Director Boots Riley publicly criticizes Martin Scorsese’s advisory position at generative AI firm Black Forest Labs, igniting a fresh debate about the industry’s relationship with artificial intelligence.   The film industry’s ongoing reckoning with artificial intelligence has taken a newly personal and pointed turn, with director Boots Riley publicly criticizing......

Review: Love Song (2026) – Short Film

Chris Lee
Love Nafi’s ‘Love Song’, an official selection for the 2026 American Black Film Festival, tackles one of the most brutal realities of modern relationships. That is, the crushing weight of meeting someone you believe is the right person for you at the absolute wrong time. In a tight, 30-minute runtime,......