The 2024 Austin Film Festival came and went last month, but there are still some accolades to hand out from the eight-day festival. Though the juried prizes have all been passed out, and the special honors have been presented, the festival just announced the winners of the audience prizes. Votes were cast after each screening during the festival’s run from October 24 through 31, with winners being selected in 11 categories....

This past awards season, the series that dominated the comedy categories was a surprising candidate, not because it lacked artistic merit, but because the laughs were quite sparse.Since its release on FX in 2022,television audiences have been debating the same question: IsThe Bearreally a comedy? Despite running as a comedy in all awards bodies and labeling itself as a comedy-drama, humor rarely takes center stage when reacting toChristopher Storer’s series, as it is anunflinching examination of psychological trauma, the hellish milieu of the hospitality industry, and a fractured family....

In Apple TV+’s new series,The Crowded Room, star and producerTom Hollandplays Danny Sullivan, a confused young man who is arrested and facing a number of charges that he insists he didn’t commit. The show is adapted and executive produced by filmmakerAkiva Goldsman, inspired by a novel from authorDaniel Keyes. Beforeit started streaming, Collider’sSteve Weintraubspoke withSasha Lane(American Honey,Loki) about co-starring with Holland, transforming New York City, and more. Set in the 1970s,The Crowded Roomis a psychological drama that Lane tells us has “so many twists and turns and mysteries....

Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the complete series of its critically acclaimed showThe Good Fighton DVD. StarringChristine Baranskias Diane Lockhart,The Good Fightis a spinoff of the successful seriesThe Good Wife, starringJulianna Marguliesas Alicia Florrick. Running for six seasons between 2017 and 2022,The Good Fightis a legal drama that’s been hailed as “Better than almost any TV show” perEntertainment Weekly. It follows Lockhart after a financial scam destroys her career, reputation, and savings all in one blow....

AlthoughThe Rookiewill return for another run in 2025,Tru Valentinowill unfortunately not be reporting back for duty as confirmed byTVLine. Valentino joined the crime drama series in a recurring role in Season 4 before getting promoted to series regular in Season 5. He portrayed Aaron Thorsen, a TikTok sensation who was accused of a major murder charge but was cleared eventually, prompting him to join the Mid-Wilshire Division as a rookie cop....

AlthoughDon Cheadleis mostly known for his work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he actually captured audiences' attention in hisbreakout performance oppositeDenzel WashingtoninDevil in a Blue Dressaround 29 years ago, establishing himself as a talented actor ever since, and eventually winning the ShoWest’s Male Star of the Year award. While Cheadle isn’t in many Hollywood blockbusters, he partook in many well-known movies where he showcased his undeniable talents, fromOcean’s EleventoOut of Sight....

Few actors are as acclaimed or have careers as varied and celebrated as the mightyKate Winslet. Quite possibly the finest English actress of her remarkably competitive generation, Winslet has been dazzling audiences since the early ’90s. She is well-known for her intensity and versatility, and while she favors period pieces, her career includes ventures into nearly every major film genre, from romantic comedies to animated films and even musicals. Winslet has starred in two of the most commercially successful films ever,James Cameron’sTitanicandAvatar: The Way of Water, adding yet another feather to her already impressive cap....

If you want to talk about great plot twists from throughout the history of cinema, a good many of them are inevitably going to be ones found at the end of a movie. Think films likeThe Sixth Sense,The Usual Suspects, andFight Club, where the twist is either revealed at the very end, or at some point very close to the movie’s actual ending. Then, there are other films that don’t wait until some point in the final act to drop a big revelation that shakes everything up narratively....

From the swords and sorcery boom of the 1980s, to the sweeping epics of the 21st century that thrived off the back ofPeter Jackson’s belovedThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy, fantasy cinema has been explored from a wide variety of angles over the decades. While the genre has long been associated with a sense of whimsical wonder and triumphant adventure, many fantasy films aim to examine the darker sides of humanity through their imaginative worlds....

WhenJimmy Kimmelfirst announcedhe was hosting and producing the2020 Emmys, he quipped that he didn’t “know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this, but we are doing it and I am hosting it.” Now, per a letter to Emmy nominees obtained byVariety, most if not all of those questions have been answered. The 2020 Emmys will be produced remotely, with Kimmel and all of the nominees virtually pulling together to give us an awards show....

50 Centis getting in on the superhero business. Already the star and executive producer ofPowerfor Starz, the rapper is developing a new show for the premium cable channel calledTomorrow, Today, which is described as a superhero vigilante series. While we’ve already seen The CW and Netflix’s versions of superhero vigilantes withArrowandDaredevil,Tomorrow, Todaywill follow a war veteran from the south side of Chicago who is falsely imprisoned, according to a press release....

Dramais the backbone of art. From the stories told around ancient campfires to the most-watched projects on the biggest streamers, we will simply never get enough of seeing our lives reflected back to us. Because of this, the highest-rated movies and shows often hail from this genre, with most Academy Award winners, Emmy prize snatchers, and box office triumphs falling under the ‘drama’ banner. Due to the vast array of drama constantly being produced on our screens, it can be difficult to slice through the dense greenery to find the perfect fruits of our creative labor....

InThis Week in Animation,I’ll take a look at the previous week in the world of animation in order to get you caught up on everything you might have missed. It’s your one-stop shop for news regarding cartoons, anime, and animated web series. We’re talking movies, TV shows, digital shorts, and everything in between! As you can see, we covered alotof animation stories on the site this week, especially since new season debuts forRick and MortyandArcherpopped up recently....