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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 SXSW coverage. Americana opens in theaters on August 15.

Sometimes it can be fun to watch a skillful band cover songs. Tony Tost’s Americana is precisely that: an ode to the drive-in B-movie which in turn influenced filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, who in turn influenced a generation of filmmakers making quirky violent ensemble films with scrambled chronologies. What’s new is old again and Americana, influenced by films from the 1970s, feels more like a film from the 1990s with notes of Allison Anders’ Gas Food Lodging, David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, and the Kiefer Sutherland-directed neo-noir Truth or Consequences, N.M. The result, thanks in part to a compelling cast, elevates this material past the cinematic equivalent of the local dad band playing Springsteen covers at the corner bar on a Saturday night.

Americana is divided into chapters. In the first,...

General Hospital spoilers and updates tease that the countdown to a baby kidnapping has begun—let’s discuss why Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) and Sasha Corbin’s (Sofia Mattsson) newborn might be in jeopardy.

Now that she has arrived, fans are aware that Port Charles is often a perilous location, so we must take into account the looming danger.

Baby Daisy Could Become A Target Any Time

Sasha and Michael have just welcomed their precious newborn daughter, which means it might not be long before she becomes a target. After all, this little one, Daisy Corbin-Corinthos (Levi Clark Coughlin), has parents with perilous histories.

Sasha herself was kidnapped by Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) due to Holly Sutton (Emma Samms), so that’s something to consider.

Even though Sasha made a lucrative deal with him, we can’t trust Sidwell not to make another move if circumstances take a turn for the worse.

Days of Our Lives spoilers for Monday, May 26, hint at some explosive moments as another week kicks off in the land of Salem.

Someone tries to save a life, while another deems their friend a hero, and a character has choice words for their son-in-law. What should fans expect during Monday’s show? Time to find out!

Saving John Black’s Life

Days of Our Lives spoilers for Monday, May 26, suggest that Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans) will work hard to save John Black’s (Drake Hogestyn) life. Although, sadly, fans know where this storyline is going.

In related news, Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) will have a ton of support as Brady Black (Eric Martsolf), Belle Black (Martha Madison), and Paul Narita (Christopher Sean) sit right by her side during this hard time.

Steve Johnson Declares His Friend A Hero

Across town, Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichol) will declare that John is a hero.

Days of Our Lives spoilers for Friday, May 23, hint at some major moments in Salem as the weekend hits.

It’s bad (and worse) news all around, as a family prays for a miracle (or two). What should fans expect during Friday’s show? Time to find out!

Bad News For Bo Brady

Days of Our Lives spoilers for Friday, May 23, reveal some bad news for Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) as his condition continues to worsen.

He needs that miracle drug for sepsis Asap, and as he deteriorates, his family will worry that this is the end of the line for him.

The only good news? Well, fans will get to see Bo, Hope Williams Brady (Kristian Alfons), along with Ciara Brady Weston (Victoria Konefal) during Friday’s show, and be treated to some flashbacks of Bo and Hope’s first marriage, as she tries to cling to hope that...

Stephen King reads an excerpt from his new book, Never Flinch, and takes readers behind the scenes of how the “whodunnit” came to be in the video below.

The author also explains his love for Holly Gibney, the character who previously appeared in Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch, The Outsider, If It Bleeds, and Holly.

The 448-page novel will be published in hardcover, e-book, and audio book on May 27 from Scribner.

Here’s the official synopsis:

When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to “kill 13 innocents and one guilty” in “an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man,” Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are 14 citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realizes that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help.

It's been a couple of years since a live-action Star Trek series graced our TV screens, and while we all hoped that Section 31 would satiate our desire for more content, even the most casual Trekkie had to admit that it left a lot to be desired. Thankfully, 2025 will see the return of Strange New Worlds, and – if we're lucky – the new series Starfleet Academy, which Star Trek: Tng star and frequent director Jonathan Frakes just gave a fun update to.

Appearing at Indiana Comic Con this past weekend (via Collider), Frakes was joined by his Next Generation co-stars, Brent Spiner and Denise Crosby, to discuss all things Star Trek, including Starfleet Academy, which Frakes will be directing some episodes for. "Well, first of all, it's got movie stars in it, which I think is a great idea," Frakes said in reference to the series' big names such as Oscar winner...

"The Office" starts by depicting Michael Scott as a bumbling and offensive regional manager. From there, he quickly shifts to a more pathetic character who can't get out of his own way when it comes to romance. It isn't until the fading moments of season 4 that Michael first starts to find true, transformative love in the arms of an unsuspecting Hr rep from the Dunder Mifflin Nashua branch: Holly Flax.

The surprising thing is that Holly was actually never supposed to become a major part of Michael's love life. Instead, she was supposed to be more of a one-hit wonder. On the Office Ladies podcast (which has become the source for all behind-the-scenes stories for the show), Pam and Angela actors Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey interviewed Holly actress Amy Ryan for the episode Business Ethics with Amy Ryan.

In the conversation, they discovered that Ryan's agent was approached by...

European Film Promotion has revealed the participants for its Producers on the Move program, which runs before and during the Cannes Film Festival.

The promotion and networking program, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, brings together 20 of Europe’s most promising producers. This year, Efp will also put a spotlight on the numerous collaborations that have developed between the around 500 participants from 37 European countries over the past quarter century.

The 20 producers were selected for the program from the nominations submitted by Efp’s member organizations, which are all European national film promotion institutes.

They are Katharina Posch (Austria), Elisa Heene (Belgium/Flanders), Kalin Kalinov (Bulgaria), Tibor Keser (Croatia), Tonia Mishiali (Cyprus), Kristýna Michálek Květová (Czech Republic), Lina Flint (Denmark), Delphine Schmit (France), Fabian Driehorst (Germany), Maria Kontogianni (Greece), Sara Nassim (Iceland), Evan Horan (Ireland), Giedrė Žickytė (Lithuania), Katarzyna Ozga (Luxembourg), Angela Nestorovska (North Macedonia), Anita Rehoff Larsen (Norway), Isabel Machado...

The producers of festival-winning titles Lamb, Holly and Our Mothers are among those selected for European Film Promotion’s (Efp) Producers On The Move programme, which showcases rising talent and fosters international co-productions.

Some 20 European producers have been selected for the 2024 Efp programme, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

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The group will take part in a programme that aims to foster international co-productions, share experiences and create professional networks. The Pre-Festival online programme, starts today and runs until 3 May, and includes speed meetings, roundtables and pitching sessions. The producers will then meet in...

Fien Troch’s “Holly,” which world premieres in competition at the Venice Film Festival, has debuted its trailer. MK2 is handling world sales. Troch’s previous film, “Home,” won the Horizons best director award at Venice.

“Holly” follows 15-year-old Holly, who calls her school to say she is staying home for the day. Soon after, a fire breaks out at the school, killing several students. With everyone touched by the tragedy, the community comes together, trying to heal.

Anna, a teacher, intrigued by Holly and her strange premonition, invites her to join the volunteering group she runs. Holly’s presence seems to bring peace of mind, warmth and hope to those she encounters. But soon, people begin to seek out Holly and her cathartic energy, demanding more and more from the girl.

Troch admits that there is something of herself in Holly. “Yes, like her, I am very receptive to other people’s emotions,...

Holly's potential dishonesty and untrustworthiness, due to her possibly lying about her hair, may negatively impact her romance with Wayne. The dangerous neighborhood where Wayne lives in South Africa raises concerns about Holly's safety, and their ability to have a stable life together. Holly's mother disapproves of Wayne's home, and doesn't see why they need a chaperone in their relationship. The mom's concerns about their relationship may be valid.

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way season 5 couple Holly Weeks and Wayne Cornish can’t reveal their relationship status yet, but there are many hints that they don’t end up being a successful 90Df franchise couple. Unlike a lot of other incompatible duos, Holly and Wayne share the same Christian faith, and even see eye to eye on celibacy until marriage. However, there are signs that The Other Way season 5 couple will fail before they tie the knot, due to personal problems,...

The Venice Film Festival sails on in Italy — even with much of Hollywood at a standstill.

The annual cinema celebration hosted by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera runs from August 30 through September 9. Despite already having lost Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” from its opening night slot due to its SAG-AFTRA talent including star Zendaya being unable to accompany the world premiere due to strike work stoppage orders, Venice has plenty of movie goodness in store for its 80th edition.

Competition highlights include Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” David Fincher’s “The Killer,” Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things,” Ava DuVernay’s “Origin,” Luc Besson’s “Dogman,” Michel Franco’s “Memory,” Pablo Larrain’s “El Conde,” and many more. Out of competition, Venice will screen new films from Harmony Korine, Richard Linklater, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Roman Polanski, and William Friedkin.

The Incredibles isn't just a great animated film, it's a great superhero film. Riding a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, it ranks among the best of the genre, with The Incredibles 2 close behind at 93%. With the pair, Pixar delivered exciting action sequences, comedy, tension, vibrant color, and a spot-on voiceover cast that flesh out the characters on screen: Craig T. Nelson's Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible; Holly Hunter's Elastigirl; Brad Bird's immortal Edna Mode; and Samuel L. Jackson's Lucius Best/Frozone, just to name a few. There's a deep mythology of characters within The Incredibles universe as well that aren't developed on screen, and some we don't even see. There's the Thrilling Three trio of Apogee, Phylange, and Gazerbeam. There's also Dynaguy and Thunderhead, whose deaths prompted Edna's hard "No Capes" rule. Yet there's one iconic character in the franchise that we haven't seen on screen, but whose...

Say what you want about Rivers Cuomo, but the man keeps his word. Back in February, after a fan caught the Weezer singer’s attention by posting a video to TikTok of himself playing the “Buddy Holly” riff for 990 days, Cuomo invited him to perform the song with the band on tour. That offer became a reality on Wednesday night in Madison, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin native Evan Marsalli plays drums in a band called Diet Lite, though his 15 minutes of internet fame came when Cuomo virtually “duetted” his 990th “Buddy Holly” video with a challenge: to play the iconic guitar lick with the band when their “Indie Rock Roadtrip” tour came through town. Indeed, fan footage shows Marsalli with the pop-rock veterans, who piped down to let the young artist hit that “do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do” all by himself.

“After 990 videos and 1 duet @dietlitemusic finally took to the stage to play Buddy Holly last night in Madison,...

A trailer for a new Stephen King documentary titled King on Screen highlights decades of Stephen King adaptations for screens big and small. King is a horror icon, best known for writing books like Carrie, The Shining, It, Cujo, and Pet Sematary, among many others. Many his books have been adapted into films and TV series throughout the years, bringing plenty of memorable adaptations to King's Constant Readers.

Dark Star Pictures Trailers has released a trailer for King on Screen, a documentary about the many decades of adaptations King's writing has received.

The film features a variety of creators that have been involved in adapting King's work, including Mike Flanagan, Frank Darabont, and Mick Garris. The documentary appears to celebrate King's legacy and the many adaptations of his stories.

How Stephen King Became A Horror Figurehead

King's first published novel, Carrie, was released in 1974, with a film adaptation starring Sissy Spacek...

“This Morning” anchors Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield – the U.K.’s answer to Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest – have gone their separate ways in a shock split.

Schofield announced on Saturday he would be stepping down from the show. In his statement he implied the decision had not entirely been his.

“I have always been proud to cover fascinating stories on ‘This Morning,’” he said in a post on Instagram. “But recently, ‘This Morning’ itself has become the story. Throughout my career in TV – including the very difficult last few days – I have always done my best to be honourable and kind. I understand that ITV has decided the current situation can’t go on, and I want to do what I can to protect the show that I love.”

“So I have agreed to step down from ‘This Morning’ with immediate effect in the hope that the show...

A rainy Friday afternoon in Cannes got disrupted briefly by a suspicious bag left near the main entrance of the film festival headquarters, the Palais des Festivals.

According to local news and eyewitness reports on social media, police closed the main entrance and secured the area while they investigated the bag but they did not evacuate any of the offices or high-profile screening rooms inside. France’s La Libre reported that the bag was discovered at approximately 1:30 p.m. in front of a tourist office.

It turned out it was “baggage forgotten by a tourist,” said Philippe Loos, secretary general of the prefecture. The inspection ended 30 minutes later, by which time police had identified the contents and allowed traffic to resume in the area.

At the time, Holly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex was screening in the Debussy Theatre, while Nuri Blige Ceylan’s About Dry Grass...

September Film and Rival Cineart have snapped up multiple festival titles.

In an early litmus test of the commercial appeal of Official Selection titles, Benelux’s leading arthouse buyers have swept in to each buy a haul.

Pim Hermeling’s September Film, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, snapped up Dry Grasses, La Chimera, Club Zero, Monster, Fallen Leaves and Last Summer at script stage, as well as Salem in Un Certain Regard and Steve McQueen’s Occupied City.

In the market, the company has now picked up Beta Cinema’s One Last Evening which it will both release and look to remake,...

Steve Martin has seemingly let slip the release date for Only Murders in the Building season 3. The mystery comedy-drama series debuted on Hulu in 2021, following three true crime podcast fans and neighbors who start their own podcast while trying to solve a murder in their apartment building. Starring Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building has been met with critical acclaim, and was renewed for season 3 last year.

According to Variety, Martin mentioned the release date offhandedly during his You Won't Believe What They Look Like Today! comedy tour alongside Short. While sharing what they had been working on lately and showing pictures of their fellow Only Murders in the Building cast members, Martin told the audience to "Catch the new season August 8." This seemingly confirms the release date for Only Murders in the Building season 3, with the new season premiering about a year after the season 2 finale.

Aiming to change or at least compliment how artists get their foot in the door, Terrence Howard and Mira Howard are launching a talent discovery platform known as Holly.

The Academy Award-nominated actor alongside his ex-wife and current business partner are hoping to even the playing field for those lacking industry connections who still wish to pursue professional arts. The platform aims to be an inclusive and all-encompassing place for artists to share their reels, auditions and related work product for those doing the hiring, while also presenting opportunities for intermingling among folks within different parts of the overall creative community.

“Hollywood is in serious need of a shakeup, and Holly is the answer to a more collaborative environment where we partner with agencies, studios and other industry players to provide more access for talent and more diverse content for viewers,” Terrence Howard said.

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According to a biography on Stephen King's website, the famous author's first short story was published in 1967 in an anthology paper called Startling Mystery Stories. His story was called "The Glass Floor," and King was only 18 years old. It was the first step in a decades-long literary career of overwhelming success, leading to 65 novels, 200 short stories, and dozens of feature film adaptations. 

King's first major hit novel came in 1974 with the publication of "Carrie," a story about a repressed, abused teenage girl who finds that she may be developing psychic powers. Given how cruelly the world treats Carrie White, and how little her religious zealot mother wants to talk to her, an explosive, murderous conclusion was inevitable. 

"Carrie" was adapted to the big screen in 1976 (seen above) by director Brian De Palma and screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen, and it's one of the best adaptations of King's material. The film...

Season 2 of Hulu's series The Handmaid's Tale seemingly included a cameo from talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey has been known to occasionally dip her toe into acting, but despite this, there has still been a lot of debate regarding if she actually appeared in The Handmaid's Tale. Celebrity cameos aren't something that the dystopian drama is known for, leading to speculation as to whether the iconic figure actually appeared.

Based on Margaret Atwood's book of the same name, The Handmaid's Tale follows June Osborne, an enslaved woman who lives in the fascist theocracy of Gilead. Most of The Handmaid's Tale follows characters attempting to escape Gilead, fleeing to an American colony in Canada, where they later attempt to take down their former home. The Handmaid's Tale is tragic, dark, and graphic, making a cameo from a celebrity like Winfrey all the stranger.

Related: The Handmaid's Tale -...

Reading and Leeds have announced new names for their 2023 line up.

The three day sistering festivals have already confirmed artists including The Killers, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender and Billie Eilish,cwho will become the youngest solo artist to top the bill.

Now, the festival – which takes place over the August bank weekend (25-27) – has confirmed that British acts such as Mimi Webb, Holly Humberstone and Mercury Prize nominated Yard Act will join the billing.

The artists are part of the 81 acts who were announced by the festival on Tuesday morning (28 February).

Other acts on the billing include Foals, Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Eliza Rose and Bakar.

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Reservoir Dogs ends with almost every character killed off, but one theory suggests that not only does Mr. Pink survive, but he also goes on to appear in Pulp Fiction as well. Quentin Tarantino's 1992 debut follows a group of criminals who rob a jewelry store, only the job goes terribly wrong. The characters take shelter in their hideout while the police search for them, and the movie ends with a mass shootout among the crew. However, Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) seems to escape with the case full of stolen diamonds. According to the theory, Tarantino's 1994 follow-up, Pulp Fiction, may hint at the further fate of the character.

Quentin Tarantino is known to leave certain stories open-ended, and that's part of why they're so alluring. It's also why there are so many fan theories about Reservoir Dogs. The most interesting theory explains what happened to Mr. Pink, and it fascinatingly comes from his actor,...

Winter is fierce, but the heat is on across King’s Dominion. So, once again, The Losers’ Club is putting on their shades, revving up their Plymouth Fury, and feeling the breeze in Hollywood King. Yes, it’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Michael Roffman, Justin Gerber, Dan Caffrey, and Randall Colburn cycling through all the latest Stephen King headlines.

Topics include the just-released trailer for Rob Savage‘s The Boogeyman, all the updates surrounding King’s next novel Holly, Kurt Wimmer’s finally-to-be-released Children of the Corn, and all those King tweets you’ve been retweeting throughout January. Elsewhere, they also share their King crushes ahead of Valentine’s Day and banter about banned books.

Stream the episode below and return on Friday when the Losers are joined by The Cabin at the End of the World author Paul Tremblay. For further adventures, join the Club over...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Jurassic Park Virtual Pets from Tamagotchi

Ready for a double dose of ’90s nostalgia? Tamagotchi – the beloved virtual pet keychain from our youth – is celebrating Jurassic Park’s 30th anniversary with dinosaur virtual pets. Due out in March, amber and egg versions are available to pre-order for 20.99.

Depending on how you interact with your baby dino, they may evolve into over 20 different dinosaurs, including rarities. If you don’t take proper care of them, they’ll leave you. When your prehistoric pal is in a bad mood, give them a snack (leaves and nuts for herbivores; meat and fish for carnivores) or play one of three mini-games.

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Stephen King will publish Holly on September 5 via Scribner.

“This Morning” anchors Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby addressed accusations they “queue-jumped” the five-mile long line to visit Queen Elizabeth II lying in state last week.

In a pre-recorded segment at the opening of the show on Tuesday morning, the duo took viewers through a montage of events that took place since the Queen’s death on Sept. 8, from the news breaking to her lying-in-state in Westminster Hall last week.

Alongside footage of Schofield and Willoughby outside Westminster Hall, where they spoke to members of the public who had queued to see the Queen, Willoughby said in a voice-over: “Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the Hall. It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the U.K. who haven’t been able to visit Westminster in person.”

“The rules were that we would...

Jessica Lowndes and Paul Greene are teaming up!

Great American Family revealed Thursday that Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene (When Calls the Heart), and Golden Globe ® nominee (Pipe Dreams) and seven-time Grammy Award ® winner (22 nominations), the “Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight are set to star in Someday at Christmas.

The flick is an original Christmas movie, which is set to premiere on the network this November.

The film reunites Knight with former Motown chief and acclaimed, award-winning writer-producer, Suzanne de Passe.

The new film begins production on September 9 and will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.

“As anticipation builds for year two of Great American Christmas, we are delighted to be working with the incomparable Gladys Knight...

“That was a series of challenges,” three-time Emmy Award-winning production designer Elisabeth Williams declares with regard to creating a wartorn Chicago in the fourth season of Hulu‘s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which kickstarted its 10-episode run with three episodes on April 28. In our exclusive video interview (watch above), Williams talks us through the work that went into creating a ruined version of the aforementioned American metropolis as well as a number of other striking sets in season 4.

On the run after smuggling 86 children and nine Marthas across the Canadian border, June (Elisabeth Moss) and a group of other handmaids betake themselves to a farmhouse for shelter at the outset of the fourth season. On this subject, Williams explains how she and her team wanted to make clear that “we were no longer in the Boston Gilead that we knew,” while also wanting to explore how a Commander who resides in the countryside lives.

Channel 5’s The Jeremy Vine Show and ITV’s Loose Women are the first British TV shows to ditch their studio audiences amid the coronavirus outbreak.

ITN Productions, which makes daily topical debate show Jeremy Vine for ViacomCBS broadcaster Channel 5, said: “As a precautionary measure we have taken the decision not to have a live studio audience for The Jeremy Vine Show for the time being. We will continue to monitor and review official guidelines and advice.”

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Vine tweeted a short video clip from the studio floor showing the absence of the audience. “This is unusual,” he said. “Have a good day, stay healthy.”

Meanwhile, Loose Women producer ITV Studios appears to have taken the same decision,...

The 71st Emmy Awards kicked off Saturday and Sunday with the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. As a cascade of Emmys were handed out in technical and acting categories, and there were plenty of expected wins and some surprises.

The biggest winner of the two nights combined was HBO’s Game of Thrones, which garnered 10 Emmys on Sunday, while HBO’s Chernobyl earned seven. Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won six including acting accolades for Jane Lynch and Luke Kirby, while The Handmaid’s Tale surprisingly swooped in and took guest acting trophies for Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones.

On Saturday, big winners included RuPaul’s Drag Race which won for Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Costumes, and RuPaul Charles for Outstanding Host. It was the fourth win in a row for Charles, tying the Emmys record with Survivor’s Jeff Probst for...

After setting a new record for the most nominations a series has ever received in a single year, “Game of Thrones” dominated the 2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys, which were handed out on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.

The final season of the epic HBO series won 10 awards, taking Emmys for casting, music, main-title design, picture editing, sound mixing and sound editing, makeup, costumes, visual effects and stunt coordination — though it was beaten by “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for cinematography, “Chernobyl” for production design and “Star Trek: Discovery” for prosthetic makeup.

Jane Lynch won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the fourth different show for which Lynch has won an Emmy. The show also won the guest-actor award, with Luke Kirby helping shut “Saturday Night Live” out of the guest acting winner’s circle for the first time since 2015.

Bradley Whitford...

The 2019 Creative Arts Emmys were held on the weekend of September 14-15, celebrating the best achievements in television crafts, animation, nonfiction and more. This is where the vast majority of awards were handed out (almost 100 over the course of the two days) before the main Emmys telecast on September 22. So who were the big winners on Sunday night? Scroll down for the complete list in all 49 categories, updating live as they’re announced.

SEE2019 Creative Arts Emmy winners (Saturday): Full list of nominees and winners in all 48 categories

Saturday night’s show focused on achievements in animation, documentaries, variety, and reality. Sunday’s kudos were reserved mostly for dramas, comedies, movies and limited series. Among the top nominees in these fields included “Game of Thrones,” which had a record 32 nominations overall, 18 of which were at Creative Arts. Other programs with heaps of craft noms included “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,...

“Game of Thrones” didn’t break any records during the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, but they gave themselves a leg-up on history. The HBO fantasy series was nominated for 18 awards, and ended up taking home an awe-inspiring 10.

For those keeping track, “Game of Thrones” already owns the record it seeks to achieve, winning 12 Emmy Awards in 2015 for its fifth season and is well on its way to obliterating that award during the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 22.

Those who suspected that a disappointing final season would dampen the Television Academy’s enthusiasm for the most decorated drama series of all time, were proved wrong yet again after racking up a record 32 overall nominations.

The second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards offered few surprises, with defending comedy series winner, Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, scoring six awards, including both Outstanding Guest...

HBO’s “Game of Thrones” made a major splash with a record 32 Emmy nominations in July for its eighth and final season, bringing the show’s ultimate total to 161. One of those 32 bids is for Best One-Hour Single-Camera Cinematography, a category the show has never won. Can it finally do it this year with director of photography Jonathan Freeman, who is nominated for shooting the series finale “The Iron Throne”?

“Thrones” wasn’t able to break into this race until 2013 for its third season, but has since nabbed eight additional noms to become the most nominated show in this category. If anyone can now finally get it across the finish line, it’s Freeman, a three-time Emmy winner for another HBO show, “Boardwalk Empire”, and previous nominee for “Thrones” (in 2014 for the episode “Two Swords”). He’s also won five out of eight times at the American Society of Cinematographer Awards,...

Blessed be the fruit! Hulu racked up 11 Emmy nominations for three orphaned episodes from “The Handmaid’s Tale‘s” sophomore season, including one for Cherry Jones in Best Drama Guest Actress. It was her second consecutive bid in this category for the series, in which she appears as June’s (Elisabeth Moss) feminist firebrand mother, Holly. Jones previously won a prize as Best Drama Supporting Actress for “24.”

In “Holly,” flashbacks give audiences a glimpse of June’s first pregnancy with Hannah. Her mother promises to be there for the birth of her granddaughter, but June is skeptical given how frequently absent she is while trotting the globe to fight her causes. In the present, June gives birth to the Waterford’s child, who she names Holly in a tribute to the woman who has inspired her to rebel against her captors.

Can Jones win for this episode? Let’s take...

IndieWire reached out to this year’s nominees for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour), Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour), and Limited Series or Movie, and asked them which cameras and lenses they used — but even more important: Why were these these the right tools to create the look of their series?

Single Camera Series (One Hour)

The 2019 Emmy nominees for outstanding cinematography in this category are Jonathan Freeman (“Game of Thrones”), Zoë White (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Colin Watkinson (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Dana Gonzales (“Hanna”), Gonzalo Amat (“The Man In The High Castle”), M. David Mullen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), and Robert McLachlan (“Ray Donovan”).

2018 Emmy Winner: Adriano Goldman for “The Crown”

2017 Emmy Winner: Colin Watkinson for “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

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Nominated Episode: “The Iron Throne”

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Two years ago, “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” Reed Morano ended a 22-year cold streak when she became just the third woman to win the Best Drama Directing Emmy. Two women have a chance of joining that group this year to be No. 4: Daina Reid for “Handmaid’s” and Lisa Brühlmann for “Killing Eve.”

Before Morano, the only female drama directing champs were Karen Arthur and Mimi Leder. Morano’s field included two other women, her fellow “Handmaid’s” director Kate Dennis and Lesli Linka Glatter for “Homeland.” Last year, “Handmaid’s” helmer Kari Skogland, who was the only woman in the lineup, was the odds-on frontrunner to win, but the award ended up going to Stephen Daldry for “The Crown.”

Reid, whose nominated episode is “Holly” — one of “Handmaid’s” three eligible orphaned episodes this cycle — and Brühlmann, nominated for “Desperate Times,” are up against three “Game of Thrones...

Our combined Emmy odds currently peg “Game of Thrones” as the front-runner for Best Drama Directing for the battle-centric episode “The Long Night” (by Miguel Sapochnik). But what about the other two “Thrones” episodes nominated in this race: “The Last of the Starks” (by David Nutter) and “The Iron Throne” (by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss)? I joined Gold Derby editors Riley Chow and Zach Laws to discuss whether “Got” is strong enough to overcome vote-splitting or another show could end up ascending the Emmy throne (watch the video slugfest above).

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Like our odds, I’m predicting Sapochnik to nab his second Emmy statuette, after winning his first one in 2016 for directing the season 6 “Thrones” installment “Battle of the Bastards.” To defend my prediction, I argue, “Everyone knows that this episode took 55 nights to shoot. Everyone knows it’s one of the biggest battle spectacles...

An edited version of this story about “The Handmaid’s Tale” first ran in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.

“The Handmaid’s Tale” was not supposed to be a major Emmy player this year. After all, the Hulu drama wasn’t even eligible for series awards, or in the lead or supporting acting categories; its second season mostly aired in the spring of 2018 and was eligible last year, while Season 3 didn’t begin until after this year’s cutoff.

But it did air the three final episodes of Season 2 during this year’s eligibility period — and that made these “dangling episodes,” in Emmy parlance, eligible for individual awards for those specific episodes: directing awards, writing awards, guest-acting awards for performers who weren’t series regulars, that kind of thing.

And those three episodes landed a remarkable 11 Emmy nominations. They were honored for directing, acting,...

It’s not surprising that our combined Emmy odds currently peg “Killing Eve’s” “Nice and Neat” as the front-runner for Best Drama Writing. The second season of the BBC America show just nabbed a significant total of nine nominations. I recently joined Gold Derby editors Riley Chow and Zach Laws to discuss whether we agree with the odds or have one of the other nominees in our top spots (watch the video slugfest above).

“There is only one ‘Game of Thrones’ nominee in writing,” Laws stresses as he explains his decision to predict “Thrones’” series finale “The Iron Throne” as the most likely winner. Since this episode doesn’t have to worry about splitting the vote with another submission from the show, it would be the sole recipient of “Throne’s” massive overall support – it nabbed a record-breaking 32 nominations. I, too, have it in my top slot and add...

Television has never looked quite like this before, with so many conversation-starting, cultural narrative-altering stories that incite, invite, or ignite something in viewers. Telling tales of grounded, often tough, topics through heightened worlds is frequently a way to soften the blow of such hard-to-watch material. Viewers may be enticed by the spectacle of gimmick (as in Hulu’s “Pen15” in which adults play teenage versions of themselves); the allure of a simpler time (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” from Amazon Prime Video), the desire to re-experience something with hindsight (Netflix’s “When They See Us”) or even the flash of fantasy (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”). While it can be challenging to balance serious material matter in a larger-than-life setting, the key for many of this year’s Emmy nominees in the writing and directing categories is authenticity and care in creation.

Ava DuVernay wrote and directed all four episodes of “When They See Us,...

Daina Reid just earned her first Emmy nomination for directing “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 2 episode “Holly,” her first-ever directing gig for a U.S. TV series. The director is previously known for projects in her native Australia, including “Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of Inxs.” Reid was shocked to hear of her Emmy nomination for Best Drama Directing this year, even though it came months after her nomination for the same “Handmaid’s Tale” episode at the Directors Guild of America Awards. “There was a message from an associate of mine just saying, ‘Congratulations,’ and I’m like, ‘For what?'” Reid recalls, of Emmy nomination day. “Then I opened up my emails and there were like 40 emails so it was very surprising to wake up to that.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Reid above.

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While it looks like the Emmy race for Best Drama Directing will come down to a battle royal between three “Game of Thrones” contenders, there’s actually a sizable spoiler lurking in the wings: Adam McKay, who’s nominated for HBO’s new series “Succession.” The TV academy loves to reward A-list movie directors, especially ones who’ve been on a role as of late. So while our odds may say “Thrones” is primed to take its third victory in the category (it previously won in 2015 and 2016), perhaps they shouldn’t celebrate too soon.

After carving out a niche for himself with the absurdist comedies “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004) and “Step Brothers” (2008), McKay won critical acclaim and Oscar glory with the politically charged satires “The Big Short” (2015) and “Vice” (2018). The former brought him a victory for screenwriting and a nomination for directing, while the latter earned him writing,...

“Game of Thrones” dominated the Emmy nominations with a record-breaking 32 bids, but you might be surprised to know what was the second most nominated drama: “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The 2017 Best Drama Series champ scored 11 nominations for its three orphaned episodes from Season 2 and what’s more, it’s the only other drama with double-digit nominations. Praise be, indeed.

Per the TV academy’s rules, these three orphaned episodes could only be considered in categories that recognize individual achievement, which means they weren’t eligible in races that honor the body of work, like drama series and the series regular acting categories. These are the show’s 11 nominations:

1. Best Narrative Contemporary (One Hour or More) Production Design (“Holly”)

2. Best Single Camera Cinematography: Zoe White (“Holly”)

3. Best Single Camera Cinematography: Colin Watkinson (“The Word”)

4. Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes (“The Word”)

5. Best Drama Directing: Daina Reid (“Holly”)

6. Best Drama Single-Camera Picture Editing...

“Game of Thrones” took down “NYPD Blue’s” Emmy record for most nominations for a drama with a whopping 32, five more than the cop procedural’s 27 in 1994. But it won’t break — or even get to break — “NYPD Blue’s” record in another category: Best Drama Directing. There, everyone in Westeros will have to settle for second best even with a win.

With two Best Drama Directing victories under its belt and three bids this year, “Thrones” can only tie three-time champs come September, “CBS Playhouse,” “The Defenders,” “Hill Street Blues” and “The West Wing.” That means “NYPD Blue’s” benchmark of four wins, which it nabbed in 1994 and 1997-99, will stand for a few more years. No other active drama has more than one directing Emmy at the moment.

See ‘Game of Thrones’ makes Emmy history with 32 nominations, more than any drama ever

An 11-time nominee in the category,...

For a show that technically wasn’t eligible at the Emmy Awards in 2019, “The Handmaid’s Tale” did quite well this year. The Hulu drama picked up 11 nominations, including major ones like outstanding directing, writing, guest actress and guest actor, thanks to a quirk in the TV Academy’s Emmy rules.

As previously noted, most of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 2 ran during 2018 Emmy eligibility.. But because three episodes of Season 2 aired outside of last year’s eligibility period, individual achievement awards from those three extra episodes were still eligible this year. And Hulu definitely benefited from that — otherwise, the streamer would have only had nine nominations this year.

Meanwhile, 2019 will go down in Emmy history as a year when several records were broken. “Game of Thrones” posted a new comedy or drama series nomination record with 32, while Lorne Michaels extended his status as the most-nominated individual in history at...

Having aired in June, the current third season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale may not be eligible for Emmys, but nonetheless, due to the Academy’s ‘hanging episode’ rule, Season 2 has 11 nominations this year.

The rule means that while the final three episodes of Season 2 fell outside of the Emmy eligibility window for 2018, they are eligible this time around—but only for individual achievements, since the show as a whole is not in contention. While this has worked out well for Handmaid’s this time, submitting episodes that aired a year earlier is no one’s ideal scenario.

However, from 2019 onward a new rule will make it easier for shows to include their hanging episodes in the year that they aired—so long as they had six of them out on the same contiguous platform by the eligibility cut-off date of May 31st. The Academy changed hanging episode...

Cherry Jones is the early favorite to win Best Drama Guest Actress for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and if she does walk away with the award, it would put the show in rarefied air: “Handmaid’s” would be just the second series to three-peat in the category.

The Hulu dystopian drama has won drama guest actress the past two years for Alexis Bledel (2017) and Samira Wiley (2018). “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is the only series to win three in a row — and it actually won four in a row from 2007-10 for Leslie Caron, Cynthia Nixon, Ellen Burstyn and Ann-Margret. It has a fifth win for Amanda Plummer, in 2005, making it the most awarded show in the category. “Svu” was on a hot streak with the TV academy in the 2000s — Mariska Hargitay won Best Drama Actress in 2006, so the show earned an acting award for six straight years,...

Praise be, indeed! The third season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” may be sitting out the Emmy cycle due to its June 5 premiere date, but the Hulu series is still on the Emmy nominating ballot in 18 different categories this year — for the final three episodes of its second season that aired outside of last year’s eligibility window.

Two of those categories are Best Drama Writing and Directing, which would be the only races “Handmaid’s” could show up in at the main ceremony. That’s because these three “orphaned episodes” are exclusively eligible in categories that recognize individual episodes, preventing lead and supporting actors, as well as the series itself, from entering.

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Best Drama Writing – Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder for “Holly”

Season 2’s 11th hour, which covers the aftermath of June’s (Elisabeth Moss) clandestinely arranged...