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Gary Oldman is a frontrunner, Emma Stone is back in the race, and a movie about a woman falling in love with a sea creature may be surprisingly moving: Richard Lawson reports back from the Telluride Film Festival.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals this weekend, some of the biggest movies of the fall season— and maybe the most Oscar-worthy— will premiere. Here’s your guide for what to expect and how to interpret the avalanche of buzz coming our way.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A conversation with BBC Culture’s Christian Blauvelt about the list of the 100 greatest film comedies ever made. Plus, interviews with Emmy nominees Ann Dowd (of *The Leftovers* and *The Handmaid’s Tale*) and Lena Waithe (*Master of None*).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the current season winds down, and the series finale looms in the distance, we wonder if Game of Thrones can continue to be critic-proof to the very end. Plus conversations about The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Steven Soderbergh’s new movie Logan Lucky.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emmy-nominated actress Carrie Coon stops by to talk Leftovers, Fargo, and what's next.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In honor of Halle Berry's latest thriller, Mike, Joanna, and Richard discuss Oscar-winning actors who need a little boost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amid rumors he won’t play Batman much longer, Ben Affleck seems a long way from the Oscar-winning director of Argo he was just five years ago. How did that happen, and what on earth is going on with Batman, anyway?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christopher Nolan’s war movie is beautiful and thrilling, but can it be an awards contender? Plus discussion of the Game of Thrones season premiere, the confusing state of Twin Peaks, and the controversial new project from the Game of Thrones creators.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look at the snubs and surprises of this year’s Emmy nominations, plus discussion of the new season of Game of Thrones and War for the Planet of the Apes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ahead of Alec Baldwin's “One Night Only” special on Spike TV, Mike Hogan and producer Jordan Bell caught up with the actor and famed Donald Trump portrayer on one very warm New York afternoon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The team discusses the highlights of the year in film and television, which includes Okja, the new film from Bong Joon-ho now on Netflix that stars Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Steven Yeun, who joins us for an interview about the film.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Television Critics Association award nominations are out— do they tell us who the Emmy contenders will be as well? Plus a discussion about the shakeup on the Han Solo spinoff movie, and conversations with Stranger Things star David Harbour and Silicon Valley’s Zach Woods.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After winning over crowds at Sundance, the comedy The Big Sick is coming to theaters, and Richard Lawson talks to director Michael Showalter about bringing it to life. Plus more looks at the ongoing Emmys campaign season, including the awards hopes for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Carrie Coon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s June, which means it’s Emmy season— and the town is going crazier than ever in the pursuit of a different set of little gold statues. Plus: a conversation with The Mick star Kaitlin Olson, and some head-scratching at The Mummy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why the Rotten Tomatoes score doesn’t tell you everything about the latest DC Movie. Plus a look back at Cannes, and a conversation with The Crown star Claire Foy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look inside the new Star Wars portfolio in Vanity Fair, one last dispatch from Cannes, and a celebration of the wonderfully weird Twin Peaks,now back on TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A conversation with the teen movie icon and star of the new Netflix drama War Machine. Plus a look ahead at the Cannes Film Festival.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look at two new releases— Snatched and Alien: Covenant— the new season of the Netflix series Master of None, and the MTV Movie and TV Awards, which gave us all a look into How The Kids Think Now.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard, Mike, and Joanna discuss the sudden resurgence of prestige horror, plus an interview with Underground creator Misha Green. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A conversation with the co-stars of The Promise, plus a look at the potential WGA strike and a reflection on Jonathan Demme’s remarkable career.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A conversation with Rebecca Skloot and Rose Byrne, who plays Rebecca Skloot in HBO's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Plus a look at this season of The Leftovers and the Tribeca Film Festival.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The director of Lost City of Z joins to discuss the passion (and possibly insanity) that drove him from New York City’s outer boroughs to the Bolivian jungle, and why he was so happy to come back. Plus discussion of the MTV Movie and TV Awards and Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Richard, Joanna, and Mike discuss the Emmy-destined Big Little Lies. Plus: Anne Hathaway's monster movie and a look at some Cannes hopefuls.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A dispatch from Rebecca Keegan on the Academy’s big meeting, a look at the Feud episodes all about the Oscars, and a moment to wonder if whitewashing has finally become bad business for Hollywood.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We welcome special guest David Sims, co-host of the Blank Check Podcast, to discuss Steven Spielberg's Oscar history and how he might win one more. Plus an early look at the Emmy best drama race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices