MARCH 09, 2021

Directors Guild of America 2021 Film Nominees: Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell, and More Zhao won Best Director honors at the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice Awards. By Zack Sharf

SXSW 2021: The 12 Most Anticipated Films and TV Shows at This Year's Festival SXSW will, once again, roll out in a virtual fashion, but this year boasts even more new work, an easy ticketing system, and a fresh platfor … By Kate Erbland	'The Investigation': HBO's Danish Drama Is as Unglamorous as TV True Crime Gets Right until the end, Tobias Lindholm's six-part search for the truth behind journalist Kim Wall's death is TV designed to work against the g … By Steve Greene

What Does a Childhood Memory Look and Sound Like? How 'Minari' Found the Answer Toolkit Podcast: Director Lee Isaac Chung found visual reverence in remembrance, while composer Emile Mosseri gave the film an otherworldly … By Chris O'Falt	Amazon Scores with 'Coming 2 America,' Driving Prime Video App Downloads "SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run," "Raya and the Last Dragon," and "Crisis" starring Gary Oldman also debuted on streaming and VOD.  By Tom Brueggemann

	Every IndieWire TV Review from 2021 So Far, Ranked by Best to Worst Grade We're not even at the quarter mark of the year, but there are already an overwhelming number of shows making a good case for your TV attenti … By Steve Greene
	BAFTA Film Awards 2021 Nominations: 'Nomadland,' 'Rocks' Dominate with Seven Noms Each The BAFTAs overhauled their voting process for 2021 after shutting actors of color and women directors in 2020.  By Zack Sharf
	'WandaVision' Team 'Feels Good' About Ignoring Mephisto, Cutting Out Finale's Demon Reveal "We didn’t think this series needed a big bad," says showrunner Jac Schaeffer.  By Zack Sharf
	Jafar Panahi Recalls Jail Time in Iran While Supporting Imprisoned Human Rights Activist - Exclusive Jafar Panahi, the Iranian filmmaker behind 2015's "Taxi," recorded a message in support of imprisoned human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh.  By Tyler Hersko
	Awards Spotlight: Anthony Hopkins Mines Childhood Emotions in Florian Zeller's 'The Father' - Watch He recalled a childhood moment in Wales when he was five years old, on a Sunday afternoon, when a friend told him "we all die."  By Anne Thompson