Not the glossy, department-store version, but the one where the week before Christmas is a blur of errands, travel texts, family politics, and one too many “How are you, really?” conversations that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While accepting the award for best animated short for “The Girl Who Cried Pearls,” Chris Lavis joked about how people think it ...

This weekend’s Oscars are seen largely as a race between One Battle After Another and Sinners, two terrific movies that are available to stream on HBO Max after lengthy theatrical runs. In fact, all ...

Hello, and welcome to Sketch to Screen, a newsletter looking at the world of animation from yours truly, IndieWire Curation Editor Wilson Chapman. This is a space to celebrate all of animation, from ...

The Academy Awards are approaching, which means that movie buffs and critics alike have been speculating and arguing over such categories as Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Cinematography, Best ...

Still from ‘Retirement Plan.’ Photo Credit: John Kelly. Filmmaker John Kelly chatted about his 2026 Academy Award nomination for “Best Animated Short Film” for “Retirement Plan.” It was directed by ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The 2026 Oscars are just around the corner, and 15 short films are ...

Writer-director Ervin Han is also preparing a Mandarin dub of the film to compete at the Golden Horse Awards. Read more at ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...