Oscar Directors: Lynch, David–Visionary Director of “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks,” Dies at 78

A four-time Oscar nominee, Lynch received an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 2020.

Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail (2024): Laurent Bouzereau’s Documentary of Origins of Master of Suspense

This documentary, directed by Laurent Bouzereau, makes its TCM premiere tonight. It depicts the birth of the “Hitchcock Touch” and how Blackmail helped develop many of his directing signatures.

Death of Stalin, The (2017): Armando Iannucci’s Political Black Comedy

As expected, there was fierce opposition to the film in Russia, where it was seen as “anti-Russian propaganda,” and thus banned.

Oscars 2025: Directors Guild of America (DGA) Nominations: Two of Five are Foreign (French Audiard and German Beger)

Audiard, James Mangold and Edward Berger are In, Denis Villeneuve and Jon M. Chu Snubbed

Oscars 2025: Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Nominations–Film and TV

Wicked leads this year’s film nominations with 5 nods, followed by A Complete Unknown with 4 nods and Emilia Pérez and Anora with 3 nominations each.