News, notes, recommendations and more from around Santa Cruz County food & drink via Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.

Few film-makers have as varied a CV as Richard Linklater’s; from the box-office hit School of Rock to his experiments with ...

As they dangle 30 feet above a 650-foot drop, Josh faces both the fear of heights and the excitement of discovering a Mesopotamian king depicted in the carving. Stream Full Episodes of Expedition ...

EE BAFTA Film Awards longlist is out, and it’s packed with potential winners. From animated family favorites to Oscar-bait dramas, the competition is fierce this year. While final nominations drop on ...

AMPAS nominates five worthy shorts in each category but only one will prevail. Here's a guide to help you win your Oscars ...

To me, biopics are becoming too oversaturated, are award vehicles, and are ultimately part of a broader originality problem ...

The late filmmaker's 26-minute farce from 1988 delivers a muddy slice of his warm, wry wit.

If the studio spends all that money and the film doesn’t connect with audiences, its perceived Oscar bait-y qualities will turn public opinion against it and negatively affect the box office. First, ...

The film’s focus is on corruption and abuses of power specific to Alabama’s prisons — and the heroism of the men who have found ways to evolve within a system that has no interest in ...

I assume the speech was bait to launch a discussion. The government is trying to put a flag down as a big report they commissioned into the local film industry is set to be published soon.

("How many people are going to watch this, realistically?" Shackleton wonders during the film.) The winner of Sundance's NEXT Innovator Award is partly about Lafferty's investigation but also an ...