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A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit. Just two weeks to go before nomination balloting begins for the Emmys and there can be no doubt this year feels fully back to normal with so many FYC events going on all over town it is as impossible for Television Academy members to keep track of them, just as it is to actually watch the shows they are pushing. And if you need help reminding you of what you need to see, the swag arriving daily will do that for you. Arriving home from spending much of May on the road, first in NYC, then in Cannes , there was everything from a box of candy touting the Hulu limited series called, well, Candy to another limited series about the making of The Godfather called The Offer which offered an appetizing horses head cookie to chew on while watching the show. For sports activities Apple TV + sent along a Magic Johnson basketball to tout their docu on the hoops great, while this week more cookies were the order of … [Read more...] about Notes On The Season: How Cannes Began The Oscar Race – ‘Top Gun’, ‘Elvis’, ‘Triangle Of Sadness’ And More; Plus Emmys Heating Up

Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli , who have overseen the James Bond franchise for the past three decades, have been honored with BFI Fellowships, the highest bestowed by the film institute. Starting with Goldeneye, the pair, who run EON Productions, have produced nine of 25 Bond films over the period, winning BAFTAs and overseeing changes in actors who have played the iconic British spy. Outside of the franchise, their credits include The Silent Storm, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool and Nancy. BFI Chair Tim Richards said he “can think of no-one else more deserving” as the 60th anniversary of Bond rolls around. “With amazing insight and vision, Michael and Barbara have not only re-invented Bond for today’s audiences, but No Time to Die arrived at exactly the right moment to welcome those audiences back to the big screen experience as never before,” he added. The pair said: “We are very grateful to so many members of the British film … [Read more...] about ‘James Bond’ Duo Michael G. Wilson And Barbara Broccoli Honored With BFI Fellowships