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Pete Hammond
Awards Columnist/Chief Film Critic
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Pete, widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards analysts for both film and television, has for the past 14 years been Deadline's Awards Columnist covering the year-round Oscar and Emmy seasons. He is also Deadline's Chief Film Critic, having previously reviewed films for MovieLine, Boxoffice magazine, Backstage, Hollywood.com and Maxim, as well as Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide for which he was a contributing editor. In addition to writing, Pete is also host of the PBS SoCal Cinema Series and the weekly PBS television series "Must See Movies." He previously held producing positions at "Entertainment Tonight", "Extra," "Access Hollywood," "The Arsenio Hall Show," "The Martin Short Show" and AMC Networks and is the recipient of five Emmy nominations for writing. Pete is only the second journalist to have received the Publicists Guild of America’s Press Award twice, in 1996 and 2013.
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Steven Zaillian On Tackling ‘Ripley’ As A Limited Series, The Challenges And Glory Of Shooting All Over Italy In Black & White, And The Appeal Of Adapting Books For The Screen – Behind The Lens
Since his first film as a screenwriter, The Falcon and the Snowman, nearly 40 years ago, Steven Zaillian has been at the top of the filmmaking game with credits including his Oscar-winning adaptation of Schindler’s List in 1993, plus writing nominations for A…
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Lucia Aniello On Guiding ‘Hacks’, All Those Emmys & Why It Will Be Five Seasons And Out For Hit Max Comedy – Behind The Lens
Right out of the box Lucia Aniello experienced what riding the right horse at the Emmys was like. She became one of the few women to win both Comedy Directing and Writing Emmys, for the first season of Hacks. And the Emmy love doesn’t stop there. After a…
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On The Emmy Trail With ‘Hacks’, ‘Samurai’ And ‘Daily Show’s MAGA Whisperer Jordan Klepper; Plus Saying Goodbye To A Hollywood Great – Notes On The Season
A column covering conversations and events on the awards circuit.
If it seems like we have been in an Emmy cycle with no end, you wouldn’t be far from wrong. But we are just about at the finish line as ballots are now in the hands (or laptops) of some…
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‘The Union’ Review: Mark Wahlberg & Halle Berry Give Spy Romp Chemistry, Style And A Really Great Car Chase
The Union may be another one of those globe-hopping, star-driven popcorn action movies Netflix has specialized in of late, but because of a fortuitous star teaming of Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry — two vets of the genre working together for the first time…
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Mark Duplass On Becoming The Moral Center Of ‘The Morning Show’, How Close It Cuts To The Truth, And This Emmy Nominee’s Real Feeling About Awards – The Actor’s Side
Mark Duplass has really been, with his brother Jay, the king of the indie film scene for many years. Wikipedia defines him as a “filmmaker, actor, writer, musician, producer, director,” and that list probably even has more components. But he joins me on this…
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‘Jackpot!’ Review: Awkwafina & John Cena Fight Off Lotto Fever Gone Berserk In Action Comedy That Forgot The Laughs
Jackpot! is a Jackie Chan movie desperately in need of Jackie Chan.
An homage to the great international action comedy star from screenwriter Rob Yescombe, a video game writer-designer now turning to the big screen, this over-the-top frenetic stew not only lacks Chan to make it hum, it also lacks…
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‘Skincare’ Review: Elizabeth Banks Goes For The Kill In This Twisted Face-Off Thriller
Elizabeth Banks takes charge and delivers in Skincare, a Hollywood-set psychological thriller that its feature-debuting director, Austin Peters, likes to label a “sunshine noir”. Certainly it has elements of the classic darkly lit black and white film noirs set in L.A. in the 40’s, but this one takes…
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Rob McElhenney On Emmy Love For ‘Welcome To Wrexham’, Plus New Seasons For ‘Mythic Quest’ And ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ – Behind The Lens
It’s always sunny these days for Rob McElhenney, who is celebrating six Emmy nominations for Welcome to Wrexham including for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program –after seeing the series win five Emmys in January for Season 1. Those wins include a first…
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‘The Daily Show’ Team Hopes Crazy Presidential Race Will Help Them To An Emmy Election Victory – Contenders TV: The Nominees
Coming on the heels of their victory for Outstanding Talk Series at the Emmys held in January, The Daily Show is looking for more success even after the departure of host Trevor Noah for this crucial season, which is heavily focused on a presidential election that is turning out to be like no other. It…
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‘Abbott Elementary’s Emmy-Nominated Director Randall Einhorn On Series’ Surprising Roots And His Road To Being A Showbiz ‘Survivor’ – Behind The Lens
Randall Einhorn has a unique filmography. He currently is Emmy-nominated for directing the Season 3 finale of the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary, and as an executive producer of the series once again shares its nomination for Outstanding Comedy…
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Oscars Race Begins As Academy Opens Official Screening Room: ‘Thelma’, ‘Shirley’, ‘Hit Man’ Among First Titles For Consideration
And so it begins.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has signaled the beginning of the race for the 97th annual Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
The Academy Screening Room made its first titles available…
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‘Borderlands’ Review: Cate Blanchett Rocking A Killer Red Wig Livens Up Eli Roth’s Mess Of A Video Game Adaptation
Going in, I had my doubts about Borderlands, the latest overblown video game adaptation created to entice PG-13 moviegoers.
First off, it has a near decade-long history of failed attempts to crack its code, including Craig Mazin, who now shares a…
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