But things were off on a bad foot from the start. First, there was the much-discussed choice to jettison eight diverse categories to the pre-show festivities, including a number of craft awards and all three short film honors. During the non-televised “golden hour,” plenty of wonderful stories unfolded. British Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed and British Indian director Aneil Karia’s “The Long Goodbye” claimed Best Live Action Short Film, making Ahmed the first Muslim to win in the category....

The winners from the eight categories — which also include Documentary Short, Makeup and Hairstyling, Animated Short, and Live-Action Short — will all get their moments during the live broadcast laster Sunday. Their speeches will be edited into the live telecast, a move that producers hope will move the show along and save viewers from the apparent pain of watching winners make the long trek from far-flung seats. It’s a move that has sparked criticism from many corners of the industry since the plan was announced earlier this year....

Such is the question that most noirs seem to hinge on, and now, Neil LaBute’s mystery-thriller “Out of the Blue” challenges the extent to which a femme fatale can drive a man to murder. Diane Kruger stars as blonde bombshell Marilyn Chambers, an angst-filled mother to a teen daughter (“Bodies Bodies Bodies” breakout Chase Sui Wonders) who strikes up a NSFW relationship with ex-con Connor Bates (Ray Nicholson). The film premieres August 26....

The first season of “P-Valley” introduced audiences to Mississippi strip club owner Uncle Clifford (Nicco Annan) and dancers Mercedes (Brandee Evans), Hailey (Elarica Johnson), and Miss Mississippi (Shannon Thornton). Rapper Lil’ Murda (J. Alphonse Nicholson) also discovers his own sexual identity at The Pynk, with casino developer (Parker Sawyer) looking to score. The official synopsis for Season 2 reads: “When darkness descends upon Chucalissa, everybody and they mama must fight tooth and talon to survive....

Andy Samberg isn’t sure he was the first choice to lead rookie director Max Barbakow and writer Andy Siara’s brain-bending romantic comedy “Palm Springs,” but it’s hard to imagine another actor taking his place. He plays a daffy layabout drifting through life — who happens to be stuck in an infinite time loop — with the balance of nutty charm and physical comedy that wouldn’t be out of place on his “Saturday Night Live” days or even on his TV sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine....

This risky gamble tracks with Greene’s other experimental approaches to teasing out the boundaries of fiction and non-fiction (“Kate Plays Christine,” “Bisbee ’17”), but it also introduces a more holistic qualify to the approach. The six victims at the center of “Procession” — Joe Eldred, Mike Foreman, Ed Gavagan, Dan Laurine, Michael Sandridge, and Tom Viviano — work together throughout the movie to develop scenes that capture the power dynamic behind the abuse they suffered....

In a feature interview with New York Magazine’s Vulture, Razzie co-founders John J.B. Wilson and Maureen Murphy revealed that they “don’t care for” how Stanley Kubrick adapted Stephen King’s “The Shining.” And while “The Shining” was snubbed at the Oscars, the critically acclaimed horror film did get plenty of attention by the Razzie academy voters. “The voting membership the very first year were largely people that Maureen and I worked with at a trailer company,” Wilson said....