This year’s lineup includes 65 fiction features and series, 60 nonfiction features and series, and 17 audio projects in various stages of development or production, including new projects from the producers of “Dopesick,” “Pose,” and “Sorry to Bother You.” For the first time since the pandemic, the annual event will include both in-person and virtual participation. In-person meetings run September 17-23, while virtual meetings will be held September 22-23. “Being able to connect with industry for meetings helps move a lot of filmmakers’ careers forward....

Two years later, she threw down the gauntlet again, bravely forging ahead to follow up her blockbuster debut with another special. Released on Netflix in May, “Douglas” is just as sharp, entertaining, and original as “Nanette,” though it lacks some of emotional intensity of the former. As she did for queer and gender non-conforming people in “Nanette,” however, Gadsby uses “Douglas” to discuss her autism diagnosis. An awkward interaction at the dog park becomes a hilarious window into the mind of a neuro-divergent person, garnished with a healthy ribbing of misogyny, naturally....

“These titles will remain available in the library to allow viewers to make their own informed decisions about screening the work,” HBO said in a statement to The Wrap. HBO’s decision to continue streaming Allen’s films drew ire from many industry voices on social media, with Ernest Media Empire journalist Ernest Owens writing on Twitter, “White privilege is letting Woody Allen keep his films playing on HBO Max, while now running a documentary about his alleged sexual abuse....

Over the weekend, the HFPA announced its commitment to change and on Tuesday shared that it had hired advisors to oversee implementation of said institutional changes. “At the core of the HFPA’s plan to tackle diversity issues, we are hiring Dr. Shaun Harper, a leading expert on racial equity, Provost Professor in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, as our Strategic Diversity Advisor for the next five years,” a statement from the HFPA said....

As the scandal-ridden Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to navigate controversy after controversy, the future of the organization and its iconic Golden Globes award show remain in question. On Friday, the HFPA announced (via Deadline) plans to consider selling off some of its assets, including the Golden Globes brand, to potential buyers. The move would mean dropping its nonprofit status in an attempt to boost the status of the Golden Globes....

In “Nomadland,” Frances McDormand’s Fern roams the empty vistas of a world defined by dislocation. Driving through rocky landscapes from Nevada to California and many desolate places in between, the widow eludes the loneliness of growing old in rural America by reinventing her relationship to it. Having lost her husband years ago, Fern initially stayed put in the abandoned ghost town where they built their lives, only to find that the memories haunting her became a burden....

All of the major news networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC, are expected to broadcast the vice presidential debate. Though information on where to stream the vice presidential debate has not been announced, it is likely that the event will be streamed on YouTube for free. The vice presidential debate, which will begin at 9 p.m. ET and be held at the University of Utah, will be moderated by Susan Page, USA Today’s Washington bureau chief....