FYC Outstanding Main Title Design

by Nathaniel R

Will Hollywood get nominated for its storytelling symbolic use of the iconic sign?

142 shows will be competing for the nominations in main title design. You know, those parts of a show that Netflix lets you ignore with the "Skip Intro" button. It is our humble opinion that the title design is part of the show and should never be skipped. It sets the mood like, say, and overture would for a musical. One of the reasons we like this Emmy category is that shows don't tend to stay eligible year after year after year. Generally it's only the first season though shows which significantly alter their opening imagery can compete again -- i was surprised to see Succession in the list again.

Which main title designs did you love this year? Here are 15 random intros from those 142 that could find their names called...

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Happy Fourth of July

We're not feeling particularly festive or patriotic this summer. For obvious reasons. But if you are, please enjoy your day. Be safe out there. Wear a mask! We're staying inside with the air conditioner and probably watching movies. But which ones? If you need Independence Day programming from TFE try these from the vault...

• 21 celebrities in 4th of July inspired photoshoots
• More patriotic celebrity photos
• Independence Day with Disney
• Unconventional 4th of July movies
• More movie recommendations for this day 

Emmy Ballots are Here!

by Abe Fried-Tanzer

Emmy voting is officially open which means that we, the general TV-loving public, also get to see who and what was officially submitted in each category. I highly recommend that, if you have a few hours, you spend some time scrolling through the pictures of the staggering 2,652 performers on the ballot (all of them are available here) – that’s always fun. Many placements we already knew were confirmed, and there were still a few surprises. For some of the biggest takeaways, read on… 

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Round 7 for Penelope & Pedro with "Parallel Mothers"

by Nathaniel R

Given the elegaic tone of Pedro Almodóvar's brilliant autobiographical Pain & Glory (2019) we worried that it might be his last film. We're so pleased to be feeling paranoid about that now. The 70 year-old master is already writing again or perhaps has finished writing something new. And not just one new project, but three! His next feature (which will shoot in early 2021) is a melodrama called Parallel Mothers, which will star his muse Penélope Cruz. The film will follow the lives of two mothers who give birth on the same day but whose lives take different courses (no word yet on who will play the other mother or if this is a dual role for Cruz). This will be the director and actress's seventh collaboration...

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