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The Television Academy has just finished announcing the nominations for the 78th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with "The Pitt" leading the way with 25 nods, followed very closely by "Hacks" with 24. The ceremony will take place on September 14th. You can find a list of the nominations for the main categories below and a complete listing of all categories here. Outstanding Drama Series The Diplomat The Gilded Age A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Paradise The Pitt Pluribus Slow H

The Film: Last we saw of writer/director Kristoffer Borgli, he delivered the rather intriguing "Dream Scenario," a film with a fascinating premise in which everyone is inexplicably dreaming about the same ordinary person. Unfortunately, it ended up being another classic example of a filmmaker having a really neat idea, but not really knowing where to take it or how to use it effectively, ultimately leading to a film that basically meanders for its brief 90-minute runtime. Now

The Film: Hot on the heels of "Crime 101," here we have another crime caper of a completely different sort with "The Mastermind." Coming to us from writer/director Kelly Reichardt, whose name you may remember from such films as "First Cow," "Night Moves," and "Wendy and Lucy," it attempts to approach the sub-genre from a slightly different angle in order to give us a single-focus, character-driven outing, while toning the excitement factor down considerably. Having been aroun