Pete Hammond is an Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic at Deadline. He covers the film industry with a focus on filmmaking, celebrities, and entertainment news, exploring themes within arts and entertainment. Pete's insights and critiques have been featured in various outlets, including Yahoo Sports UK, Yahoo News UK, and Deadline Hollywood.
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Pete Hammond’s coverage leans heavily on film reviews and festival reactions, with a noticeable mix of opinion and interview-driven pieces. He seems most responsive to pitches tied to new releases, festival premieres, and talent with a strong on-camera presence or a notable creative angle.
He also appears to value stories where a performance, director, or project has clear cultural relevance or standout craftsmanship, especially when there’s a fresh hook around the film’s impact or reception.
Given his national U.S. focus, pitches should be framed for a broad American audience.
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SPOILER ALERT: The following article contains details about storylines and characters/actors in A24 ‘s documentary You Can See Everything
By: Pete Hammond
SPOILER ALERT: The following article contains details about storylines and characters/actors in A24’s documentary You Can See Everything. Ever since its super-secret onetime screening at the Telluride...
It is a star-studded lineup for the Critics Choice Association's ninth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
After receiving rave reviews for his chilling portrayal of Open AI guru Sam Altman, Andrew Garfield is headed towards a busy awards season and now that includes a prestigious new honor.
It is a landmark year for the American Film Institute ‘s annual AFI Fest which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary.
After I saw Sacha Baron Cohen ‘s latest mind-bending comedy Ali G: Who Iz I? I immediately thought that this movie is proof there should be a brand new Oscar category created, for Best Clearances.
With something smart and pertinent to say about relationships between men and women, happiness and love, jealousy and longing, and other matters of the heart, Wicker is the year's most unexpected charmer.
There have been so many films about WWII, both during and after, so many different takes and personal stories told, that now 81 years since it ended
By: Pete Hammond
Quentin Tarantino surprised the crowd during a Q&A and screening of his 10-time Oscar-nominated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood on Friday night at AFI Fest in Los Angeles by screening the first 17 minut...
