As declarations of “Fake News” seemingly run rampant worldwide, Collective (Magnolia Pictures/Participant) underscores the true value of an independent press…
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Screenplay writing, usually a fairly solitary, uneventful process, is more of a full-contact sport for a movie like "Borat Subsequent…
Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros. Pictures) earned six Oscar nominations–Best Picture, Original Screenplay (by Shaka King and Will…
The main character of Oliver Hermanus' shattering "Moffie," set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the…
The awards season norm has seen the nearly annual occurrence of at least one difference between the Best Director Oscar…
Supervising sound editor Renee Tondelli earned Oscar and BAFTA Award nominations in 2017 for her work on Deepwater Horizon. Now…
Writer-director Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari (A24) made a major splash at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, winning both the Dramatic…
One DP finds himself in the awards season conversation for his fruitful collaboration with a first-time feature director.Another brought his…
Directors Reflect On “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” “The Midnight Sky,” “News of the World”
While director Lee Daniels firmly asserts that The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu) is not a biopic, he hopes…
Art vs. commerce isn’t necessarily an either/or proposition. The two aren’t always at odds. Sometimes both can peacefully co-exist, if…