‘Nosferatu’ Review: Lily-Rose Depp Gives a Ferocious Performance as Robert Eggers Creates a Wicked, Wintry Wonderland of Sex, Desire and Death [A]
The dreamlike twinkling of a music box trills as if to begin a fairy tale. This lullaby-like tune has an unsettling feeling, though, and instead... Read More
Sophia Ciminello
Sophia is a lifelong film enthusiast who considers herself a scholar of Best Actress winners, the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, and 1970s cinema. She hosts and produces the podcast "Oscar Wild," where she celebrates her love of cinema with retrospectives, deep dives on all 23 Oscar categories, and interviews with directors and creatives. She thanks her mother for her love of Old Hollywood and her father for letting her stay up late to watch the Oscars when she was in preschool. Her favorite Best Picture winners are All About Eve and Ordinary People. You can follow her on Twitter @sophia_cim.
Interview: In ‘Gladiator II,’ Costume Designer Janty Yates Turns Rome into Her Runway
Costume designer Janty Yates has time-traveled around the world with Ridley Scott for decades. From the 1970s of House of Gucci to Outer Space in... Read More
Interview: Production Designer Arthur Max on Rebuilding Rome and Filling the Colosseum with Water in ‘Gladiator II’
Production designer Arthur Max knows Rome wasn’t built in a day, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t rebuild it in a few months. In Ridley... Read More
Interview: Isabella Rossellini on the Power of Sister Agnes in ‘Conclave’ and Returning to her Cinematic Roots
Recently, legendary actress Isabella Rossellini attended the Ara Pacis Museum, where she visited an exhibition on acting in Ancient Rome that she documented on her... Read More
‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Review: There’s No Place Like Gnome | AFI FEST
For 35 years, an inventor and his trusty, loyal canine have delighted audiences from their home on West Wallaby Street. From innovative, crafty home improvement... Read More
‘Here’ Review: This Old House Has Bad Bones and Creaky, Questionable Foundation | AFI FEST
Near the end of Robert Zemeckis’ saccharine, Oscar-winning classic, Forrest Gump, Forrest finally stops running and declares, “I’m pretty tired. I think I’ll go home... Read More
Interview: With ‘Dìdi,’ Joan Chen is Finally Getting Her Coming of Age Story
Legendary actress Joan Chen didn’t have a typical coming-of-age story. Born in China during the Cultural Revolution, she was plucked out of the crowd at... Read More
‘Maria’ Review: Angelina Jolie is Bewitching as La Callas in Pablo Larraín’s Delicate Depiction of the Diva | NYFF
Maria Callas was comfortable with death. As the greatest soprano alive, she died on stage night after night at La Scala, Covent Garden, The Met,... Read More
‘The Brutalist’ Review: Everything Old is New Again in Brady Corbet’s Monumental, Novelistic Epic | NYFF
Early in The Godfather Part II, a young, solitary Vito Corleone looks out the window at Ellis Island and sees The Statue of Liberty in... Read More
‘The Outrun’ Review: Saoirse Ronan is Towering in Sensitive Yet Uneven Recovery Drama | Telluride
At the 51st Telluride Film Festival, Saoirse Ronan became one of the youngest actors to be recognized with the prestigious Silver Medallion, honoring her versatile... Read More
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