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Interview: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Collaborating with Ava DuVernay, Meeting the Moment, and Playing a Journalistic Indiana Jones

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Collaborating with Ava DuVernay, Meeting the Moment, and Playing a Journalistic Indiana Jones

Sophia Ciminello January 12, 2024

Early in Ava DuVernay’s remarkable new film Origin, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson (a transcendent Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) listens to a recording of the 911 call... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 27 – ‘The Boys in the Band’ (William Friedkin, 1970)

Podcasts

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 27 – ‘The Boys in the Band’ (William Friedkin, 1970)

Ryan McQuade January 11, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

‘Mean Girls’ Review: Reneé Rapp Shines but this Plastic is not Fantastic

Film Reviews

‘Mean Girls’ Review: Reneé Rapp Shines but this Plastic is not Fantastic

Cody Dericks January 11, 2024

“What’s wrong with me?” sings Gretchen Wieners (Bebe Wood) about 30 minutes into Mean Girls, the new film adaptation of the stage musical, which is... Read More

‘Maestro,’ ‘El Conde’ ‘Oppenheimer’ Among American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Nominations

Erik Anderson January 11, 2024

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) revealed its 2024 Outstanding Achievement Award nominees in feature film, documentary, television and music video categories where El Conde, Maestro, Killers... Read More

BAFTA Longlist, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, SAG: Who’s Got What?

Erik Anderson January 11, 2024

With today kicking off the first day of Oscar nomination voting for the 96th Academy Awards it’s probably a good time to see where the... Read More

‘Air,’ ‘Maestro,’ ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Among ICG Motion Picture Publicity Campaign Awards Nominees

Erik Anderson January 11, 2024

The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) have announced their nominees for the Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign, honoring outstanding achievement... Read More

Interview: Carla Gugino Talks Edgar Allen Poe, Working with Mike Flanagan, and Death in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Carla Gugino Talks Edgar Allen Poe, Working with Mike Flanagan, and Death in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’

Tyler Doster January 11, 2024

There’s a certain elevation of quality when a director/showrunner works with a performer multiple times across different projects. It can beget a closeness between the... Read More

Margot Robbie, Ke Huy Quan, Oprah Winfrey Among 29th Critics Choice Awards Presenters

Erik Anderson January 11, 2024

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the lineup of presenters who will take the stage at the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards. Margot Robbie will present... Read More

51st Annie Award Nominations: Netflix’s ‘Nimona’ Leads, Walt Disney and Pixar Shut Out of Feature for First Time Ever

Erik Anderson January 11, 2024

For the first time in the 51 years of the Annie Awards, which recognize animated films, Walt Disney and Pixar were not represented in the... Read More

Film at Lincoln Center Announces “Lulu Wang’s Road to Expats” Series February 13-15

Erik Anderson January 11, 2024

Film at Lincoln Center announced today “Lulu Wang’s Road to Expats,” a selection of films handpicked by Wang that influenced her new Prime Video series, featuring... Read More

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