Interview: Jon M. Chu on the Challenges of Singing Live on Set, What to Defy and to Keep, and How ‘Wicked’ is an Expression of the World at This Moment in Time
Everything’s been leading to this moment for Jon M. Chu. The director of Wicked first made a name for himself with music-based films like Step... Read More
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American Cinema Editors (ACE) to Honor Jon M. Chu, Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch at 75th ACE Eddie Awards
American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced today that the organization will honor acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year... Read More
Interview: Jon M. Chu on the joys and lessons from ‘In the Heights’ and getting ready for ‘Wicked’
2021 has been the year of the musical. Whether it was Encanto, Vivo, tick…tick…BOOM, Annette, Cyrano, West Side Story, and many more, audiences have experienced... Read More
‘In the Heights’ review: Impossible to resist and puts Latinx representation joyously front-and-center
Representation matters. Representation has always mattered and always will matter. Gatekeepers, however, determine — and continue to determine, though in a slightly reduced amount — who receives representation and... Read More
Oscars: Winston Duke, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Kent, Jon M. Chu make the 842 new member Academy cut
The Academy continues with its pledge to increase diversity amongst its voting ranks, boosting female and non-white membership for the fourth year in a row... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)
Alfonso Cuarón has emerged from Venice, Telluride and Toronto as the one the beat in the Best Director Oscar race with ROMA and he is... Read More
The hilarious first trailer for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ starring Constance Wu is here
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The first trailer and poster for Warner Bros. Crazy Rich Asians is here. Based on the international best-selling novel by Kevin... Read More
‘Hot Milk’ Review: Emma Mackey Blazes Through Choppy Mother-Daughter Portrait [C] | BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 
68th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) Lineup: Josh O’Connor in ‘Rebuilding,’ Tributes to André Holland, Chris Columbus 
The Academy Partners with Global Screenwriting Programs for Nicholl Fellowships, The Black List to Serve as Submission Portal 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 91 – ‘Angels in America’ (Mike Nichols, 2003)