Retro Review: ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)
It’s hard to nail down Donnie Darko as it succeeds on so many levels. It’s a science fiction coming-of-age tale, it’s high school gothic, it’s... Read More
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Santa Barbara Film Festival Writer’s Panel: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sian Heder, Eskil Vogt and more on the processes and challenges of bringing their scripts to life
The annual Writer’s Panel at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is always one of the highlights of the week, as the festival gathers writers... Read More
Directors Guild (DGA) nominations: Women rule as Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Huezo, Rebecca Hall and Emma Seligman earn nods
Directors Guild of America President Lesli Linka Glatter today announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for... Read More
SFFILM Awards to honor Jane Campion, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Oscar Isaac
The Annual Fundraiser Supporting SFFILM’s Year-Round Initiatives Will Award Campion with The Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction, SFFILM Special Award for Distinctive Voice... Read More
24th SCAD Savannah Film Festival announces lineup, honorees include Kenneth Branagh, Aunjanue Ellis, Clifton Collins, Jr.
2021 honorees include Kenneth Branagh, Adrien Brody, Clifton Collins, Jr., Aunjanue Ellis, Harry Gregson-Williams, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Mike Mills, Ruth Negga, Dylan... Read More
Montclair Film Festival announces complete 2021 lineup; Maggie Gyllenhaal to receive Breakthrough Director and Writer award
Today, Montclair Film announced the full program for the 1Oth annual Montclair Film Festival (MFF), presented by Investors Bank, taking place October 21-30, 2021, in... Read More
Women rule 2021 Venice Film Festival Awards as French abortion drama ‘Happening’ wins Golden Lion; Penélope Cruz, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jane Campion take top prizes
The French abortion drama Happening from Audrey Diwan has won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice Film Festival. Diwan is only the 6th woman... Read More
Venice Review: With ‘The Lost Daughter,’ Maggie Gyllenhaal exposes mother-daughter relations in their vile, discomforting essence [Grade: B]
Leda, a middle-aged comp-lit professor, arrives at a lavish Greek island accompanied solely by her books. Played by an overwrought Olivia Colman, she frets and... Read More
Interview: Maggie Gyllenhaal on ‘The Kindergarten Teacher,’ complex women and taking what she wants
Maggie Gyllenhaal is no stranger to playing complex women on the verge of a personal awakening or exerting strength and confidence in a male-dominated world.... Read More
TIFF 2018 In Conversation With…Hilary Swank, Mahershala Ali and Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Toronto International Film Festival presents this year’s In Conversation With… lineup: Hilary Swank, Mahershala Ali and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Through insightful, dynamic and intimate discussion,... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 89 – ‘Closer’ (Mike Nichols, 2004) 
‘My Uncle Jens’ Review: Brwa Vahabpour’s Feature Debut is an Effective Telling of a Complicated Family, Assimilation and Immigration (B+) | SXSW 
‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman Muddles Through a Stale Suburban Mess but at Least Her Wig is Fresh [C-] | SXSW 
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