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Cinematographer Roger Deakins (‘Empire of Light’) on his latest collaboration with Sam Mendes, being his own camera operator, and the movie that makes him cry

Interviews

Cinematographer Roger Deakins (‘Empire of Light’) on his latest collaboration with Sam Mendes, being his own camera operator, and the movie that makes him cry

Sophia Ciminello December 14, 2022

Empire of Light may be the title of Roger Deakins’ latest collaboration with Sam Mendes, but it’s also a fitting descriptor for his dazzling body... Read More

‘Empire of Light’ review: Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward light up the screen in Sam Mendes’ latest [B+] | Telluride Review

Ryan McQuade September 4, 2022

For the last two years, people have been locked away due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and other various spreader events plaguing the world. When... Read More

TIFF47: Sam Mendes to receive Director Tribute from 2022 Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

TIFF47: Sam Mendes to receive Director Tribute from 2022 Toronto International Film Festival

Erik Anderson August 16, 2022

Today, Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, announced that Academy Award–winning filmmaker Sam Mendes will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award. The... Read More

Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – THE FULL LIST

Erik Anderson February 7, 2020

Here’s the quick and easy version of the 2020 Oscar predictions for the 92nd Academy Awards. Click each category for my full breakdown analysis and... Read More

Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – BEST DIRECTOR

Erik Anderson February 7, 2020

It’s difficult to imagine an upset here as Sam Mendes (1917) has won the Golden Globe, tied Bong Joon Ho at the Critics Choice, DGA... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: War is Hell

Erik Anderson January 24, 2020

In a shortened Oscar season such as this a lot can happen in a week. Last weekend brought us the ACE Eddie Awards (Parasite and... Read More

77th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS -- Pictured: Sam Mendes accepts the award for Best Motion Picture, Drama at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2020 -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

Golden Globes: From ‘1917’ to Awkwafina to ‘Rocketman,’ Biggest Snubs and Surprises and What Does It All Mean

Erik Anderson January 6, 2020

Last night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave out its statues at the 77th Golden Globe Awards and it didn’t come without some pretty big... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (December)

Erik Anderson December 20, 2019

Since the last Best Director predictions we’ve had dozens of critics awards and the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominations, including their director picks... Read More

Interview: From tactics to scale, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes talks ‘1917’

Rubin Safaya December 17, 2019

NOTE: This interview discusses in detail several story elements of the upcoming Universal Pictures release, 1917, written and directed by Sam Mendes. An accomplished theatrical and motion picture director and... Read More

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North Texas Film Critics Association Awards: Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, Tom Hanks, Zhao Shuzhen and 'The Irishman'

Erik Anderson December 16, 2019

The North Texas Film Critics Association voted the biographical drama THE IRISHMAN as Best Film of 2019, according to the results of its annual critics’... Read More