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
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
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‘Empire of Light’ review: Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward light up the screen in Sam Mendes’ latest [B+] | Telluride Review
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
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
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
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
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
Golden Globes: From ‘1917’ to Awkwafina to ‘Rocketman,’ Biggest Snubs and Surprises and What Does It All Mean
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)
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’
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
North Texas Film Critics Association Awards: Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, Tom Hanks, Zhao Shuzhen and 'The Irishman'
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
10th Alexander Valley Film Festival to Feature ‘Tuesday,’ ‘Thelma,’ ‘Ghostlight,’ Tribute to Sound Designer Ben Burtt and more 
28th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Lineup Featuring New Films Starring Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lynn Whitfield and Jason Mitchell 
Interview: With the Tennis Romance ‘Challengers,’ Writer Justin Kuritzkes Serves Up the Hottest Film of the Year 
84th Peabody Awards Nominations for Documentary, News, Public Service, Radio/Podcast Announced
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