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Emma Thompson Boards Oscar Contender ‘Jane Austen’s Period Drama’ as “Executive Menstrual Advisor”: “A Bloody Little Gem” (Exclusive)
Emma Thompson is such a big fan of Oscar-hopeful short Jane Austen’s Period Drama, she’s boarded the film as “executive…
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Why Oscar Think Pieces Need to Go
This column was conceived not so much as an assignment but as a desperate cry for help to my editors.…
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How ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ Led to Oscars Supporting Actor Category
If nothing else, 1935’s Mutiny on the Bounty answers the burning question: What does Clark Gable look like without a…
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The Music Score Behind Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite’
German composer Volker Bertelmann is no stranger to crafting scores that keep audiences, and even himself, up at night. “Yeah,…
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‘Sinners’ & Healing Response to Her Character
Wunmi Mosaku was almost immediately who Ryan Coogler wanted to star as Annie, the herbalist healer and estranged partner of…
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Nina Hoss Interview: ‘Heda’ Queer Adaptation
About 15 years ago, Nina Hoss played Hedda Gabler in an experimental stage production in Berlin. This take on the…
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One of Those Days When Hemme Dies Director on Turkey Oscars Submission
Stretching across an expansive tomato farm under the blazing Turkey sun, Murat Fıratoğlu’s opening shot to his award-winning One of…
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Croatia’s Oscar Contender ‘Fiume o morte!’ Dives Into History for a Timely Study of Populist Autocracy
Writer and director Igor Bezinović (A Brief Excursion) grew up in Rijeka, Croatia. Formerly known as Fiume, which is still…
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The Making of ‘Bugonia’: Yorgos Lanthimos’ First Call? Emma Stone, Of Course.
When Yorgos Lanthimos first read the script that would become Bugonia, he knew almost instantly that he was about to…
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Yoji Yamada and Lee Sang-il Discuss Japanese Filmmaking
Two generational talents of Japanese cinema shared the stage to discuss each other’s work at Tokyo International Film Festival, where…
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