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Aronofsky, IƱarritu films set for Venice Film Festival
Read full article: Aronofsky, IƱarritu films set for Venice Film FestivalDarren Aronofskyās āThe Whale,ā the Marilyn Monroe drama āBlonde,ā Alejandro GonzĆ”lez IƱƔrrituās āBardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truthsā and Guadagninoās āBones and All,ā with TimothĆ©e Chalamet, will all have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
Julianne Moore to lead Venice Film Festival jury this fall
Read full article: Julianne Moore to lead Venice Film Festival jury this fallJulianne Moore has been selected to serve as president of the main competition jury for the Venice International Film Festival this year, festival director Alberto Barbera announced Friday.
Will Smith dances with family after Oscar win, shocking slap
Read full article: Will Smith dances with family after Oscar win, shocking slapWill Smith danced with glee at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, waving his best actor Oscar in the air and rapping along to his own songs with wife Jada Pinkett Smith at his side.
At a pugnacious Oscars, Apple's feel-good 'CODA' triumphs
Read full article: At a pugnacious Oscars, Apple's feel-good 'CODA' triumphsAfter a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama āCODA,ā best picture Sunday, handing Hollywoodās top award to a streaming service for the first time.
'CODA' takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins
Read full article: 'CODA' takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith winsIn an upset, the deaf family drama āCODAā has won top honors at a very unpredictable 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw wins for the leads of āSquid Game,ā the cast of āTed Lassoā and Will Smith.
'Power of the Dog' tops Oscar noms with 12; 'Dune' nabs 10
Read full article: 'Power of the Dog' tops Oscar noms with 12; 'Dune' nabs 10Jane Campionās gothic western āThe Power of the Dogā leads all nominees for this year's Oscars, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywoodās top honors.
'Dune,' 'The Power Of The Dog' lead BAFTA nominations
Read full article: 'Dune,' 'The Power Of The Dog' lead BAFTA nominationsSci-fi epic blockbuster āDuneā and Jane Campionās dark Western āThe Power Of The Dogā lead the nominations for this yearās British Academy Film Awards, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lady Gaga among those up for acting awards.
Major guilds announce film nominees, clarifying Oscar field
Read full article: Major guilds announce film nominees, clarifying Oscar fieldHopes that a few of last yearās biggest box-office hits, āSpider-Man: No Way Homeā and āNo Time to Die,ā might join the best-picture Oscar race were dealt a blow Thursday when several of Hollywoodās top guilds announced their film nominations.
Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck score SAG nominations
Read full article: Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck score SAG nominationsWill Smith, Lady Gaga and Ben Affleck landed individual nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, while the casts of āBelfastā and āCODAā were among those nominated for the guildās top award, best ensemble.
Golden Globe Awards carry on, without stars or a telecast
Read full article: Golden Globe Awards carry on, without stars or a telecastEven though NBC dropped the 2022 Golden Globe Awards, the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association proceeded with its 79th edition Sunday night without a telecast, nominees, a red carpet, a host, press or even a livestream.
LA film critics pick āDrive My Carā as yearās best
Read full article: LA film critics pick āDrive My Carā as yearās bestIt was a showdown between Ryusuke Hamaguchiās āDrive My Carā and Jane Campionās āThe Power of the Dogā for members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, but the group managed to give top honors to both on Saturday.
'Dune,' 'CODA,' 'West Side Story' make AFI's 2021 top 10
Read full article: 'Dune,' 'CODA,' 'West Side Story' make AFI's 2021 top 10The American Film Institute lined up behind many of the yearās end-of-year Oscar contenders, naming Steven Spielbergās āWest Side Story,ā Jane Campionās āThe Power of the Dogā and Adam McKayās āDonāt Look Upā among the yearās 10 best films.
New York film critics name 'Drive My Car' best film of 2021
Read full article: New York film critics name 'Drive My Car' best film of 2021The New York Film Critics Circle on Friday named āDrive My Car,ā Ryusuke Hamaguchiās three-hour emotional epic and Haruki Murakamiās short story adaptation, the best film of the year.
'The Lost Daughter' wins big at 31st Gotham Awards
Read full article: 'The Lost Daughter' wins big at 31st Gotham AwardsMaggie Gyllenhaalās Elena Ferrante adaptation āThe Lost Daughterā won four Gotham Awards including best feature film at the 31st Gotham Awards, the annual New York independent film celebration that serves as a boozy kickoff to Oscar season.
New this week: 'Power of the Dog,' 'Annie' live and Kenny G
Read full article: New this week: 'Power of the Dog,' 'Annie' live and Kenny GThis weekās new entertainment releases include a new album from saxophone legend Kenny G, a documentary about the 12 young soccer players and their coach trapped in a flooded Thailand cave, and Jane Campion makes a triumphant return to filmmaking in āThe Power of the Dog.ā.
New this week: 'Finch,' ABBA and 'The Harder They Fall'
Read full article: New this week: 'Finch,' ABBA and 'The Harder They Fall'This weekās new entertainment releases include the first ABBA album in a whopping 39 years and a stylish and kinetic update to the Western in Jeymes Samuelās āThe Harder They Fallā starring Idris Elba and Regina King.
French abortion drama 'Happening' tops Venice Film Festival
Read full article: French abortion drama 'Happening' tops Venice Film FestivalThe French abortion drama āHappeningā has won the Golden Lion at the 78th International Film Festival, while Paolo Sorrentinoās āThe Hand of Godā won runner up.
London Film Festival welcomes audiences back to the movies
Read full article: London Film Festival welcomes audiences back to the moviesMovies from 77 countries will screen at the 2021 London Film Festival, as Britainās leading cinema showcase welcomes mass audiences back to movie theaters after a pandemic-disrupted year.
After over a decade, Jane Campion returns to film
Read full article: After over a decade, Jane Campion returns to filmAfter over a decade away from film, New Zealand's Jane Campion returns to the form with āThe Power of the Dog,ā a sweeping but intimate family drama set in the isolated hills of 1925 Montana and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons.
New York Film Festival unveils lineup, plots in-person fest
Read full article: New York Film Festival unveils lineup, plots in-person festA year after depending on drive-in and virtual screenings, the New York Film Festival, one of the premier destinations of the fall festival circuit, will return to in-person premieres at Lincoln Center this September, with vaccination proof required for all attendees.
āSpencer,ā āThe Last Duel' set for Venice Film Festival
Read full article: āSpencer,ā āThe Last Duel' set for Venice Film FestivalThe Venice Film Festival has unveiled a starry lineup of world premieres for September including Pablo Larrainās āSpencer,ā starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana and Ridley Scottās medieval drama āThe Last Duel,ā featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver.
'Titane' wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female director
Read full article: 'Titane' wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female directorāTitaneā has won the Palme dāOr at the Cannes Film Festival, making Julia Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win the festivalās top honor in its 74 year history.
Spike Lee, 'Annette' kick off 74th Cannes Film Festival
Read full article: Spike Lee, 'Annette' kick off 74th Cannes Film FestivalThe Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for the first time in more than two years on Tuesday, launching the French Riviera spectacular with the premiere of Leos Caraxās āAnnette,ā the introduction of Spike Leeās jury, and with high hopes for shrugging off a punishing pandemic year for cinema.
Cannes announces lineup for a festival canceled by COVID
Read full article: Cannes announces lineup for a festival canceled by COVIDCannes Festival director Thierry Fremaux, left, festival president Pierre Lescure, sit during the presentation of the festival lineup, in an empty cinema Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Paris. The Cannes Film Festival was canceled due to the pandemic but it announced the films that would have played at the French Riviera festival. Those films, festival organizers say, will be able to promote themselves with the Cannes "stamp of approval." The French festival, originally slated for mid-May, initially considered postponing to July but ultimately gave up on a 2020 edition. The films will be able to brand themselves as part of the official 2020 Cannes Film Festival selection.