Ava DuVernay
The State of the Race: What We Can Learn from Cannes So Far
It's best not to think about the Oscar race when in Cannes. Why would you? The two competitions are worlds...
Read moreDetailsCannes Jury President, Jane Campion, on the State of (lack of) Women Directors
Jane Campion thinks there would be more great stories in the world if women were allowed to tell them. She...
Read moreDetailsBlack Inequality in Film but Points to Bright Future
The only problem I had with this infographic, and I brought it up with the person who made it, was...
Read moreDetailsThe State of the Race: Where the Oscars Go when Television Starts to Lead
The times, they are changing. When True Detective aired, the buzz caught on slowly. Folks were watching it but they...
Read moreDetailsThe State of the Race: All Over But the Shouting
"I remember those cheers, They still ring in my ears, And for years they remain in my thoughts. 'Cause one...
Read moreDetailsThe State of the Race: Flirting with the Edges of Making History
Much of the world tuned in last night to watch Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host the Golden Globes with...
Read moreDetailsSandra Bullock, Jessica Chastain Challenge Hollywood’s All-Male Status Quo
In her new column on the Oscar race for Women and Hollywood at Indiewire, Susan Wloszczyna celebrates the longevity of...
Read moreDetailsThe State of the Race: The Ghosts of Our American Past Told Through Three Movies
2013 will end up being about a lot of things when the dust settles. It will be yet another year...
Read moreDetailsAcademy’s Efforts to Diversify Put to the Test in 2013
For the first time ever, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has elected an African American woman as...
Read moreDetailsAva DuVernay will direct MLK Biopic
The best way to report this news is to swipe Jeff Wells' paragraph about the dueling biopics, since he sums...
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Nextgen Oscarwatcher: Uncertainty During Cannes
This is quite a weird week to cover Awards and films just because so much of what is considered a...
