Best Director – 12 Years After Bigelow, the Academy Once Again Eyes History
The strongest contenders for Best Director this year tell distinctly American stories, both in terms of the stories told, and ...
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Best Director: Masters of the Small Screen
The 2020 year in film will be marked by the diversity of the offerings in the Best Director category. There ...
Predictions Friday – Best Actor and How it Anchors Best Picture
Best Actor is often the strongest link to Best Picture in the Oscar race. The reason ...
Golden Globes Preview: Best Director — The First Big Test
On the 5th of January, just a few days after we ring in the new year of 2020, the Golden ...
Lorene Scafaria on the Best Birthday Present ‘Hustlers’ Gave Her
The writer-director talks about early drafts of the script and Jennifer Lopez's iconic entrance. Hustlers is one of the best ...
Best Director – Our World and Its Monsters and Those Who Rescue Us from Them
The best films this year or any year are films that serve two functions -- they offer us the truth ...
Interview – Dexter Fletcher: “I didn’t just want to do a replica of his experience. I wanted to do a reimagined retelling of it.”
As I caught up with director Dexter Fletcher, I thought it would be interesting to learn about his first Elton ...
Interview: Taika Waititi Talks ‘Jojo Rabbit” And A Simple Message “Can we just be nice and be good to each other?”
THIS INTERVIEW CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS! Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit won the Audience Award last month at the Toronto Film Festival ...
Best Director – How the DGA and Oscar Differ
Anne Thompson's theory about how you build a Best Picture contender is that it's done "branch by branch." This was ...
NYFF Review: Parasite
There’s never been a filmmaker quite like Bong Joon-ho. His way of twisting popular genres with his unique sense of ...
‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ is Tarantino’s Most Accomplished Film
Quentin Tarantino is an American treasure. With Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he has finally made a film that ...
A Last Bid for A Star Is Born
At last week’s Santa Barbara Film Festival Paul Schrader praised Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born calling her “a ...
Best Director: The Master Class and the Up and Comers
The influence of Paul Schrader and Spike Lee on American film is immeasurable. Can you imagine American cinema without Taxi ...
Interview: Barry Alexander Brown On Trying In BlacKkKlansman To Trump And That Ending
Barry Alexander Brown and Spike Lee go way back, back to the 80s. They've worked together and undertand each other's ...
Damien Chazelle’s First Man Lands In Venice
Damien Chazelle's First Man has landed at Venice to rave reviews. It's hard to believe that there's not been a ...
Interview: Kari Skogland Discusses ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ And The First Non-June Flashback
Kari Skogland is the only female nominated for directing in her category, Best Drama Directing. The Emmy-nominated director talks symbolism ...
Emmys: Lesli Linka Glatter On Carrie’s Mental Illness, Parenting and Creating The Thrilling Energetic Pace Of ‘Homeland’
Lesli Linka Glatter Discusses Season Seven of Homeland
All Five Directing Nominees Hit Santa Barbara Film Festival
Scott Feinberg moderated a panel of the five directors up for the prize this year. He did a one on ...
Guillermo Del Toro wins Best Director, Jordan Peele Wins Debut Feature at the DGA Awards
Best Director: Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water Drama Series: Reed Morano, “The Handmaid’s Tale” for “Offred” Best Movies for ...
DGA Preview — The Water, the War, the Sunken Place, the Billboards, the Lady Bird
Into a culture awash in purity and snark comes Guillermo del Toro's vibrant, sensual, abundant imagination. Watching pop culture try ...
