Tag: Barry Jenkins
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Charlotte Wells’ ‘Aftersun’ heads Bafta Scotland 2023 nominations
Frankie Corio becomes youngest-ever Bafta Scotland nominee.Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun leads the nominations for the Bafta Scotland Awards 2023, recognised in five categories: actor film, actress film, director fiction, feature film and writer film/television.The UK-us co-production has acting nominations for Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio, with Corio becoming the youngest-ever nominee at Bafta Scotland.Scroll down for…
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John Waters Tells Us Why He’d Make the Perfect Oscars Host — and Why Divine Would Love His Filthy Academy Show
John Waters is no longer a cult filmmaker. The filmmaker, author, artist, actor, and spoken-word performer has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1990 (David Lynch was his sponsor). He’s screened “Hairspray” in the museum’s theater (with a Q&a moderated by Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins). The Academy Film Archive…
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Variety & Chanel’s Female Filmmakers Dinner Photo Gallery
The stars of the 2023 Toronto Film Festival turned out for the Variety and Chanel Female Filmmakers Dinner hosted at the Soho House. Creators, actors, writers and artists gathered to celebrate the creators of the fest including director of “Quiz Lady” Jessica Yu, documentarian Jen Markowitz of “Summer Qamp,” Lulu Wang of “Expats and many…
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‘Medicine for Melancholy’: Barry Jenkins Reflects On His Lo-Fi Debut & Why He Didn’t Think It Was Criterion Collection Worthy At First [Interview]
Before “The Underground Railroad.” Before “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Before his Best Picture-winning “Moonlight,” there was “Medicine for Melancholy.” The debut feature from writer/director Barry Jenkins, “Medicine for Melancholy” is a mumblecore journey through the streets of San Francisco shared by Micah (Wyatt Cenac) and Jo (Tracey Heggins), two brief lovers who share a…
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‘Protege! Would you use that word for a man?’ Claire Denis on rum, Africa and rethinking MeToo
Choose your words carefully with France’s most brilliant – and formidable – film director, as she discusses being bourgeois, Harvey Weinstein, and her latest movie, Stars at NoonMy first glimpse of Claire Denis is of a slight, elegant figure dressed in white slipping out of a black limousine that fills the narrow street outside the…