Tag: Bonnie and Clyde
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‘Bonnie and Clyde’ and ‘Everything Everywhere’: Sometimes the Oscar Season Game Changer Is Beaten by the Game
There’s a film in the Oscar best picture race that has younger Academy voters and a new generation of film critics excited, while their older peers in both camps appear more what one might call agitated.It’s a fairly neat generational split. The film’s anarchic spirit and unorthodox mix of genre filmmaking and biting social commentary…
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François Truffaut’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: How the French New Wave Legend Nearly Directed the Iconic Film
François Truffaut was a revered member of the French New Wave, but few people know about the filmmaker’s longtime friend and colleague, Helen Scott. Serge Toubiana, the president of Unifrance and the former director of the Cinematheque Française, aims to change that with his new book. “The American Friend,” which will be published by Albertine…
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Queen & Slim review – love on the run across the Us racial divide
A young couple on an awkward first date become counterculture fugitives in this powerful directorial debutThis arresting debut feature from Melina Matsoukas – Grammy-award winning director of Beyoncé’s Formation video, whose television CV includes Master of None and Insecure – puts new twists on familiar outlaw riffs that can be traced back through Badlands and…
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Oscars: Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty Expected to Return to Present Best Picture After Flub
Despite last year’s infamous best picture mix-up, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty are expected back at this year’s Oscars to again present the final award. Sources confirmed the duo will give it another try on Sunday, this time with much more attention to the handling of the envelope.The “Bonnie and Clyde” actors rehearsed the moment…
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Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway to Return to Oscars to Hand Out Best Picture
It was the Oscar flub seen around the world last year, but now Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are getting a re-do.The two “Bonnie and Clyde” stars were spotted rehearsing at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday night to present the Best Picture Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, according to multiple media reports. Reps…