Tag: Drive My Car
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The Best Movies Leaving HBO Max In March 2022
Well, March is almost upon us already. Time is precious for us all, but those following along with the Oscars are under a special kind of pressure to get through their watchlists and watch as many of the nominees as possible in time for the awards show’s telecast on March 27. The streaming giant will…
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The 50 Best Movies of 2021, According to 187 Film Critics
While 2021 may be in the rearview mirror, the awards season is still waging on, with the March 27 Oscars ceremony still over a month away. Back in December, IndieWire revealed its annual poll of the best films of 2021. This year saw a boon in cinema offerings with the revival of the festival circuit…
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Covid on Screen: Are Movies and TV Avoiding the Pandemic?
In the early days of what we used to call “coronavirus” in March 2020, before we all became budding epidemiologists, people flocked to Steven Soderbergh’s eerily prophetic 2011 drama “Contagion” on streaming services. Within a month or so, the movie was propelled from the 270th slot to the second most watched film in the Warner…
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Oscars 2022 Go Global as ‘Drive My Car’ and ‘Flee’ Score Major Nominations
Announcing the Oscar nominees at the crack of dawn, Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan seemed blindsided by a few of the international names they had to announce, from Ryusuke Hamaguchi (“Ree-ooskay”?) to Joaquim Trier (“Yoo-aim”?). For anyone tracking the increasing international presence of Oscar contenders, however, these names came as no surprise.Two years after…
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How Festivals Help Build Awards Buzz for International Talent
It’s tempting to draw a straight line between the Academy’s increasingly global composition and the unprecedented triumph of Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” in 2019. And if we regard the Academy’s changing attitude less as a driver and more as a symptom of a more general broadening of cultural horizons, the correlation is more than pure…
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The Match Factory Reveals Berlinale Lineup, Including Two Competition Titles (Exclusive)
International sales company The Match Factory has revealed its Berlin Film Festival lineup, including two titles in Competition: “A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love” by Nicolette Krebitz and “Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush” by Andreas Dresen.The Match Factory, which was acquired by Mubi last week, has three films in…
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LA Film Critics Select ‘Drive My Car’ As Best Film Of 2021
The New York Film Critics Circle anointed “Drive My Car” as the Best Film of 2021 and now the West Coast critics have had their say. After almost six hours of overall deliberations, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association also selected “Drive My Car” as their Best Film of the year with “The Power of…
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LA Film Critics Awards: ‘Drive My Car’ Wins Best Picture, ‘Power of the Dog’ Runner-Up
The voting for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s (Lafca) best films and best performances of 2021 took place virtually on Saturday. The awards were announced via the group’s Twitter account. throughout the day. The top prizes went to Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” for Best Picture, plus Best Director, Best Actor Simon Rex (“Red…
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Obama’s Favorite Films of 2021 Include ‘Drive My Car,’ ‘The Card Counter,’ and ‘West Side Story’
Every year, former President Barack Obama reminds us just how good we had it by flexing his impeccable taste in film and TV. As December gets halfway through, it’s that time of year again for Obama to name his favorite films of 2021.“Over the next few days, I’ll share my annual list of favorite books,…
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Japan’s ‘Drive My Car’ Is Asian Oscar Favorite in International Category
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” Japan’s entry to the Academy Awards’ international category, looks to be the odds on favorite from Asia to win the category.The drama with a theater world backdrop follows the trajectory of South Korean four-statuette winner “Parasite” in that it began its winning ways at Cannes and is festooned with awards…