Tag: Eighth Grade
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‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’: A24 Developing a Film Adaptation of Best-Selling Book
Ocean Vuong‘s debut novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous became an instant New York Times bestseller when it was released last year, and now a film adaptation is in the works. A24, the indie production company/distributor behind films like Moonlight, Hereditary, Eighth Grade, The Lighthouse, and Uncut Gems, announced this week that they were already…
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‘Eighth Grade’ Star Elsie Fisher Revolts Against Oscar Noms, Reveals Own Charming Film Awards
“Eighth Grade” star Elsie Fisher quickly ascended to indie film royalty with her endearing, lived-in performance in Bo Burnham’s coming-of-age charmer “Eighth Grade,” playing self-professed “coolest girl in the world” and middle school everygirl Kayla Day. The young actress swiftly went through the gamut of awards season life, from a lauded Sundance premiere and a…
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Writers Guild Announces 2020 Awards Show Date
The 72nd Annual Writers Guild Awards will take place in coinciding ceremonies in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton and the Edison Ballroom in New York on Feb. 1, the Writers Guild of America announced.The WGA will begin voting in November and will reveal this year’s TV nominees Dec. 5 and film Jan. 6.“Can You…
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A24 Announces Free Screenings on Billboards in Cities Where the Movies Are Set
A24, the indie film distribution company responsible for films like Moonlight, Eighth Grade, Midsommar, Swiss Army Man, and dozens more, has announced a cool new project called A24 Public Access. It’s a six-week screening series in which the company will take some of its best films on the road this summer and project them onto…
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‘Eighth Grade’ Director Bo Burnham To Write Songs For ‘Sesame Street’ Film Starring Anne Hathaway
If you and your friends play Director Bingo and you have the square that said that Bo Burnham will follow up his critically-acclaimed feature writing/directing debut on “Eighth Grade” with a stint as a songwriter for the upcoming live-action “Sesame Street” film, then congratulations! For the rest of us, let that news sink in. And…
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Bo Burnham Boards ‘Sesame Street’ Movie for Warner Bros.
Bo Burnham is on his way to Sesame Street.The “Eighth Grade” director is set to contribute songs to a Warner Bros. live-action adaptation of the popular children’s show, which will hit theaters Jan. 15, 2021. “Portlandia” director and co-creator Jonathan Krisel is helming the musical, co-financed by Warner Bros. and MGM.Also attached to the film…
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Bo Burnham Wants ‘Eighth Grade’ Star Elsie Fisher to Direct Him
Bo Burnham won his third award in three weeks for “Eighth Grade” at the Spirit Awards and said he wants the film’s 15-year-old Elsie Fisher to direct him.“I’d love to work with Elsie again,” Burnham said backstage after winning the Best First Screenplay trophy. “She wants to direct so I’d love to switch roles and…
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Spirit Awards Live Stream: How To Watch The 2019 Indie Spirits
Per tradition, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is the final Oscar season stop before the Academy Awards. This year’s ceremony is being hosted by Aubrey Plaza and will once again take place on the beach in Santa Monica, California. Jeremiah Zagar’s narrative debut “We the Animals” leads the nominations with five, followed by “Eighth Grade,”…
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‘Eighth Grade’ & ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me’ Surprise At 2019 WGA Awards
In simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles, the Writers Guild of America handed out the winners for the 2019 WGA Awards. Many of the winners were expected but in the film categories, the top winners were major surprises.Bo Burnham’s script for “Eighth Grade,” which did not earn an Oscar nomination, beat major competition…
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Writers Guild Makes It Official: This Is the Most Wide-Open Oscars Race Ever
For the record, we’re in uncharted territory this Oscar season.While we still have the costume designers’ ceremony to get through on Tuesday, the Writers Guild Awards put a bow on the major guild kudos circuit Sunday night. The results have yielded what is, unequivocally, the most wide-open Oscar field in history.The major guild and industry…