Tag: First Man
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Wes Anderson, Edward Berger and More to Hold Venice Film Festival Masterclasses
While it’s still uncertain how many U.S. movie stars will be attending the upcoming Venice Film Festival, the fest has announced a series of masterclasses to be held by top directors including Wes Anderson, Edward Berger, Damien Chazelle and Nicolas Winding Refn.Several of the Venice masterclasses are dedicated to helmers being lauded by the fest…
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Amblin Partners, Universal Enter New First-Look Deal, Steven Spielberg’s Company Will No Longer Independently Finance Movies
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners and Universal Pictures have changed the terms of their partnership as part of a new multi-year deal. Under the new pact, Amblin will no longer fully finance its own films, as it has in the past. Instead, Universal will provide backing for any Amblin movie it opts to produce.There will be…
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How to Watch Damien Chazelle’s Babylon
Though multi-Oscar-winning La La Land (2016) became the subject of an unexpected controversy when it was falsely announced as Best Picture at the Academy Awards instead of the rightful winner Moonlight (2016), writer and director Damien Chazelle still won big that night when he received the Best Director award and has since become one of…
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Claire Foy Movies Need More Moments Where She Shouts for Justice
Trigger Warning: The following contains references to and discussions of sexual assault.One of the moviegoing moments I’ll never forget came while watching the trailer for First Man in a theater for the first time and seeing Claire Foy’s big moment within this piece of marketing. Now, having not seen The Crown, I wasn’t an expert…
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Damien Chazelle Says It’s Good ‘Babylon’ Divided Audiences: ‘More Movies Should Do That’
Since he broke out with the 2014 psychological jazz drama “Whiplash,” Damien Chazelle has been a consistent critical darling, with his films “La La Land” and “First Man” receiving praise from pundits and plenty of accolades. But his most recent film “Babylon” is a totally different story, having been received as both a masterpiece by…
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Claire Foy Fears She Scared the Young Stars of Women Talking
Claire Foy is a hugely talented pro. She’s been delivering big on screen and on stage for years, she won two Emmys for her work in The Crown, she earned four BAFTA nominations, two for The Crown, one for First Man and another for Wolf Hall, and now she’s rightfully in the awards season conversation…
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First Man Is Damien Chazelle’s Quieter Career Left-Turn
In the last decade, Damien Chazelle has developed into one of the premiere filmmakers of his generation producing large-scale epics like his newest film Babylon, but also venturing into quieter territory with his film First Man. Chazelle started out with the indie sensation of Whiplash: a psychological drama about a student jazz drummer. He then…
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Paul Schrader Questions The Amount Of Research That Went Into ‘Babylon’: “I Was Scratching My Head”
Regardless of what critics are saying about “Babylon,” there’s no denying that Damien Chazelle is a smart filmmaker, who typically goes out of his way to bring a level of authenticity and respect to his subject matter. Whether that’s the trials and tribulations of a young drummer in music school in “Whiplash” or NASA missions…
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‘Babylon’ First Reactions Are All Over the Place: Responses for Damien Chazelle’s Film Range From a ‘Daring Hollywood Epic’ to ‘Truly Monstrous’
Paramount has pulled the curtain back on “Babylon,” Damien Chazelle’s period comedy documenting the excess of the early age of Hollywood. An early screening Monday evening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills has opened the floodgates for first reactions.The 188-minute epic represents a return to awards season for Chazelle, who became the youngest…