Tag: Jojo Rabbit
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New on Blu-ray: ‘Knives Out’, ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Jojo Rabbit’, ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’, ‘Color Out of Space’
Welcome back, fans of physical media. There are several great Blu-ray releases hitting the shelves this week, and if you’re one of those weirdos like me who cherishes physical copies, you’re going to want to grab some (if not all) of these. These are the new Blu-ray releases you should check out this week. Knives…
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After Oscar Win, Taika Waititi Eyes a Gory, Psychedelic Hollywood Satire Starring Jude Law
After winning the Oscar for Best Adapted screenplay for his Nazi satire “Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi has reportedly signed on to co-write, executive produce, and direct some episodes of a limited series from Showtime, “The Auteur.”The series, which is still in development, would see Waititi adapting the psychedelic graphic novel of the same name by…
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Why ‘Parasite’s’ Historic Win Gives Hope to Gamechanger CEO Effie T. Brown
Effie T. Brown joined film financing fund Gamechanger as CEO earlier this year because she wanted to make a difference in the industry. After “Parasite’s” historic win at the 92nd Academy Awards, she finally feels hopeful.“It was that feeling of — and it’s a bit of a stretch — ‘Wait, Obama is being elected.’ America…
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‘Thor’ Sequel Writing Staff Recruits ‘Someone Great’s’ Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Exclusive)
Following his Oscar victory for “Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi has turned his focus to Marvel’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” and gained some help in shaping the script.Sources tell Variety that Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, who wrote and directed the Netflix pic “Someone Great,” has joined Waititi to work on the script prior to its production start…
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Laura Dern Just Won Netflix Its First Acting Oscar
Laura Dern won best supporting actress at the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday night for her role in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story.” It’s the first Oscar win for Dern, and also the first time an actor has won an Oscar for a role in a movie distributed by a streaming service — Netflix.After taking home…
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Pre-Oscar Awards Scorecard: ‘Parasite’ Won the Most, but ‘1917’ Won the Big Ones
The Hollywood guilds and professional organizations have for the most part finished handing out their awards for the films of 2019, with “Parasite” and “1917” emerging as the year’s big winners.Bong Joon Ho’s Korean-language black comedy won the most guild awards, five, but Sam Mendes’ World War I drama won four, including two of the…
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WGA Awards: ‘Parasite,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ HBO Among Top Winners (Full List)
The Writers Guild of America handed out its top awards of the year in concurrent ceremonies on both the East and West Coasts on Saturday night, with big winners including “Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” on the film side and “Succession” and “Barry” in TV.Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won took home the award for…
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‘Parasite’ wins WGA original screenplay prize in Us
Taika Waititi honoured in adapted screenplay category for JoJo Rabbit.The sense that something big is brewing for Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed South Korean dark comedy Parasite intensified after it won the Writers Guild of America’s best original screenplay award on Saturday night (February 1).To add to the best ensemble win at the recent Screen Actors…
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WGA Awards: Complete Winners List (Updating Live)
The Writers Guild of America will hand out its top awards of the year in concurrent ceremonies on both the East and West Coasts on Saturday night.“Parasite” won the award for original screenplay for “Parasite,” winning out over nominees such as Noah Baumbach for “Marriage Story.” Bong expressed his gratitude to WGA members for reading…
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‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Knives Out’ & ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Big Winners At 2020 Costume Designers Guild Awards
The compacted awards season has seen an almost a nightly cavalcade of awards shows this month. Tonight, in a ceremony hosted by Mindy Kailing, the Costume Designers Guild Awards honored the best in costumes in film, television and commercials. The big winners of the night were Jenny Egan in the Contemporary Film category for “Knives…