Tag: Mank
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David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ Production Designer on Recreating Hollywood’s Golden Era
David Fincher’s “Mank” is a visual feast. Shot in black and white, Fincher takes audiences back to the glorious days of Hollywood, as screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz pens the screenplay to Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.”Production designer Donald Graham Burt is receiving awards buzz for his work on the film. Burt worked closely with costume designer…
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Lily Collins and Daveed Diggs to Announce SAG Awards Nominations
Lily Collins and Daveed Diggs will serve as the announcers for the 27th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations on Thursday, Feb. 4.The nominations will be made at 8 a.m. Pt live on the SAG Awards’ Instagram account — a first for the awards show — producers revealed on Thursday.SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris will kick…
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These Below-the-Line Contributions Could Be Awards Contenders This Season
Awards season has begun in earnest now that it’s January and several critics groups have weighed in, giving love to contenders such as “Nomadland,” “Mank” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”But work in other films is also deserving, and some of the most striking aspects of the contenders are in cinematography, production design, costume…
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‘Mank’ Was Steven Soderbergh’s Most-Watched Film of 2020
It’s become an annual tradition for Steven Soderbergh to share his most-watched and read films, television shows, and books. “Mank,” David Fincher’s acclaimed biographical drama, served as Soderbergh’s most-watched film of 2020.Soderbergh shared his 2020 media diet in a Tuesday post on his “Seen, Read” list that the filmmaker updates every January. Soderbergh first watched…
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‘Nomadland’ Scores Seven Nominations From Chicago Film Critics Association
Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” has earned seven nominations for 2020 honors from the Chicago Film Critics Association, followed by six each for Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow” and Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.”David Fincher’s “Mank” and Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” took five nominations each. With 28 nominations, Netflix is…
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Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Movies and TV Shows of 2020
President Barack Obama, like the rest of us, appears to have spent a good portion of his year binging TV shows and watching movies to pass time during the coronavirus pandemic.In keeping with his annual tradition, on Friday he shared his favorite films and television series of 2020. Obama’s movie list includes “Ma Rainey’s Black…
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Amanda Seyfried Turned Down ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Because She Thought It Would Bomb
Amanda Seyfried never really went away, exactly, but she’s been having herself a nice little “comeback” recently. She’s turned in great work in films like First Reformed, Twin Peaks, and this year’s Mank. And at one point, she was almost part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, too. Seyfried has previously commented on turning […]The post…