Tag: Mudbound
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Alfonso Cuarón Leads Asc Cinematography Nominations for ‘Roma’
Alfonso Cuarón (“Roma”) will compete against feature cinematographers Matthew Libatique (“A Star is Born”), Robbie Ryan (“The Favourite”), Linus Sandgren (“First Man”), and Łukasz Żal (“Cold War”) in the 33rd annual Asc Awards. They will be held February 9 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, marking the Asc’s 100th anniversary.However, after making history last…
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Look Out: ‘Black Panther’ Could Roar All the Way to the Oscar for Best Picture
Marvel movies aren’t supposed to crack the Oscar code. They’re comic book movies, after all. Even “Wonder Woman” whiffed its swing at Oscar nominations. But 32-year-old Ryan Coogler took his assignment seriously. He didn’t feel limited by entering the Marvel universe. He felt supported, emboldened, and, with Marvel writer Joe Robert Cole, submitted a sprawling…
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Jason Mitchell To Star As Inspirational NCAA Wrestling Champ Anthony Robles In Biopic ‘Unstoppable’
Exclusive: Mudbound and Straight Outta Compton star Jason Mitchell is to play inspirational former wrestling champ Anthony Robles in biopic Unstoppable.Robles was born with one leg and overcame a series of challenges to become an NCAA champ in 2010-11. The feature will mark the directorial debut of Oscar-winning editor Billy Goldenberg, known for his work…
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Mary J. Blige to Star in Horror-Thriller ‘Body Cam’ for Paramount
“Mudbound” star Mary J. Blige has come on board in a leading role in “Body Cam,” a horror-thriller set up at Paramount.Variety first reported on March 21 that Malik Vitthal had been tapped to direct “Body Cam” for Paramount Players. The project, produced by Matt Kaplan, was the first major purchase for Paramount Players chief…
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Netflix Agrees to Theatrical Release for Orson Welles’ Final Film, ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
Netflix will bring Orson Welles’ generations-awaited final work to computer and cineplex screens. Wellesnet first reported the theatrical release, revealed in a May 27 tweet from Frank Marshall, production manager during the original shoot (1970-1976). More than 1,000 reels of film negatives languished in a Paris vault until March 2017, when the streaming service acquired…
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‘Mudbound’ Director Dee Rees Returns to Netflix With ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’
Mudbound director Dee Rees is headed back to Netflix with her new film. Rees will adapt Joan Didion’s book The Last Thing He Wanted for the streaming platform, with Anne Hathaway set to star. Dee Rees’ Mudbound was one of the best films of last year, so the more movies she makes, the better off…
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Anne Hathaway To Star In ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ From Filmmaker Dee Rees
Netflix is definitely not a company that is going to let a good thing go. After the monster critical success of “Mudbound,” the streaming service wants to stay in the Dee Rees business, and it looks like they’re going to do just that.The Hollywood Reporter says that Netflix has signed on to distribute the new…
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Dee Rees Reteams With Netflix for Anne Hathaway-Starrer ‘Last Thing He Wanted’
Netflix has picked up the worldwide rights to the thriller “The Last Thing He Wanted,” based on the Joan Didion novel.Anne Hathaway will star in and Dee Rees will direct, produce, and co-write the movie.Hathaway will portray the hardscrabble journalist Elena McMahon, who finds herself on dangerous ground as the Iran-Contra Affair’s arms for drugs…
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Golden Trailer Awards: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Stranger Things’ Among Nominees
Netflix and Warner Bros. topped the nominations, announced Wednesday, for the Golden Trailer Awards with 61 each.Winners will be announced May 31 at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles with Michelle Buteau (“The Tick”) hosting.Netflix was represented by work on “Stranger Things” Season 2, “The Crown,” “Icarus,” and “Mudbound,” while Warner Bros.…
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Matthias Schoenaerts, Garrett Hedlund, Scoot McNairy to Star In ‘The Sound of Philadelphia’
Matthias Schoenaerts (“The Danish Girl”), Garrett Hedlund (“Mudbound”) and Scoot McNairy (“Gone Girl”) will star in “The Sound of Philadelphia,” a story of family and loyalty set in the violent world of the Philadelphia mob.The American crime story is adapted from the Pete Dexter book “Brotherly Love.” It is written and directed by Jérémie Guez,…