Tag: Mudbound
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Mary J. Blige, Common, Sufjan Stevens, More to Perform at Academy Awards
Gael García Bernal, Mary J. Blige, Andra Day, Natalia Lafourcade, Miguel, Keala Settle, Sufjan Stevens and Common will perform this year’s nominated songs at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced today. “The Oscars,” hosted again by Jimmy Kimmel, will air live on Sunday, March 4, on The…
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‘Mudbound’s’ Morrison Uses Still Photography Skills
Dp Rachel Morrison’s rich, naturalistic imagery lends “Mudbound” a palpable sense of time and place: post-war Mississippi. Her peers in the Academy and at the American Society of Cinematographers recognized her work with nominations. For Morrison, in many ways it was the closing of a circle: The iconic 1930s and ’40s imagery of Dorothea Lange,…
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‘Mudbound’ Director Dee Rees Teams With Anne Hathaway for ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’
While all of the attention has gone to socially conscious Oscar front-runners like Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Get Out, Anne Hathaway and Dee Rees both quietly delivered two of the most powerful movies of 2017. Hathaway starred in the clever Colossal, whose themes of domestic violence elevated its quirky sci-fi underpinnings, while Rees…
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Oscar Recognition for Women Showing ‘Little Progress,’ Report Finds
With the final voting for the 90th Academy Awards under way, a new study has found the number of female Oscar nominees grew only slightly in non-acting categories this year to 23% from 20%.The report from the Women’s Media Center was issued Monday night. It asserted that the representation of women had increased minimally despite…
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‘Mudbound’ Director Dee Rees: ‘Black Panther’ Is ‘The Best Marvel Movie Marvel Has Ever Made’
Dee Rees might be busy gearing up for Oscar Sunday — the “Mudbound” filmmaker is nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, alongside her co-writer Virgil Williams, and her film is also in the running for Supporting Actress, Cinematography, and Original Song — but she’s still made the time to see Ryan Coogler’s smash hit…
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Asc Awards 2018: Roger Deakins Takes Top Cinematography Prize for ‘Blade Runner 2049’
As expected, cinematographer Roger Deakins took the top prize for “Blade Runner 2049” at the 32nd annual Asc Awards at Hollywood & Highland. It was his fourth Asc award, besting the other four Oscar nominees: Bruno Delbonnel (“Darkest Hour”), Hoyte van Hoytema (“Dunkirk”), Dan Laustsen (“The Shape of Water”), and Rachel Morrison (“Mudbound”), the first…
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Anne Hathaway eyeing Dee Rees’ political thriller ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’
Cassian Elwes producing project with The Fyzz Facility.Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway is in negotiations to star in Dee Rees’ political thriller The Last Thing He Wanted, based on Joan Didion 1996 novel.Cassian Elwes is producing and The Fyzz Facility’s Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones will produce and finance. Bloom is introducing to buyers in…
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Anne Hathaway in Talks to Star in Dee Rees’ ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’
Anne Hathaway is in negotiations to star in “Mudbound” director Dee Rees’ “The Last Thing He Wanted,” based on the Joan Didion political thriller. Elevated’s Cassian Elwes will produce and The Fyzz Facility’s Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones will produce and finance. Bloom is introducing the project to buyers in Berlin.Marco Villalobos penned the…
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Humanitas Prize Winners Include ‘Mudbound’, ‘The Post’ & ‘Lady Bird’
The Humanitas Prize winners were unveiled tonight, awarded annually to encourage, stimulate and sustain the nation’s screenwriters. The 43rd annual honors for the first time separated feature film categories by genre, with Netflix’s Mudbound and Fox’s The Post tying for drama, A24’s Lady Bird winning for comedy and Fox’s Ferdinand winning for family. Other film…
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Phedon Papamichael, Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer, to Direct Comedy ‘Good Company’ (Exclusive)
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, a regular collaborator with Alexander Payne, is to direct comedy “Good Company.” “Mudbound” producer Carl Effenson and Levan Koguashvili, director-producer of “Blind Dates,” are attached to produce, alongside Papamichael, Sergi Nakaidze and Irakli Rodonaya.The film, whose tone Papamichael compares to Payne’s “Sideways” or Jim Jarmusch’s “Stranger Than Paradise,” centers on man…