Tag: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
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‘A Friend of the Family’ Teaser: Anna Paquin and Unrecognizable Colin Hanks Star in True Crime Kidnapping Drama
You never know when there’s a killer next door.Anna Paquin and Colin Hanks star as Mrs. and Mr. Broberg, a classic suburban couple dedicated to their faith, family, and friends. That is, until one “friend” (Jake Lacy) repeatedly kidnapped their daughter over the course of years. Based on a true story, “A Friend of the…
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‘Plan B’ Review: A Fresh Addition to the Burgeoning ‘Bff Reproductive Health Road Trip’ Genre
Two is a coincidence and three is a trend — and that includes the burgeoning genre of road trip movies about teen BFFs dealing with reproductive health. Natalie Morales’ “Plan B” joins Eliza Hittman’s luminous “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” and Rachel Lee Goldenberg’s cheeky “Unpregnant” and, like those films, follows a pair of best friends…
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35 Must-See Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2021
The long and winding road to the 93rd Academy Awards is almost over, as the 2021 Oscar winners are set to be revealed this Sunday, April 25. Expected contenders such as “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Sound of Metal,” and “Minari” all racked up multiple nominations across various…
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Director Eliza Hittman Calls Out Pro-Life Oscar Voter Who Refused to Watch Abortion Drama ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” a slice-of-life drama that grapples with abortion restrictions, has been in the awards conversation since it premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s gotten nods from the Indie Spirit Awards, National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Circle. Given the positive buzz, the film is seen as a…
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Sundance 2021: which films might break out this year?
From buzzy horrors to difficult dramas, this year’s low-key, mostly virtual festival offers a restricted yet intriguing selectionEven in any normal year, trying to predict what will and won’t land at the Sundance film festival is something of a fool’s errand. It’s a lineup filled with small, often totally unknown films, most of which don’t…
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‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Gets Oscar Boost from Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
In recent years, the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominating juries have looked away from the Oscars, and this year is no exception. But in a sign of the times, the Spirits added new television categories this time around. Thus Netflix dominated the 2021 nominations from the Spirit nominating committees, scoring 11 nominations over seven features…
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2021 Spirit Awards Nominations List: ‘Never Rarely’ Dominates with 7 Noms, ‘Minari’ Strong
The 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards are just under three months away, and this morning the nominations for the 2021 ceremony arrive. Last year’s Spirit Awards were dominated by “Uncut Gems,” which won the prizes for Best Actor (Adam Sandler), Best Director (Josh and Benny Safdie), and Best Editing. Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” took home…
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30th Annual Gotham Award Winners List (Updating Live)
The 2020-21 awards season gets its first prominent awards ceremony with the 30th Annual Gotham Awards. Eleven competitive awards will be given out to the best films, performances, and television series of the previous year. Feature films with multiple nominees include “First Cow,” “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” “Nomadland,” and “Saint Frances.” All of this year’s…
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How to Watch the 2020 Gotham Awards Live Online
The 2020 Gotham Awards have already made history, with all of this year’s best feature nominees directed by women. The ceremony, which will livestream on the Independent Filmmaker Project and Variety’s Facebook pages beginning at 8 p.m. Et, is sure to offer more of the same.The 30th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards contenders are led…
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‘Nomadland’ named best picture by National Society Of Film Critics
Acting wins for Frances McDormand, Delroy Lindo.Nomadland was voted best picture by The National Society Of Film Critics winners on Saturday (January 9) and won four prizes overall, including director for Chloé Zhao, whose The Rider was named best picture three years ago.The film about the existence of a modern-day nomad drifting through the margins…