Tag: Nomadland
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Gregory Ellwood’s Top 10 Films of 2020: Nomadland, Minari, New Order
What a year. Just one real film festival in person (Sundance) and a handful of films screened in person after March. A theatrical distribution business brought to its knees by a global pandemic with countless film release dates pushed beyond 2020. And yet, all and all, it was still a pretty good year? Even when…
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2020 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances According to Over 200 Critics From Around the World
Anyone following the outcome of the 2020 election has grown familiar with the term “razor-thin margin.” It also applies to the outcome of IndieWire’s annual critics survey, which resembles a lot of this year in that it reflects some tough decisions. With 231 critics and journalists voting on the best films and performances in this…
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‘Nomadland” Named Best Film Of 2020 By Boston Society of Film Critics
Who said there wouldn’t be any awards before the end of 2020? There are critics groups handing out (virtual) trophies in the weeks ahead and instead of New York or Los Angeles going first, we begin with their peers in Boston. And in what may be a familiar refrain, The Boston Society of Film Critics…
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‘Nomadland’ Named Best Picture at Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, Paul Raci and Yuh-jung Youn Among Winners
The Boston Society of Film Critics awards is the precursor season “kickoff” for critics awards this year. The New England based group showed tremendous love for Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” which took home three awards for best picture, director and cinematography (Joshua James Richards).Comprised of 26 film critics and journalists from the Boston city area, it…
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Disney Presentation Breakdown: Patty Jenkins On ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ & More [The Playlist Podcast]
What a way for Disney to close out 2020, huh? This week on The Playlist Podcast, your trusty hosts, Charles Barfield, Mike DeAngelo, and Brian Farvour endure a four-hour Disney Investors Presentation so you don’t have to. And along the way, the guys discuss the nearly 60 projects highlighted by the Mouse House. Yes, that…
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‘Nomadland’ Wins at EnergaCamerimage Film Festival
Indie ethos, costume drama and rich fantasy won the day at the world’s top cinematography event, EnergaCamerimage Film Festival, on Saturday, with Joshua James Richards’ naturalistic filming in Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” taking the Golden Frog plus Fipresci jury honors. The chronicle of life on the rough edges of America’s society among retirees living on the…
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Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ Selected to Open Denver Film Festival — Film News in Brief
Monday, Oct. 12 Denver Festival Schedules Drive-In ShowingsThe 43rd Denver Film Festival will open on Oct. 22 with a drive-in showing of Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, at the Red Rocks Park.The festival will be mostly virtual but will also hold drive-in showings of “Nine Days” as its Centerpiece title on Oct. 24 and…
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Mill Valley Film Festival Steers Toward Drive-In Screening Experience
The 43rd iteration of the Mill Valley Film Festival may not look as it has in previous years due to Covid-19 with many of its sections navigating online, but that in no way detracts from what the fest, running Oct. 8-18, will and already has accomplished on the artistic front. One of Mill Valley’s most…
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TIFF 2020 Report Card: Critics Rank the Best Films and Performances
Every year, the Toronto International Film Festival puts critics to work. While the 45th edition of TIFF had fewer films than usual — 50 instead of 300-plus — the 2020 program still had the usual mix of buzzy titles and hidden gems, giving critics plenty of material to dig through. Most accredited press experienced this…