Tag: Nomadland
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Lapsis review – sci-fi satire targets the gig economy
Noah Hutton’s techno fable lays bare the indignities of modern gig work – but dadaist touches blunt its edgeThis sensitive but flawed sci-fi comic dystopia walks the strange new frontier of the modern gig economy that has also been explored by Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You and Nomadland. It takes place, like Boots Riley’s…
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BAFTA Sets Date for 2022 Film Awards
The 2022 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards will take place in London on March 22, and will be broadcast in the U.K. on BBC One.The awards are the U.K.’s highest film honors and traditionally act as a bellwether to the Oscars, which take place shortly after. Next year’s Academy Awards…
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Chinese Propaganda Film ‘1921’ Bounces Back Despite Prior Nationalist Boycott
One of the most prominent Chinese propaganda films of the year is set for a flashy, state-sanctioned premiere as the opening night selection of the Shanghai Intl. Film Festival on Friday. The sweeping period drama “1921” will be celebrated despite recent nationalist blowback of the kind that over the past year has felled China releases…
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‘Peter Rabbit 2’ Tops as Reopened U.K. Box Office Roars Back to Life with $1.5 Million Collections
Some 80% of indoor cinemas across England, Scotland and Wales reopened on Monday (May 17) after months of being shuttered due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Judging by the first two days of box office collections, U.K. audiences are eagerly quenching their thirst for cinema.Box office collections were £633,758 on Monday and £474,055 on Tuesday, totalling…
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‘Peter Rabbit 2’ tops UK box office on first day as over 400 cinemas reopen
Warner Bros released six of the top 10 titles.RankFilm (Distributor)Single-day gross (May 17)Total gross to date Week 1 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (Sony) £226,840 £226,840 1 2 Nomadland (Disney) £96,567 £96,567 1 3 Godzilla Vs. Kong (Warner Bros) £93,868 £93,868 1 4 Spiral: From The Book Of Saw (Lionsgate) £73,184 £73,184 1 5 The…
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Aapi Heritage Month: 10 Movies by Asian American, Pacific Islander Directors to Buy and Stream
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and to celebrate we’re honoring the incredible work of Aapi…
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‘Eternals’ First Footage: Oscar Winner Chloé Zhao Enters the MCU with Angelina Jolie and More
Chloé Zhao has made a name for herself as one of the best indie filmmakers working today thanks to a trio of acclaimed features: “Songs My Brother Taught Me,” “The Rider,” and “Nomadland.” The latter won the Golden Lion at the 2020 Venice Film Festival and picked up Oscars this year for Best Picture, Best…
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Chloé Zhao’s The Eternals will be a quantum shift for Marvel
The Oscar-winning director’s delicate cinéma vérité style is a million miles from the cosmic chicanery of the MCUMarvel’s decision to hand Chloé Zhao the reins to The Eternals, the studio’s sprawling, millennia-spanning tale of godlike superheroes, looks like a stroke of genius after the Chinese film-maker won the best director and best picture Oscars for…
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Chloé Zhao’s Oscars victory greeted with some praise – and censorship – in China
Nomadland director hailed on social media as the ‘pride of Chinese people’ but posts about her win have since been removed from WeiboChloé Zhao made history on Monday becoming the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best director for her film Nomadland. But in China, Zhao’s country of birth, posts about her victory…
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Oscars Scorecard 2021: Wins by Studio
“Nomadland” led the 93rd Academy Awards with three wins out of its six nominations, including a historic best director victory for Chloé Zhao, who became the second woman and the first woman of color to win an Oscar in the category.Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson became the first Black women to be awarded an Oscar…