Tag: The Fabelmans
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Writers Guild of America Awards Winners List (Updating Live)
The writers of this season’s top films and series face off tonight at the Writers Guild of America Awards, the final awards ceremony before next week’s 95th Oscars.The WGAs are not televised but rather held at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City. “Abbott Elementary” star Janelle James hosted the West Coast edition,…
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Amitabh Bachchan to Headline Courtroom Drama ‘Section 84’ (Exclusive)
Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan will headline Ribhu Dasgupta’s courtroom drama thriller “Section 84.”The film is produced by Reliance Entertainment, Film Hangar and Saraswati Entertainment in association with Jio Studios.This film will mark Bachchan and Dasgupta’s third collaboration after the critical success of Sony Entertainment Television India’s 2014 miniseries “Yudh” and 2016 film “Te3n.”Bachchan’s last…
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How This Year’s Best Picture Oscar Nominees Fight the Power
From the most commercial movies to the artiest of arthouse fare, all of the year’s best picture Oscar nominees have one thing in common: themes of power struggles and an anti-authoritarian streak. This reporter spoke with the filmmakers behind “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,”…
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How Oscar Nominees Found the Key to Projects Close to Their Directors’ Hearts
The term “passion project” is thrown around a lot in Hollywood; usually as a reference to a personal story that means a ton to its writer, director or star.But what kind of pressure does that put on the rest of the cast and crew?This Oscar season, there are a lot of so-called passion projects that…
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‘Knock at the Cabin’ Tops All PVODs While ‘The Whale’ Tops the Oscar Nominees
M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” (Universal/$19.99), his final film at the studio before moving to Warner Bros. Discovery , was #1 on all VOD charts in its first week in release. This comes, as usual for Universal titles, after its third weekend in theaters. By contrast, the director’s 2021 “Old” waited more than…
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How to Watch the 2023 SAG Awards Online
The 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards, celebrating TV and film’s top performers, will take place Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. It will stream on Netflix’s YouTube channel at 8 p.m. Et/ 5 p.m. Pt.The SAG Awards will hand out awards to actors across 13 categories in TV and film,…
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Producers Guild Awards 2023 Winners List (Updating Live)
The 2023 Producers Guild of America Awards are underway at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.A strong bellwether for the Oscars’ top prize, seven of this year’s best picture nominees are recognized by the guild in the film category: “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The…
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With ‘The Fabelmans,’ Production Designer Rick Carter Completed a Visual Journey with Steven Spielberg
Although Oscar-winning production designer Rick Carter has worked closely with directors Robert Zemeckis, James Cameron (“Avatar”), and J.J. Abrams (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “The Rise of Skywalker”), his greatest collaboration spans 11 films with Steven Spielberg, from “Jurassic Park” to “The Fabelmans.”Indeed, Spielberg brings out the best in Carter, who enjoys exploring characters…
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‘Superbad’ Changed Teen Comedy, But the Genre Has Outgrown It
In a recent interview with People Magazine, Seth Rogen joked that “no one’s made a good high school movie since [Superbad],” the 2007 high school comedy he co-wrote and starred in. Prompted by his 20-year-old The Fabelmans co-star Gabriel Labelle, who told Rogen that Superbad is a favorite movie of his and his friends, Rogen’s…
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‘Babylon,’ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ and ‘Glass Onion’ Take Home Top Prizes at 2023 Adg Awards for Production Design
The Art Directors Guild awarded winners in 14 categories at the 27th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards February 18 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel. The awards honored theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features.All five Academy Award nominees for Best Production Design — “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “All…