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Oscars 2023: After Jane Campion’s Record-Breaking Win, Academy Fails to Nominate Any Female Director
After last year’s record-breaking Best Director win for Jane Campion — who became only the third woman to ever win the Oscar for Best Director, joining Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland” in 2021) and Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker” in 2009) — the 2023 Oscar nominations failed to nominate any women in the Best Director category. Instead, […]
Continue readingCate Blanchett, Ke Huy Quan and ‘Tár’ Win National Society of Film Critics, Completing Rare Major Critics Awards Trifecta
It was a rare hat trick victory for Todd Field’s “Tár,” as the drama added a best picture win from the National Society of Film Critics on Saturday. Following its prestigious wins from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Circle this season, it’s one of the few movies to win […]
Continue readingEvery Kathryn Bigelow Film Ranked Worst To Best
Writer, director, and producer Kathryn Bigelow may be best known for her Oscar-winning action drama “The Hurt Locker,” but her career is longer and more varied than many fans realize. Over the last 40 years, Bigelow has only released 10 feature films, but she has also worked in television and made a number of short […]
Continue readingHow to Watch Echo 3 Starring Luke Evans
Mark your calendars, action fans! Echo 3, an upcoming action thriller and drama series is about to hit your screens. Are you first in line for every new Mission: Impossible installment? Can you quote Liam Neeson in Taken word-for-word? If you enjoy an intense, white-knuckle viewing experience, Echo 3 might just be your new favorite […]
Continue readingHow Blue Steel Combined Two Different Eras of Kathryn Bigelow’s Filmmaking
The career of historic filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is divided into two very distinct eras. Initially, Bigelow was a go-to master of over-the-top genre entertainment. The likes of Near Dark and Point Break were beloved for both their unique portraits of masculinity in mainstream American cinema and engaging in all kinds of entertaining mayhem (see: everything […]
Continue readingKathryn Bigelow to Direct ‘Aurora’ for Netflix, Based on David Koepp’s Upcoming Thriller Novel
Fresh off the heels of Jane Campion’s best director win at the Oscars, Kathryn Bigelow is also heading to Netflix for her next project. Bigelow, who became the first woman to win a directing Oscar in 2010 for “The Hurt Locker,” will direct “Aurora,” based on David Koepp’s upcoming thriller novel of the same name, […]
Continue reading‘Coda’ Has Changed Oscar Movies’ Release Strategies Forever
In analyzing how “Coda” achieved its Best Picture win, we must face a discomfiting reality: Beyond Oscar qualification, theatrical play had very little to do with its success.Most years, winning Best Picture includes a careful effort by its distributor to make it hit. Recent winners such as “Parasite” and “Green Book” played theaters during the […]
Continue readingAfter Best Director Win, Jane Campion says Equity in Hollywood ‘Moving Fast’
“The Power of the Dog” director Jane Campion made history Sunday when she became the third-ever woman to win the Best Director Oscar in the Academy Awards’ 94-year run. But the way Campion sees it, the tide is quickly changing and there will soon be more women to be honored with the awards.After accepting her […]
Continue readingOscars 2022: Jane Campion Wins Best Director, Making Her Third Female Winner Ever
It’s a fitting end for an extended awards season that so often saw “The Power of the Dog” director Jane Campion running off with award after award: The Kiwi filmmaker has won the Oscar for Best Director for her work on the lauded Western drama. The award makes Campion only the third woman to pick […]
Continue readingJane Campion Wins Top Prize At 2022 DGA Awards
Like many other awards shows, the DGA Awards returned to an in-person event for 2022. This year’s event was hosted by Judd Apatow and featured a number of minor upsets. There was no big surprise with the top honor, however, as Jane Campion won her first DGA Award for “The Power of the Dog.”Read More: […]
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