Tag: The Trial of the Chicago 7
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‘Nomadland’ Wins Top Film Prize at Producers Guild Awards, Likely Locking It Up at the Oscars
The Producers Guild of America Awards awarded Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” with their top prize, one of the key indicators for the Academy Awards, particularly the best picture category. Edging out its closest competitors including Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman,” Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” and Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” this might just…
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Unapologetic Black activists: ‘If movements don’t tell our own stories, somebody else will’
The killings of two young Black people in Chicago unleashed a wave of fury captured by film-maker Ashley O’Shay, whose stirring documentary Unapologetic follows two women as they rise to the challenge of leading protestIn the month that both Judas and the Black Messiah and The Trial of the Chicago 7 have racked up multiple…
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After the Oscar Noms, Mighty ‘Mank’ Faces Competition in the Craft Races
David Fincher’s monochromatic “Mank” dominated the Oscar crafts on Monday for Netflix, grabbing six nominations for Erik Messerschmidt’s cinematography, costume design, makeup and hair, production design, score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and sound. Paul Greengrass’ post-Civil War western, “News of the World,” followed with four nominations.Netflix also did well by collecting three nominations…
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‘Nomadland’ & ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Win 2021 USC Scripter Awards
Traditionally, the USC Scripter Awards take place on USC’s campus with an elegant dinner and tributes to each of the 10 nominees in the film and TV categories. This year, was markedly different with a pre-taped ceremony. via zoom. The Scripter has long been seen as a bellwether for the Adapted Screenplay Oscar and that’s…
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‘Promising Young Woman’ Wins Best Film and Best Actress at Australian Academy International Awards
Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” has won Best Picture at the 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) International Awards. Carey Mulligan also scooped the Best Lead Actress in Film award for the film.Other winners include “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao, who became the first woman to receive the Aacta International Award for Best…
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‘Promising Young Woman’ Wins Best Film and Best Actress at Australian Academy International Awards
Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” has won Best Picture at the 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) International Awards. Carey Mulligan also scooped the Best Lead Actress in Film award for the film.Other winners include “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao, who became the first woman to receive the Aacta International Award for Best…
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Streaming Movies Ruled by ‘Croods 2,’ HBO Max’s ‘Tom & Jerry,’ and Netflix’s ‘Bigfoot Family’
This week, it’s all about awards and animation. Wherever you look — VOD charts (“The Croods: A New Age”), Netflix (“Bigfoot Family”), theaters (“Tom & Jerry”), and HBO Max (“Tom & Jerry”), cartoons are king. This weekend, Disney ups the ante with “Raya and the Last Dragon” on Disney+ and in theaters. Meanwhile, “Minari” was…
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Chloé Zhao Makes Golden Globes History as Second Woman to Win Best Director Prize
Chloé Zhao won the Golden Globe for Best Director, a history-making victory as she is now just the second woman to win the category in the Globes’ 78-year history. The first and previously only woman to win Best Director at the Globes was Barbra Streisand for “Yentl.” Zhao was awarded Best Director for her work…
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2021 Golden Globes: live winners updates
Mank enters ceremony with most nominations on six, followed by The Trial Of The Chicago 7 on five.The 78th Golden Globe Awards are set to take place on Sunday (February 28) when returning hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler emcee the hybrid event from Los Angeles and New York.NBC will broadcast the show live at…
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The 50 Best Movies of 2020, According to Over 230 Film Critics
Nominations for the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Critics Choice Awards have turned the likes of “Nomadland,” “Mank,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Minari,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Ma Rainy’s Black Bottom,” and “Borat Subsequent Film” into major Oscar season contenders. What do all of these films also have in common?…