Tag: The Woman King
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‘Elvis,’ ‘Tár,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Ace Eddie Awards 2023 Nominations
The American Cinema Editors (Ace) has nominated “Tár,” “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Elvis, “Top Gun: Maverick” and “The Woman King” in the category of feature film drama for the 73rd annual Ace Eddie Awards.“The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” “The Menu” and “Triangle of…
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Oscars 2023: Best Editing Predictions
We will update all our Oscar predictions throughout the season, so keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2023 Oscar race. The nomination round of voting will take place from January 12 to January 17, 2023, with the official Oscar nominations announced on January 24, 2023. The final voting is between March 2…
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How to Win an Acting Oscar: The Overdue Advantage
For an actor to win an Oscar after being long overdue, two things need to be true. First: Do they have years of stellar output without a an Oscar nomination, or repeated nominations with no wins? See: Glenn Close (8 Oscar nominations), Amy Adams (six), and Bradley Cooper (four). Enter the awards zone once and…
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Despite Production Boom, South African Biz Must ‘Do More’ to Boost Black Representation
A host of big-budget studio productions, including Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible 7” and Viola Davis’ historical epic “The Woman King,” has given a boost to South Africa’s locations industry, with Netflix’s live-action series “One Piece” — based on the iconic Japanese manga — boasting the country’s biggest production budget to date.But while both foreign and domestic…
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‘Black Adam’ tops global box office with 140m debut; US opening boosts ‘Ticket To Paradise’
Warner Bros’ latest DC title saw a roughly even split between North America and international territories.World box office October 21-23 Rank Film (distributor)3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Black Adam (Warner Bros) 140m 140m 73m 73m 77 2. Ticket To Paradise (Universal) 21.1m 96m 4.7m 80.2m 79 3. Smile (Paramount) 18.3m 166.2m…
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Lupita Nyong’o on ‘Woman King’ Departure: ‘It Wasn’t the Role for Me to Play’
Lupita Nyong’o is addressing why she walked away from Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King” back in 2020.Nyong’o, who leads the upcoming Marvel tentpole “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” told The Hollywood Reporter that she was set to play an Agojie warrior in the historical epic starring Viola Davis, who also produces. The Agojie tribe inspired the…
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Oscars 2023: Best Original Score Predictions
In a season marked by movies about showbiz, social change, and superheroics, many of the contending scores experiment with new musical sounds uniting the past and present. Among the early frontrunners are Michael Abels’ genre-bending score for Jordan Peele’s flipped-out “Nope” (Universal), Son Lux’s maximalist score for the Daniels’ multiverse action-adventure, “Everything Everywhere All at…
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‘Smile’ is top new US studio title at global box office; China’s ‘Home Coming’ wins overall
With a production budget reported at 17.5m, Paramount’s ’Smile’ looks headed for quick recoupment.World box office September 30-October 2 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l)Territories 1. Home Coming (various) 58.3m 58.3m 58.3m 58.3m 1 2. Smile (Paramount) 36.5m 36.5m 14.5m 14.5m 59 3. Avatar (2009) (Disney) 17m 58.1m 12.3m 39.5m 52 4. Don’t Worry Darling…
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‘Smile’ Grosses 22 Million, ‘Bros’ Must Make Do With 4.8 Million
“Smile” (Paramount), an original horror title costing a reported 17 million, was the least-heralded wide studio release since Labor Day. “Don’t Worry Darling” (Warner Bros. Discovery), “The Woman King” (Disney), “Pearl” (A24), “Bros” (Universal), and the re-release of “Avatar” (Disney) each received significant entertainment press, social media, and other attentions ahead of their releases.“Darling” and…
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How Silver Linings Playbook Uses Football to Tell a Family Drama
Sports movies have been a staple of entertainment for decades at this point. They combine all the best parts of watching sports and watching a movie, with the intensity of actual games being magnified by character drama and dynamic camera movements. Most of the time these movies follow a specific player or season to tell…