Tag: You Were Never Really Here
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DGA Criticized for Women Director Shut Out: Lenny Abrahamson, Julia Hart, and More Speak Out
Directors and film journalists are reacting in fury to the film nominations for the 2019 Directors Guild of America Awards. The DGA announced nominees earlier today for Feature Film and First-Time Feature Film, and all 10 contenders are men. Nominees for Feature Film are Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”), Alfonso Cuarón (“Roma”), Peter Farrelly…
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‘The Favourite’ Dominates the British Independent Film Awards
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” definitely lived up to its name at the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday, where it won 10 awards, including best director, best screenplay and best British independent film of 2018.The awards were handed out at Old Billingsgate in London.Lanthimos’ twisted period piece won in a category whose other nominees were…
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‘The Favourite’ Dominates Bifa Craft Awards With 5 Big Wins
Ahead of its annual awards show, the British Independent Film Awards have unveiled their winners for a number of craft categories, including such key categories as best cinematography and best effects. This year’s batch of winners is led by Yorgos Lanthimos’ raucous period drama “The Favourite,” which dominated the field with five major wins, including…
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‘The Favourite’ Leads the Field in the British Independent Film Award Nominations
Yorgos Lanthimos’ acclaimed period drama “The Favourite,” and Bart Layton’s heist movie “American Animals,” have landed the most British Independent Film Award nominations this year, with 13 and 11 apiece. “You Were Never Really Here” also put in a strong showing with 8 noms.Bifa has made strides to ensure its voters for its awards are…
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‘The Favourite’ Leads the Field in the British Independent Film Award Nominations
Yorgos Lanthimos’ acclaimed period drama “The Favourite,” and Bart Layton’s heist movie “American Animals,” have landed the most British Independent Film Award nominations this year, with 13 and 11 apiece. “You Were Never Really Here” also put in a strong showing with 8 noms.Bifa has made strides to ensure its voters for its awards are…
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NY Philharmonic To Perform Jonny Greenwood’s ‘There Will Be Blood’ Score Live
When Jonny Greenwood isn’t creating haunting melodies for Radiohead, he’s composing some of Hollywood’s most masterful and unsettling scores. The guitar maestro, most recently known for composing the scores for “You Were Never Really Here” and “Phantom Thread,” the latter of which earned him an Oscar nom, will now be bringing his iconic music to…
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2019 Oscar Predictions: 91st Academy Awards
As films are revealed at Sundance and Cannes right through the fall film festival circuit, the 2018-19 awards season slowly comes into focus. The Academy has moved away from the mainstream over the last few years, awarding best picture to the low budget “Moonlight” and fantasy film “The Shape of Water,” which bodes well for…
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Director Lynne Ramsay Gets Real Sweat and Grime in ‘You Were Never Really Here’ [Interview]
You know you’re not going to see an average genre piece from writer-director Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin). With her new Joaquin Pheonix-led movie, You Were Never Really Here, Ramsay has made an unflinching thriller that follows its own rules instead of conventions. Based on Jonathan Aames‘ (Bored to Death) novel, Ramsay…
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‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix and Jonah Hill Make an Excellent Duo
Joaquin Phoenix has already had one incredible performance hit the big screen this year thanks to Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here,” and the actor is set to dazzle us again in Gus Van Sant’s “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.” The film marks the first time Phoenix and Van Sant have…
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‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot’ Trailer Shows Joaquin Phoenix Is Still On A Whole Different Level
Joaquin Phoenix is on a bit of an incredible acting run, lately. This year along, Phoenix has already wowed audiences with his heart-stopping performance as Joe in Lynne Ramsay’s dark thriller “You Were Never Really Here.” However, before that, he gave remarkable performances in films like “Inherent Vice,” “Her,” and “The Master.” And it looks…