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52 Films Directed by Women

52 Films Directed By Women To Watch In 2021

Lena Wilson
January 13, 2021 12:49 pm
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Every year is a good year to stan female directors, but 2021 has cooked us up a real feast. Acting veterans like Rebecca Hall, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, and Halle Berry are finally claiming their direct...
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The deck for 2021 film releases was shuffled yet again late last year, adding yet another wrinkle to what has undoubtedly been one of, if not the most tumultuous yearlong period for domestic film distribution ...
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December 9, 2020 2:00 pm
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I’m not telling you anything you don’t know. Aside from the election result, Trashfire 2020™ was a shitty year. And a weird and disorienting year thanks to COVID-19 and having to shelter-in-place, quarantine, ...
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2020 Fall Film Preview: 40 Most Anticipated Films To Watch

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August 26, 2020 2:44 pm
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COVID-19 is over! Movies are back! And everything is… safe? Hardly. It’s been a weird 2020.5 (an adjunct year that started in March) and it’s been going on for about 2.5 years so far. Sundance and Berlin in th...
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‘Zola’ Teaser: A24 Offers First Look At Janicza Bravo’s New Film & An Unclear Release Strategy

Charles Barfield
August 6, 2020 11:23 am
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One of the most anticipated films of 2020 is definitely A24’s upcoming feature, “Zola.” Even before one frame of film (or megabyte of footage) was produced, “Zola” had everyone talking thanks to the production...
Nicholas Braun, Succession, Emmys 2020

‘Succession’s’ Nicholas Braun Reminds Us Of The Quiet Genius Of Cousin Greg [Podcast]

Gregory Ellwood
July 6, 2020 12:47 pm
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In a cast full of unsung heroes there might not be one more important to the tone of HBO's "Succession" than Nicholas Braun. His character, Greg Hirsch (aka Cousin Greg), is the outsider trying to fit in among...
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‘Zola’ Is The Ultimate Internet-Age Tale Of Messy Bitches Being Extra [Sundance Review]

Jessica Kiang
January 24, 2020 10:09 pm
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Every generation gets a defining literary opening line – "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…" or "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams…" And for the generation alive and onlin...
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Sundance 2020: The 25 Most Anticipated Films At The Festival

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January 22, 2020 12:30 pm
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The Sundance Film Festival is enterting a new decade, in fact, it's the first major festival to usher in the new era, but color us slightly concerned about its upcoming slate. While the documentary features are...
52 Movies Directed By Women - Most Anticipated 2020

52 Films Directed By Women To Watch In 2020

Lena Wilson
January 19, 2020 2:03 pm
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Academy snubs be damned, 2019 was a spectacular end to a decade of outstanding films directed by women. Joanna Hogg reinvented visual memoir with “The Souvenir,” Lulu Wang challenged American conceptions of fa...
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Oscar-Nominated Composer Mica Levi To Score A24’s Sundance Film ‘Zola’

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December 18, 2019 1:27 pm
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Names like Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, and Danny Elfman are constantly brought up when film fans name some of the best composers working in the medium. But in recent years, Mica Levi has not ...
Sundance, Anne Hathaway

Sundance First Look: Anne Hathaway in Dee Rees’ Latest, Miranda July’s ‘Kajillionaire,’ Riley Keough In ‘Zola’ & More

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December 4, 2019 4:51 pm
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The 2019 Sundance Film Festival is upon us and we're feeling good about most of our Most Anticipated 2020 Film feature predictions; many of the films with early February release dates are indeed making Sundance...
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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Actor Jason Mitchell Reportedly Fired From ‘The Chi’ After On-Set Sexual Harassment Accusations

Charles Barfield
May 21, 2019 3:57 pm
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After a star-making turn as Eazy-E in the 2015 box office hit, “Straight Outta Compton,” actor Jason Mitchell appeared to be on the fast-track for superstardom. He followed that film with a starring role on the...
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The Most Anticipated Films By Female Filmmakers In 2019

Lena Wilson
January 18, 2019 1:11 pm
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2018 may have revitalized the “Year of the Woman” in politics, but it was also an outstanding year for female filmmakers. Auteurs like Karyn Kusama (“Destroyer”), Debra Granik (“Leave No Trace”), and Lynne Rams...

Read The Epic 148-Tweet ‘Spring Breakers’ Meets ‘Pulp Fiction’ Tale That James Franco Is Turning Into ‘Zola’

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