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Act of Valor Storms the Box Office

While megawatt movie stars from around the world descended upon the Kodak Theatre yesterday for the 84th annual Oscars, the…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Minari Oscar Winner Yuh-Jung Youn Forgives You for Saying Her Name Wrong

Yuh-Jung Youn forgives everyone who has said her name wrong. The Minari actress' acceptance speech for the Best Actress in…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Why LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya Are Both Up for Best Supporting Actor in Judas and the Black Messiah

The title of Judas and the Black Messiah gives slightly higher billing to the Judas of the film — Bill…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Scorsese's Gershwin Saga; Oscars Final Thoughts; Avoid Fraud This Weekend

Martin Scorsese is finally making a Gershwin movie, with help from a master of film musicals; some positive thoughts about…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Verdict Reactions; HFPA Fiasco; Oscar Nail-Biter

Viola Davis, Jamie Foxx, and many more react to the Derek Chauvin verdict; the group behind the Golden Globes ousts…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

The Rundown: Queen’s Gam-bot; Soderbergh Oscars; Spider-Villain Returns; Clarice First Look

In today's Movie News Rundown: The Queen's Gambit inspires an online chess bot; a Spider-Man villain is multi-armed and dangerous; Steven…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Could Dunkirk, a Film About White Guys Fighting Nazis, Pass the Oscars’ New Inclusion Requirements?

Could a movie like Dunkirk, a story of white, heterosexual men fighting literal Nazis, pass the Oscars' new inclusion rules? In…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Sorry, Scott Baio; Join Our Contest; Cops and Hollywood

In today's Movie News Rundown: Big Oscar changes; SAG-AFTRA calls out a new Scott Baio film over COVID-19 and child…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Ava DuVernay Among New Academy Members

Ava DuVernay is among those who have been voted into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

The Irishman Shutout at Oscars: What Does It Mean for Netflix?

Is the Oscars' The Irishman shutout the end of Netflix’s long, costly bid for a Best Picture Oscar? Or just…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Eminem Gets Standing O for Surprise Oscars Performance of ‘Lose Yourself’

Eminem didn't show up when his song "Lose Yourself" won an Oscar in 2003, and he set things right Sunday…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Chris Rock Explains Why Oscars Don’t Have Hosts Anymore: ‘Twitter’

Chris Rock and Steve Martin delivered the opening remarks at the Oscars on Sunday, and Rock said there was a…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Janelle Monáe’s Oscars Intro Honors Films That Weren’t Nominated

Janelle Monáe's warmly received Oscars intro paid tribute to a few films that weren't nominated for anything — including Us,…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Ava DuVernay v. Stephen King: How Much Should Diversity Matter in Oscars Voting? (Podcast)

Stephen King disappointed Ava DuVernay recently when he tweeted about casting his Oscar ballot: "I would never consider diversity in…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

The Past Is Now: Movies Have Never Been Better

A lot of movie fans like to reminisce about the past — a time when people vigorously debated films, new…

4 years ago
  • Directing

Out of the Ordinary: How Indian Moviemaker Rima Das Finds Beauty In Everyday Life

In an incandescent moment in Indian moviemaker Rima Das’ third feature Bulbul Can Sing, the titular character, an Assamese teenage girl, is guided onto the bough of…

5 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: Navigating the Turbulent Waters of the Oscar-Nominated Short “Lifeboat”

In 2015 our creative team set out to produce "50 Feet from Syria"—focused on the civilian impact of the Syrian…

5 years ago
  • Directing

Foreign Contenders: Director Radu Jude on Romania’s I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

A purveyor of communal introspection and historical accountability, Romanian visionary Radu Jude makes movies about specific events, defining time periods,…

5 years ago
  • Directing

Foreign Contenders: Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck on Germany’s Never Look Away 

Attaining Oscar glory in the Best Foreign Language Film category back in 2007 with his first feature, The Lives of…

5 years ago
  • Things Learned

Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Richard Jenkins

Courtesy of the Academy-Award nominated star of The Shape of Water, here are 10 rules for building, and sustaining, a…

6 years ago
  • Directing

Trojan Horse: Sebastián Lelio on the Music and Writing of His Oscar-Nominated Movie About Movies, A Fantastic Woman

In using his power to uncover explosive strength in previously vulnerable individuals, Chilean auteur Sebastián Lelio has dedicated himself to…

6 years ago
  • Directing

Foreign Contenders: Ziad Doueiri on Adapting American Courtroom Drama Tropes Into Lebanon’s The Insult 

Divisiveness is universal. That ironic truth is the key that allows people to understand and relate to geographically distant conflicts.…

6 years ago
  • Directing

Foreign Contenders: Ildikó Enyedi Aligns Framing and Sound for the Dreamy Romance in Hungary’s On Body and Soul

Involuntarily stoic and permanently immaculate, but with a diligent willingness to forge bonds with others around her, Mária (Alexandra Borbély) joins…

6 years ago
  • Directing

Foreign Contenders: Alain Gomis on Cinematic Colonization and Strong Women in Senegal’s Félicité 

MovieMaker’s series “Foreign Contenders” features interviews with the heavyweight helmers behind their respective countries’ entries for the Academy Award for Best…

7 years ago