Oscars Predictions: Best Film Editing – ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Picking Up Momentum From Critics’ Groups
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2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Film Editing All of Us Strangers
Weekly Commentary: Lafca has only been handing out prizes for editing since 2012. Out of the past 11 winners, six became Oscar nominees with one winner among them – “Gravity” (2013). Interestingly, last year’s Lafca recipient “Aftersun,” was the first narrative...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Film Editing All of Us Strangers
Weekly Commentary: Lafca has only been handing out prizes for editing since 2012. Out of the past 11 winners, six became Oscar nominees with one winner among them – “Gravity” (2013). Interestingly, last year’s Lafca recipient “Aftersun,” was the first narrative...
- 12/10/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival concludes today with the Closing Ceremony and presentation of the winners of the Lions. Director Yorgos Lanthimos took home the coveted Golden Lion for his film Poor Things, while Cailee Spaeny was honored as Best Actress for her performance in Priscilla, and Peter Sarsgaard received the Best Actor award for Memory.
The ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes cast uncertainty on the presence of celebrities gracing the iconic event over the course of the 10-day fest, with guild members participating in or promoting premieres doing so only under SAG-AFTRA interim agreements allowing them to make appearances and engage on the festival’s revered red carpet.
Related: Venice Film Festival: Yorgos Lanthimos Wins Golden Lion With ‘Poor Things’ — Full List
Edoardo De Angelis’s drama Comandante opened the festival with other highlight premieres from this year’s slate including Michael Mann’s Ferrari...
The ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes cast uncertainty on the presence of celebrities gracing the iconic event over the course of the 10-day fest, with guild members participating in or promoting premieres doing so only under SAG-AFTRA interim agreements allowing them to make appearances and engage on the festival’s revered red carpet.
Related: Venice Film Festival: Yorgos Lanthimos Wins Golden Lion With ‘Poor Things’ — Full List
Edoardo De Angelis’s drama Comandante opened the festival with other highlight premieres from this year’s slate including Michael Mann’s Ferrari...
- 9/9/2023
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
After directing “Origin” — the feature adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” — Academy Award-nominee Ava DuVernay is feeling incredibly content.
In fact, when she appears over Zoom from her office at the Array creative campus in L.A. in late August, just a couple days ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, there’s a glow about her. And it doesn’t seem to be coming from a ring light.
Asked what she’ll take from the process of making “Origin” into her next project, DuVernay replies: “How did this change me? So much so that if I never made another film, the experience of making this one would be enough.”
The filmmaker turned 51 on August 24, the same day I previewed the film with a small group of critics and journalists. She spent the better part of her...
In fact, when she appears over Zoom from her office at the Array creative campus in L.A. in late August, just a couple days ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, there’s a glow about her. And it doesn’t seem to be coming from a ring light.
Asked what she’ll take from the process of making “Origin” into her next project, DuVernay replies: “How did this change me? So much so that if I never made another film, the experience of making this one would be enough.”
The filmmaker turned 51 on August 24, the same day I previewed the film with a small group of critics and journalists. She spent the better part of her...
- 9/7/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Ava DuVernay’s return to feature filmmaking doubles as a thematic homecoming. Origin, loosely adapted from Isabel Wilkerson’s tome Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, is, at its core, a deeply sincere story of love and grief.
DuVernay’s interest in animating the inner lives of Black women stretches back to her feature debut, I Will Follow, in which she explored the contours of a young woman’s heartache after the death of her aunt. She built on it with Middle of Nowhere, a remarkable second feature about a nurse confronting her relationship with her incarcerated husband. And although Selma is about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the film complicates Coretta (Carmen Ejogo), positioning her as King’s strategic co-conspirator instead of just a dutiful wife. In all of these films, DuVernay centers the emotional landscape of Black women, reflecting on how interpersonal and structural constrictions shape their behaviors.
DuVernay’s interest in animating the inner lives of Black women stretches back to her feature debut, I Will Follow, in which she explored the contours of a young woman’s heartache after the death of her aunt. She built on it with Middle of Nowhere, a remarkable second feature about a nurse confronting her relationship with her incarcerated husband. And although Selma is about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the film complicates Coretta (Carmen Ejogo), positioning her as King’s strategic co-conspirator instead of just a dutiful wife. In all of these films, DuVernay centers the emotional landscape of Black women, reflecting on how interpersonal and structural constrictions shape their behaviors.
- 9/6/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The second part of this year’s Venice Film Festival shines with at least two firsts: Ava DuVernay is the first African-American female director competing for the Golden Lion, here with a film about Isabel Wilkerson, the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism. Origin is inspired by Wilkerson’s seminal 2020 book Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents, but is a stand-alone cinematic retelling of a life, work, and the process of uncovering, from within, the perilous paradigms that shape our social structures. Even if such a premise reads a bit dry, DuVernay’s dedication to rawness and realism puts literary and conceptual devices to good use to make an affecting, vital film for our times.
Portraying Isabel is Aunjanue Ellis Taylor, who made a promising collaboration with DuVernay on her 2019 show When They See Us. For Origin, the actress channels all her untiring devotion...
Portraying Isabel is Aunjanue Ellis Taylor, who made a promising collaboration with DuVernay on her 2019 show When They See Us. For Origin, the actress channels all her untiring devotion...
- 9/6/2023
- by Savina Petkova
- The Film Stage
Ava DuVernay has made history at the Venice Film Festival, becoming the first female Black U.S. director in the event’s 80 years to have a film in the main competition. DuVernay addressed this milestone head-on at the press conference for Origin, which will have world premiere Wednesday night, explaining that Black U.S. filmmakers are led to believe that international film festivals are simply not places for their work.
“For Black filmmakers, we’re told that people who love films in other parts of the world don’t care about our stories and don’t care about our films,” she said. “This is something that we are often told — ‘You cannot play international film festivals, no one will come, people will not come to your press conference, people will not come to the P&i screenings, they will not be interested in selling tickets, you may not even get into this festival,...
“For Black filmmakers, we’re told that people who love films in other parts of the world don’t care about our stories and don’t care about our films,” she said. “This is something that we are often told — ‘You cannot play international film festivals, no one will come, people will not come to your press conference, people will not come to the P&i screenings, they will not be interested in selling tickets, you may not even get into this festival,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Alex Ritman and Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Neon snagged the rights to Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay’s Origin ahead of its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and released the first teaser trailer. With Origin, writer, producer, and director Ava DuVernay becomes the first African-American woman director in competition in Venice Film Festival’s 80-year history.
Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard) leads a talented ensemble that includes Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Vera Farmiga, and Audra McDonald. Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Finn Wittrock, Jasmine Cephas-Jones, and Connie Nielsen also star.
“I’ve known Ava for a long time and my love and admiration for her and her work goes back further, even before Middle of Nowhere. I’m truly humbled that it is this movie which has finally brought us together. She has always been a gifted storyteller, and her mastery of her craft shines through in this deeply personal and inspired adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s book,...
Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard) leads a talented ensemble that includes Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Vera Farmiga, and Audra McDonald. Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Finn Wittrock, Jasmine Cephas-Jones, and Connie Nielsen also star.
“I’ve known Ava for a long time and my love and admiration for her and her work goes back further, even before Middle of Nowhere. I’m truly humbled that it is this movie which has finally brought us together. She has always been a gifted storyteller, and her mastery of her craft shines through in this deeply personal and inspired adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s book,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
One day before its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, the new Ava DuVernay film “Origin” has been acquired by Neon with a release scheduled for later this year. The new film, DuVernay’s first feature as a director since 2018’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” will also screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and joins a loaded Neon slate for 2023 that already includes Cannes Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall” as well as “The Royal Hotel,” “La Chimera,” “Perfect Days,” and “Ferrari.”
DuVernay wrote, produced, and directed ‘Origin,’ which Neon noted “is inspired by the remarkable life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson as she pens her seminal book, ‘Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents.’ While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and...
DuVernay wrote, produced, and directed ‘Origin,’ which Neon noted “is inspired by the remarkable life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson as she pens her seminal book, ‘Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents.’ While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and...
- 9/5/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Neon has acquired worldwide rights for Ava DuVernay’s Origin ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday (September 6).
The studio said it had secured the rights with a competitive bid and is planning a release for late 2023.
DuVernay will make history in Venice as the first African-American female director to premiere a film in competition in the festival’s 80-year history.
She wrote, produced and directed the biopic, which is inspired by the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, following her life as she pens her seminal book, Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents.
Related: Ava DuVernay On ‘Origin’: “Thank Goodness We Made This Film Independently” – Venice
While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one...
The studio said it had secured the rights with a competitive bid and is planning a release for late 2023.
DuVernay will make history in Venice as the first African-American female director to premiere a film in competition in the festival’s 80-year history.
She wrote, produced and directed the biopic, which is inspired by the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, following her life as she pens her seminal book, Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents.
Related: Ava DuVernay On ‘Origin’: “Thank Goodness We Made This Film Independently” – Venice
While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one...
- 9/5/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Neon has acquired worldwide rights to Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.
The movie, starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal and Niecy Nash-Betts, will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Origin” will be released in theaters later this year.
DuVernay is the first African American woman director in competition in Venice’s 80-year history. She wrote, produced and directed the film, which is inspired by the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson as she pens her seminal book “Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents.” A press release describes the plot as such: “While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one of the defining American books of our time.” Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald,...
The movie, starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal and Niecy Nash-Betts, will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Origin” will be released in theaters later this year.
DuVernay is the first African American woman director in competition in Venice’s 80-year history. She wrote, produced and directed the film, which is inspired by the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson as she pens her seminal book “Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents.” A press release describes the plot as such: “While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one of the defining American books of our time.” Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
A day before its much-anticipated premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Ava DuVernay’s Origin has sold to Neon for worldwide distribution.
DuVernay wrote, produced and directed Origin and is breaking ground in Venice as the first Black U.S. female director in the festival’s 80-year history to have a feature in competition. (Watch the trailer below.)
Neon described the sales process as “competitive” and said it will release the movie across the U.S. later this year. The film is getting a North American premiere in Toronto after Venice and ahead of the theatrical release.
Origin is inspired by the remarkable life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson — played by Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard) — as she pens her seminal book, Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents. While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Wilkerson sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite...
DuVernay wrote, produced and directed Origin and is breaking ground in Venice as the first Black U.S. female director in the festival’s 80-year history to have a feature in competition. (Watch the trailer below.)
Neon described the sales process as “competitive” and said it will release the movie across the U.S. later this year. The film is getting a North American premiere in Toronto after Venice and ahead of the theatrical release.
Origin is inspired by the remarkable life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson — played by Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard) — as she pens her seminal book, Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents. While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Wilkerson sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite...
- 9/5/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ava DuVernay’s Origin, the first film by an African American woman to play in Competition at the Venice Film Festival, will have a Gala screening at Roy Thomson Hall at TIFF on Monday, September 11. DuVernay will be in attendance for the screening of the film, which she wrote, produced and directed.
Origin chronicles the remarkable life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson, played by Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, as she investigates the genesis of injustice and uncovers a hidden truth that affects us all. Origin stands as a unique account of the intimacy within a writer’s quest for truth. DuVernay creates powerful cinematic images from the stories that Wilkerson brought to light in her non-fiction work Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, as well as the tragic moments of her personal life which framed her writing. It results in a deeply moving portrait of grief and...
Origin chronicles the remarkable life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson, played by Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, as she investigates the genesis of injustice and uncovers a hidden truth that affects us all. Origin stands as a unique account of the intimacy within a writer’s quest for truth. DuVernay creates powerful cinematic images from the stories that Wilkerson brought to light in her non-fiction work Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, as well as the tragic moments of her personal life which framed her writing. It results in a deeply moving portrait of grief and...
- 9/4/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Opposition to the Academy’s plan to award eight Oscars prior to the live telecast continues to grow, with more than 350 new names — including more than a dozen Oscar-winning editors, cinematographers and production designers — added to the petition sent last week to Academy president David Rubin urging a reversal of the plan.
Among the industry professionals signing are Oscar-winning cinematographers John Seale (“The English Patient”), John Toll (“Braveheart”) and Dean Semler (“Dances With Wolves”), and Oscar-winning editors Richard Chew and Paul Hirsch (“Star Wars”), Mikkel Neilsen (“The Sound of Metal”), Pietro Scalia (“JFK”) and Zach Staenberg (“The Matrix”).
Oscar-winning production designers Hannah Beachler (“Black Panther”), Barbara Ling (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Adam Stockhausen (“Grand Budapest Hotel”) and David and Sandy Wasco (“La La Land”) also signed on.
Cinematography will be presented during the live show, but editing and production design are among the eight awards to be presented during the 4 p.
Among the industry professionals signing are Oscar-winning cinematographers John Seale (“The English Patient”), John Toll (“Braveheart”) and Dean Semler (“Dances With Wolves”), and Oscar-winning editors Richard Chew and Paul Hirsch (“Star Wars”), Mikkel Neilsen (“The Sound of Metal”), Pietro Scalia (“JFK”) and Zach Staenberg (“The Matrix”).
Oscar-winning production designers Hannah Beachler (“Black Panther”), Barbara Ling (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Adam Stockhausen (“Grand Budapest Hotel”) and David and Sandy Wasco (“La La Land”) also signed on.
Cinematography will be presented during the live show, but editing and production design are among the eight awards to be presented during the 4 p.
- 3/17/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
For most of the “When They See Us” shoot, director Ava DuVernay worked with two or three cameras, but when it came to shooting the tense courtroom seen where Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise are put on trial, DuVernay shot with four cameras. Editor Spencer Averick says, “We needed reactions from the parents, the legal team, the kids and the judge because there’s a lot going on.”
Episode two in the four-part series picks up as the boys get ready for trial and the judge has ruled the admission tapes as admissible evidence. With the DNA evidence, inconclusive and the defendant having no recollection of the attack, the lawyers for the boys believe — with the boys being coerced into confessing — that the case is weak.
It’s decided the young boys are to have separate trials, and as we see from the episode,...
Episode two in the four-part series picks up as the boys get ready for trial and the judge has ruled the admission tapes as admissible evidence. With the DNA evidence, inconclusive and the defendant having no recollection of the attack, the lawyers for the boys believe — with the boys being coerced into confessing — that the case is weak.
It’s decided the young boys are to have separate trials, and as we see from the episode,...
- 11/22/2019
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Ava DuVernay pulled an unexpected surprise with her Netflix limited series, “When They See Us,” about the notorious Central Park 5 jogger case, giving special attention to the Korey Wise (Jharrel Jerome) prison ordeal in the Part 4 finale, cut by her go-to editor Spencer Averick.
After introducing the five Harlem youths and their families in the first three parts, taking us through their horrific loss of innocence and freedom as a result of racial and social injustice from police and prosecution alike, culminating with the release of the four youngest ex-cons, DuVernay turned inward with a mini-movie about Wise’s brutal incarceration in adult prison for more than a decade, spent primarily in solitary confinement.
Wise always maintained that it was the Central Park 4 Plus 1. And now we learn why. He was the odd boy out, who wasn’t even present at the Central Park scene of the crime in 1989, but...
After introducing the five Harlem youths and their families in the first three parts, taking us through their horrific loss of innocence and freedom as a result of racial and social injustice from police and prosecution alike, culminating with the release of the four youngest ex-cons, DuVernay turned inward with a mini-movie about Wise’s brutal incarceration in adult prison for more than a decade, spent primarily in solitary confinement.
Wise always maintained that it was the Central Park 4 Plus 1. And now we learn why. He was the odd boy out, who wasn’t even present at the Central Park scene of the crime in 1989, but...
- 6/10/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Ava DuVernay pulled an unexpected surprise with her Netflix limited series, “When They See Us,” about the notorious Central Park 5 jogger case, giving special attention to the Korey Wise (Jharrel Jerome) prison ordeal in the Part 4 finale, cut by her go-to editor Spencer Averick.
After introducing the five Harlem youths and their families in the first three parts, taking us through their horrific loss of innocence and freedom as a result of racial and social injustice from police and prosecution alike, culminating with the release of the four youngest ex-cons, DuVernay turned inward with a mini-movie about Wise’s brutal incarceration in adult prison for more than a decade, spent primarily in solitary confinement.
Wise always maintained that it was the Central Park 4 Plus 1. And now we learn why. He was the odd boy out, who wasn’t even present at the Central Park scene of the crime in 1989, but...
After introducing the five Harlem youths and their families in the first three parts, taking us through their horrific loss of innocence and freedom as a result of racial and social injustice from police and prosecution alike, culminating with the release of the four youngest ex-cons, DuVernay turned inward with a mini-movie about Wise’s brutal incarceration in adult prison for more than a decade, spent primarily in solitary confinement.
Wise always maintained that it was the Central Park 4 Plus 1. And now we learn why. He was the odd boy out, who wasn’t even present at the Central Park scene of the crime in 1989, but...
- 6/10/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Thompson on Hollywood
At the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Ava DuVernay launched a tiny distribution company. Nine years later, it’s part of a multimedia empire contained in a sprawling Los Angeles compound. The gated property in Echo Park, which includes two buildings separated by a courtyard, is a physical manifestation of DuVernay’s own rising stardom. It contains distribution, arts, and advocacy collective Array, post-production facilities (where DuVernay’s longtime editor Spencer Averick cuts DuVernay’s film and TV projects), and the “Queen Sugar” writers’ room.
It’s an impressive achievement, but the next step in the compound’s buildout is a state-of-the-art, 50-seat theater that will screen the half-dozen Array titles it plans to release in 2019 and work by local artists, and will be made available for rental. Located west of downtown Los Angeles — a part of the city that doesn’t house many media moguls — it’s also the area’s only independent theater.
It’s an impressive achievement, but the next step in the compound’s buildout is a state-of-the-art, 50-seat theater that will screen the half-dozen Array titles it plans to release in 2019 and work by local artists, and will be made available for rental. Located west of downtown Los Angeles — a part of the city that doesn’t house many media moguls — it’s also the area’s only independent theater.
- 4/15/2019
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday.
This week’s question: What is the best documentary about the American political system?
“13th”
Anne McCarthy (@annemitchmcc), Teen Vogue, Ms. Magazine, Bonjour Paris
Although “13th” is, in effect – at face value – about the U.S. prison system, that’s not entirely what it’s about. Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated 2016 documentary illustrates with poise and punch just how the U.S. political system and the government directly contributed to the highly problematic American prison system as we know it today. From President Clinton’s “3 Strikes” rule, President Reagan’s crack-down on crack cocaine, and more, we see the correlations between political acts and overcrowded jails, wrongly convicted inmates, and young lives lost at the hands of the people who are supposed to protect them. In an ideal world, every American would see this film.
This week’s question: What is the best documentary about the American political system?
“13th”
Anne McCarthy (@annemitchmcc), Teen Vogue, Ms. Magazine, Bonjour Paris
Although “13th” is, in effect – at face value – about the U.S. prison system, that’s not entirely what it’s about. Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated 2016 documentary illustrates with poise and punch just how the U.S. political system and the government directly contributed to the highly problematic American prison system as we know it today. From President Clinton’s “3 Strikes” rule, President Reagan’s crack-down on crack cocaine, and more, we see the correlations between political acts and overcrowded jails, wrongly convicted inmates, and young lives lost at the hands of the people who are supposed to protect them. In an ideal world, every American would see this film.
- 3/18/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Ava DuVernay has been tapped to work on a Prince documentary for Netflix, Deadline reports. The Selma, 13th and this year’s A Wrinkle in Time director said the late icon’s estate has approved of the upcoming film.
“Prince was a genius and a joy and a jolt to the senses,” DuVernay told Deadline. “He shattered every preconceived notion, smashed every boundary, shared everything in his heart through his music. The only way I know how to make this film is with love. And with great care. I’m...
“Prince was a genius and a joy and a jolt to the senses,” DuVernay told Deadline. “He shattered every preconceived notion, smashed every boundary, shared everything in his heart through his music. The only way I know how to make this film is with love. And with great care. I’m...
- 10/30/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Ava DuVernay directed the film that opened the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, DC back in 2016 and now the 13th and Selma helmer is aiming for another type of history with a documentary about Prince for Netflix.
“Prince was a genius and a joy and a jolt to the senses,” the Oscar nominated filmmaker told Deadline tonight of the Purple Rain star who died on April 21, 2016. “He was like no other,” DuVernay added of the Oscar winner and eight-time Grammy recipient. “He shattered every preconceived notion, smashed every boundary, shared everything in his heart through his music. The only way I know how to make this film is with love. And with great care. I’m honored to do so and grateful for the opportunity entrusted to me by the estate.”
It wasn’t just Prince’s estate that saw DuVernay as a collaborator...
“Prince was a genius and a joy and a jolt to the senses,” the Oscar nominated filmmaker told Deadline tonight of the Purple Rain star who died on April 21, 2016. “He was like no other,” DuVernay added of the Oscar winner and eight-time Grammy recipient. “He shattered every preconceived notion, smashed every boundary, shared everything in his heart through his music. The only way I know how to make this film is with love. And with great care. I’m honored to do so and grateful for the opportunity entrusted to me by the estate.”
It wasn’t just Prince’s estate that saw DuVernay as a collaborator...
- 10/30/2018
- by Dominic Patten and Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
A Wrinkle in Time is a film that demands a very pointed perspective, and while that may not be the kiss of death for what is clearly a family-oriented story, it needn’t have been the case. With that in mind, this is a film that divides its audience and renders itself enjoyable only for those who are young enough to be mesmerized by glittery landscapes and floating and/or flying creatures. Those young enough to find themselves enraptured by the general sense of wonder that simply is storytelling will likely find much to enjoy, but even still the overall effect is closer to that of an amusement park ride than something that truly has a story. Meg (Storm Reid) is likable enough and “everygirl” enough that audiences will quickly find themselves rooting for her, and the Mrs. trio are odd and magical enough to instill a sense of adventure in the target audience.
- 6/6/2018
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Much has been made of the budget allotted to the big screen adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel A Wrinkle in Time and how Director Ava DuVernay was a woman tackling something so massive. That’s a lot of press and pressure on a risky venture considering the novel may be beloved but not in the public consciousness. Thankfully, there have been other hits and misses to take attention away from the fact that this entertaining effectively flopped.
The movie, out today on Blu-ray from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, is a solid if flawed adaptation, that somehow missed the magical touch to enthrall younger viewers. As a result, the film is hovering near the $100 million domestic gross with prognosticators estimating it will lose the studio at least that much.
And that’s a shame because it deserves to be seen. The movie is colorful, visual treat that fully realizes L’Engle’s worlds,...
The movie, out today on Blu-ray from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, is a solid if flawed adaptation, that somehow missed the magical touch to enthrall younger viewers. As a result, the film is hovering near the $100 million domestic gross with prognosticators estimating it will lose the studio at least that much.
And that’s a shame because it deserves to be seen. The movie is colorful, visual treat that fully realizes L’Engle’s worlds,...
- 6/5/2018
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Burbank, Calif. — Just in time for summer break, Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, from acclaimed director Ava DuVernay, comes home May 29 on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD and Movies Anywhere and June 5 on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, DVD and On-Demand. The stunning story of an ordinary girl’s extraordinary adventure through time and space offers exhilarating entertainment and positive messages for the whole family—encouraging self-confidence, inclusion and pushing imagination to the next level.
Families who bring home A Wrinkle in Time will go behind the scenes to meet the talented crafts persons, actors and filmmakers who brought to life every spectacular detail of this triumphant tale. Bonus material includes an extended featurette providing inside access to the A-list cast and crew; insightful audio commentary from director Ava DuVernay and team; deleted scenes; bloopers; and two music videos, including “I Believe” performed by Grammy®-nominated music mogul DJ Khaled...
Families who bring home A Wrinkle in Time will go behind the scenes to meet the talented crafts persons, actors and filmmakers who brought to life every spectacular detail of this triumphant tale. Bonus material includes an extended featurette providing inside access to the A-list cast and crew; insightful audio commentary from director Ava DuVernay and team; deleted scenes; bloopers; and two music videos, including “I Believe” performed by Grammy®-nominated music mogul DJ Khaled...
- 4/25/2018
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Just in time for summer break, Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time from acclaimed director Ava DuVernay, comes home May 29 on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD and Movies Anywhere and June 5 on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, DVD and On-Demand. The stunning story of an ordinary girl’s extraordinary adventure through time and space offers exhilarating entertainment and positive messages for the whole family—encouraging self-confidence, inclusion and pushing imagination to the next level.
Families who bring home Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time will go behind the scenes to meet the talented crafts persons, actors and filmmakers who brought to life every spectacular detail of this triumphant tale. Bonus material includes an extended featurette providing inside access to the A-list cast and crew; insightful audio commentary from director Ava DuVernay and team; deleted scenes; bloopers; and two music videos, including “I Believe” performed by Grammy®-nominated music mogul DJ Khaled...
Families who bring home Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time will go behind the scenes to meet the talented crafts persons, actors and filmmakers who brought to life every spectacular detail of this triumphant tale. Bonus material includes an extended featurette providing inside access to the A-list cast and crew; insightful audio commentary from director Ava DuVernay and team; deleted scenes; bloopers; and two music videos, including “I Believe” performed by Grammy®-nominated music mogul DJ Khaled...
- 4/24/2018
- by Sean McAloon
- Age of the Nerd
Simon Brew Jan 23, 2018
Ava DuVernay is directing the screen adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time - and Disney has hopes for a big hit. Here's the new trailer...
One of the few non-franchise films that Disney is backing at the moment is the upcoming screen adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle In Time. The film’s screenplay has been penned by Frozen director Jennifer Lee, and Ava DuVernay has directed the movie.
In front of the camera? Quite a cast. You get Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Zach Galifianakis, amongst others.
A new trailer for the movie has now landed too, along with the synopsis for the film. Let’s do the trailers first…
And here's the original trailer, from November 2017...
And here’s the synopsis….
From visionary director Ava DuVernay comes Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” an epic adventure...
Ava DuVernay is directing the screen adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time - and Disney has hopes for a big hit. Here's the new trailer...
One of the few non-franchise films that Disney is backing at the moment is the upcoming screen adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle In Time. The film’s screenplay has been penned by Frozen director Jennifer Lee, and Ava DuVernay has directed the movie.
In front of the camera? Quite a cast. You get Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Zach Galifianakis, amongst others.
A new trailer for the movie has now landed too, along with the synopsis for the film. Let’s do the trailers first…
And here's the original trailer, from November 2017...
And here’s the synopsis….
From visionary director Ava DuVernay comes Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” an epic adventure...
- 11/20/2017
- Den of Geek
From visionary director Ava DuVernay comes Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” an epic adventure based on Madeleine L’Engle’s timeless classic which takes audiences across dimensions of time and space, examining the nature of darkness versus light and, ultimately, the triumph of love.
Through one girl’s transformative journey led by three celestial guides, we discover that strength comes from embracing one’s individuality and that the best way to triumph over fear is to travel by one’s own light.
Watch the brand new warrior trailer from Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” which debuted on the “American Music Awards”.
Directed by Emmy(R) winner and Oscar(R) and Golden Globe(R) nominee Ava DuVernay from a screenplay by Oscar winner Jennifer Lee based upon the beloved novel by Madeleine L’Engle, “A Wrinkle in Time” stars: two-time Academy Award(R) nominee Oprah Winfrey, Oscar and Emmy winner Reese Witherspoon,...
Through one girl’s transformative journey led by three celestial guides, we discover that strength comes from embracing one’s individuality and that the best way to triumph over fear is to travel by one’s own light.
Watch the brand new warrior trailer from Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” which debuted on the “American Music Awards”.
Directed by Emmy(R) winner and Oscar(R) and Golden Globe(R) nominee Ava DuVernay from a screenplay by Oscar winner Jennifer Lee based upon the beloved novel by Madeleine L’Engle, “A Wrinkle in Time” stars: two-time Academy Award(R) nominee Oprah Winfrey, Oscar and Emmy winner Reese Witherspoon,...
- 11/20/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
O.J.: Made in America won best documentary at the Independent Spirit Awards.
It beat out 13th (directed and produced by Ava DuVernay; produced by Spencer Averick and Howard Barish), Cameraperson (directed and produced by Kirsten Johnson; produced by Marilyn Ness), I Am Not Your Negro (directed and produced by Raoul Peck; produced by Remi Grellety and Herbert Peck), Sonita (directed by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami; produced by Gerd Haag) and Under the Sun (directed by Vitaly Mansky; produced by Natalya Manskaya).
Director-producer Ezra Edelman and producers Nina Krstic, Tamara Rosenberg and Caroline Waterlow took to the stage to accept the award.
"It...
It beat out 13th (directed and produced by Ava DuVernay; produced by Spencer Averick and Howard Barish), Cameraperson (directed and produced by Kirsten Johnson; produced by Marilyn Ness), I Am Not Your Negro (directed and produced by Raoul Peck; produced by Remi Grellety and Herbert Peck), Sonita (directed by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami; produced by Gerd Haag) and Under the Sun (directed by Vitaly Mansky; produced by Natalya Manskaya).
Director-producer Ezra Edelman and producers Nina Krstic, Tamara Rosenberg and Caroline Waterlow took to the stage to accept the award.
"It...
- 2/25/2017
- by Meena Jang
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Left: Host Rory Kennedy with Documentary (Feature) nominees Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo, “Fire at Sea”, Hébert Peck, Raoul Peck and Rémi Grellety , “I Am Not Your Negro”, Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman, “Life, Animated”, Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow, “O.J.: Made in America” and Spencer Averick and Howard Barish, “13th”.
On Wednesday February 22, the Samuel Goldwyn Theater hosted a celebration for ten powerful stories with this year’s nominees in the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject categories. Introducing the five Documentary Short Subject contenders, Academy Documentary Branch Governor Kate Amend pointed to the heroism that united their subjects: people who saved drowning refugees or victims of airstrikes, faced end-of-life decisions and created new lives in a foreign country.
After screening clips of each film, Amend brought up “Extremis” director Dan Krauss, “4.1 Miles” director Daphne Matziaraki, “Joe’s Violin”’s Cooperman and producer Raphaela Neihausen, “Watani: My Homeland...
On Wednesday February 22, the Samuel Goldwyn Theater hosted a celebration for ten powerful stories with this year’s nominees in the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject categories. Introducing the five Documentary Short Subject contenders, Academy Documentary Branch Governor Kate Amend pointed to the heroism that united their subjects: people who saved drowning refugees or victims of airstrikes, faced end-of-life decisions and created new lives in a foreign country.
After screening clips of each film, Amend brought up “Extremis” director Dan Krauss, “4.1 Miles” director Daphne Matziaraki, “Joe’s Violin”’s Cooperman and producer Raphaela Neihausen, “Watani: My Homeland...
- 2/24/2017
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Three Oscar nominated documentary filmmakers believe that their medium has taken on a new importance in the era of President Donald Trump. Spencer Averick, producer of Ava DuVernay’s documentary about mass incarceration, “13th,” discussed the decision to juxtapose footage of Trump’s campaign speeches with footage of civil rights marchers being beaten by police. “When I saw the images of black protesters getting kicked out, violently, from rallies, and or his rhetoric about the old days, with him saying ‘We used to send them out on stretchers,'” Averick TheWrap’s Steve Pond at the Landmark Theater February 9. “I was like,...
- 2/15/2017
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Simon Brew Feb 12, 2017
La La Land and I, Daniel Blake take home big prizes at the BAFTAs. Here's the full list of winners...
No harm was done on La La Land's path to the Oscars at today's BAFTA Film Awards 2017, with the British Academy for Film and Television Arts rewarding the acclaimed musical with its top gong. Elsewhere, significant salutes were in abundance for I, Daniel Blake, and - aside from some British loyalty - there's little to suggest that the prizes given out won't be reflected at this year's Academy Awards.
Here's the full list of winners...
Fellowship
Mel Brooks
Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema
Curzon
Best Film
La La Land Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt
Outstanding British Film
I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Rebecca O'Brien, Paul Laverty
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Under the Shadow: Babak Anvari (Writer/Director), Emily Leo,...
La La Land and I, Daniel Blake take home big prizes at the BAFTAs. Here's the full list of winners...
No harm was done on La La Land's path to the Oscars at today's BAFTA Film Awards 2017, with the British Academy for Film and Television Arts rewarding the acclaimed musical with its top gong. Elsewhere, significant salutes were in abundance for I, Daniel Blake, and - aside from some British loyalty - there's little to suggest that the prizes given out won't be reflected at this year's Academy Awards.
Here's the full list of winners...
Fellowship
Mel Brooks
Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema
Curzon
Best Film
La La Land Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt
Outstanding British Film
I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Rebecca O'Brien, Paul Laverty
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Under the Shadow: Babak Anvari (Writer/Director), Emily Leo,...
- 2/12/2017
- Den of Geek
‘Fire at Sea’ (Courtesy: Tiff)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
The nominations for the 2017 Academy Awards were announced bright and early this morning and, while there were plenty snubs, we want to talk about one surprise: the inclusion of Fire at Sea in the best documentary feature category. The surprise here isn’t that the film was actually nominated but that, as a foreign film, it joins a rather small group of films that have done exactly that. So, what is the track record of foreign films in the best documentary feature category?
When the nominations were read, Fire at Sea (written and directed by Gianfranco Rosi) found itself competing alongside I Am Not Your Negro (directed by Raoul Peck and co-written by Peck and James Baldwin); Live, Animated (directed by Roger Ross Williams and written by Ron Suskind); O.J.: Made in America (directed by Ezra Edelman), and 13th (directed...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
The nominations for the 2017 Academy Awards were announced bright and early this morning and, while there were plenty snubs, we want to talk about one surprise: the inclusion of Fire at Sea in the best documentary feature category. The surprise here isn’t that the film was actually nominated but that, as a foreign film, it joins a rather small group of films that have done exactly that. So, what is the track record of foreign films in the best documentary feature category?
When the nominations were read, Fire at Sea (written and directed by Gianfranco Rosi) found itself competing alongside I Am Not Your Negro (directed by Raoul Peck and co-written by Peck and James Baldwin); Live, Animated (directed by Roger Ross Williams and written by Ron Suskind); O.J.: Made in America (directed by Ezra Edelman), and 13th (directed...
- 1/25/2017
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
This year’s Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature was a fiercely competitive one. With the strength of the 15-wide finalists list, quite frankly, it would have been hard to give us a truly bad line-up. We particularly weep for the omissions of Cameraperson, Tower, Zero Days and Weiner, but personal grouching aside about a couple of the nominees, this year’s batch is quite something. We have three films about race (one with queer undertones), a foreign language title, and the longest film ever nominated for an Academy Award.
The nominees are:
• Fire at Sea (Gianfranco Rosi, Donatella Palermo)
• I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety, Hébert Peck)
• O.J.: Made in America (Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow)
• Life, Animated (Roger Ross Williams, Julie Goldman)
• 13th (Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick, Howard Barish)
We will be looking at the documentary short nominees later (I have one title left to watch,...
The nominees are:
• Fire at Sea (Gianfranco Rosi, Donatella Palermo)
• I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety, Hébert Peck)
• O.J.: Made in America (Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow)
• Life, Animated (Roger Ross Williams, Julie Goldman)
• 13th (Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick, Howard Barish)
We will be looking at the documentary short nominees later (I have one title left to watch,...
- 1/25/2017
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards are in and La La Land leads the pack with 14 nominations! I knew La La Land was going to explode at this event, and it's probably going to end up taking home many of the awards is was nominated for. The 14 nominations ties the record with 1997's Titanic and 1950's All About Eve.
Arrival ended up with eight nominations as did Moonlight, while Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, and Manchester by the Sea all got six. Deadpool ended up with zero nominations. I was hoping to see it somewhere on the list, but it looks like all that hype didn't work.
Every film and actor who was nominated for their work deserves to be on this list, so congratulations to them all! There are so many great films and actors to root for, but there can be only one winner in each category.
Jimmy Kimmel...
Arrival ended up with eight nominations as did Moonlight, while Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, and Manchester by the Sea all got six. Deadpool ended up with zero nominations. I was hoping to see it somewhere on the list, but it looks like all that hype didn't work.
Every film and actor who was nominated for their work deserves to be on this list, so congratulations to them all! There are so many great films and actors to root for, but there can be only one winner in each category.
Jimmy Kimmel...
- 1/24/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
La La Land scores a record-equalling 14 nominations.
The nominations for the 89th annual Academy Awards have been revealed.
The 2017 Academy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on Sunday, February 26.
Read: Oscars 2017: ‘La La Land’ equals record with 14 nominations
Best Motion Picture of the yearArrivalFencesHacksaw RidgeHell Or High WaterHidden FiguresLionLa La LandManchester By The SeaMoonlightBest DirectorDamien Chazelle, La La LandBarry Jenkins, MoonlightKenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The SeaDenis Villeneuve, ArrivalMel Gibson, Hacksaw RidgePerformance by an actress in a leading roleIsabelle Huppert, ElleRuth Negga, LovingNatalie Portman, JackieEmma Stone, La La LandMeryl Streep, Florence Foster JenkinsPerformance by an actor in a leading roleCasey Affleck, Manchester By The SeaDenzel Washington, FencesRyan Gosling, La La LandAndrew Garfield, Hacksaw RidgeViggo Mortensen, Captain FantasticPerformance by an actress in a supporting roleViola Davis, FencesMichelle Williams, Manchester By the SeaNaomie Harris, MoonlightNicole Kidman, LionOctavia Spencer, Hidden FiguresPerformance by an actor in a supporting roleMahershala Ali, MoonlightJeff Bridges, Hell Or High WaterDev Patel, LionLucas Hedges...
The nominations for the 89th annual Academy Awards have been revealed.
The 2017 Academy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on Sunday, February 26.
Read: Oscars 2017: ‘La La Land’ equals record with 14 nominations
Best Motion Picture of the yearArrivalFencesHacksaw RidgeHell Or High WaterHidden FiguresLionLa La LandManchester By The SeaMoonlightBest DirectorDamien Chazelle, La La LandBarry Jenkins, MoonlightKenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The SeaDenis Villeneuve, ArrivalMel Gibson, Hacksaw RidgePerformance by an actress in a leading roleIsabelle Huppert, ElleRuth Negga, LovingNatalie Portman, JackieEmma Stone, La La LandMeryl Streep, Florence Foster JenkinsPerformance by an actor in a leading roleCasey Affleck, Manchester By The SeaDenzel Washington, FencesRyan Gosling, La La LandAndrew Garfield, Hacksaw RidgeViggo Mortensen, Captain FantasticPerformance by an actress in a supporting roleViola Davis, FencesMichelle Williams, Manchester By the SeaNaomie Harris, MoonlightNicole Kidman, LionOctavia Spencer, Hidden FiguresPerformance by an actor in a supporting roleMahershala Ali, MoonlightJeff Bridges, Hell Or High WaterDev Patel, LionLucas Hedges...
- 1/24/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
The editors of awards season front-runners La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are among nominees.
La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are among movies nominated for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announced at the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival - Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water - Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea - [link...
La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are among movies nominated for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announced at the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival - Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water - Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea - [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
The editors of awards season front-runners La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are among the nominees for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announced at the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival - Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water - Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea - Jennifer Lame
Moonlight - Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best...
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announced at the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival - Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water - Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea - Jennifer Lame
Moonlight - Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
The editors of awards season front-runners ‘La La Land,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and ‘Moonlight’ are among the nominees for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announcedat the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival
Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge
John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water
Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea
Jennifer Lame
Moonlight
Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
[link...
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announcedat the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival
Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge
John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water
Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea
Jennifer Lame
Moonlight
Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
[link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
The editors of awards season front-runners ‘La La Land,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and ‘Moonlight’ are among the nominees for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announcedat the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival
Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge
John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water
Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea
Jennifer Lame
Moonlight
Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
[link...
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announcedat the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival
Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge
John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water
Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea
Jennifer Lame
Moonlight
Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
[link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
The American Cinema Editors have announced the nominees for the 67th annual Ace Eddie Awards, with “Arrival,” “Moonlight,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “La La Land” among the contenders. On the comedy side, “Deadpool” and “The Lobster” continued their surprise awards-season runs by landing nods, while “Stranger Things” also had a strong showing in the TV category.
Final ballots will be mailed to Ace members on January 6, voting ends on January 17 and the ceremony takes place on January 27. Full list of nominees below.
Read More: 35 Directors Pick Their Favorite Movies of 2016
Best Edited Feature Film (Drama)
“Arrival” (Joe Walker)
“Hacksaw Ridge” (John Gilbert)
“Hell or High Water” (Jake Roberts)
“Manchester by the Sea” (Jennifer Lame)
“Moonlight” (Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon)
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy)
“Deadpool” (Julian Clarke)
“Hail, Caesar!” (Roderick Jaynes)
“The Jungle Book” (Mark Livolsi)
“La La Land” (Tom Cross)
“The Lobster” (Yorgos Mavropsaridis)
Best Edited Animated Feature...
Final ballots will be mailed to Ace members on January 6, voting ends on January 17 and the ceremony takes place on January 27. Full list of nominees below.
Read More: 35 Directors Pick Their Favorite Movies of 2016
Best Edited Feature Film (Drama)
“Arrival” (Joe Walker)
“Hacksaw Ridge” (John Gilbert)
“Hell or High Water” (Jake Roberts)
“Manchester by the Sea” (Jennifer Lame)
“Moonlight” (Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon)
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy)
“Deadpool” (Julian Clarke)
“Hail, Caesar!” (Roderick Jaynes)
“The Jungle Book” (Mark Livolsi)
“La La Land” (Tom Cross)
“The Lobster” (Yorgos Mavropsaridis)
Best Edited Animated Feature...
- 1/3/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Archival footage often suggests cerebral, talking-head documentaries; in the wrong hands, it’s an unimaginative way to feed dry information to its audience.
Read More: 2017 Oscar Predictions: Best Documentary
However, there is another way. Here’s four Oscar-worthy documentarians who found innovative ways to repurpose the past.
“Tower”
For 96 grueling minutes in August 1966, a sniper perched atop a tower in the middle of the University Texas held the Austin campus hostage, eventually killing 16 in America’s first mass school shooting. To place the viewer inside this terrifying experience, director Keith Maitland cast actors to read eight survivors’ accounts, as if being interviewed for a documentary, while also having them perform in a cinematic recreation of the events as if he was shooting a fiction film. He then rotoscoped the reenactment footage, turning the live action into animation.
Through the Texas Archive of Moving Image, Maitland had also gained access to...
Read More: 2017 Oscar Predictions: Best Documentary
However, there is another way. Here’s four Oscar-worthy documentarians who found innovative ways to repurpose the past.
“Tower”
For 96 grueling minutes in August 1966, a sniper perched atop a tower in the middle of the University Texas held the Austin campus hostage, eventually killing 16 in America’s first mass school shooting. To place the viewer inside this terrifying experience, director Keith Maitland cast actors to read eight survivors’ accounts, as if being interviewed for a documentary, while also having them perform in a cinematic recreation of the events as if he was shooting a fiction film. He then rotoscoped the reenactment footage, turning the live action into animation.
Through the Texas Archive of Moving Image, Maitland had also gained access to...
- 11/16/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Whether or not Ava Duvernary's Selma was snubbed by the Academy shouldn't matter. Upon its release in late 2014 and early 2015, we were still dealing with the repercussions of the events in Ferguson, M.O. Now with its release to DVD and Blu-ray on May 5, we're yet again dealing with racially tense situations grabbing headlines in Baltimore, M.D. Looking back at the events displayed in Selma it's clear that as much as it's a historical piece, it's as much, if not more, a film of our time and the special features make it all the more prescient. There is some speculation as to what DuVernay may have censored from the film: characters, events, and showing the other side of the right for black Americans to vote, etc. But as with any film, there will inevitably be moments left in the editing room. We can only assume this is not to shape our view of history,...
- 4/29/2015
- by Sean Cordy
- Rope of Silicon
Selma, the rousing civil rights epic I crowned the best film of 2014, is finally making its way to Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on May 5th, two weeks after it arrives on Digital HD platforms.
Ava DuVernay’s stunning depiction of how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led protesters from Selma to Montgomery to fight for equal voting rights is that rare biopic alive and responsive not only to the emotions of its time but also to how those emotions carry over to the modern era. It’s brilliantly acted, gorgeously shot and passionately written, all of which have convinced me it will be hailed as a masterpiece in the years to come.
Paramount Home Media Distribution is handling the release. Full specs are below, and the amount of extras included make the Blu-Ray for Selma a must-buy. Look for it this May.
Hailed as “extraordinary” (David Denby,...
Ava DuVernay’s stunning depiction of how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led protesters from Selma to Montgomery to fight for equal voting rights is that rare biopic alive and responsive not only to the emotions of its time but also to how those emotions carry over to the modern era. It’s brilliantly acted, gorgeously shot and passionately written, all of which have convinced me it will be hailed as a masterpiece in the years to come.
Paramount Home Media Distribution is handling the release. Full specs are below, and the amount of extras included make the Blu-Ray for Selma a must-buy. Look for it this May.
Hailed as “extraordinary” (David Denby,...
- 3/11/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Hailed as “extraordinary” (David Denby, The New Yorker), “deeply moving” (Claudia Puig, USA Today) and “a triumph” (A.O. Scott, New York Times), director Ava DuVernay’s powerful drama Selma debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand May 5, 2015 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.
The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD April 21, 2015.
Embraced by critics and audiences alike, Selma was named one of the best films of the year by New York Times,New York Post, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, Hollywood Reporter and many more. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and won the Oscar for Best Original Song for John Legend and Common’s compelling tribute “Glory.”
Director Ava DuVernay delivers the “definitive depiction of the 1960s American civil rights movement” (Lou Lumenick, New York Post) with the incredible story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD April 21, 2015.
Embraced by critics and audiences alike, Selma was named one of the best films of the year by New York Times,New York Post, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, Hollywood Reporter and many more. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and won the Oscar for Best Original Song for John Legend and Common’s compelling tribute “Glory.”
Director Ava DuVernay delivers the “definitive depiction of the 1960s American civil rights movement” (Lou Lumenick, New York Post) with the incredible story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- 3/10/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The critically acclaimed film Selma is coming to blu-ray in May, Paramount has revealed, with a handful of historical special features that will give you a deeper look at the events that inspired the movie. Come inside to learn exactly when you'll be able to bring it home.
If you missed Selma in theaters or simply want to relive the powerful story again, you'll get your chance in a couple months as the film hit's blu-ray on May 5, 2015. You can get all the information on what's coming on the disc thanks to the press release from Paramount:
Hailed as “extraordinary” (David Denby, The New Yorker), “deeply moving” (Claudia Puig, USA Today) and “a triumph” (A.O. Scott, New York Times), director Ava DuVernay’s powerful drama Selma debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand May 5, 2015 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD...
If you missed Selma in theaters or simply want to relive the powerful story again, you'll get your chance in a couple months as the film hit's blu-ray on May 5, 2015. You can get all the information on what's coming on the disc thanks to the press release from Paramount:
Hailed as “extraordinary” (David Denby, The New Yorker), “deeply moving” (Claudia Puig, USA Today) and “a triumph” (A.O. Scott, New York Times), director Ava DuVernay’s powerful drama Selma debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand May 5, 2015 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD...
- 3/10/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
In nominations announcements from those critics groups who bother with them, "Birdman" is far and away the leader, even if "Boyhood" remains the overall victor on the winning side. That played out again with the Central Ohio Film Critics Association, which handed Alejandro González Iñárritu's film 10 nominations Sunday morning. One wonders whether the film could lead with the Oscar nods, too, when they are announced in just 11 days. Check out the full list of winners below. Winners will be announced Jan. 8. And catch the rest at The Circuit. Best Film "Birdman" "Boyhood" "Gone Girl" "The Grand Budapest Hotel" "The Imitation Game" "A Most Violent Year" "Nightcrawler" "Selma" "Snowpiercer" "Whiplash" Best Director Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Damien Chazelle, "Whiplash" Ava DuVernay, "Selma" Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman" Richard Linklater, "Boyhood" Best Actor Ralph Fiennes, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler" Michael Keaton, "Birdman" David Oyelowo, "Selma" Eddie Redmayne,...
- 1/4/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Turnin’ the Beat Around: DuVernay’s Poignant, Passionate Mlk Portrait Revitalizes Notions of Biopic
Eschewing what’s come to resemble a traditional route in downplaying both the significant violence and vile truth concerning historical depictions of racial injustices, Ava DuVernay throws all the euphemisms out the window for her excellent third feature, Selma. A depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s mounting of the civil rights marches in 1965, DuVernay’s entry is the most significant cinematic depiction of the famed historical figure to date, though the film explores only one (significant) moment from his esteemed career. Those who may sniff at such material arriving just in time for awards superbaiting should be made aware that the film is anything but a carrot poised conveniently in front of the film industry’s chomping mandible, as it’s the kind of material that transcends such accolades whether they are bestowed upon it or not.
Eschewing what’s come to resemble a traditional route in downplaying both the significant violence and vile truth concerning historical depictions of racial injustices, Ava DuVernay throws all the euphemisms out the window for her excellent third feature, Selma. A depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s mounting of the civil rights marches in 1965, DuVernay’s entry is the most significant cinematic depiction of the famed historical figure to date, though the film explores only one (significant) moment from his esteemed career. Those who may sniff at such material arriving just in time for awards superbaiting should be made aware that the film is anything but a carrot poised conveniently in front of the film industry’s chomping mandible, as it’s the kind of material that transcends such accolades whether they are bestowed upon it or not.
- 12/3/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Beverly Hills — Last week saw the world premiere of Ava DuVernay's "Selma" at AFI Fest after it had been advertised as a 30-minute footage presentation. But there was a lot more to the story behind the scenes. The plan had long been for Paramount to drop the full film as a surprise to the crowd that turned out for the presentation, assuming DuVernay could get the edit where she wanted it to be in the days leading up. Then, the festival dropped a shocker on both festival attendees and those involved with the "Selma" event: Clint Eastwood would take advantage of the Veteran's Day holiday to premiere his "American Sniper" as a secret screening right after Team "Selma" cleared the Egyptian Theatre. The pressure was on. In the end, though, it all worked out. "Selma" played like gangbusters with a deafening standing ovation and a lively post-screening Q&A moderated by actress Alfre Woodard,...
- 11/17/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Want to know what's in contention for Best Picture? Look to Best Film Editing. No category except Best Director has as much overlap with the top category as of late. Is that how things will turn out this year? Let's take a look… That aside, the branch is also fond of suspense films, action films and war films. Musicals (if they are big players overall) and films with non-linear narratives tend to have a leg up, too. We don't tend to see film editors racking up nods like we do other disciplines, though. Michael Kahn is the all-time nominations leader with eight. And don't get me wrong – that's a lot of nominations. But compared to "all time" figures in every other crafts category, it's on the low side. So with that out of the way, what can we bank on this year? William Goldenberg won this category two years ago...
- 11/6/2014
- by Gerard Kennedy
- Hitfix
Selma
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writers: Ava DuVernay, Paul Webb
Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: David Oyelowo
In July of 2013, it was announced that Lee Daniels would not be moving forward with his Mlk biopic, Selma, and a high profile supporting cast has since went on to graze other projects. But when one door closes, another opens, and perhaps the only feasible option more exciting than Daniels at the helm was the news that Ava DuVernay would be taking on director duty, and retaining David Oyelowo as Mlk. DuVernay, who was the first black woman to win Best Director at Sundance in 2012 for the superb Middle of Nowhere (which also starred Oyelowo), will undoubtedly imbue the weighty subject matter from her scintillating perspective, marking it as one of the most exciting projects to look forward to in the coming year or so.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writers: Ava DuVernay, Paul Webb
Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: David Oyelowo
In July of 2013, it was announced that Lee Daniels would not be moving forward with his Mlk biopic, Selma, and a high profile supporting cast has since went on to graze other projects. But when one door closes, another opens, and perhaps the only feasible option more exciting than Daniels at the helm was the news that Ava DuVernay would be taking on director duty, and retaining David Oyelowo as Mlk. DuVernay, who was the first black woman to win Best Director at Sundance in 2012 for the superb Middle of Nowhere (which also starred Oyelowo), will undoubtedly imbue the weighty subject matter from her scintillating perspective, marking it as one of the most exciting projects to look forward to in the coming year or so.
- 3/6/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Men Are From Mars: DuVernay’s Fascinating Sports Doc Focuses on Elusive Williams Sister
Director Ava DuVernay further displays the fascinating reaches of her talents with her latest project, Venus Vs. a sports documentary for Espn centered exclusively on the inspirational Venus Williams. DuVernay, who began her directorial career in documentary, but is now perhaps more widely recognized for her expertly hewn pair of dramas, I Will Follow in 2011 and Middle of Nowhere in 2012 (for which you can add the parenthetical moniker “trailblazer,” as she’s the first black woman to take home the Best Director prize at Sundance), astoundingly revealed that she’s not well versed in the sports or tennis realm. Perhaps this is why the film, which follows on the heels of another doc focusing on the Williams sisters that opened earlier this year, feels so readily accessible to all. The film will air on Espn (July...
Director Ava DuVernay further displays the fascinating reaches of her talents with her latest project, Venus Vs. a sports documentary for Espn centered exclusively on the inspirational Venus Williams. DuVernay, who began her directorial career in documentary, but is now perhaps more widely recognized for her expertly hewn pair of dramas, I Will Follow in 2011 and Middle of Nowhere in 2012 (for which you can add the parenthetical moniker “trailblazer,” as she’s the first black woman to take home the Best Director prize at Sundance), astoundingly revealed that she’s not well versed in the sports or tennis realm. Perhaps this is why the film, which follows on the heels of another doc focusing on the Williams sisters that opened earlier this year, feels so readily accessible to all. The film will air on Espn (July...
- 6/26/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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