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Takeaways from a Kinder, Gentler Oscars 2023
On the way into the Governors’ Ball, Darren Aronofsky happily accepted congrats for two Oscar wins for “The Whale,” for comeback kid Best Actor Brendan Fraser and his makeup transformation. “All Quiet...
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How a Busby Berkeley-Obsessed Indie Filmmaker Landed the Stage and Movie...
Bring up Golden Age Hollywood filmmaker Busby Berkeley, and most people conjure his staging of elaborate, kaleidoscopic dance numbers in such films as “Dames” and “Footlight Parade,” Ginger Rogers...
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From Marvel Villains to Gandhi, Sir Ben Kingsley Can Do It All
Sir Ben Kingsley, 79, has one foot planted in Beverly Hills, the other in Oxfordshire, England — nearly 200 miles southeast of his native Lancashire, where he was raised by his British model and...
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Ben Kingsley Starrer ‘Jules’ Wins Audience Award at 26th Sonoma International...
Launching with the opening night world premiere of Marc Turtletaub’s “Jules,” a crowdpleaser sales title starring Ben Kingsley, the 26th annual Sonoma International Film Festival (March 22-26) drew its...
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New Model Indie Diversity Hire Ltd. Launches with Festival Hit ‘Joyland’
Native Angeleno April Shih is not only a TV writer for “Dave” and WGA Award winner for “Mrs. America” — she is now on location with Season 5 of “Fargo” — but she’s an avid poker player. You can tell...
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Karina Longworth’s ‘You Must Remember This’ Podcast Goes Deep Into the Erotic...
Los Angeles native Karina Longworth has long ridden the swells of writing about Hollywood, whether as a cofounder of film blog Cinematical and contributor to Spout, critic and film editor at LA Weekly,...
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TCM Classic Film Festival 2023: Hollywood Titans Support Saving Movie Memories
Opening night of the 14th TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood brought out not only the lustrous 4D restored Howard Hawks classic western “Rio Bravo” — starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Angie...
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New York Tributes Late Telluride Networker and Impresario Tom Luddy
Tom Luddy wasn’t famous exactly. But he had a huge impact on film culture via UC Berkeley’s Pacific Film Archive in the ’60s and the Telluride Film Festival in the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and up to his death...
View ArticleLittle Richard Wasn’t an Easy Doc Subject — but Filmmaker Lisa Cortés Knew He...
When Little Richard died at age 87 in May 2020 during the depths of the pandemic, New York filmmaker Lisa Cortés found herself listening to his music nonstop, from classics like “Good Golly Miss...
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‘Chevalier’ Writer Stefani Robinson Has Always Been an Overachiever — So Is...
Writer Stefani Robinson is an admitted overachiever. In 2016, on the strength of a spec script, “Lola and the Afterlife,” about the ghost of dead girl stuck in limbo in Boston, she landed a meeting...
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From ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ to ‘The Room’: Why This Great Lit Agent Is a...
Get on the phone with Ron Bernstein (like many agents, he loves to gab) and he’ll happily share his views on who’s up and down at the studios — and inevitably, he’ll talk about his latest deals. On a...
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The Academy Tightens Oscar Campaign and International Submission Rules
The Academy Board of Governors met Friday and voted to approve a long list of rule changes for the 96th Oscars to be held on March 10, 2024. These revamped rules cover new demands on countries...
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