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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

The Carpetbagger: D.G.A. Nominations Bolster 'Green Book,' 'Roma,' 'A Star Is Born' by Kyle Buchanan

But could directors like Ryan Coogler still find favor with Oscar? The academy doesn't always go with the Directors Guild Awards.

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Friday, October 19, 2018

The Carpetbagger: Is This 'A Star is Born' Pop Song Supposed to Be Bad or Glorious? by Kyle Buchanan

"Why Did You Do That?" is the film's most debated song, and co-writer Diane Warren explains its intention.

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Sunday, October 7, 2018

Is 'A Star Is Born' Campy, or Have We Forgotten How to Feel? by Kyle Buchanan

We're so unused to romance and sincerity on the big screen that we've become suspicious of our reactions. Perhaps that's why some critics are calling it schmaltzy.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

How Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird Will Surprise You by Kyle Buchanan

A splashy two-page ad in the Times just announced a December 2018 premiere for what's sure to be Broadway's most talked-about show, a new adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a M…

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Kevin Feige on the Disney-Fox Merger and His Future at Marvel by Kyle Buchanan

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Avengers are the first people to get the call when something major is happening in the world. Offscreen, though, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige is just…

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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Aaron Sorkin and Jessica Chastain on Female Characters and Molly’s Game by Kyle Buchanan

Whether they're collaborating onscreen or off, Aaron Sorkin and Jessica Chastain are a whole lot of fun together. Onscreen, they're offering the hit Molly's Game, which represents Sorkin's d…

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Friday, November 3, 2017

Oscar Futures: How Will Sony Handle Its Kevin Spacey Movie? by Kyle Buchanan

On a regular basis between now and March 4, 2018, when the winners of the Academy Awards are announced, Vulture will consult its crystal ball to determine the changing fortunes in this year'…

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Aaron Sorkin and Jessica Chastain on Female Characters and Molly’s Game by Kyle Buchanan

Whether they're collaborating onscreen or off, Aaron Sorkin and Jessica Chastain are a whole lot of fun together. Onscreen, they're offering the Toronto Film Festival hit Molly's Game, which…

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Why Do I Love Watching Someone Else’s Movie on an Airplane? by Kyle Buchanan

Everybody has a different opinion about the best way to watch a film. Some people seek out the biggest possible screen and trek to the nearest IMAX theater to catch Dunkirk in 70mm. Others p…

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Friday, July 14, 2017

Every Disney Princess Ever Is Coming Back for Wreck-It Ralph 2 by Kyle Buchanan

The first Wreck-It Ralph had its fair share of cameos from video-game icons like Q*bert and Bowser, but to populate the world of its sequel, Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet, Disn…

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Marvel Dropped Some Juicy Reveals About Captain Marvel and Ant-Man and the Wasp by Kyle Buchanan

On a trip through the Marvel Studios offices Monday, journalists were shown scenes and goodies from several of the studio's upcoming comic-book films, including Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok…

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Monday, February 27, 2017

How Did Moonlight Win Best Picture? by Kyle Buchanan

"What?"It was the question asked around the world last night, from living rooms to the Dolby Theatre, as the brain trust behind the Oscars telecast executed an all-time fumble. After Faye Du…

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Could La La Land Win the Most Oscars Ever? by Kyle Buchanan

La La Land tied a major Oscar record this morning, earning 14 nominations, a haul it shares only with Titanic and All About Eve. With just a month to go until the actual ceremony, the questi…

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Monday, January 9, 2017

For Years, No One in Hollywood Wanted to Make La La Land by Kyle Buchanan

After winning a record-breaking seven Golden Globes on Sunday night, Damien Chazelle's modern musical La La Land is sitting pretty: Most pundits expect the film to continue its winning strea…

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How Will La La Land's Golden Globes Sweep Affect the Oscar Race? by Kyle Buchanan

More like "City of Ours," am I right? Damien Chazelle's modern Los Angeles musical utterly dominated the Golden Globes tonight, sweeping every single award it was nominated for, in…

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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Is There Really a La La Land Backlash? by Kyle Buchanan

Every week between now and February 26, 2017, when the winners of the Academy Awards are announced, Vulture will consult its crystal ball to determine the changing fortunes in this year's Os…

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Friday, December 23, 2016

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom Discusses La La Land and Making Musicals by Kyle Buchanan

A modern musical set in Southern California with all-new songs? We could be describing either Damien Chazelle's Oscar front-runner La La Land or Rachel Bloom's acclaimed CW series Crazy Ex-G…

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

'I'm Proud That I Survived It': Lin-Manuel Miranda on Moana and Post-Hamilton Life by Kyle Buchanan

Disney has kept Lin-Manuel Miranda awfully busy since he left Hamilton this past summer. In addition to working on a live-action version of The Little Mermaid and plotting a secret film with…

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda Reveals He's Making a Secret Disney Film by Kyle Buchanan

Since leaving his Broadway phenomenon Hamilton in July, Lin-Manuel Miranda has hardly slowed down, and he's got the Mouse House to thank for it. He'll soon fly to London to start filming the…

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Monday, November 14, 2016

You Need This Clip of Maya Angelou and James Baldwin Right Now by Kyle Buchanan

Even if last week hadn't happened, I'd still coax you to watch this exclusive clip of Maya Angelou and James Baldwin from the documentary Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, which is receiving a…

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Friday, September 30, 2016

Oscar Futures: The Academy Awards Race Begins With La La Land Leading by Kyle Buchanan

Every week between now and February 26, 2017, when the winners of the Academy Awards are announced, Vulture will consult its crystal ball to determine the changing fortunes in this year's Os…

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Ryan Gosling Wears a Keytar in La La Land, Just FYI by Kyle Buchanan

In La La Land, the acclaimed new movie-musical from writer-director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone play Sebastian and Mia, two struggling artists in Los Angeles. Seb…

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

La La Land and Moonlight Dominating the Film Festivals So Far by Kyle Buchanan

With the Telluride Film Festival wrapped and the Venice Film Festival heading into its final stretch, a small but important clutch of awards-season contenders has screened for select press. …

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Could Matthew McConaughey's Gold Be This Winter's Biggest Surprise? by Kyle Buchanan

There are all sorts of flashy films coming this winter, but one of the movies we know the least about is blessed with perhaps the season's most bullish title. Gold, from director Stephen Gag…

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Neil LaBute Explains a Provocative Clip From Dirty Weekend by Kyle Buchanan

For his new film Dirty Weekend, Neil LaBute found the title first " a British term for a weekend spent away in secret " and went from there. "I think life is that way for a lot of people, wh…

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Elisabeth Moss on Her Crazy New Movie and What She Misses Most From Mad Men by Kyle Buchanan

Elisabeth Moss ran the emotional gamut as Peggy over seven stellar seasons of Mad Men, but from the very first frame of Alex Ross Perry's Queen of Earth, you'll get to see the actress as you…

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Monday, August 17, 2015

Why Hide Lupita? Frozen Redux? Is Pixar Slacking? 5 Questions Following Disney's D23 by Kyle Buchanan

Over the weekend, Disney showed off some of the most-anticipated movies of the near-future at its mammoth D23 convention, and the studio's announcement of Star Wars"themed additions to two o…

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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Disney Announces Jack and the Beanstalk Movie, Adds Lin-Manuel Miranda to Moana by Kyle Buchanan

The classic story Jack and the Beanstalk has gotten the cinematic treatment a whole lot lately " Bryan Singer gave the tale a try with the bomb Jack the Giant Slayer, while Jack himself figu…

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Friday, July 24, 2015

Get Your Elisabeth Moss Fix With the Trailer (and Exclusive Poster) for Queen of Earth by Kyle Buchanan

As fans of Mad Men have no doubt realized since the show's May finale, Elisabeth Moss withdrawal is a real and very painful thing. Fans of this terrific actress may have perked up this week …

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Friday, April 17, 2015

Watch Rose Byrne and Nick Kroll Freak Out in Jane Krakowski's Swim Class by Kyle Buchanan

In the new comedy Adult Beginners (out April 24 in theaters and on-demand), Nick Kroll and Rose Byrne play very different siblings " he's a high-flying Manhattan entrepreneur, she's a suburb…

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Friday, March 13, 2015

Kenneth Branagh on Cinderella, Those Costumes, and Helena Bonham Carter by Kyle Buchanan

He's tackled both Marvel and Shakespeare, and now Kenneth Branagh has turned his director's eye to the fairy-tale realm, whipping up a colorful, live-action version of Cinderella. The heroes…

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