
But could directors like Ryan Coogler still find favor with Oscar? The academy doesn't always go with the Directors Guild Awards.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:38PM[SHARE]"Why Did You Do That?" is the film's most debated song, and co-writer Diane Warren explains its intention.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:56PM[SHARE]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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:03AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:03PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:00PM[SHARE]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'…
SOURCE: Vulture at 03:11PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:14AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:00AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:08PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:00PM[SHARE]"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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 04:41PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:00PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 05:37PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:01AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:01PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:36AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:55PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:10PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:41PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:55PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:08PM[SHARE]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. …
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:58AM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:35PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 04:32PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:37PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:34PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 09:00AM[SHARE]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 …
SOURCE: Vulture at 03:32PM[SHARE]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…
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:14PM[SHARE]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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