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New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodรณvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop
Read full article: New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodรณvar, Sean Baker and Mati DiopThe New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition with selections including Sean Bakerโs Palme dโOr-winning โAnora,โ Pedro Almodรณvarโs โThe Room Next Doorโ and Mati Diopโs โDahomey.โ.
Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Read full article: Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries โRoots,โ has died.
In Steve McQueen's 4-hour Cannes entry 'Occupied City,' Holocaust past meets Amsterdam present
Read full article: In Steve McQueen's 4-hour Cannes entry 'Occupied City,' Holocaust past meets Amsterdam presentIn โOccupied City,โ a young woman with an even voice narrates Nazi encounters and crimes throughout Amsterdam during World War II.
Veronica Ryan wins Turner Prize for evocative sculptures
Read full article: Veronica Ryan wins Turner Prize for evocative sculpturesArtist Veronica Ryan has won the prestigious Turner Prize for work that transforms materials including fruits, seeds and volcanic ash into elusive and evocative sculptures.
Oscar predictions: Can anything beat 'Nomadland'?
Read full article: Oscar predictions: Can anything beat 'Nomadland'?Ahead of Sundayโs 93rd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr share their predictions for a ceremony that may see historic wins in multiple categories.
'Nomadland,' 'Rocks' lead more diverse BAFTA nominations
Read full article: 'Nomadland,' 'Rocks' lead more diverse BAFTA nominationsThis image released by Altitude shows, from left, Kosar Ali, Ruby Stokes and Bukky Bakray in a scene from "Rocks." Much like previous Academy Awards controversies, last year's nominations by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts were denounced for their all-male directing nominees and all-white acting nominees, a backlash that spawned a #BaftasSoWhite hashtag. The British academy responded with a seven-month review. Also nominated are Lee Isaac Chung for the family drama โMinariโ and Thomas Vinterberg for the Danish dark comedy โAnother Round.โMore films were nominated, too. ___AP's Hilary Fox contributed to this report from London___Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP
Kim and Kanye: Tales of an uber celeb marriage gone wrong
Read full article: Kim and Kanye: Tales of an uber celeb marriage gone wrongFILE - Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian attend the WSJ. Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, from Kanye West after 6 1/2 years of marriage. If there's one word that defines the lives of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, it's BIG. The over-the-top Tuscan wedding of Kim and Kanye, her third and his first, unfolded on May 24, 2014. Kanye has made it big in shoes, and Kim rolls out beauty and attire on a regular basis.
Hugh Grant, Maria Bakalova react to Golden Globe nominations
Read full article: Hugh Grant, Maria Bakalova react to Golden Globe nominationsThis image released by Amazon Studios shows Maria Bakalova, left, and Sacha Baron Cohen in a scene from "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." The film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best musical/comedy. (Amazon Studios via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Reactions from nominees for the the 78th Golden Globe Awards. โ Bob Odenkirk, nominated for best actor in a TV drama for โBetter Call Saul," in a phone interview. But Iโm just so hyped.โ โ Nicholas Hoult, nominated for best actor in a TV musical or comedy for โThe Great."
'First Cow,' 'Nomadland' top AP's best films of 2020
Read full article: 'First Cow,' 'Nomadland' top AP's best films of 2020This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Frances McDormand in a scene from the film "Nomadland" by Chloe Zhao. Here are our picks for the best movies of 2020:JAKE COYLE1. โDavid Byrneโs American Utopiaโ: Spike Leeโs fiction films make more noise but heโs quietly one of the best documentary filmmakers we have. He may have made the best film of the year in his short film โNew York, New York,โ a tribute to an undefeatable pandemic-stricken city. It's also, with a glorious rendering of Harlem, one of the best New York movies in years.
In McQueen's 'Small Axe,' an epic of West Indian heritage
Read full article: In McQueen's 'Small Axe,' an epic of West Indian heritageIn โSmall Axe,โ McQueenโs ambitious five-film anthology about Londonโs West Indian community, the โ12 Years a Slaveโ director resurrects the British capital in the decades before its multicultural present, tracing the Caribbean immigrant experience through the racism of the โ60s, โ70s, and โ80s in order to illuminate the injustices of today. โIโd end up sleeping in a bed with coats piled on top of me when I woke up.โThe first film of โSmall Axe,โ โMangrove,โ begins streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Friday. But โSmall Axeโ is his first production in his native Britain. The films, themselves, became a collective; the title references a West African proverb popularized by Bob Marley: โIf you are the big tree/ We are the small axe/ Ready to cut you down.โTaken together, โSmall Axeโ stitches together a little-known history, both intimate and sweeping, that had previously lingered on the margins and in family folklore. It was all about energy.โIn a way, โSmall Axeโ has also carved out a space for itself in an industry traditionally inhospitable to such stories.
Steve McQueen unveils an anthology of racism and resistance
Read full article: Steve McQueen unveils an anthology of racism and resistanceNEW YORK โ In a movie year mostly lacking big, ambitious releases, Steve McQueenโs โSmall Axeโ anthology is an unqualified main event. For the filmmaker of โHunger,โ โShameโ and โWidows,โ โSmall Axeโ is a shattering masterwork โ a compendium, both damning and celebratory, of Black resilience. The only fictional tale of the bunch, it brings to vivid, pulsating life a blues party from 1980, when young London Black people found refuge, and love, at house parties. Casting โSmall Axe,โ he has said, was easy because of all the untapped talent just in need of an opportunity. But if anyone expecting a neat arc to โSmall Axe,โ McQueen says thatโs not its shape.
A largely virtual New York Film Festival unveils lineup
Read full article: A largely virtual New York Film Festival unveils lineupNEW YORK This year's New York Film Festival will be held largely virtually and in outdoor screenings, organizers said Thursday while unveiling a lineup featuring new films from Chloe Zhao, Steve McQueen and Azazel Jacobs. Many of the films selected by Film at Lincoln Center, which presents the New York Film Festival, will also play at the Venice and Toronto festivals. As previously announced, the 58th New York Film Festival will kick off with McQueen's Lovers Rock"; Chloe Zhao's Nomadland is the centerpiece; and Azazel Jacobs' French Exit, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges. Last year, Martin Scorsese's Irishman debuted opening night at the New York Film Festival. The 58th New York Film Festival will run a week earlier, from Sept. 17Oct.
Steve McQueen sets 3 premieres at New York Film Festival
Read full article: Steve McQueen sets 3 premieres at New York Film FestivalThis image released by the New York Film Festival shows a scene from Steve McQueens "Lovers Rock" which will premiere at the 58th New York Film Festival. (New York Film Festival via AP)Three original films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen will debut at the New York Film Festival this year, organizers said Monday. Its an incredible honor and also very humbling to show three of my films at the New York Film Festival, McQueen said in a statement. Steve McQueen is one of the essential artists of our time, and he reaches a new level of mastery with the Small Axe films, said Dennis Lim, the festival's programming director. Dates haven't been set for the 58th edition of the New York Film Festival because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic but organizers say that specifics will be announced in the coming weeks.
Cannes announces lineup for a festival canceled by COVID
Read full article: Cannes announces lineup for a festival canceled by COVIDCannes Festival director Thierry Fremaux, left, festival president Pierre Lescure, sit during the presentation of the festival lineup, in an empty cinema Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Paris. The Cannes Film Festival was canceled due to the pandemic but it announced the films that would have played at the French Riviera festival. Those films, festival organizers say, will be able to promote themselves with the Cannes "stamp of approval." The French festival, originally slated for mid-May, initially considered postponing to July but ultimately gave up on a 2020 edition. The films will be able to brand themselves as part of the official 2020 Cannes Film Festival selection.
Items belonging to Elvis, Johnny Cash and Garth Brooks at auction
Read full article: Items belonging to Elvis, Johnny Cash and Garth Brooks at auctionPersonal and career items from Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jerry Lee Lewis, Judy Garland and Garth Brooks are up for auction. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Memorabilia from some of the most iconic stars and artists of all time are hitting the auction block later this month and we got a sneak peek. Kruse GWS Auctions previewed personal and career items from Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jerry Lee Lewis, Judy Garland and Garth Brooks. We also got a look at some of the items aboard Garth Brooks' tour bus, which is also being auction off later this month. "It makes perfect sense to bring some of this incredible memorabilia to Music City USA aboard the Garth Brooks tour bus we will be auctioning," said Brigitte Kruse, Founder of Kruse GWS Auctions.
Iconic Mustang from Steve McQueen's 'Bullitt' up for auction
Read full article: Iconic Mustang from Steve McQueen's 'Bullitt' up for auctionThe 1968 Ford Mustang GT featured in the Steve McQueen thriller "Bullitt" will be sold off, auction company Mecum announced Wednesday. McQueen (and his stunt double) tore through the streets of San Francisco in the green Mustang to create the 1968 film's most iconic segment. For decades after the movie's release, though, the "Bullitt" Mustang disappeared. (Another version of the car, the "stunt double" used for some of the action shots, was also lost for years but resurfaced in Mexico in 2017.) "I can promise that we have thought this through together and decided that this is the best decision for the family," Kiernan wrote.