Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat have joined the cast of Jim Jarmusch’s anticipated next film, “Father Mother Sister Brother.”
They’re joining Cate Blanchett and Vicky Krieps, who were previously rumored to be starring after being photographed on set. “Father Mother Sister Brother” recently wrapped production in Paris following shoots in Dublin, Ireland and in the Northeastern U.S. Post-production has begun New York, and the film is expected to be finished later this year.
“Father Mother Sister Brother” is a triptych, following three separate stories set in different countries and revolving around relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parents and each other. The first part, “Father,” is set in the east coast in Northeastern U.S., “Mother” in Dublin, Ireland, and “Sister Brother” in Paris, France.
Possibly one of Jarmusch’s most personal films, “Father Mother Sister Brother” is...
They’re joining Cate Blanchett and Vicky Krieps, who were previously rumored to be starring after being photographed on set. “Father Mother Sister Brother” recently wrapped production in Paris following shoots in Dublin, Ireland and in the Northeastern U.S. Post-production has begun New York, and the film is expected to be finished later this year.
“Father Mother Sister Brother” is a triptych, following three separate stories set in different countries and revolving around relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parents and each other. The first part, “Father,” is set in the east coast in Northeastern U.S., “Mother” in Dublin, Ireland, and “Sister Brother” in Paris, France.
Possibly one of Jarmusch’s most personal films, “Father Mother Sister Brother” is...
- 5/16/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy and Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Murtha Skouras Agency, representing top below-the-line talent, has elevated longtime agents Hillary Cook and Karen Berch to Partner, founding partners Ann Murtha and Spyros Skouras announced on Friday.
Created in 2016 following the mergers of The Murtha Agency and The Skouras Agency, The Murtha Skouras Agency has had Cook and Berch serving in the film and television arm ever since.
“Hillary and Karen, longtime agents of The Murtha Skouras Agency, have been indispensable, passionate members of our team. Both possess a wealth of knowledge, experience and a deep commitment to promoting and celebrating the art of film,” Murtha and Skouras said in a joint statement. “They are also known for their honesty, integrity, unwavering dedication, exceptional work ethic, commitment to excellence, and professionalism. With these promotions, we are delighted to recognize their accomplishments – and future achievements.”
Recently, Cook and Berch saw client Arthur Max receive his fourth Oscar nomination...
Created in 2016 following the mergers of The Murtha Agency and The Skouras Agency, The Murtha Skouras Agency has had Cook and Berch serving in the film and television arm ever since.
“Hillary and Karen, longtime agents of The Murtha Skouras Agency, have been indispensable, passionate members of our team. Both possess a wealth of knowledge, experience and a deep commitment to promoting and celebrating the art of film,” Murtha and Skouras said in a joint statement. “They are also known for their honesty, integrity, unwavering dedication, exceptional work ethic, commitment to excellence, and professionalism. With these promotions, we are delighted to recognize their accomplishments – and future achievements.”
Recently, Cook and Berch saw client Arthur Max receive his fourth Oscar nomination...
- 3/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Joker: Folie à Deux” is turning up the dial on the crazy.
Rumored to be set in psychiatric hospital Arkham Asylum, the musical sequel to the controversial Oscar-winning 2019 film will be released in October 2024. However, cinematographer Lawrence Sher is revealing that the film will take audiences by surprise.
“It’s a pretty risky movie,” Sher told Definition magazine (via Games Radar), “and it’s going to be surprising for people. I’m so excited for everyone to see it.”
Sher added that the film is “currently in the final stages of post-production.”
“Joker: Folie à Deux” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous antihero, Arthur Fleck. Lady Gaga is taking on the role of Harley Quinn opposite Phoenix’s Joker as love interest (and equally unhinged counterpart). Per Harley Quinn’s first appearance in “Batman: The Animated Series,” the character is a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum who treats Arthur Aka the Joker,...
Rumored to be set in psychiatric hospital Arkham Asylum, the musical sequel to the controversial Oscar-winning 2019 film will be released in October 2024. However, cinematographer Lawrence Sher is revealing that the film will take audiences by surprise.
“It’s a pretty risky movie,” Sher told Definition magazine (via Games Radar), “and it’s going to be surprising for people. I’m so excited for everyone to see it.”
Sher added that the film is “currently in the final stages of post-production.”
“Joker: Folie à Deux” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous antihero, Arthur Fleck. Lady Gaga is taking on the role of Harley Quinn opposite Phoenix’s Joker as love interest (and equally unhinged counterpart). Per Harley Quinn’s first appearance in “Batman: The Animated Series,” the character is a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum who treats Arthur Aka the Joker,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
One of the biggest question marks on the 2024 film calendar is “Joker: Folie à Deux.” For the sequel to his Oscar-winning DC villain origin story, Todd Phillips blew up his narrative formula by deciding to make a musical. Lady Gaga joined the franchise as Harley Quinn, but little is known about how Phillips plans to infuse music into his version of Gotham. Film history is not exactly littered with superhero musicals, so it can be difficult for outside observers to gauge what his points of reference might be.
However, cinematographer Lawrence Sher might have given fans one of their first big hints about the film’s influences. Sher, who shot both “Joker” and “Folie à Deux,” recently revealed that he used an infamous Francis Ford Coppola musical as a point of reference. In an interview with YouTuber Matti Haapoja, Sher listed Coppola’s 1981 film “One from the Heart” as one...
However, cinematographer Lawrence Sher might have given fans one of their first big hints about the film’s influences. Sher, who shot both “Joker” and “Folie à Deux,” recently revealed that he used an infamous Francis Ford Coppola musical as a point of reference. In an interview with YouTuber Matti Haapoja, Sher listed Coppola’s 1981 film “One from the Heart” as one...
- 6/24/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Michelle Williams always delivers grounded, deeply moving performances but is rarely showy about it. Her work with frequent collaborator Kelly Reichardt -- including "Wendy and Lucy" and "Showing Up" -- best illustrates this quiet brilliance. Reichardt makes minimalist, unhurried films that demand both precision and flexibility from her actors.
In addition to her films with independent directors like Reichardt, Williams also delivers exemplary turns in bigger films, which pair her king with legendary directors like Martin Scorses and Steven Spielberg. Her roles in Reichardt's "Certain Women" and Spielberg's "The Fabelmans" couldn't be more different, but her simultaneous sense of grace and familiarity are common threads. Even in her most theatrical performances -– notably "The Fabelmans" -– Williams always feels like a woman you could really know or someone you might see on the street.
Despite her status as a five-time Oscars nominee, Williams seems to somehow still fly under the radar,...
In addition to her films with independent directors like Reichardt, Williams also delivers exemplary turns in bigger films, which pair her king with legendary directors like Martin Scorses and Steven Spielberg. Her roles in Reichardt's "Certain Women" and Spielberg's "The Fabelmans" couldn't be more different, but her simultaneous sense of grace and familiarity are common threads. Even in her most theatrical performances -– notably "The Fabelmans" -– Williams always feels like a woman you could really know or someone you might see on the street.
Despite her status as a five-time Oscars nominee, Williams seems to somehow still fly under the radar,...
- 5/7/2023
- by Kira Deshler
- Slash Film
Among the nominees for the Producers Guild of America’s coveted Darryl F. Zanuck Award for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures, historically considered a strong precursor of the best picture Oscar, were four big-budget blockbusters and smaller films like surprise nominee The Whale.
In light of its absence from the awards of other major guilds and critics organizations, apart from acting nods for star Brendan Fraser (who won the Critics Choice award for best actor and is now up for the corresponding Oscar) and Hong Chau (Oscar-nominated in the supporting actress category), producer Jeremy Dawson welcomed the PGA nomination for the film.
Jeremy Dawson
“It’s a good feeling to know that the people who vote for this are people who actually make movies and love movies, so they’re responding to it based on the product,” Dawson tells THR. “I think we’re just happy that it has...
In light of its absence from the awards of other major guilds and critics organizations, apart from acting nods for star Brendan Fraser (who won the Critics Choice award for best actor and is now up for the corresponding Oscar) and Hong Chau (Oscar-nominated in the supporting actress category), producer Jeremy Dawson welcomed the PGA nomination for the film.
Jeremy Dawson
“It’s a good feeling to know that the people who vote for this are people who actually make movies and love movies, so they’re responding to it based on the product,” Dawson tells THR. “I think we’re just happy that it has...
- 2/10/2023
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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
The Art Directors Guild has announced nominations for the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features, with nominees in the top categories including Licorice Pizza, Cruella, Dune, In The Heights, The White Lotus and Encanto.
Winners will be announced at the Adg Awards ceremony, which returns to a live-in person event at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Saturday, March 5. Today’s announcement was made by Adg President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer Michael Allen Glover, Adg.
As previously announced, director Denis Villeneuve (Dune) will receive the William Cameron Menzies Award. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award. The Adg Awards honor excellence in Production Design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animated feature films.
The producer of the 2022 Adg Awards is Art Director Michael Allen Glover,...
Winners will be announced at the Adg Awards ceremony, which returns to a live-in person event at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Saturday, March 5. Today’s announcement was made by Adg President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer Michael Allen Glover, Adg.
As previously announced, director Denis Villeneuve (Dune) will receive the William Cameron Menzies Award. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award. The Adg Awards honor excellence in Production Design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animated feature films.
The producer of the 2022 Adg Awards is Art Director Michael Allen Glover,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“Nightmare Alley,” “Cruella,” “No Time to Die” and “In The Heights” are among the top films recognized for excellence in production design in the 26th annual Art Directors Guild nominations.
On Monday, the Adg announced nominations for this year’s awards show, which will return to a live ceremony on March 5 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.
“The French Dispatch,” “Licorice Pizza,” “West Side Story” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” landed nominations in the period feature film category alongside “Nightmare Alley.” “Dune,” “Cruella,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “The Green Knight” earned recognition in fantasy feature film.
Missing out were Oscar contenders “Spencer,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Belfast” and “Cyrano.”
As previously announced, director Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) will receive the William Cameron Menzies award. Jane Campion “(The Power of the Dog”) will receive the cinematic imagery award.
The Adg Awards honor...
On Monday, the Adg announced nominations for this year’s awards show, which will return to a live ceremony on March 5 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.
“The French Dispatch,” “Licorice Pizza,” “West Side Story” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” landed nominations in the period feature film category alongside “Nightmare Alley.” “Dune,” “Cruella,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “The Green Knight” earned recognition in fantasy feature film.
Missing out were Oscar contenders “Spencer,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Belfast” and “Cyrano.”
As previously announced, director Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) will receive the William Cameron Menzies award. Jane Campion “(The Power of the Dog”) will receive the cinematic imagery award.
The Adg Awards honor...
- 1/24/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“The French Dispatch,” “Nightmare Alley,” “West Side Story,” “Dune,” “The Green Knight” and “Don’t Look Up” are among the feature-film nominees for the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which are given out by the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800).
Kicking off a four-day period in which 10 different Hollywood guilds and societies will announce their nominations, the Adg honorees were announced by guild president Nelson Coates and Adg Awards producer Michael Allen Glover.
In the period-film category, the Adg category that most closely matches the Oscar for Best Production Design, the nominees were “The French Dispatch,” “Licorice Pizza,” “Nightmare Alley,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and “West Side Story.”
In the fantasy category, nominations went to “Cruella,” “Dune,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “The Green Knight” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”
And in the contemporary category, the nominees were “Candyman,” “Don’t Look Up,” “In the Heights,” “The Lost Daughter” and “No Time to Die.
Kicking off a four-day period in which 10 different Hollywood guilds and societies will announce their nominations, the Adg honorees were announced by guild president Nelson Coates and Adg Awards producer Michael Allen Glover.
In the period-film category, the Adg category that most closely matches the Oscar for Best Production Design, the nominees were “The French Dispatch,” “Licorice Pizza,” “Nightmare Alley,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and “West Side Story.”
In the fantasy category, nominations went to “Cruella,” “Dune,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “The Green Knight” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”
And in the contemporary category, the nominees were “Candyman,” “Don’t Look Up,” “In the Heights,” “The Lost Daughter” and “No Time to Die.
- 1/24/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Based on Colson Whitehead‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name and directed by Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins, “The Underground Railroad” is a 10-episode limited series that was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video on May 14. Although set in the 1850s, the story, which features everything from skyscrapers to elevators to underground railroads, is not, in terms of its themes, exclusive to that specific period in U.S. American history. It is both a story about Black endurance, resistance and resilience and one that serves as a reminder that racism is not only encrusted into the inception of the U.S. but still very much alive and kicking today. Scroll down to watch our 14 video interviews with top Emmy contenders from the show.
Thuso Mbedu stars as Cora Randall, an enslaved girl who makes a bid for freedom from slave-holding Georgia and, in turn, takes possession of her personhood.
Thuso Mbedu stars as Cora Randall, an enslaved girl who makes a bid for freedom from slave-holding Georgia and, in turn, takes possession of her personhood.
- 6/26/2021
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Consider This: Conversations highlight television’s award-worthy productions through panel discussions with the artists themselves. The above video is in partnership with Amazon Prime Video, produced by IndieWire’s Creative Producer Leonardo Adrian Garcia, and hosted by film director Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Stage production is rarely a simple feat in the realm of television, especially when your project requires you to get real trains up and running underground. Such was the case with Barry Jenkins’ acclaimed “The Underground Railroad,” which features a literal interpretation of the real-world underground network of abolitionists that helped enslaved Black people flee to freedom in America in the 1800s.
“Barry and I were talking about it he said, ‘I don’t know much about how the story is going to go but I can tell you that we need real trains with real people and a real tunnel,'” series production designer Mark Friedberg said. “It was a tricky thing.
Stage production is rarely a simple feat in the realm of television, especially when your project requires you to get real trains up and running underground. Such was the case with Barry Jenkins’ acclaimed “The Underground Railroad,” which features a literal interpretation of the real-world underground network of abolitionists that helped enslaved Black people flee to freedom in America in the 1800s.
“Barry and I were talking about it he said, ‘I don’t know much about how the story is going to go but I can tell you that we need real trains with real people and a real tunnel,'” series production designer Mark Friedberg said. “It was a tricky thing.
- 6/14/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
“It really feels like we made eight features,” admits Emmy winner Mark Friedberg, the production designer on Barry Jenkins‘ 10-episode limited series “The Underground Railroad,” which is based on Colson Whitehead‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. In our exclusive video interview (watch above), Friedberg sheds light on his collaboration with writer-creator-director Jenkins, on how this show isn’t thematically exclusive to its 1850 period setting, and on two of the story’s most consequential set pieces.
“The Underground Railroad” is just the second limited series Friedberg has worked on in his career, the first being HBO’s “Mildred Pierce” (2011), which earned him his inaugural and only Emmy to date. Even though he first collaborated with Jenkins on the latter’s 2018 feature film “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Friedberg divulges that they didn’t perceive they were “making TV versus cinema” when working on “The Underground Railroad.” At the same time,...
“The Underground Railroad” is just the second limited series Friedberg has worked on in his career, the first being HBO’s “Mildred Pierce” (2011), which earned him his inaugural and only Emmy to date. Even though he first collaborated with Jenkins on the latter’s 2018 feature film “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Friedberg divulges that they didn’t perceive they were “making TV versus cinema” when working on “The Underground Railroad.” At the same time,...
- 6/13/2021
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
A look at the world building through the eyes of production designers. David Willson (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”), Martin Childs (“The Crown”) and Mark Friedberg (“The Underground Railroad”) break down how they crafted sets for their shows.
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
Production designer David Willson’s first season on “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” was the NBC musical comedy’s second.
While some key sets, such as the titular character’s apartment and office, were already in play, he was able to put his touches on the show through new spaces, such as Max (Skylar Astin) and Mo’s (Alex Newell) restaurant.
But whether he was building anew or zhuzhing up a favorite, he always had to keep the large ensemble of principal cast and day player dancers in mind.
“With Sprq [Zoey’s company], there were computer stations and those had to be moved around so there were no cables that the Steadicam operators would trip over,...
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
Production designer David Willson’s first season on “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” was the NBC musical comedy’s second.
While some key sets, such as the titular character’s apartment and office, were already in play, he was able to put his touches on the show through new spaces, such as Max (Skylar Astin) and Mo’s (Alex Newell) restaurant.
But whether he was building anew or zhuzhing up a favorite, he always had to keep the large ensemble of principal cast and day player dancers in mind.
“With Sprq [Zoey’s company], there were computer stations and those had to be moved around so there were no cables that the Steadicam operators would trip over,...
- 6/3/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Curated by the IndieWire Crafts team, Craft Considerations is a platform for filmmakers to talk about recent work that we believe is worthy of awards consideration. In partnership with Amazon Studios for this inaugural edition, we are taking another look at the creation of “The Underground Railroad” with key members of the production team: cinematographer James Laxton, costume designer Caroline Eselin-Schaefer, and production designer Mark Friedberg talk about helping director Barry Jenkins adapt Colson Whitehead’s novel of the same name into a 10-part limited series. Watch the first installment, devoted to post-production, here.
“When working with Barry, what you get is this license to lean heavily into your craft,” said cinematographer James Laxton, who has worked with Jenkins since their film school days at Florida State University. “We’re only able to do that because he tells stories that need that from us. It’s one of my favorite parts about working with him.
“When working with Barry, what you get is this license to lean heavily into your craft,” said cinematographer James Laxton, who has worked with Jenkins since their film school days at Florida State University. “We’re only able to do that because he tells stories that need that from us. It’s one of my favorite parts about working with him.
- 5/26/2021
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Russell Crowe is set to star as artist Mark Rothko in a film titled “Rothko” and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.
Crowe will lead an ensemble cast that includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jared Harris and Aisling Franciosi, and the film will be set in the art world about Rothko’s daughter’s attempt to preserve her father’s legacy. Franciosi, who broke out in “The Nightingale,” will play Crowe’s daughter in the film.
Rothko is a Latvian artist known for his color field paintings of irregular, painterly rectangles, which he mainly produced between 1949-1970. Taylor-Johnson’s film is adapted from a book by Lee Seldes called “The Legacy of Mark Rothko” about how Kate Rothko fought corrupt, elitist power brokers who have conspired to sell her father’s art fraudulently after he passes. She became an orphan at 19 and a mother to her 7-year-old brother, and with few resources...
Crowe will lead an ensemble cast that includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jared Harris and Aisling Franciosi, and the film will be set in the art world about Rothko’s daughter’s attempt to preserve her father’s legacy. Franciosi, who broke out in “The Nightingale,” will play Crowe’s daughter in the film.
Rothko is a Latvian artist known for his color field paintings of irregular, painterly rectangles, which he mainly produced between 1949-1970. Taylor-Johnson’s film is adapted from a book by Lee Seldes called “The Legacy of Mark Rothko” about how Kate Rothko fought corrupt, elitist power brokers who have conspired to sell her father’s art fraudulently after he passes. She became an orphan at 19 and a mother to her 7-year-old brother, and with few resources...
- 3/5/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades Of Grey) is to direct starry drama Rothko, which will chart how Kate Rothko, the daughter of revered U.S. painter Mark Rothko, was drawn into a well-publicised legal battle to honor her father’s legacy.
We can reveal that the film will star rising actress Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale), Oscar-winner Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind), Golden Globe-winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals), Golden Globe-nominee Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name) and BAFTA-winner Jared Harris (Chernobyl).
Crowe will play artist Mark Rothko and Franciosi will portray his daughter Kate.
Rocket Science has begun sales at the virtual EFM where the project is among the marquee packages. CAA Media Finance and Endeavor Content are co-repping U.S. rights.
Adapted from the book The Legacy Of Mark Rothko by Lee Seldes, the screenplay by Lara Wood focuses on the true story of the ‘Rothko case’, the protracted legal...
We can reveal that the film will star rising actress Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale), Oscar-winner Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind), Golden Globe-winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals), Golden Globe-nominee Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name) and BAFTA-winner Jared Harris (Chernobyl).
Crowe will play artist Mark Rothko and Franciosi will portray his daughter Kate.
Rocket Science has begun sales at the virtual EFM where the project is among the marquee packages. CAA Media Finance and Endeavor Content are co-repping U.S. rights.
Adapted from the book The Legacy Of Mark Rothko by Lee Seldes, the screenplay by Lara Wood focuses on the true story of the ‘Rothko case’, the protracted legal...
- 3/5/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmakers Chloe Zhao and Barry Jenkins met as many indie directors do — hiding in the corner of a film festival party as their heroes and other luminaries schmoozed. It was in 2017 in Telluride, when Jenkins returned to the festival for which he used to work with a Best Picture Oscar for “Moonlight.” There he saw Zhao’s sensational “The Rider.”
Years later, both directors are solidified in a new wave of indie crossovers. Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a sweeping look at a generation of van dwellers starring Frances McDormand, is one of this year’s Oscar frontrunners. Jenkins is preparing “The Underground Railroad” limited series at Amazon. The pair met virtually as part of Variety‘s Virtual FYC Fest to discuss world-building, authenticity, and their massive Disney projects “The Eternals” and the “Lion King” movie.
Barry Jenkins: How did “Nomadland” come to be?
Chloe Zhao: Because “The Rider” was my first film,...
Years later, both directors are solidified in a new wave of indie crossovers. Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a sweeping look at a generation of van dwellers starring Frances McDormand, is one of this year’s Oscar frontrunners. Jenkins is preparing “The Underground Railroad” limited series at Amazon. The pair met virtually as part of Variety‘s Virtual FYC Fest to discuss world-building, authenticity, and their massive Disney projects “The Eternals” and the “Lion King” movie.
Barry Jenkins: How did “Nomadland” come to be?
Chloe Zhao: Because “The Rider” was my first film,...
- 12/15/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The director of Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies, Pearl Jam’s Jeremy and many more reflects on his career and some of the movies that made him.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Arlington Road (1999)
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Firewall (2006)
The Orphanage (2007)
Nostalgia (2018)
Avatar (2009)
Titanic (1997)
Chef (2014)
The Laundromat (2019)
Honeymoon In Vegas (1992)
Demonlover (2003)
Under The Sand (2000)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Under The Skin (2013)
The Great Beauty (2013)
Slap Shot (1977)
Network (1976)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Star Wars (1977)
The Exorcist (1973)
Jaws (1975)
The World’s Greatest Athlete (1973)
All The President’s Men (1976)
Liquid Sky (1982)
The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
City Of Hope (1991)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Snowpiercer (2013)
The Flintstones (1994)
Matinee (1993)
Batman (1989)
Transformers (2007)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1998)
Mandy (2018)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Magnolia (1999)
Boogie Nights (1997)
The Master (2012)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Mustang (2019)
Inherent Vice (2014)
The New World (2005)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Last Word (2017)
Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
The Burglar (1957)
What Lies Beneath...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Arlington Road (1999)
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Firewall (2006)
The Orphanage (2007)
Nostalgia (2018)
Avatar (2009)
Titanic (1997)
Chef (2014)
The Laundromat (2019)
Honeymoon In Vegas (1992)
Demonlover (2003)
Under The Sand (2000)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Under The Skin (2013)
The Great Beauty (2013)
Slap Shot (1977)
Network (1976)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Star Wars (1977)
The Exorcist (1973)
Jaws (1975)
The World’s Greatest Athlete (1973)
All The President’s Men (1976)
Liquid Sky (1982)
The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
City Of Hope (1991)
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Snowpiercer (2013)
The Flintstones (1994)
Matinee (1993)
Batman (1989)
Transformers (2007)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1998)
Mandy (2018)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Magnolia (1999)
Boogie Nights (1997)
The Master (2012)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Mustang (2019)
Inherent Vice (2014)
The New World (2005)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Last Word (2017)
Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
The Burglar (1957)
What Lies Beneath...
- 4/21/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Joaquin Phoenix might have initially wanted to do his own makeup and hair for “Joker,” but, thanks to the Oscar-nominated team of Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou, it became one less thing the finicky Oscar favorite had to worry about in achieving his tour de force performance as bullied clown Arthur Fleck-turned killer Joker.
But craft and compromise went hand in hand for Ledermann and Georgiou, as they stayed on top of the messy, hand-made look that Phoenix envisioned. As they revealed at the makeup and hairstyling bake-off, they applied the work quickly (without prosthetics), but then bribed him with crackers to keep still while doing touch-ups to maintain continuity.
“The one thing that he was very adamant about was that the makeup itself was not perfect,” said makeup designer Ledermann. “It had to be very childlike, sad, not that skilled because he is not a painter. Even though he’s a professional clown,...
But craft and compromise went hand in hand for Ledermann and Georgiou, as they stayed on top of the messy, hand-made look that Phoenix envisioned. As they revealed at the makeup and hairstyling bake-off, they applied the work quickly (without prosthetics), but then bribed him with crackers to keep still while doing touch-ups to maintain continuity.
“The one thing that he was very adamant about was that the makeup itself was not perfect,” said makeup designer Ledermann. “It had to be very childlike, sad, not that skilled because he is not a painter. Even though he’s a professional clown,...
- 2/4/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
‘1917’ wins seven prizes including best film; Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, ‘Parasite’, ‘Bait’ among other winners.
1917 was the big winner at the 2020 Baftas on Sunday (February 2), winning seven awards including best film.
It also picked up outstanding British film, best director for Sam Mendes, best cinematography for Roger Deakins, as well as Baftas for production design, sound and special visual effects.
Joker won three awards including best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, while Parasite won two including best original screenplay and film not in the English language.
The ceremony took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London and was hosted by...
1917 was the big winner at the 2020 Baftas on Sunday (February 2), winning seven awards including best film.
It also picked up outstanding British film, best director for Sam Mendes, best cinematography for Roger Deakins, as well as Baftas for production design, sound and special visual effects.
Joker won three awards including best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, while Parasite won two including best original screenplay and film not in the English language.
The ceremony took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London and was hosted by...
- 2/2/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
‘1917’ leads the way; Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, ‘Parasite’, ‘Bait’ among the winners.
The 2020 Bafta Film Awards are taking place tonight (2 Feb) at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page and on Twitter as they are announced.
The ceremony started at 18:45 UK time and finishes at approximately 21:30, with Graham Norton on hosting duties for the first time.
Joker leads the way with 11 nominations. The Irishman and Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood follow on 10, with 1917 earning nine nods.
Winners as they happen in bold (latest first), below.
Leading Actress Jessie Buckley...
The 2020 Bafta Film Awards are taking place tonight (2 Feb) at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page and on Twitter as they are announced.
The ceremony started at 18:45 UK time and finishes at approximately 21:30, with Graham Norton on hosting duties for the first time.
Joker leads the way with 11 nominations. The Irishman and Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood follow on 10, with 1917 earning nine nods.
Winners as they happen in bold (latest first), below.
Leading Actress Jessie Buckley...
- 2/2/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
The 24th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, which honors the best production design in film and television, took place Saturday, February 1. All eyes were on the Period Film category, which this year had four nominees match up with the Oscars for Best Production Design: “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “1917” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The other two Adg period contenders were “Ford v Ferrari” and “Joker,” while the Oscars’ fifth bid went to “Parasite,” which was up for Contemporary Film at the guild. Scroll down to see the full winners list for the 2020 Adg Awards.
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The Art Directors Guild Awards have a great track record predicting the Oscar race for Best Production Design. Throughout the first 23 years of these kudos, the eventual Academy Award winner has always numbered...
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The Art Directors Guild Awards have a great track record predicting the Oscar race for Best Production Design. Throughout the first 23 years of these kudos, the eventual Academy Award winner has always numbered...
- 2/2/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Say what you will about Todd Phillips Joker but its production design is on point (making it all the more remarkable that one of the film’s 11 Oscar nomination was not for Mark Friedberg’s stellar work). The film seems to be set in a late ’70s, early ’80s New York (a.k.a. Gotham) when the city was at its grittiest, somewhere vaguely in between the New York of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) and the New York of Martin Scorsese’s King of Comedy (1982), the two films that Joker shamelessly tips its green wig to. In actual fact, however, it turns out that the film is set in a very specific time, namely the last week of July 1981. But more of that later.Unsurprisingly to anyone who reads this column, I love movie posters within movies and I love movie marquees. Joker opens and closes with a couple...
- 1/31/2020
- MUBI
The 10 craft categories of the Oscars should be somewhat predictable: Branches vote on their own kind, and guild nominations traditionally serve as a trusted barometer. However, sometimes the Academy doesn’t agree — and when that happens, it’s worth diving into the reasons why.
“Joker”: What’s Bizarre About Its 11 Nominations
To say “Joker” overperformed is an understatement, which makes snubbing its production design — its most effective storytelling element — that much more bizarre. What does production designer Mark Friedberg — invaluable for the films of Ang Lee, Barry Jenkins, Todd Haynes, Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, along with “Selma” and “Across the Universe” — need to do to earn his first nomination?
With “Joker,” Friedberg bridged the gap between the historically accurate down-and-out, garbage-strike days of New York City in 1981 and Gotham. Virtually every frame visualized a world in which you could feel how Gotham weighs on Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix). While...
“Joker”: What’s Bizarre About Its 11 Nominations
To say “Joker” overperformed is an understatement, which makes snubbing its production design — its most effective storytelling element — that much more bizarre. What does production designer Mark Friedberg — invaluable for the films of Ang Lee, Barry Jenkins, Todd Haynes, Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, along with “Selma” and “Across the Universe” — need to do to earn his first nomination?
With “Joker,” Friedberg bridged the gap between the historically accurate down-and-out, garbage-strike days of New York City in 1981 and Gotham. Virtually every frame visualized a world in which you could feel how Gotham weighs on Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix). While...
- 1/16/2020
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Sam Mendes’ bold, continuous-shot, World War I thriller, “1917,” and Todd Phillips’ $1 billion blockbuster, “Joker,” dominated the Oscar craft nominations on Monday, grabbing seven apiece.
Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” each scored five nominations, while Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit” nabbed three along with James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari.” Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” and Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” each came away with two nominations, and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” was singled out for Randy Newman’s romantic score.
But “1917” provided the biggest tour de force crafts event of the season, with nominations for Roger Deakins’ uniquely orchestrated cinematography, Dennis Gassner’s exacting production design, Thomas Newman’s haunting score, the unusual sound editing and sound mixing, and, surprisingly, makeup and hairstyling and VFX.
However, the exclusion of “1917” editor Lee Smith (who won the...
Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” each scored five nominations, while Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit” nabbed three along with James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari.” Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” and Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” each came away with two nominations, and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” was singled out for Randy Newman’s romantic score.
But “1917” provided the biggest tour de force crafts event of the season, with nominations for Roger Deakins’ uniquely orchestrated cinematography, Dennis Gassner’s exacting production design, Thomas Newman’s haunting score, the unusual sound editing and sound mixing, and, surprisingly, makeup and hairstyling and VFX.
However, the exclusion of “1917” editor Lee Smith (who won the...
- 1/13/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards rewarded many of the best television shows and films of 2019 in a ceremony Sunday night in Santa Monica, California that saw Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix and many more win big.
Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman came into the night with 14 nominations, while Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood followed with 12 overall nods.
Scroll down for the complete list of winners.
Film Best Picture
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas — Pain and Glory
Robert De Niro...
Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman came into the night with 14 nominations, while Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood followed with 12 overall nods.
Scroll down for the complete list of winners.
Film Best Picture
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas — Pain and Glory
Robert De Niro...
- 1/13/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
With the shortened awards timeline, ceremonies hit hard and fast. Sunday night marks the 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, airing on The CW beginning at 7pm Est/7pm Pst. Taye Diggs returns as host the proceedings, which take place in the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. On the film side, this year’s nominations are led by Netflix’s “The Irishman,” with 14 nods. However, Martin Scorsese’s film came home empty-handed at the Golden Globes last Sunday. Netflix also leads on the television side, with six nominations for Ava DuVernay’s true-crime miniseries “When They See Us.”
Follow along below for IndieWire’s live and updating winners list, and stay tuned for further analysis. See the nominations below, with winners bolded.
Best Picture
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“Once Upon a Time…...
Follow along below for IndieWire’s live and updating winners list, and stay tuned for further analysis. See the nominations below, with winners bolded.
Best Picture
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“Once Upon a Time…...
- 1/13/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards gala, hosted by Taye Diggs, was broadcast live on The CW on Sunday night.
It was a good night for both Netflix and HBO, with the studios taking home trophies for movies and shows like “The Irishman,” “Marriage Story,” “When They See Us,” “Watchmen” and “Succession.”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” won the ceremony’s biggest movie prize, best picture, as well as three more awards: best supporting actor for Brad Pitt, best original screenplay for Quentin Tarantino and best production design for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh.
On the TV side, “Fleabag” continued its awards dominance, winning best comedy series, best actress in a comedy series for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and best supporting actor in a comedy series for Andrew Scott. It’s the latest successful awards outing for “Fleabag,” which won best series — musical or comedy at the Golden Globes last weekend,...
It was a good night for both Netflix and HBO, with the studios taking home trophies for movies and shows like “The Irishman,” “Marriage Story,” “When They See Us,” “Watchmen” and “Succession.”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” won the ceremony’s biggest movie prize, best picture, as well as three more awards: best supporting actor for Brad Pitt, best original screenplay for Quentin Tarantino and best production design for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh.
On the TV side, “Fleabag” continued its awards dominance, winning best comedy series, best actress in a comedy series for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and best supporting actor in a comedy series for Andrew Scott. It’s the latest successful awards outing for “Fleabag,” which won best series — musical or comedy at the Golden Globes last weekend,...
- 1/12/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
The 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards were handed out on Sunday (January 12), during a three-hour ceremony at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California that aired on the CW Network. This marked the 25th year that the 350 plus members of the Broadcast Film Critics Assn. have awarded prizes while it is the 10th time that their counterparts in the Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. have done so. Scroll down to see the full list of winners (and nominees) in every one of the 42 categories.
On the film front, “The Irishman” leads with a whopping 14 nominations. Close behind with 12 bids is “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” “Little Women” follows with nine, and then “1917” and “Marriage Story” at eight eacn. Three films — “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker” and “Parasite” — reaped a lucky seven bids apiece.
Over on the TV side, awards powerhouse Netflix is in first among networks with 61 nominations. HBO has 33, Amazon is at...
On the film front, “The Irishman” leads with a whopping 14 nominations. Close behind with 12 bids is “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” “Little Women” follows with nine, and then “1917” and “Marriage Story” at eight eacn. Three films — “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker” and “Parasite” — reaped a lucky seven bids apiece.
Over on the TV side, awards powerhouse Netflix is in first among networks with 61 nominations. HBO has 33, Amazon is at...
- 1/12/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
With the shortened awards timeline, ceremonies hit hard and fast. Sunday night marks the 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, airing on The CW beginning at 7pm Est/7pm Pst. Taye Diggs returns as host the proceedings, which take place in the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association.
On the film side, this year’s nominations are led by Netflix’s “The Irishman,” with 14 nods. However, Martin Scorsese’s film came home empty-handed at the Golden Globes last Sunday. Netflix also leads on the television side, with six nominations for Ava DuVernay’s true-crime miniseries “When They See Us.”
The CW website allows you to find your local channel listing, and the website will also host a live stream. You can also use YouTube TV, Hulu With Live TV, or AT&T TV Now.
If none of those work for you,...
On the film side, this year’s nominations are led by Netflix’s “The Irishman,” with 14 nods. However, Martin Scorsese’s film came home empty-handed at the Golden Globes last Sunday. Netflix also leads on the television side, with six nominations for Ava DuVernay’s true-crime miniseries “When They See Us.”
The CW website allows you to find your local channel listing, and the website will also host a live stream. You can also use YouTube TV, Hulu With Live TV, or AT&T TV Now.
If none of those work for you,...
- 1/12/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The production designer behind Joker, Mark Friedberg knows New York City like the back of his hand.
Growing up there at around the same time as Joker director Todd Phillips, and presenting distinct portraits of New York in such films as Wonderstruck and If Beale Street Could Talk, Friedberg most recently transformed the city into a gritty Gotham City of the 1980s, for a standalone origin story of an iconic DC villain.
To Friedberg, transforming New York repeatedly for different films has been a manageable task, due to his relationship with the city, but also the essential nature of the place. “New York is in my blood; I’m made of it, and I’ve spent an extraordinary amount of my life driving around it, knowing every corner,” the production designer says. “But New York is also a city you could make any version of a world out of—upscale,...
Growing up there at around the same time as Joker director Todd Phillips, and presenting distinct portraits of New York in such films as Wonderstruck and If Beale Street Could Talk, Friedberg most recently transformed the city into a gritty Gotham City of the 1980s, for a standalone origin story of an iconic DC villain.
To Friedberg, transforming New York repeatedly for different films has been a manageable task, due to his relationship with the city, but also the essential nature of the place. “New York is in my blood; I’m made of it, and I’ve spent an extraordinary amount of my life driving around it, knowing every corner,” the production designer says. “But New York is also a city you could make any version of a world out of—upscale,...
- 12/24/2019
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A version of this story about Mark Friedberg and “Joker” first appeared in the Oscar Nominations Preview issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine.
Director Todd Phillips and production designer Mark Friedberg are not exactly comic-book people or superhero-movie people, and it’s clear that their collaboration on “Joker” owes more to the gritty urban look of films like “Taxi Driver” than to anything from the DC pages that introduced the character.
“It’s obviously inspired by ‘Taxi Driver,'” Friedberg said. “‘Taxi Driver’ was inspired by the diary of (failed George Wallace assassin) Arthur Bremer, our character is named Arthur … It may stop short of being an homage, but it’s inspired by ‘Taxi Driver’ and by the version of New York City that ‘Taxi Driver’ was set in, by other cinema of that time.
“When I read the script I said, ‘It should feel like we have cameras and...
Director Todd Phillips and production designer Mark Friedberg are not exactly comic-book people or superhero-movie people, and it’s clear that their collaboration on “Joker” owes more to the gritty urban look of films like “Taxi Driver” than to anything from the DC pages that introduced the character.
“It’s obviously inspired by ‘Taxi Driver,'” Friedberg said. “‘Taxi Driver’ was inspired by the diary of (failed George Wallace assassin) Arthur Bremer, our character is named Arthur … It may stop short of being an homage, but it’s inspired by ‘Taxi Driver’ and by the version of New York City that ‘Taxi Driver’ was set in, by other cinema of that time.
“When I read the script I said, ‘It should feel like we have cameras and...
- 12/18/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
On December 9, the Art Directors Guild announced the nominees for its 24th annual awards, which will be handed out on Feb. 1. These kudos have a stellar record at previewing the Academy Awards. Over the first 23 years of these prizes, the eventual Oscar winner for Best Production Design has always numbered among the Adg nominees in the various categories.
According to our expert predictions, period film contender “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” is the clear frontrunner to win the Oscar for Best Production Design. We expect that three of its rival in that race at the Adg — “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit” and “1917” — will also contend at the Oscars. The fifth Academy Awards nominee is expected to be “Little Women,” but its odds might lengthen after being snubbed by the guild.
Period Film
“Ford v Ferrari” – François Audouy
“The Irishman” – Bob Shaw
“Jojo Rabbit” – Ra Vincent
“Joker” – Mark Friedberg
“1917...
According to our expert predictions, period film contender “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” is the clear frontrunner to win the Oscar for Best Production Design. We expect that three of its rival in that race at the Adg — “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit” and “1917” — will also contend at the Oscars. The fifth Academy Awards nominee is expected to be “Little Women,” but its odds might lengthen after being snubbed by the guild.
Period Film
“Ford v Ferrari” – François Audouy
“The Irishman” – Bob Shaw
“Jojo Rabbit” – Ra Vincent
“Joker” – Mark Friedberg
“1917...
- 12/10/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Disney led the pack with eight production design nominations for the 24th annual Art Directors Guild Awards. These included Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” for fantasy, and animation entries “Frozen II,” “Toy Story 4,” and “The Lion King”.
All of the Oscar contenders were well represented, including Bong Joon Ho’s Lafca Best Picture winner, “Parasite,” and period standouts “1917,” Sam Mendes’ innovative, single-shot, World War I thriller, “Joker,” Todd Phillips’ blockbuster origin story, which channeled gritty ’70s New York as Gotham City; Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” which gave a 50-year facelift to Hollywood Blvd.; and Martin Scorsese’s sprawling mob epic, “The Irishman,” which crammed 117 locations for 309 scenes.
Contemporary nominees included Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Chad Stahelski’s “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,” Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” and Jordan Peele’s “Us.” The other...
All of the Oscar contenders were well represented, including Bong Joon Ho’s Lafca Best Picture winner, “Parasite,” and period standouts “1917,” Sam Mendes’ innovative, single-shot, World War I thriller, “Joker,” Todd Phillips’ blockbuster origin story, which channeled gritty ’70s New York as Gotham City; Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” which gave a 50-year facelift to Hollywood Blvd.; and Martin Scorsese’s sprawling mob epic, “The Irishman,” which crammed 117 locations for 309 scenes.
Contemporary nominees included Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Chad Stahelski’s “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,” Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” and Jordan Peele’s “Us.” The other...
- 12/9/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Art Directors Guild has announced nominations for the 24th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features. The nominees include features The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Ford v Ferrari, and Game of Thrones, The Mandalorian, The Crown and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on the TV side.
Winners will be honored at the 2020 Awards at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Saturday, February 1, 2020. The nominees were announced today by Art Directors Guild President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer Scott Moses, Adg. Additional honorees for Cinematic Imagery will be announced at a later date.
As previously announced, Syd Mead will receive the William Cameron Menzies Award. The Adg Lifetime Achievement Awards be presented to Joe Alves, Denis Olsen, Stephen Myles Berger and Jack Johnson. Additional honorees...
Winners will be honored at the 2020 Awards at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Saturday, February 1, 2020. The nominees were announced today by Art Directors Guild President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer Scott Moses, Adg. Additional honorees for Cinematic Imagery will be announced at a later date.
As previously announced, Syd Mead will receive the William Cameron Menzies Award. The Adg Lifetime Achievement Awards be presented to Joe Alves, Denis Olsen, Stephen Myles Berger and Jack Johnson. Additional honorees...
- 12/9/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild has announced its nominations for the 24th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features.
Among the films recognized for outstanding production design are James Mangold’s “Ford V Ferrari,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
“Aladdin,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Dumbo” and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” all scored nods in the fantasy film category.
In television, streaming newcomer Disney Plus scored a production design nomination for its freshman season of “The Mandalorian.” HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” “Game of Thrones” and “Veep” also earned nominations in their respective categories.
Syd Mead, the “visual futurist” and concept artist known for his design contributions to science-fiction films such as “Star-Trek: The Motion Picture,” “Aliens,” and “Blade Runner,” has been named the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award. The Adg Lifetime...
Among the films recognized for outstanding production design are James Mangold’s “Ford V Ferrari,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
“Aladdin,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Dumbo” and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” all scored nods in the fantasy film category.
In television, streaming newcomer Disney Plus scored a production design nomination for its freshman season of “The Mandalorian.” HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” “Game of Thrones” and “Veep” also earned nominations in their respective categories.
Syd Mead, the “visual futurist” and concept artist known for his design contributions to science-fiction films such as “Star-Trek: The Motion Picture,” “Aliens,” and “Blade Runner,” has been named the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award. The Adg Lifetime...
- 12/9/2019
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“The Irishman,” “Ford v Ferrari,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker,” “1917” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” on Monday all nabbed nominations for the Art Directors Guild Awards’ period-film category, the Adg category that most closely corresponds to the Academy Award for Best Production Design.
In the Adg fantasy-film category, which typically supplies one or two Oscar nominees, the guild singled out “Ad Astra,” “Aladdin,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Dumbo,” “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
Both of those categories were expanded from five to six nominees because of ties.
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Nominees in the contemporary-film category are “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,” “Knives Out,” “Parasite” and “Us.”
Animated-film nominees are “Abominable,” “Frozen II,” “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” “The Lion King” and “Toy Story 4.
In the Adg fantasy-film category, which typically supplies one or two Oscar nominees, the guild singled out “Ad Astra,” “Aladdin,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Dumbo,” “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
Both of those categories were expanded from five to six nominees because of ties.
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Nominees in the contemporary-film category are “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,” “Knives Out,” “Parasite” and “Us.”
Animated-film nominees are “Abominable,” “Frozen II,” “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” “The Lion King” and “Toy Story 4.
- 12/9/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The era of Netflix dominance may have just begun in earnest, as the streamer handily leads all comers in film nominations for the 25th Annual Critics Choice Association’s (formerly the Broadcast Film Critics Association) Award nominations, just announced this morning. It also had an impressive showing in television as well.
On the film side, Netflix’s Martin Scorsese-directed The Irishman led all others with 14 nominations, while its Noah Baumbach -directed Marriage Story earned 8, both including Best Picture and multiple acting nods. The Two Popes, Dolemite Is My Name, the animated I Lost My Body, and the foreign language title Atlantics were other Netflix titles mentioned in the long list of contenders. Close behind was Sony Pictures, also with two Best Picture entries, including Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood with 12 mentions overall, and Little Women with 9.
The other Best Picture nominees are 1917, which garnered 8 nods,...
On the film side, Netflix’s Martin Scorsese-directed The Irishman led all others with 14 nominations, while its Noah Baumbach -directed Marriage Story earned 8, both including Best Picture and multiple acting nods. The Two Popes, Dolemite Is My Name, the animated I Lost My Body, and the foreign language title Atlantics were other Netflix titles mentioned in the long list of contenders. Close behind was Sony Pictures, also with two Best Picture entries, including Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood with 12 mentions overall, and Little Women with 9.
The other Best Picture nominees are 1917, which garnered 8 nods,...
- 12/8/2019
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Martin Scorsese‘s “The Irishman” leads the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards for film with a whopping 14 nominations. Close behind with 12 bids is “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” from Quentin Tarantino. “Little Women” follows with nine, and then “1917” and “Marriage Story” with eight each. Other top contenders are “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker” and “Parasite” with seven apiece. Scroll down to see the full list of contenders in every category.
Discuss All the Critics’ Choice contenders with Hollywood insiders in our notorious forums
These prizes are bestowed by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Bfca comprises more than 300 film critics from television, radio, and online media. The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by Taye Diggs on January 12, 2020, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. The two-hour broadcast will air live on the CW Network.
SEEdozens of interview with 2020 Oscar contenders
Best Picture
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo...
Discuss All the Critics’ Choice contenders with Hollywood insiders in our notorious forums
These prizes are bestowed by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Bfca comprises more than 300 film critics from television, radio, and online media. The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by Taye Diggs on January 12, 2020, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. The two-hour broadcast will air live on the CW Network.
SEEdozens of interview with 2020 Oscar contenders
Best Picture
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo...
- 12/8/2019
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Hip-hop artist-turned-director Boots Riley broke out onto the film scene last year with “Sorry to Bother You,” a politically charged Sundance sensation that proved a summer box-office sleeper in 2018. While Riley has yet to set a follow-up film project, he has remained a continually outspoken cinephile, as evidenced by his remarks about Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” over the summer.
At the recent Sffilm awards event in San Francisco, Riley was on hand to present the Kanbar Award for Storytelling to “The Farewell” director Lulu Wang. Riley, who received that same prize from the San Francisco nonprofit last year, took a moment prior to the ceremony to speak with IndieWire about the year in film. Regarding “Joker,” Riley suggested that Todd Phillips’ controversial DC origin story, despite appearing to flout superhero-movie conventions, perpetuates the same fallacy as “The Dark Knight” and other superhero-film forbears — the impoverished...
At the recent Sffilm awards event in San Francisco, Riley was on hand to present the Kanbar Award for Storytelling to “The Farewell” director Lulu Wang. Riley, who received that same prize from the San Francisco nonprofit last year, took a moment prior to the ceremony to speak with IndieWire about the year in film. Regarding “Joker,” Riley suggested that Todd Phillips’ controversial DC origin story, despite appearing to flout superhero-movie conventions, perpetuates the same fallacy as “The Dark Knight” and other superhero-film forbears — the impoverished...
- 12/5/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Long before “Joker” went into production at Warner Bros., it got its start as a pitch from Todd Phillips as the first film to make under a proposed subdivision of the studio’s DC Comics banner. The pitch was to create a movie label called DC Black that would specialize in producing comic book movies that are lower-budget character studies. In a new interview with IGN, Phillip says that he pitched DC Black with three movies in mind. In some sense, “Joker” was pitched as an anthology trilogy with two other comic book characters receiving their own “Joker”-like character study films.
“I pitched it as three movies, ‘Joker’ being the first with me, and then these two other movies, with two other directors,” Phillips said. “But I don’t really want to name them, because then it’ll become a thing and I’m pulling these directors into it...
“I pitched it as three movies, ‘Joker’ being the first with me, and then these two other movies, with two other directors,” Phillips said. “But I don’t really want to name them, because then it’ll become a thing and I’m pulling these directors into it...
- 12/4/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
In 91 years of Academy Awards, there have only been three occasions when a producer had two best picture nominees simultaneously: Francis Coppola and Fred Roos, with 1974’s “The Godfather Part II” and “The Conversation”; Scott Rudin, with 2010’s “The Social Network” and “True Grit”; and Megan Ellison, with 2013’s “American Hustle” and “Her.”
That could happen this year with Emma Tillinger Koskoff, who produced “The Irishman” and “Joker.” As a bonus, she was also exec producer on “Uncut Gems.” In other words, she’s having a good year.
Tillinger Koskoff freely admits that many people, even within the industry, are unclear on a producer’s role: “Some producers find the material and develop it. Some raise the funds and never go to the set. That’s not what I do.” What she does do: Pay attention to the filmmaker’s vision, and do everything necessary to bring it to life.
That could happen this year with Emma Tillinger Koskoff, who produced “The Irishman” and “Joker.” As a bonus, she was also exec producer on “Uncut Gems.” In other words, she’s having a good year.
Tillinger Koskoff freely admits that many people, even within the industry, are unclear on a producer’s role: “Some producers find the material and develop it. Some raise the funds and never go to the set. That’s not what I do.” What she does do: Pay attention to the filmmaker’s vision, and do everything necessary to bring it to life.
- 12/4/2019
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Kirsten Howard Dec 4, 2019
We live in a society that will be able to buy and own the Joker movie.
Todd Phillips was a pretty odd choice to direct Joker for Warner Bros. Despite having a background planted largely in broad comedies like The Hangover Trilogy, his standalone DC movie wasn't exactly expected to be packed with laughs, but his Clown Prince of Crime, Joaquin Phoenix, was coming in off the back of a string of excellent dramatic performances. What could Phillips and Phoenix do with a problematic character that had already been so deftly played by the late Heath Ledger just a decade and change ago?
Quite a lot, objectively. The film found its fan base straight away. Critics raved and rolled their eyes in equal measure, and the internet's pre-release rage against the movie ended up doing a lot of its marketing for it. Joker ended up taking away...
We live in a society that will be able to buy and own the Joker movie.
Todd Phillips was a pretty odd choice to direct Joker for Warner Bros. Despite having a background planted largely in broad comedies like The Hangover Trilogy, his standalone DC movie wasn't exactly expected to be packed with laughs, but his Clown Prince of Crime, Joaquin Phoenix, was coming in off the back of a string of excellent dramatic performances. What could Phillips and Phoenix do with a problematic character that had already been so deftly played by the late Heath Ledger just a decade and change ago?
Quite a lot, objectively. The film found its fan base straight away. Critics raved and rolled their eyes in equal measure, and the internet's pre-release rage against the movie ended up doing a lot of its marketing for it. Joker ended up taking away...
- 12/4/2019
- Den of Geek
As we close the decade, there is still one near-universal truth that connects those directors who defy the cineplex odds by making great cinema: Their visions are realized by some of the finest below-the-line talent the industry has ever seen. Even as the familiar infrastructure seems to be evaporating, the role that top craftspeople play has become that much more vital as the breadth and depth of their talent pool expands.
IndieWire spent months speaking with directors, producers, costumers, designers, cinematographers, cutters, composers — craftspeople across all disciplines — seeking the behind-the-scenes collaborators behind some of your favorite films. And our questions went something like this:
Who are the filmmakers whose innovative use of craft is influencing how you make movies?
Who are the artisans at the cutting edge of using new technology to advance the art form?
Who are the pioneers opening doors and expanding our visual and aural palettes?
We...
IndieWire spent months speaking with directors, producers, costumers, designers, cinematographers, cutters, composers — craftspeople across all disciplines — seeking the behind-the-scenes collaborators behind some of your favorite films. And our questions went something like this:
Who are the filmmakers whose innovative use of craft is influencing how you make movies?
Who are the artisans at the cutting edge of using new technology to advance the art form?
Who are the pioneers opening doors and expanding our visual and aural palettes?
We...
- 12/3/2019
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
What do Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg, and Steve McQueen have in common? They all rely on the worldbuilding skills of Oscar winner Adam Stockhausen (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”), one of the most eclectic production designers working today.
“Adam is a quiet comet,” said production designer Mark Friedberg (“Joker”), who mentored Stockhausen. “Despite his quiet demeanor, the intensity of his vision blazes. I met him when he had just started as a draftsman and brought him onto our team during ‘The Producers.’
“On our next film,’ Across the Universe,’ he got to design the giant street set, and by ‘Synecdoche New York,’ he was my art director. We held each other up (he held me up more) on ‘Darjeeling Limited’ in India, and by the end of that I knew he was destined for great things.”
Stockhausen conveyed a “Goya-esque” horror and beauty in McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave,” offsetting...
“Adam is a quiet comet,” said production designer Mark Friedberg (“Joker”), who mentored Stockhausen. “Despite his quiet demeanor, the intensity of his vision blazes. I met him when he had just started as a draftsman and brought him onto our team during ‘The Producers.’
“On our next film,’ Across the Universe,’ he got to design the giant street set, and by ‘Synecdoche New York,’ he was my art director. We held each other up (he held me up more) on ‘Darjeeling Limited’ in India, and by the end of that I knew he was destined for great things.”
Stockhausen conveyed a “Goya-esque” horror and beauty in McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave,” offsetting...
- 12/3/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Despite the story his IMDb page tells, production designer Mark Friedberg still thinks of himself as a New York indie filmmaker. It just happens that the friends he collaborated with have become some of the defining auteurs of their generation — Jim Jarmusch, Ang Lee, Todd Haynes, Wes Anderson — while meeting some new ones along way, like Ava DuVernay (“Selma”) and Barry Jenkins. There’s a reason such distinctive cinematic voices gravitate toward Friedberg.
“What I love about Mark is there are so many little details in the script [he brings to life],” Jenkins told IndieWire. “Mark is so great about allowing for creativity, but working within the plausibility of the characterization.”
Story and character comes to life in those details: How the “Beale Street” family’s one good bottle of booze is only accessible with a step ladder, or the lived-in feeling that their brownstone radiates with their familial bond, or the crack in...
“What I love about Mark is there are so many little details in the script [he brings to life],” Jenkins told IndieWire. “Mark is so great about allowing for creativity, but working within the plausibility of the characterization.”
Story and character comes to life in those details: How the “Beale Street” family’s one good bottle of booze is only accessible with a step ladder, or the lived-in feeling that their brownstone radiates with their familial bond, or the crack in...
- 12/3/2019
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
New York serves as central characters in both Todd Phillips’ “Joker” (a gritty version of Gotham City in 1981 channeling Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy”) and Edward Norton’s “Motherless Brooklyn”. In fact, Gotham and Brooklyn embody their two mentally unstable protagonists: Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), the terminally depressed, bullied clown-turned DC supervillain, and Lionel Essrog (Norton), the orphaned sleuth with Tourette syndrome trying to solve a murder and uncover the “Chinatown”-like real estate development scam that’s displacing Brooklyn’s poor and minority residents and demolishing their neighborhoods.
And world building New York as metaphorical period backdrops became personal journeys for both “Joker” production designer Mark Friedberg (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) and “Motherless Brooklyn” production designer Beth Mickle (“The Deuce”). “The City is a character in the story,” said Friedberg, who grew up in New York City in the ’60s and ’70s and...
And world building New York as metaphorical period backdrops became personal journeys for both “Joker” production designer Mark Friedberg (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) and “Motherless Brooklyn” production designer Beth Mickle (“The Deuce”). “The City is a character in the story,” said Friedberg, who grew up in New York City in the ’60s and ’70s and...
- 11/14/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The partnership between a film’s production designer and costume designer is an important one. One creates the outfits and the look of the character, the other creates the world that the viewer disappears into. Together, they collaborate to reinforce the visuals of the film. Todd Phillips’ “Joker” is a world where production designer Mark Friedberg and costume designer Mark Bridges’ partnership was pivotal. For Friedberg, he’d been working with Phillips early to find the perfect location for the gritty and grimy Gotham City. New York 2019 is starkly different from the New York of the ’70s, so Friedberg’s search extended to Newark.
The two Marks were inspired by an old car book to form the basis of their color palette. In “Joker” it’s Bridge’s costumes that change to reflect Arthur’s journey and not the production design palette since, as Friedberg explains, “it’s him that changes.
The two Marks were inspired by an old car book to form the basis of their color palette. In “Joker” it’s Bridge’s costumes that change to reflect Arthur’s journey and not the production design palette since, as Friedberg explains, “it’s him that changes.
- 11/11/2019
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
According to star Jamie Foxx, the upcoming movie Just Mercy has the scent of authenticity.
Let us explain. Foxx portrays real-life character Walter McMillian, who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white woman in Monroeville, Al. He was released in 1993 after spending six years on death row. Michael B. Jordan plays his attorney Bryan Stevenson on the Christmas Day release.
Rob Morgan played fellow inmate and Ptsd sufferer Herbert Richardson. During the Warner Bros panel at today’s The Contenders L.A., Foxx credited co-star Rob Morgan with smelling just right for his character. Fox and Morgan were joined on the panel by supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Onnalee Blank.
Foxx waxed eloquent about Morgan’s performance and the connection between their two characters. Then he went off on a slightly baffling tangent by adding that Morgan’s aroma was key to conjuring the chemistry.
Let us explain. Foxx portrays real-life character Walter McMillian, who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white woman in Monroeville, Al. He was released in 1993 after spending six years on death row. Michael B. Jordan plays his attorney Bryan Stevenson on the Christmas Day release.
Rob Morgan played fellow inmate and Ptsd sufferer Herbert Richardson. During the Warner Bros panel at today’s The Contenders L.A., Foxx credited co-star Rob Morgan with smelling just right for his character. Fox and Morgan were joined on the panel by supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Onnalee Blank.
Foxx waxed eloquent about Morgan’s performance and the connection between their two characters. Then he went off on a slightly baffling tangent by adding that Morgan’s aroma was key to conjuring the chemistry.
- 11/2/2019
- by Diane Haithman
- Deadline Film + TV
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