The record-breaking recognition of Sinners by the Academy suggests audiences may be more open than expected to culturally specific, imaginative Black films that don’t rely on narratives of suffering.
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Sean Baker made history by winning four Oscars for the same film in one night. Anora’s fifth award, for best actress, went to lead Mikey Madison.
Even before the lead actress’s racist tweets were unearthed, the film was sagging under the weight of the director’s flippant approach to Mexican language and culture.
When Lynch’s films were first released, they seemed to be funhouse-mirror reflections of society. Not so anymore.
Some of the most thrilling items are the most personal, from teen fan art to scribbles on table napkins and university lecture notes.
Warner Bros. assumed ‘Trick ‛r Treat’ would be such a bust that the studio released it straight to DVD in 2009. Here’s how it became a holiday classic.
For those familiar with Coppola’s 60-year career, the young, troubled visionary played by Adam Driver looks a lot like Coppola himself.
Eyes Wide shut was released shortly after the death of director Stanley Kubrick in 1999.
For every film that makes it to our screens, hundreds if not thousands fail to make it.
25 years after the death of the legendary director, a new book offers fresh insights into Stanley Kubrick’s personal and professional life.
As the journalism industry continues to crater, wealthy plutocrats are consolidating their control over information systems.
These films also chart the development of the director’s distinctive, very personal style.
Greta Gerwig, the director of Barbie, has had a unique career, moving quickly from in front of the camera to behind it - with great success.
Here was Bergman, director of such sombre film classics as The Seventh Seal (1957). What could he possibly have in common with Ang Lee, director of 2003’s Hulk?
The director passed away in Bamako at the age of 84. He was an incomparable force in Africa’s cinema history.
Awards aren’t just about improving chances in the eyes of funders – the recognition of an award can mean the difference between stopping and continuing.
Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the most critically acclaimed directors of the 21st century with films like There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread, and the new Oscar nominated Licorice Pizza.
It’s not the sole answer to fixing structural inequalities, but as a profession committed to addressing harassment and abuse on set, it’s clearly needed
This year, with shrinking audiences and pandemic restrictions, there was a bitter irony in the fact women won more Oscars, across new and highly visible categories, than ever before.
Relying on familiar stereotypes and images can make us miss this critical opportunity to reshape the ways in which Asian women are viewed as individuals and artists.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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