Best Director – How the DGA and Oscar Differ
Anne Thompson's theory about how you build a Best Picture contender is that it's done "branch by branch." This was ...
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NYFF Review: Parasite
There’s never been a filmmaker quite like Bong Joon-ho. His way of twisting popular genres with his unique sense of ...
‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ is Tarantino’s Most Accomplished Film
Quentin Tarantino is an American treasure. With Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he has finally made a film that ...
A Last Bid for A Star Is Born
At last week’s Santa Barbara Film Festival Paul Schrader praised Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born calling her “a ...
Best Director: The Master Class and the Up and Comers
The influence of Paul Schrader and Spike Lee on American film is immeasurable. Can you imagine American cinema without Taxi ...
Interview: Barry Alexander Brown On Trying In BlacKkKlansman To Trump And That Ending
Barry Alexander Brown and Spike Lee go way back, back to the 80s. They've worked together and undertand each other's ...
Damien Chazelle’s First Man Lands In Venice
Damien Chazelle's First Man has landed at Venice to rave reviews. It's hard to believe that there's not been a ...
Interview: Kari Skogland Discusses ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ And The First Non-June Flashback
Kari Skogland is the only female nominated for directing in her category, Best Drama Directing. The Emmy-nominated director talks symbolism ...
Emmys: Lesli Linka Glatter On Carrie’s Mental Illness, Parenting and Creating The Thrilling Energetic Pace Of ‘Homeland’
Lesli Linka Glatter Discusses Season Seven of Homeland
All Five Directing Nominees Hit Santa Barbara Film Festival
Scott Feinberg moderated a panel of the five directors up for the prize this year. He did a one on ...
Guillermo Del Toro wins Best Director, Jordan Peele Wins Debut Feature at the DGA Awards
Best Director: Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water Drama Series: Reed Morano, “The Handmaid’s Tale” for “Offred” Best Movies for ...
DGA Preview — The Water, the War, the Sunken Place, the Billboards, the Lady Bird
Into a culture awash in purity and snark comes Guillermo del Toro's vibrant, sensual, abundant imagination. Watching pop culture try ...
As the DGA Names Five Auteurs for the First Time in Its History – Best Picture Still a Cliffhanger
The unusual nature of this year's Oscar season is that all five of the films named today are by writers ...
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The Art Of The Scene…Joe Wright On Darkest Hour
Britain is in turmoil. Hitler's troops advance deeper into Europe and the world is at war. Joe Wright's Darkest Hour ...
The Art of the Scene: Greta Gerwig Discusses The Opening of Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig's directorial debut in Lady Bird is considered one of the best coming-of-age stories in years. Set in Sacramento, ...
Best Director: Battle of the Auteurs
The auteur as Oscar contender (much less champion) is not as common as you’d think. For all of the films ...
Interview: Denis Villeneuve On Blade Runner 2049
Denis Villeneuve is sitting in the bar of a Beverly Hills hotel. He's been fielding the press all day, talking ...
Interview: Luca Guadagnino discusses pacing Call Me by Your Name – “We wanted the film to be like their heartbeat.”
Watch any Luca Guadagnino movie and you're swept up in the exquisite beauty of the surroundings as well as the ...
Interview: Sean Baker On Making The Florida Project
"I've been really happy with the reception and it keeps going and going. I've not had a day off for ...
Best Director – How a Split with Best Picture is More Likely with Expanded Ballot (POLL)
For years now, here at Awards Daily and formerly on Oscarwatch, we've ruminated on the marriage between Best Picture and ...
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