Gregory Ellwood, Author at The Playlist

2021 Emmy Awards Ceremony Moving Outdoors To LA Live Event Deck

August 10, 2021 7:08 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

It turns out this year's Emmys are not going to be the great return to traditional awards ceremonies everyone was hoping for. With the Delta strain of the COVID-19 virus increasing among non-vaccinated individ...

Nicole Kidman Went Method For ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’: ‘I Am Batsh*t Crazy’ [TCA]

Gregory Ellwood

August 9, 2021 10:03 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Nicole Kidman is an Oscar winner, the lead of Stanley Kubrick's celebrated final film, and will soon be seen as Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin's "Being the Ricardos." But over the past five years, she's added so...

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Selena Gomez Now Has Two Crazy Uncles Thanks To ‘Only Murders in the Building’ [TCA]

Gregory Ellwood

August 9, 2021 8:51 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

With eight top 10 singles over the past decade, including a no. 1 smash just two years ago, it's hard to imagine why Selena Gomez would want to return to television. The 29-year-old first came to cultural prom...

Susanna Fogel Revisits ‘The Flight Attendant’ As She Preps ‘Cat Person’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

August 6, 2021 9:34 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News, Television

Guiding a show as unconventional as "The Flight Attendant" would be a tough task for any director. Adapted from Chris Bohjalian's 2018 novel, the series was one part thriller, one part comedy, and one part mys...

James Laxton On Taking ‘The Underground Railroad’ & A ‘Lion King’ Prequel [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

August 5, 2021 8:56 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

Sometimes your favorite filmmaker has several loyal collaborators who have yet to reach the top of the awards season mountain. And, often, it's their Director of Photography. For someone like Wes Anderson, it'...

Did The 2022 Oscar Season Kickoff In Cannes With ‘Titane’? Well…

Gregory Ellwood

July 17, 2021 5:43 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

In 2019, "Parasite" took the Palme d'Or in a celebration that saw audience members and media jumping from their seats in joy. Many thought it was a career achievement for Bong Joon Ho. But Oscar prospects? Wel...

Spike Lee Reveals ‘Titane’ As 2021 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner A Bit Early [Full Winners List]

Gregory Ellwood

July 17, 2021 2:39 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

The 74th Cannes Film Festival came to an end on Saturday night. It was a sweaty fest full of tourists more interested in the beach than the world premieres and lots of spitting in testing vials for non-Europea...

A Family Suffocates In ‘The Restless’ [Cannes Review]

Gregory Ellwood

July 17, 2021 8:01 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

There is a moment of genuine tension at the very beginning of Joachim Lafosse's "The Restless" that is worth your attention. Damien (Damien Bonnard), is swimming with his son Amine (Gabriel Merz Chammah, the g...

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‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Underground Railroad’ & ‘Legendary’ Earn 2021 TCA Awards Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

July 15, 2021 3:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Just days after the Emmy nominations were revealed, the Television Critics Association announced their own nominees for this year's TCA Awards. Not surprisingly, "Ted Lasso" led all programs with five nods whi...

Simon Rex Is A Suitcase Pimp In Sean Baker’s ‘Red Rocket’ [Cannes Review]

Gregory Ellwood

July 14, 2021 2:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

Sean Baker must have a thing for donut shops, the distinctly American small businesses have now been a centerpiece of two of his more celebrated films. The now-defunct Hollywood landmark Donut Time was the set...

Emmy Nomination Reactions: Kathryn Hahn, Kaley Cuoco, Barry Jenkins, Jonathan Majors, Gillian Anderson & More

Gregory Ellwood

July 13, 2021 3:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Few things are as exciting in life as landing a major nomination whether it's for an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, or Tony Award. It was no surprise then that this year's Emmy nominations were overjoyed at their recogn...

Emmy Nomination Snubs & Surprises: MJ Rodriguez, ‘The Boys’, ‘Small Axe’

Gregory Ellwood

July 13, 2021 2:02 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

The Television Academy giveth and the Television Academy taketh away. Even in a year with insanely wide-open races in the comedy and drama categories, the Television Academy raised eyebrows once again with the...

‘The Crown,’ ‘The Mandalorian’ & ‘WandaVision’ Top 2021 Emmy Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

July 13, 2021 12:17 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones, the only father and daughter pair to win Emmys in the same year, revealed the 2021 Emmy Awards nominees on Thursday and the surprises were plentiful. "The Crown" and ...

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The French Dispatch Is The Oscar Contender We Knew It Was [Cannes]

Gregory Ellwood

July 12, 2021 1:42 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

CANNES - Considering it was already pegged as an Oscar contender for 2021 if the pandemic had never occurred, it's no surprise that Wes Anderson's magnificent new concoction, "The French Dispatch," will make w...

Emmy Nominations Predictions: ‘WandaVision,’ ‘I May Destroy You,’ M.J. Rodriguez

Gregory Ellwood

July 12, 2021 9:03 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

Let's talk about the elephant in the room. It simply can't be helped, but as we consider the nominees for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, it must be acknowledged that the overall Comedy Series field is embarra...

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