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‘Lady In The Lake’: Natalie Portman & Lupita Nyong’o Make The Leap To TV In Alma Har’el’s Apple Series

March 10, 2021 1:44 pm

A decade ago, seeing an A-list film actor star in a TV series was practically unheard of. Nowadays, it’s just another day in Hollywood. And the latest A-listers to make the leap into the realm of small-screen ...

Alma Har’el Defends Natalie Portman Against The Backlash That She Doesn’t Work With Female Directors

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 4:53 pm

News

After Natalie Portman wore an outfit to the Oscars that featured the names of female filmmakers embroidered on the trim, the Oscar-winning actress received backlash for only starring in two feature films direc...

The 6 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Honey Boy,’ ‘Shutter Island’

Jason Bailey

February 11, 2020 2:36 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spla...

Female Filmmakers Will Be Showcased In ‘Give Her A Break’ Oscars Livestream

Charles Barfield

February 7, 2020 1:57 pm

Awards, News

Ever since the nominations for the 2020 Oscars were announced weeks ago, there has been quite a bit of discussion and debate over the fact that the Academy, once again, didn’t nominate a female in the Best Dir...

Sam Mendes Wins Top 2020 DGA Award For ‘1917’

Gregory Ellwood

January 26, 2020 2:28 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The race for Best Picture took an interesting turn tonight as Sam Mendes took the top DGA Award prize for Best Director of a Feature Film for "1917." The Universal Release has now won both the PGA Award and th...

‘Honey Boy’ Filmmaker Alma Har’el Offers A Solution For Best Director Oscars Controversy — More Categories

Charles Barfield

January 14, 2020 1:08 pm

Awards, News

When the Golden Globe nominations were announced weeks ago, “Honey Boy” director Alma Har’el was one of the most outspoken people that were upset by the HFPA’s Best Director category dominated by men. And now t...

‘Honey Boy’ Director Alma Har’el Blasts Golden Globes For No Female Director Nominees

Charles Barfield

December 9, 2019 11:49 am

News

Every year, there’s always some controversy surrounding the major awards ceremonies in the film industry. A few years ago, headlines were made because of the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, highlighting the lack of div...

‘Honey Boy’ Exclusive: Director Alma Har’el On Capturing Shia LaBeouf As A ‘Puppet’ In Hollywood [Video]

Gregory Ellwood

December 5, 2019 7:43 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Filmmaker Alma Har'el has been on a strange journey since debuting "Honey Boy" at the Sundance Film Festival almost a year ago. The film chronicles Shia LaBeouf's unconventional life as a child star through a c...

‘Honey Boy’ Trailer: Shia LaBeouf’s Deeply Personal Film Is A Serious Awards Season Contender

Charles Barfield

November 22, 2019 1:24 pm

News, Trailers

As we look back at the surprising stories that made 2019 so interesting, one of the biggest ones is the resurgence of actor Shia LaBeouf. After years that found the actor toiling away in films that didn’t live ...

Director Alma Har’el On ‘Honey Boy’, Therapy & The New & Improved Shia LaBeouf [Interview]

Alex Arabian

November 6, 2019 1:45 pm

Interviews, News

The brilliant creative relationship between Alma Har'el and Shia LaBeouf began seven years ago when the actor contacted the documentarian after viewing her genre-bending documentary, "Bombay Beach," a hypnagogi...

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