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Cynthia Erivo Among 2021 Sundance Film Festival Jurors

January 22, 2021 4:23 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

There may be slightly fewer films for this year's virtual 2021 Sundance Film Festival, but most of them are still up for the prestigious honors set to be announced on February 2. Today, Sundance announced 22 j...

The Best Film Performances Of The Decade [2010s]

The Playlist Staff

December 13, 2019 4:03 pm

Features, News

As this maddening list attests—one that nearly broke us trying to order "properly"—putting together a Best of Decade list is dangerous work. There's just a million factors to consider, a million people and look...

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‘A Fantastic Woman’ Filmmaker Defends Scarlett Johansson Casting As A Trans Man In ‘Rub & Tug’

Charles Barfield

July 6, 2018 11:57 am

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In 2017, filmmaker Sebastián Lelio released the Oscar-winning film, “A Fantastic Woman.” The film is especially notable for starring a trans woman in the lead role, telling the story of how a trans person deals...

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‘A Fantastic Woman’s’ Daniela Vega Is Having Her ‘Best Moment’

Gregory Ellwood

February 21, 2018 7:33 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

When filmmaker Sebastián Lelio sent the script for “A Fantastic Woman” to Daniela Vega it included a huge surprise: The celebrated director of "Gloria" wanted the Chilean singer to play the title role of Marina...

Tiffany Haddish Is Coming To Save The 90th Oscars And More Presenters

Gregory Ellwood

February 16, 2018 11:45 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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The Academy announced the first slate of presenters for the 90th Academy Awards and you can all breathe easier because Tiffany Haddish will be making her way to the podium. The New York Film Critics Circle B...

The Best Performances Of 2017

Oliver Lyttelton and Jessica Kiang

December 20, 2017 2:44 pm

Features, News

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You don’t need great performances for a great movie, we suppose — Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s mesmerizing 2016 documentary/art piece “Homo Sapiens,” for instance, doesn’t feature a single human being on screen and is...

Sebastián Lelio Returns With Transgender Heroine In ‘A Fantastic Woman’ [Trailer]

theplaylist

September 6, 2017 11:20 am

News

You know who’s on fire? Chilean director Sebastián Lelio. The helmer, currently at the fore of the Chilean film renaissance alongside filmmakers like Pablo Larrain, blew away audiences and seemingly came out of...

On The Rise: The 50 Most Exciting Emerging Actors & Filmmakers In 2017

Oliver Lyttelton and Jessica Kiang

August 16, 2017 3:48 pm

Features, News

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About once a year, we take stock of all the exciting movies we’ve seen, and all the tantalizing announcements we’ve covered, and picked out the names that we’re most excited about in a variety of fields for a s...

Premature Oscar Predictions: 2018 Best Actor & Best Actress Nominees

Oliver Lyttelton

March 2, 2017 1:22 pm

Features, News

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We’re nearing the end of post-Oscar week here, and having delighted in the shock win for “Moonlight” and watched the video of the end-of-show trainwreck countless times, we’re ready for an awards-y break. But b...

Sebastián Lelio’s Mesmerizing & Mysterious ‘A Fantastic Woman’ [Berlin Review]

Jessica Kiang

February 12, 2017 4:33 pm

News, Reviews

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In one of the occasional surreal asides that punctuate Sebastián Lelio's riveting "A Fantastic Woman," Marina (Daniela Vega) is walking on a street when a sudden, Almodovarian wind whips up out of nowhere. Leav...

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