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Barry Jenkins Says Oscars Mix-Up Affirmed “Unsavory Thoughts” That ‘Moonlight’ Won Because It’s A Black Film

May 4, 2021 2:34 pm

Four years ago, Barry Jenkins experienced one of the best and strangest nights of his life. The filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning film, “Moonlight,” was awarded Best Picture but the situation involved a huge ...

‘Underground Railroad’: Barry Jenkins Eased Into TV Directing With The Help Of Soderbergh & Fukunaga

Charles Barfield

April 20, 2020 3:17 pm

News, Television

Believe it or not, it’s only been less than two years since Barry Jenkins released “If Beale Street Could Talk.” And though his last feature arrived two years after “Moonlight,” it feels like it’s been forever...

Gregory Ellwood’s Top 75 Films Of The 2010 Decade: Moonlight, I Am Love, Under The Skin

Gregory Ellwood

December 19, 2019 1:24 pm

Awards Campaign, News

What qualifies a film for the top of a Best of the Decade list? Well, it should obviously be transcendent. It should be masterful. It should stick with you for days (maybe even weeks or months). But those are ...

The 100 Best Films Of The Decade [2010s]

The Playlist Staff

December 2, 2019 11:32 am

Features, News

Look, making a Best of Decade list is an impossibility. As the 2010s come to a close, we’ve been agonizing over this (long-delayed) list for half a year now and even had to take a break and put it away this sum...

A24 Public Access Will Screen “Moonlight,” “Lady Bird,” & Other Films On Billboards Across The Country

Charles Barfield

July 10, 2019 10:29 am

News

For a while, A24 had been teasing a new project that seemed like it could be a streaming service. The indie distributor seemed like it was poised to have a go at the Streaming Wars with its own brand of critica...

Barry Jenkins Talks Netflix/Streaming & Explains Why He Bought A ‘Moonlight’ Bootleg DVD In Mexico

Charles Barfield

June 24, 2019 2:19 pm

News

The discussion about whether or not the film industry’s streaming future means the death of the traditional theater-going experience has been raging on for years, and will likely continue to do so in the immedi...

The Best LGBTQ Films Of The 21st Century (So Far)

Lena Wilson

May 30, 2019 1:41 pm

Features, News

Happy (early) Pride Month (in two days of course)! Though we'll all already be plenty busy dodging our exes at parades and scrubbing glitter out of our clothes, this June offers LGBTQ people everywhere a chance...

An Examination Of Barry Jenkins Before ‘Moonlight’

Julia Teti

November 24, 2018 12:33 pm

News, Video

Barry Jenkins' follow-up to his 2016 Best Picture-winning film, "Moonlight," came out of the festival circuit with tremendous praise. "If Beale Street Could Talk" takes on the words of writer James Baldwin, giv...

Original Score, If Beale Street Could Talk, Spirit Awards

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Trailer: Barry Jenkins Returns With A Festival Winner

Margaret Kennedy

September 20, 2018 9:06 am

Festivals, News, Trailers

With a stellar writer and director attached to its name and a glowingly-received and sold-out reception at the Toronto International Film Festival (apparently one of the runners-up of the coveted Audience Award...

Barry Jenkins Recalls Being Called A Racial Slur During ‘Moonlight’ Awards Season

Charles Barfield

September 11, 2018 10:05 am

Awards, Festivals, News

One of the most interesting Academy Awards moments of all time is when “La La Land” was wrongfully announced as the Best Picture winner back in 2017. Luckily, it was rectified and “Moonlight” was announced as t...

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