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Joel Coen & The ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’ Cast On Adapting Shakespeare, Streaming Services, & More [NYFF]

September 25, 2021 11:13 am

Whenever Frances McDormand brought up the notion of her husband and frequent collaborator Joel Coendirecting her in her dream role of Lady Macbeth, he demurred – bluntly. “He said absolutely not,” she recalled...

Joel Coen Talks Making TV & Small Screen Films: “Most Streaming Services Want To Buy By The Yard”

Rodrigo Perez

August 5, 2020 3:53 pm

News, Television

Yesterday, we discussed a rare pandemic highlight: Team Deakins, the podcast that legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins—started with his wife and digital workflow consultant James Ellis Deakins. It’s cinephi...

Snubs & Surprises Of The 2019 Oscar Nominations

Gregory Ellwood and Rodrigo Perez

January 22, 2019 12:16 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

Well, that was certainly a WTF kind of morning for Oscar nominations, with a lot of snubs and definitely some surprises. The biggest omissions surely being the overall lack of “First Man” and “If Beale Street C...

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2019 Best Original Song Oscars Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

January 16, 2019 3:58 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

This is the biggest lock of the night. If "Shallow" doesn't win it's one of the biggest upsets in Oscar history. The song just won the Grammy in this equivalant category against insane competition including la...

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Download Over 40 2018 Awards Season Screenplays For Free

Rodrigo Perez

December 30, 2018 1:33 pm

News

What’s getting nominated for Best Original and Best Adapted Screenplay this year? Well, three off the top of my head that seem like locks for Best Original Screenplay are Bo Burnham’s “Eighth Grade” Yorgos Lant...

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Zoe Kazan Confronts Fan On Twitter After ‘Buster Scruggs’ Criticism, Calling It “Salty” & “Basic”

Charles Barfield

December 28, 2018 4:33 pm

News

Here’s a lesson we can all take from 2018 - social media is a double-edged sword. Taking the obvious “stupid tweets = canceled” trend out of the equation, on the one hand, fans and creators get the rare chance ...

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The 20 Best Film Soundtracks & Scores Of 2018

Rodrigo Perez and The Playlist Staff

December 18, 2018 4:02 pm

Features, News

As the year races to a close, we're all on the verge of killing each other, at least on Film Twitter. Everyone's ornery as we sprint to make those deadlines, but before we declare war on one another, remember w...

The Best Cinematography of 2018

Jessica Kiang

December 14, 2018 9:57 am

Features, News

2018 saw the passing of a cinematography legend in Robby Müller, a regular collaborator of Wim Wenders and Jim Jarmusch, who with his work on "Paris, Texas," "Down By Law," "Dead Man" and Lars von Trier's "Brea...

The New Yorker Laughs At Your Puny Top 10 Lists And Presents The Top 40 Films Of 2018

Charles Barfield

December 5, 2018 3:32 pm

News

As we say with most of the Best of 2018 lists we share each year, narrowing down the choices for any film fan is a bit of a problem. How are you supposed to only list your top 10 when there are probably two or ...

Does Netflix Really Care That Audiences Are Showing Up At Cinemas For ‘Roma’ & ‘Buster Scruggs’? [Adjust Your Tracking]

Erik McClanahan

November 28, 2018 10:31 am

News, Podcasts

On this episode of Adjust Your Tracking, Joe and I once again find ourselves gushing over Netflix movies. My oh my, how things have changed this year! We can't deny the pleasures of "The Ballad Of Buster Scrugg...

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