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2017 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Predictions

September 28, 2016 5:29 am

Prediction based on nominations NOMINEES 1. Barry Jenkins, "Moonlight" 2. August Wilson, “Fences” 3. Theodore Melfi, Allison Schroeder, "Hidden Figures" 4. Eric Heisserer,, "Arrival" 5. Luke Davies, “L...

Interview: Whit Stillman Talks ’Love & Friendship,’ What Makes A Good Jane Austen Adaptation & His New Criterion Box Set

Noel Murray

May 13, 2016 1:29 pm

Interviews

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Anyone who’s followed the career of Whit Stillman wasn’t surprised to hear that he was adapting the obscure Jane Austen novella “Lady Susan” into his new film “Love & Friendship.” The writer/director establ...

The 20 Best Breakout Films From The Cannes Directors’ Fortnight

Nicholas Laskin

May 13, 2016 12:26 pm

Features

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The 69th Cannes Film Festival is officially here, so to close out our set of features about it (here’s our Ranking of the 21st Century Palme d’Or Winners, the Best Breakout Films From Un Certain Regard, and 20 ...

Review: Whit Stillman’s ‘Love & Friendship’ With Kate Beckinsale & Chloe Sevigny Is A Rich Trifle

Noel Murray

May 12, 2016 6:56 pm

News

This is a reprint of our review from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Has there ever been a purer match between author and adapter than Jane Austen and Whit Stillman? Stillman’s first film, 1990’s “Metropoli...