I have cried about a lot of things in 2020 — the loss of loved ones, the loss of quality time with friends and family, the loss of a sense of identity and temporality. I have wept due to fear and anger and injustice and disappointment.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCritically-acclaimed director Chloe Zhao’s latest film, “Nomadland,” became an early Oscar favorite after bowing at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year, and could see her make history as the first Asian American female to win the best director prize.The film stars Frances McDormand as Fern, a widow who has been left houseless after the gypsum mine that had propped up the town of Empire closes for good.
Fern lives and travels through America in her white van,
.I have cried about a lot of things in 2020 — the loss of loved ones, the loss of quality time with friends and family, the loss of a sense of identity and temporality. I have wept due to fear and anger and injustice and disappointment.
Flip or Flip star Tarek El Moussa and Selling Sunset‘s Heather Rae Young have jetted off to Mexico for a romantic Cabo getaway. The blonde beauty, 33, and her fiance, 39, were seen soaking up the sunshine at a luxe hotel on December 18.
Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young hang out by the pool in a cabana while enjoying the sunny weather on Friday (December 18) in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Jamie Lang Rapidly consolidating as one of South America’s banner film-TV events, Chile’s 10th Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) will split the Sanfic Industria industry section into two parts next year with a fully virtual industry section and marketplace to be held March 18-25 and an in-person festival in August.Five Industria sections will unspool online in March including the traditional Santiago Lab for Ibero-American projects and Sanfic WIP sidebars as well as three new
In a COVID-free alternate universe, the world would have already seen Chloe Zhao’s blockbuster directorial debut in Marvel Studios’ “Eternals.” The film was originally scheduled for release in November before being delayed several times all the way into November 2021, where it is currently set up. And of all the Phase 4 features, “Eternals” might be the most interesting, as it is a brand-new franchise with a superstar ensemble.
Dave McNary Film ReporterDisney’s Searchlight has scheduled awards contender Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” for a Feb. 19, 2021, launch in North America.“Nomadland” premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sept.
Searchlight’s Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner Nomadland starring Frances McDormand, is opening on Feb. 19, 2021 limited. The movie was previously set to open on Dec. 4.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterFilmmakers Chloe Zhao and Barry Jenkins met as many indie directors do — hiding in the corner of a film festival party as their heroes and other luminaries schmoozed. It was in 2017 in Telluride, when Jenkins returned to the festival for which he used to work with a Best Picture Oscar for “Moonlight.” There he saw Zhao’s sensational “The Rider.”Years later, both directors are solidified in a new wave of indie crossovers.
Nomadland is one of the movies you need to keep on your radar for the 2021 awards season and a new trailer was just released!
Jordan Moreau “Nomadland,” a major Oscar contender that has been snapping up film awards, has released its first trailer.Directed by Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” stars Frances McDormand as Fern, a woman experiencing homelessness who travels across the West in a van looking for a job. Fern lost everything in the Great Recession, and seeks the wisdom and hospitality of real-life nomads in the U.S.
COVID may have traditional movie culture in a stranglehold right now, with theater closures and severely truncated versions of film festivals.
The death of country music legend Charley Pride is being questioned by several of the genre’s stars, who are wondering whether his performance at the County Music Association’s indoor awards show a month before he acquired Covid-19 may be connected.
Peaky Blinders actor Finn Cole has revealed he has a not insignificant role in the forthcoming Fast And Furious movie.Cole said the role probably isn’t “what people are expecting” and joked that it might even be cut from the final edit.He told Digital Spy: “Yeah, so we did Fast & Furious last summer. I believe they’ve been planning to release it in May next year because it was supposed to be May this year, but they pushed it a whole year to May 2021.
Clayton Davis The San Francisco International Film Festival held its annual awards night on Wednesday evening before an audience of Academy and guild members.In a Q&A that was moderated by Rachel Rosen, voting members of various branches were able to ask the honorees questions. Academy branches that were represented were animation, documentary, executive and visual effects.Glenn Close received the SFFILM Award for Acting, which her “Hillbilly Elegy” co-star Amy Adams presented.
Ozark Season 3 standout Tom Pelphrey has been tapped to star as the infamous conman and fugitive Jason Derek Brown in American Murderer, opposite Tony-winner Idina Menzel, Ryan Phillippe and Jacki Weaver. Matthew Gentile wrote the script and is directing the indie, which is shooting in Salt Lake City.