Joker Dp Lawrence Sher has been named president of the jury for this year’s FilmLight Color Awards, which are open to TV and movie colorists.
The jury also includes cinematographers Greig Fraser, an Oscar winner for Dune who also lensed the upcoming sequel; Natasha Braier, whose credits include Honey Boy; and American Society of Cinematographers past presidents Michael Goi and Stephen Lighthill.
“I’m very excited to be president of the FilmLight Color Awards [jury],” said Sher, who earned an Oscar nom for Joker, and whose work includes Godzilla: King of the Monsters, War Dogs, The Hangover, Garden State and the upcoming Joker sequel. “I believe the color tools we have today are perhaps — along with the digital sensor — the most transformative change in filmmaking in the last 50 years. My relationship and collaboration with my colorists is as important as any relationship I have with my camera, grip and lighting teams.
The jury also includes cinematographers Greig Fraser, an Oscar winner for Dune who also lensed the upcoming sequel; Natasha Braier, whose credits include Honey Boy; and American Society of Cinematographers past presidents Michael Goi and Stephen Lighthill.
“I’m very excited to be president of the FilmLight Color Awards [jury],” said Sher, who earned an Oscar nom for Joker, and whose work includes Godzilla: King of the Monsters, War Dogs, The Hangover, Garden State and the upcoming Joker sequel. “I believe the color tools we have today are perhaps — along with the digital sensor — the most transformative change in filmmaking in the last 50 years. My relationship and collaboration with my colorists is as important as any relationship I have with my camera, grip and lighting teams.
- 7/24/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan in ‘She Said’ (Photo © Universal Studios)
On October 5, 2017, journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published an article in the New York Times that exposed Harvey Weinstein’s lengthy history of sexual assaults and catapulted the #MeToo movement into the mainstream lexicon. Kantor and Twohey’s incredible work is brought to life on the screen in She Said, a powerful drama adapted by Independent Spirit Award nominee Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Colette) and directed by Emmy Award winner Maria Schrader (Unorthodox).
She Said delves into Kantor and Twohey’s research process and how their award-winning exposé rocked Hollywood and heightened public awareness of the prevalence of sexual harassment in workplaces in the entertainment industry and beyond.
In 2022, the #MeToo movement’s widely accepted and embraced as pivotal in spurring changes in behavior both inside and outside the workplace. As for Weinstein, the disgraced media mogul and sexual predator...
On October 5, 2017, journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published an article in the New York Times that exposed Harvey Weinstein’s lengthy history of sexual assaults and catapulted the #MeToo movement into the mainstream lexicon. Kantor and Twohey’s incredible work is brought to life on the screen in She Said, a powerful drama adapted by Independent Spirit Award nominee Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Colette) and directed by Emmy Award winner Maria Schrader (Unorthodox).
She Said delves into Kantor and Twohey’s research process and how their award-winning exposé rocked Hollywood and heightened public awareness of the prevalence of sexual harassment in workplaces in the entertainment industry and beyond.
In 2022, the #MeToo movement’s widely accepted and embraced as pivotal in spurring changes in behavior both inside and outside the workplace. As for Weinstein, the disgraced media mogul and sexual predator...
- 11/28/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
For director Maria Schrader, “She Said” was more than a truthful and thrilling recreation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, #MeToo-bolstering New York Times report that exposed Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual abuse and harassment. It was also about the personal stories of New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan). This made it a more complex and emotionally resonant film about female empowerment and the “crucible of motherhood,” which Schrader’s go-to editor, Hansjörg Weißbrich, leaned into.
“This was an investigative thriller and a more important aspect — their private life and how they got to know each other as a result of the collaboration,” Weißbrich told IndieWire. “This was an additional storyline that wasn’t in the book.”
But that first required Schrader and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz to gain the trust of Kantor and Twohey, to let them include their struggle with parenting along with...
“This was an investigative thriller and a more important aspect — their private life and how they got to know each other as a result of the collaboration,” Weißbrich told IndieWire. “This was an additional storyline that wasn’t in the book.”
But that first required Schrader and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz to gain the trust of Kantor and Twohey, to let them include their struggle with parenting along with...
- 11/23/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
In Maria Schrader’s She Said, two New York Times reporters investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood producer Harvey Weintstein. Their work not only leads to a measure of justice for victims, but helps inspire #MeToo, an ongoing effort to improve professional practices for women in a male-dominated industry. Schrader and her crew shot largely on location, including inside the New York Times headquarters near Times Square. The heavyweight cast includes Carey Mulligan (Megan Twohey), Zoe Kazan (Jodi Kantor), Patricia Clarkson (Rebecca Corbett), Jennifer Ehle (Laura Madden) and Samantha Morton (Zelda Perkins). Director of photography Natasha Braier has worked on […]
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- 11/17/2022
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
In Maria Schrader’s She Said, two New York Times reporters investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood producer Harvey Weintstein. Their work not only leads to a measure of justice for victims, but helps inspire #MeToo, an ongoing effort to improve professional practices for women in a male-dominated industry. Schrader and her crew shot largely on location, including inside the New York Times headquarters near Times Square. The heavyweight cast includes Carey Mulligan (Megan Twohey), Zoe Kazan (Jodi Kantor), Patricia Clarkson (Rebecca Corbett), Jennifer Ehle (Laura Madden) and Samantha Morton (Zelda Perkins). Director of photography Natasha Braier has worked on […]
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- 11/17/2022
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are splitting up, at least in terms of their Oscar campaign. “She Said,” which premiered at the New York Film Festival, and then one day later at the Middleburg Film Festival in Virginia, will be campaigned by Universal Pictures in the highly competitive best actress category for Kazan while Mulligan will seek attention in the wide-open supporting actress race.
Directed by Maria Schrader, “She Said” tells the story of New York Times reporters Megan Twohey (Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Kazan), who helped launched the #MeToo movement by exposing the silence surrounding sexual assault in Hollywood, and particularly Harvey Weinstein.
With 30 reviews counted so far, the film currently sits at 80 on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics singling out the performances of its cast, specifically Mulligan and Samantha Morton, who plays Zelda Perkins, former personal assistant to Weinstein in the 1990s. Said to be only a single scene,...
Directed by Maria Schrader, “She Said” tells the story of New York Times reporters Megan Twohey (Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Kazan), who helped launched the #MeToo movement by exposing the silence surrounding sexual assault in Hollywood, and particularly Harvey Weinstein.
With 30 reviews counted so far, the film currently sits at 80 on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics singling out the performances of its cast, specifically Mulligan and Samantha Morton, who plays Zelda Perkins, former personal assistant to Weinstein in the 1990s. Said to be only a single scene,...
- 10/18/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
See our comprehensive guide to where to stream the best films of 2021.
Adrienne (Andy Ostroy)
I hadn’t seen any of Adrienne Shelly’s work at the time of her death, but you couldn’t follow the film world in 2006 without hearing about what happened. News sites first latched onto the assumption of suicide only to discover what happened was murder—the culprit found, arrested, and confessed shortly afterwards. And amidst that tragic whirlwind during the final two months of that year, Shelly’s latest film as writer-director-star, Waitress, was in submission at Sundance. It would eventually bow at the festival, find distribution, become an overnight indie darling, and spawn a Broadway musical adaptation with songs by Sara Bareilles. She unfortunately never...
See our comprehensive guide to where to stream the best films of 2021.
Adrienne (Andy Ostroy)
I hadn’t seen any of Adrienne Shelly’s work at the time of her death, but you couldn’t follow the film world in 2006 without hearing about what happened. News sites first latched onto the assumption of suicide only to discover what happened was murder—the culprit found, arrested, and confessed shortly afterwards. And amidst that tragic whirlwind during the final two months of that year, Shelly’s latest film as writer-director-star, Waitress, was in submission at Sundance. It would eventually bow at the festival, find distribution, become an overnight indie darling, and spawn a Broadway musical adaptation with songs by Sara Bareilles. She unfortunately never...
- 12/3/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Previous winners include Roger Deakins, Charlotte Bruus Christensen.
Swedish cinematographer Annika Summerson has won the National Film and Television School (Nfts)’s Sue Gibson Bsc Award for cinematography, for her work on Bassam Tariq’s Mogul Mowgli.
Nfts alumna Summerson is the fifth winner of the award from the UK film school, joining previous winners Charlotte Bruus Christensen, Roger Deakins, Jakob Ihre and last year’s winner Natasha Braier.
The award was established in memory of Nfts alumna Gibson, who was the first woman to be invited to join the British Society of Cinematographers and its first female president.
Summerson...
Swedish cinematographer Annika Summerson has won the National Film and Television School (Nfts)’s Sue Gibson Bsc Award for cinematography, for her work on Bassam Tariq’s Mogul Mowgli.
Nfts alumna Summerson is the fifth winner of the award from the UK film school, joining previous winners Charlotte Bruus Christensen, Roger Deakins, Jakob Ihre and last year’s winner Natasha Braier.
The award was established in memory of Nfts alumna Gibson, who was the first woman to be invited to join the British Society of Cinematographers and its first female president.
Summerson...
- 9/7/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Award nominees include previous Bifa and Bafta nominees.
Annika Summerson, Benjamin Kracun and Alwin H. Kuchler are among the nominees for the 2021 Sue Gibson Cinematography award presented by the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts).
The annual award marks its fifth edition, after being first established in 2016 in honour of the late Nfts alumna Sue Gibson who passed away in the same year.
The nominees are:
Annika Summerson for Mogul Mowgli Benjamin Kracun for Promising Young Woman David Katznelson for It’s A Sin James Blann for Feel Good Alwin H. Kuchler for The Mauritanian
Summerson was nominated...
Annika Summerson, Benjamin Kracun and Alwin H. Kuchler are among the nominees for the 2021 Sue Gibson Cinematography award presented by the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts).
The annual award marks its fifth edition, after being first established in 2016 in honour of the late Nfts alumna Sue Gibson who passed away in the same year.
The nominees are:
Annika Summerson for Mogul Mowgli Benjamin Kracun for Promising Young Woman David Katznelson for It’s A Sin James Blann for Feel Good Alwin H. Kuchler for The Mauritanian
Summerson was nominated...
- 8/2/2021
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
News broke December 24 revealing the reason Shia Labeouf was replaced by Harry Styles on Olivia Wilde’s new directorial effort, “Don’t Worry Darling,” is because the filmmaker fired Labeouf due to his poor behavior in pre-production. It was originally reported that Labeouf was exiting the film because of a scheduling conflict, but Variety reported the actor had actually violated Wilde’s “no asshole policy” on set. As revealed this week by The Hollywood Reporter, the “Don’t Worry Darling” firing resulted in another clash between Wilde and Labeouf on a different project: Rainey Qualley’s music video for “Love Me Like You Hate Me.”
Qualley released the “Love Me Like You Hate Me” music video October 23, and the project quickly went viral thanks to its Nsfw explicit content and the involvement of actors Margaret Qualley and Shia Labeouf. Among the collaborators who worked on the music video were Labeouf’s “Honey Boy” cinematographer Natasha Braier,...
Qualley released the “Love Me Like You Hate Me” music video October 23, and the project quickly went viral thanks to its Nsfw explicit content and the involvement of actors Margaret Qualley and Shia Labeouf. Among the collaborators who worked on the music video were Labeouf’s “Honey Boy” cinematographer Natasha Braier,...
- 1/7/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Shia Labeouf and Margaret Qualley went full frontal for the new music video from Qualley’s sister, the recording artist known as Rainsford, “Love Me Like You Hate Me.” Shooting earlier this fall during quarantine, the filmmakers kept a tight set, with just a handful of people in the room, to allow the actors to bare their souls (and much more) for a short film that charts the highs and lows of a toxic yet addictive relationship. It released on October 23.
Eagle-eyed viewers might remember Rainsford from “Severance,” the final season premiere of TV’s “Mad Men,” starring as a lithe and slightly mischievous young woman modeling a fur coat for ad executive Don Draper, and looking like she has a secret. She’s also had appearances in “Mighty Fine” and “Ocean’s 8,” and has a role in the upcoming Freeform rom-com series “Love in the Time of Corona,” but...
Eagle-eyed viewers might remember Rainsford from “Severance,” the final season premiere of TV’s “Mad Men,” starring as a lithe and slightly mischievous young woman modeling a fur coat for ad executive Don Draper, and looking like she has a secret. She’s also had appearances in “Mighty Fine” and “Ocean’s 8,” and has a role in the upcoming Freeform rom-com series “Love in the Time of Corona,” but...
- 11/14/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Julia Swain’s documentary “Lady Cameraman,” about to be shown at the EnergaCamerimage Film Festival, celebrates female cinematographers – including Rachel Morrison, Reed Morano, Mandy Walker and Natasha Braier – and their success stories, including Morrison’s work on blockbuster “Black Panther.”
“ ‘Black Panther’ smashed the ceiling in terms of women hopefully being able to shoot much bigger films in the future,” Swain tells Variety. “Now, a woman has shot a Marvel movie and that’s something that can happen again – same thing with seeing Rachel getting nominated for an Oscar [as the first female cinematographer ever for ‘Mudbound’]. When it comes to commercials or television, they don’t let you shoot something unless you have already shot it, which is an interesting Catch-22 situation. It speaks to the general attitude that hopefully will change, because women have this immense determination to go and figure out how to do things. They can be trusted with money.”
Shot by Swain and Teodora Totoiu,...
“ ‘Black Panther’ smashed the ceiling in terms of women hopefully being able to shoot much bigger films in the future,” Swain tells Variety. “Now, a woman has shot a Marvel movie and that’s something that can happen again – same thing with seeing Rachel getting nominated for an Oscar [as the first female cinematographer ever for ‘Mudbound’]. When it comes to commercials or television, they don’t let you shoot something unless you have already shot it, which is an interesting Catch-22 situation. It speaks to the general attitude that hopefully will change, because women have this immense determination to go and figure out how to do things. They can be trusted with money.”
Shot by Swain and Teodora Totoiu,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Two of our most interesting young stars have come together to make us cry, and show some skin. Shia Labeouf and Margaret Qualley have teamed for the new music video from Rainsford The song “Love Me Like You Hate Me” shows the pair in split-screen coming together and falling apart, featuring sequences of them naked and simulating sex, shot by Natasha Braier. Braier was the Dp on last year’s Honey Boy, the autobiographical film based on Labeouf’s early life as a child actor.
Rainsford celebrated the video on her Instagram, writing “It’s filled with love and pain and tenderness and rage and real pieces of my heart.” Qualley is riding quite the high after her work in last year’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and receiving an Emmy nomination for her work on FX’s Fosse/Verdon. Labeouf will be seen in the upcoming film Pieces of a Woman,...
Rainsford celebrated the video on her Instagram, writing “It’s filled with love and pain and tenderness and rage and real pieces of my heart.” Qualley is riding quite the high after her work in last year’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and receiving an Emmy nomination for her work on FX’s Fosse/Verdon. Labeouf will be seen in the upcoming film Pieces of a Woman,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Stephen Hladik
- The Film Stage
Little is left to the imagination in the new video from musician Rainsford, better known as Rainey Qualley, starring Shia Labeouf and her sister, Margaret. “Love Me Like You Hate Me,” which launched on Friday, features the actors in many forms of undress as torrid lovers. It’s also shot by cinematographer Natasha Braier, who earned a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for her work on “Honey Boy,” the 2019 film starring Labeouf and inspired by his early life. Watch the Nsfw video for “Love Me Like You Hate Me” below.
“Love Me Like You Hate Me” depicts the ups and downs of a tempestuous love affair in sexually explicit detail, with both actors fully nude and simulating(?) sex acts. The video features choreography from Los Angeles-based Ja Collective, with Rainsford writing and producing the music with Cameron Hale.
“Please watch it. It’s filled with love and pain and tenderness...
“Love Me Like You Hate Me” depicts the ups and downs of a tempestuous love affair in sexually explicit detail, with both actors fully nude and simulating(?) sex acts. The video features choreography from Los Angeles-based Ja Collective, with Rainsford writing and producing the music with Cameron Hale.
“Please watch it. It’s filled with love and pain and tenderness...
- 10/24/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The music video for “Love Me Like You Hate Me” by Rainford begins with an extended short-film and an artful sex scene between Margaret Qualley and Shia Labeouf. The film is formatted with a split-screen portraying their relationship at different stages, as what begins as an exciting new romance approaches the brink of expiration and love turns to fear, turns to heartbreak.
Read More: ‘My Salinger Year’ Trailer: Margaret Qualley Is A Struggling Writer Opposite Sigourney Weaver In The New Drama
“Love Me Like You Hate Me” comes from Rainsford, also known as Rainey Qualley, Margaret’s sister, with cinematography by Natasha Braier, who has a knack for artful and surrealistic stories that look like they’re not 100% taking place in our world.
Continue reading Nsfw: Margaret Qualley & Shia Labeouf Star In Short-Film Music Video “Love Me Like You Hate Me” For Rainsford at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘My Salinger Year’ Trailer: Margaret Qualley Is A Struggling Writer Opposite Sigourney Weaver In The New Drama
“Love Me Like You Hate Me” comes from Rainsford, also known as Rainey Qualley, Margaret’s sister, with cinematography by Natasha Braier, who has a knack for artful and surrealistic stories that look like they’re not 100% taking place in our world.
Continue reading Nsfw: Margaret Qualley & Shia Labeouf Star In Short-Film Music Video “Love Me Like You Hate Me” For Rainsford at The Playlist.
- 10/24/2020
- by Rafael Motamayor
- The Playlist
Natasha Braier has worked on a wide variety of films, from Claudia Llosa’s intense 2009 drama The Milk of Sorrow / La Teta Asustada to Nicolas Winding Refn’s ice-cold 2016 feature The Neon Demon. In 2018 she shot Gloria Bell, Sebastián Lelio’s English-language remake of his earlier movie Gloria. Last year she was director of cinematography on Alma Har’el’s feature debut Honey Boy. Braier’s work is distinguished not only by her vivid imagery but also by her acute psychological insight into characters and narrative. Braier was in preproduction on Don’t Worry Darling, director Olivia Wilde’s follow-up to Booksmart, when the […]...
- 4/29/2020
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Natasha Braier has worked on a wide variety of films, from Claudia Llosa’s intense 2009 drama The Milk of Sorrow / La Teta Asustada to Nicolas Winding Refn’s ice-cold 2016 feature The Neon Demon. In 2018 she shot Gloria Bell, Sebastián Lelio’s English-language remake of his earlier movie Gloria. Last year she was director of cinematography on Alma Har’el’s feature debut Honey Boy. Braier’s work is distinguished not only by her vivid imagery but also by her acute psychological insight into characters and narrative. Braier was in preproduction on Don’t Worry Darling, director Olivia Wilde’s follow-up to Booksmart, when the […]...
- 4/29/2020
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Spike Jonze has joined forces with Free The Work to create a video playlist listing the women cinematographers he wants to work with in the future. Jonze has worked with several female DPs in the past, including Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Zoë White, Mego Lin, and Ellen Kuras. While all four of the director’s feature films have been shot by men (Lance Acord handled Jonze’s first three features and Hoyte van Hoytema stepped in for “Her”), Jonze has collaborated with White, Lin, and Kuras on various advertisements. Kuras worked with Jonze on his famous 2006 Adidas commercial.
As for the women cinematographers Jonze is eyeing for the future, the director’s wish list includes Natasha Braier, Daisy Zhou (check out her Nike Vogue commercial), Rina Yang (the cinematographer behind Sephora’s “We Belong to Something Beautiful” advertisement), Maryse Alberti, and Polly Morgan.
Jonze has yet to announce any narrative feature follow-ups to “Her,...
As for the women cinematographers Jonze is eyeing for the future, the director’s wish list includes Natasha Braier, Daisy Zhou (check out her Nike Vogue commercial), Rina Yang (the cinematographer behind Sephora’s “We Belong to Something Beautiful” advertisement), Maryse Alberti, and Polly Morgan.
Jonze has yet to announce any narrative feature follow-ups to “Her,...
- 2/28/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Uncut Gems wins best lead actor, directing, editing.
Lulu Wang’s The Farewell was named best feature at the Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday (8) in a night that recognised female directing talent in stark contrast to tomorrow’s Oscars.
Olivia Wilde won best first film for Booksmart, and American Factory, co-directed by Julia Reichert, (alongside Steven Bognar), won best documentary.
Renée Zellweger won best actress for Judy and has virtually swept the boards this awards season ahead of Sunday’s expected win at the Academy Awards.
Adam Sandler was a popular winner for Uncut Gems, which took home...
Lulu Wang’s The Farewell was named best feature at the Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday (8) in a night that recognised female directing talent in stark contrast to tomorrow’s Oscars.
Olivia Wilde won best first film for Booksmart, and American Factory, co-directed by Julia Reichert, (alongside Steven Bognar), won best documentary.
Renée Zellweger won best actress for Judy and has virtually swept the boards this awards season ahead of Sunday’s expected win at the Academy Awards.
Adam Sandler was a popular winner for Uncut Gems, which took home...
- 2/9/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Before the Film Independent Spirit Awards kicked off inside a drafty tent in Santa Monica, IndieWire was set up on the blue carpet ahead of the ceremony, as the stars of independent film breezed by in their Saturday best — but not before taking a minute to talk about their nominated films. And with the Oscars just a day away, one question everyone was eager to answer was, “What was your best picture of 2019?” The answer, almost unanimously, was “Parasite.” Or “Uncut Gems,” sadly shut out of the Oscar race but feted with five Indie Spirit nominations.
“Parasite” fans on the Indie Spirits blue carpet included, well, pretty much everybody — from “Greener Grass” filmmakers Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe to young “Marriage Story” star Azhy Robertson. “‘Parasite’ is the easy answer because it’s the best film of the year,” “The Climb” star and screenwriter Kyle Marvin told IndieWire. Academy Award-winning...
“Parasite” fans on the Indie Spirits blue carpet included, well, pretty much everybody — from “Greener Grass” filmmakers Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe to young “Marriage Story” star Azhy Robertson. “‘Parasite’ is the easy answer because it’s the best film of the year,” “The Climb” star and screenwriter Kyle Marvin told IndieWire. Academy Award-winning...
- 2/8/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
As you’re reading this, the 35th Independent Spirit Awards are being held. Oscar will have their say tomorrow evening, but today, it’s the indie films getting their turn! Will this awards show honor the likes of The Farewell, The Lighthouse, Marriage Story, or Uncut Gems? Maybe some combination of them all? We’ll know in a few hours, that’s for sure. What this space for the Spirit Award results once the show is over. A number of deserving movies and performances are about to have one last moment in the sun, before the Academy Awards suck up the last bit of awards season oxygen. If nothing else, it’s a fun, more casual moment, before the pomp and circumstance of the Oscars… Leading the way was Uncut Gems, which took home Best Actor for Adam Sandler, Best Director for Josh Safdieand Benny Safdie, Best Editing for Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie.
- 2/8/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards were handed out Saturday in recognition of the best in indie films from 2019.
Willem Dafoe won the first award, Best Supporting Male, for his role in “The Lighthouse.” “Uncut Gems” won Best Editing, while the Best Documentary award went to “American Factory.” Best Cinematography went to Jarin Blaschke for “The Lighthouse.”
Kelly Reichardt was awarded The Bonnie Award, which recognizes a mid-career female director with a $50,000 unrestricted grant. The John Cassavetes Award, given to the best feature made for under $500,000, was given to “Give Me Liberty.”
Also Read: Independent Spirit Awards 2020: Aubrey Plaza's Best Jokes (So Far)
“Parasite” won Best International Film. Zhao Shuzhen won Best Supporting Female for her role in “The Farewell.” “Marriage Story” won Best Screenplay. Adam Sandler won Best Male Lead for his performance in “Uncut Gems” and Renée Zellweger received the Best Female Lead for her role in “Judy.
Willem Dafoe won the first award, Best Supporting Male, for his role in “The Lighthouse.” “Uncut Gems” won Best Editing, while the Best Documentary award went to “American Factory.” Best Cinematography went to Jarin Blaschke for “The Lighthouse.”
Kelly Reichardt was awarded The Bonnie Award, which recognizes a mid-career female director with a $50,000 unrestricted grant. The John Cassavetes Award, given to the best feature made for under $500,000, was given to “Give Me Liberty.”
Also Read: Independent Spirit Awards 2020: Aubrey Plaza's Best Jokes (So Far)
“Parasite” won Best International Film. Zhao Shuzhen won Best Supporting Female for her role in “The Farewell.” “Marriage Story” won Best Screenplay. Adam Sandler won Best Male Lead for his performance in “Uncut Gems” and Renée Zellweger received the Best Female Lead for her role in “Judy.
- 2/8/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The winners of the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards are being announced live during today’s ceremony, hosted for the second year in a row by Aubrey Plaza (fresh off rave reviews from Sundance for her performance in the indie “Black Bear”). Unlike the Oscars where Netflix is the most-nominated studio, the Spirit Awards are dominated in 2020 by A24. The indie distributor boats 18 nominations across four movies: “The Lighthouse,” “Waves,” “The Farewell,” “Uncut Gems,” and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” The Safdie brothers’ “Uncut Gems” and Robert Eggers’ “The Lighthouse” lead all movies with five nominations each. Both of these films are nominated for Best Feature along with Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life,” Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell,” Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” and Chinonye Chukwu’s “Clemency.”
Last year’s big Spirit Award winner was Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which won prizes for Best Feature,...
Last year’s big Spirit Award winner was Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which won prizes for Best Feature,...
- 2/8/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The 35th annual Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent cinema, took place Saturday in Santa Monica.
Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” won best picture, while Adam Sandler and Renee Zellweger took home the top acting prizes.
Full list of winners.
Best Feature
A Hidden Life
Clemency
The Farewell (Winner)
Marriage Story
Uncut Gems
Best Director
Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse
Alma Har’el – Honey Boy
Julius Onah – Luce
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – Uncut Gems (Winner)
Lorene Scafaria – Hustlers
Best First Feature
Booksmart (Winner)
The Climb
Diane
The Last Black Man In San Francisco
The Mustang
See You Yesterday
Best Female Lead
Karen Allen – Colewell
Hong Chau – Driveways
Elisabeth Moss – Her Smell
Mary Kay Place – Diane
Alfre Woodard – Clemency
Renée Zellweger – Judy (Winner)
Best Male Lead
Chris Galust – Give Me Liberty
Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Luce
Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems (Winner)
Matthias Schoenaerts – The Mustang
Best Supporting Female
Jennifer Lopez...
Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” won best picture, while Adam Sandler and Renee Zellweger took home the top acting prizes.
Full list of winners.
Best Feature
A Hidden Life
Clemency
The Farewell (Winner)
Marriage Story
Uncut Gems
Best Director
Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse
Alma Har’el – Honey Boy
Julius Onah – Luce
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – Uncut Gems (Winner)
Lorene Scafaria – Hustlers
Best First Feature
Booksmart (Winner)
The Climb
Diane
The Last Black Man In San Francisco
The Mustang
See You Yesterday
Best Female Lead
Karen Allen – Colewell
Hong Chau – Driveways
Elisabeth Moss – Her Smell
Mary Kay Place – Diane
Alfre Woodard – Clemency
Renée Zellweger – Judy (Winner)
Best Male Lead
Chris Galust – Give Me Liberty
Kelvin Harrison Jr. – Luce
Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems (Winner)
Matthias Schoenaerts – The Mustang
Best Supporting Female
Jennifer Lopez...
- 2/8/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Aubrey Plaza will return to host the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in Santa Monica.
The 35th annual Spirit Awards are set to air live on the IFC Channel beginning at 5 p.m. Et/2 p.m. Pt. The network will live stream the ceremony on its website, though audiences will need a cable login to watch. TV subscribers can also watch the show live on IFC app’s, available on iOS and Android, Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Xbox, and Android TV devices.
This year’s top Spirit Award nominees include Robert Pattinson’s “The Lighthouse” and Adam Sandler’s “Uncut Gems,” with five nods each. Shia Labeouf’s “Honey Boy” and Kirill Mikhanovsky’s scored four nominations.
“Uncut Gems,” Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life,” Chinonye Chukwu’s “Clemency,” Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” are up for best feature.
Here’s the full...
The 35th annual Spirit Awards are set to air live on the IFC Channel beginning at 5 p.m. Et/2 p.m. Pt. The network will live stream the ceremony on its website, though audiences will need a cable login to watch. TV subscribers can also watch the show live on IFC app’s, available on iOS and Android, Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Xbox, and Android TV devices.
This year’s top Spirit Award nominees include Robert Pattinson’s “The Lighthouse” and Adam Sandler’s “Uncut Gems,” with five nods each. Shia Labeouf’s “Honey Boy” and Kirill Mikhanovsky’s scored four nominations.
“Uncut Gems,” Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life,” Chinonye Chukwu’s “Clemency,” Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” are up for best feature.
Here’s the full...
- 2/8/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar weekend begins with the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards, hosted by Aubrey Plaza. The awards ceremony is celebrating its 35th year in 2020 and as always the show will be broadcast live from the beach in Santa Monica, California. Plaza is returning as Spirit Awards host after her successful stint emceeing the 2019 show, in which Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” dominated with wins for Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress. The ceremony will once again be broadcast on IFC channel starting at 5:00pm Et/2pm Pt. IFC will offer up various ways for moviegoers to live stream both the red carpet and the awards ceremony online.
The official 2020 Spirit Awards red carpet arrivals show, hosted by Catt Sadler, will be presented live exclusively on Twitter (@filmindependent) starting at 3:00pm Et/12:00pm Pt. The awards ceremony can be live streamed online at IFC.com for cable and satellite subscribers.
The official 2020 Spirit Awards red carpet arrivals show, hosted by Catt Sadler, will be presented live exclusively on Twitter (@filmindependent) starting at 3:00pm Et/12:00pm Pt. The awards ceremony can be live streamed online at IFC.com for cable and satellite subscribers.
- 2/8/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
This year, the Independent Spirit Awards are really indie. A24 dominates the field with 18 Spirit Award nominations over five films. Of that group, only “The Lighthouse” scored an Oscar nod, for Best Cinematography.
That means several high-profile contenders who did not land Oscar nominations will get strong Spirit sympathy votes. “The Lighthouse” and “Uncut Gems” have five nominations each, so Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, and Adam Sandler are strong acting contenders. In the Supporting Female race, there’s no way Jennifer Lopez doesn’t win the Spirit for Oscar-snubbed “Hustlers,” fresh from her Super Bowl triumph.
“Uncut Gems” goes up against Netflix’s Best Picture Oscar nominee “Marriage Story” for Best Feature, which is already taking home the Robert Altman Ensemble Award for Noah Baumbach’s high-wattage cast. That’s why the movie has only three nomination, and could lose Best Feature to the Safdie brothers’ popular thriller.
On the other hand,...
That means several high-profile contenders who did not land Oscar nominations will get strong Spirit sympathy votes. “The Lighthouse” and “Uncut Gems” have five nominations each, so Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, and Adam Sandler are strong acting contenders. In the Supporting Female race, there’s no way Jennifer Lopez doesn’t win the Spirit for Oscar-snubbed “Hustlers,” fresh from her Super Bowl triumph.
“Uncut Gems” goes up against Netflix’s Best Picture Oscar nominee “Marriage Story” for Best Feature, which is already taking home the Robert Altman Ensemble Award for Noah Baumbach’s high-wattage cast. That’s why the movie has only three nomination, and could lose Best Feature to the Safdie brothers’ popular thriller.
On the other hand,...
- 2/5/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
This year, the Independent Spirit Awards are really indie. A24 dominates the field with 18 Spirit Award nominations over five films. Of that group, only “The Lighthouse” scored an Oscar nod, for Best Cinematography.
That means several high-profile contenders who did not land Oscar nominations will get strong Spirit sympathy votes. “The Lighthouse” and “Uncut Gems” have five nominations each, so Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, and Adam Sandler are strong acting contenders. In the Supporting Female race, there’s no way Jennifer Lopez doesn’t win the Spirit for Oscar-snubbed “Hustlers,” fresh from her Super Bowl triumph.
“Uncut Gems” goes up against Netflix’s Best Picture Oscar nominee “Marriage Story” for Best Feature, which is already taking home the Robert Altman Ensemble Award for Noah Baumbach’s high-wattage cast. That’s why the movie has only three nomination, and could lose Best Feature to the Safdie brothers’ popular thriller.
On the other hand,...
That means several high-profile contenders who did not land Oscar nominations will get strong Spirit sympathy votes. “The Lighthouse” and “Uncut Gems” have five nominations each, so Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, and Adam Sandler are strong acting contenders. In the Supporting Female race, there’s no way Jennifer Lopez doesn’t win the Spirit for Oscar-snubbed “Hustlers,” fresh from her Super Bowl triumph.
“Uncut Gems” goes up against Netflix’s Best Picture Oscar nominee “Marriage Story” for Best Feature, which is already taking home the Robert Altman Ensemble Award for Noah Baumbach’s high-wattage cast. That’s why the movie has only three nomination, and could lose Best Feature to the Safdie brothers’ popular thriller.
On the other hand,...
- 2/5/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Yesterday saw a deluge of precursor results hit the Oscar race, including one of the biggest Guilds chiming in. Obviously, we know already that last night the Directors Guild of America gave their top prize to Sam Mendes for 1917, but Saturday evening also saw the American Society of Cinematographers Awards, the Annie Awards, the Cinema Audio Society Awards, and the USC Scripter Awards, in addition to the Directors Guild of America Awards. Below, we’ll run down the results of the various shows, though obviously we already covered DGA in a previous post. Together, you can begin to piece together more of the awards season, as the races head into the home stretch… First up, the Asc results: Theatrical Release Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc for “1917” – Winner Phedon Papamichael, Asc, Gsc for “Ford v Ferrari” Rodrigo Prieto, Asc, AMC for “The Irishman” Robert Richardson, Asc for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Lawrence Sher,...
- 1/26/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Cinematographer Roger Deakins won the top prize Saturday night at the 34th annual Asc Awards (at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland) for his bravura camera work on “1917,” the continuous-shot, World War I extravaganza, directed by Sam Mendes.
Deakins beat Phedon Papamichael (“Ford v Ferrari”), Rodrigo Prieto (“The Irishman”), Robert Richardson (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), and Lawrence Sher (“Joker”). The latter three are Oscar-nominated with Deakins. The fifth nominee, Jarin Blaschke (“The Lighthouse”), earned the Asc Spotlight Award for his gritty, Gothic-looking black-and-white cinematography.
Additionally, Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma took the Asc Documentary category for “Honeyland.”
Given the Best Picture momentum and universal acclaim for the technical feat, Deakins moves a step closer to his second Oscar. He finally landed his first with “Blade Runner 2049″ after 14 Academy Award nominations. Deakins leads the Asc with five wins.
“1917” is not only the tour de force of the season,...
Deakins beat Phedon Papamichael (“Ford v Ferrari”), Rodrigo Prieto (“The Irishman”), Robert Richardson (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), and Lawrence Sher (“Joker”). The latter three are Oscar-nominated with Deakins. The fifth nominee, Jarin Blaschke (“The Lighthouse”), earned the Asc Spotlight Award for his gritty, Gothic-looking black-and-white cinematography.
Additionally, Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma took the Asc Documentary category for “Honeyland.”
Given the Best Picture momentum and universal acclaim for the technical feat, Deakins moves a step closer to his second Oscar. He finally landed his first with “Blade Runner 2049″ after 14 Academy Award nominations. Deakins leads the Asc with five wins.
“1917” is not only the tour de force of the season,...
- 1/26/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Four of the five nominees at Saturday’s 34th American Society of Cinematographers ceremony matched up with the Oscar list for Best Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto for “The Irishman,” Lawrence Sher for “Joker,” Roger Deakins for “1917” and Robert Richardson for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The guild’s fifth nominee was Phedon Papamichael for “Ford v Ferrari,” while the Oscar’s fifth choice is Jarin Blaschke for “The Lighthouse.” Scroll down to see who won all of the film and TV categories at the 2020 Asc Awards, which took place January 25 at the Hollywood & Highland Center in a ceremony hosted by Ben Mankiewicz.
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Blaschke did pop up in the Spotlight Award category, which honors movies that screen at festivals, internationally, or in limited release. He was joined there by Natasha Braier for “Honey Boy” and Jasper Wolf for “Monos.
SEEJanuary 25 is busiest day on 2020 Oscars calendar: DGA Awards plus cinematographers, sound mixers and Annies
Blaschke did pop up in the Spotlight Award category, which honors movies that screen at festivals, internationally, or in limited release. He was joined there by Natasha Braier for “Honey Boy” and Jasper Wolf for “Monos.
- 1/26/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The American Society of Cinematographers nominees announced on January 3 include four of our five leading Oscar contenders for Best Cinematography including the frontrunner to win — Roger Deakins for “1917” — as well as Rodrigo Prieto for “The Irishman,” Robert Richardson for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and Lawrence Sher for “Joker.” The fifth Asc nominee, instead of “The Lighthouse” cinematographer Jarin Blaschke, was Phedon Papamichael for the racing drama “Ford v Ferrari.”
But Blaschke wasn’t snubbed. He did receive a nomination in the Spotlight Award category, which honors films that screen at festivals, internationally, or in limited release. He’s joined there by just two other nominees: Natasha Braier (“Honey Boy”) and Jasper Wolf (“Monos”). Though it must be noted that “The Lighthouse” actually grossed more domestically than “Cold War,” the Polish film that won last year’s top prize and not a separate race for limited-release movies.
Over its 33-year history,...
But Blaschke wasn’t snubbed. He did receive a nomination in the Spotlight Award category, which honors films that screen at festivals, internationally, or in limited release. He’s joined there by just two other nominees: Natasha Braier (“Honey Boy”) and Jasper Wolf (“Monos”). Though it must be noted that “The Lighthouse” actually grossed more domestically than “Cold War,” the Polish film that won last year’s top prize and not a separate race for limited-release movies.
Over its 33-year history,...
- 1/3/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Moments ago, the American Society of Cinematographers announced their latest crop of nominations. They’re among the strongest predictors of what the five nominees at the Academy Awards will be in Best Cinematography, so pay attention to them. Also, we saw earlier this week the Casting Society of America chime in, so we can update our precursors today! First up, the American Society of Cinematographers let loose with their 34th annual Asc nominations. Oscar doesn’t always correlate five for five here, but these contenders just got a real leg up in the race that’s for sure. So, take a look below and expect at least three, and likely four (don’t sleep on Lawrence Sher for Joker), of these cinematographers to be among the next crop of Dp nominees at the Academy Awards. Here are the Asc nominees: 1917 – Roger Deakins Ford v Ferrari – Phedon Papamichael The Irishman – Rodrigo...
- 1/3/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Roger Deakins (“1917”) will compete against theatrical cinematographers Phedon Papamichael (“Ford v Ferrari”), Rodrigo Prieto (“The Irishman”), Robert Richardson (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), and Lawrence Sher (“Joker”) in the 34th annual Asc Awards. They will be held January 25 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
Additionally, competing for the indie Spotlight Award were first-time nominees Jarin Blaschke (“The Lighthouse”), Natasha Braier (“Honey Boy”), and Jasper Wolf (“Monos”).
There were no surprises among the five theatrical nominees, which are all Best Picture Oscar contenders. Deakins, who finally landed his first Oscar after 14 nominations with “Blade Runner 2049,” is the frontrunner again with the bravura, one-shot achievement of Sam Mendes’ World War I thriller, “1917.” He is a four-time Asc winner, and this marks his 16th nomination.
Three-time Oscar winner Richardson earned his 11th nomination, while Papamichael and Prieto have each been recognized three times by the Asc. For Sher,...
Additionally, competing for the indie Spotlight Award were first-time nominees Jarin Blaschke (“The Lighthouse”), Natasha Braier (“Honey Boy”), and Jasper Wolf (“Monos”).
There were no surprises among the five theatrical nominees, which are all Best Picture Oscar contenders. Deakins, who finally landed his first Oscar after 14 nominations with “Blade Runner 2049,” is the frontrunner again with the bravura, one-shot achievement of Sam Mendes’ World War I thriller, “1917.” He is a four-time Asc winner, and this marks his 16th nomination.
Three-time Oscar winner Richardson earned his 11th nomination, while Papamichael and Prieto have each been recognized three times by the Asc. For Sher,...
- 1/3/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The American Society of Cinematographers on Friday revealed its nominees in the Theatrical and Spotlight categories for the 34th Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards. Winners will be announced along with those in previously announced TV and documentary categories at the group’s annual ceremony January 25 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
Today’s Theatrical list includes two Asc veterans – Roger Deakins, with his 16th nomination from the group, for the sprawling, continuous-shot World War I epic 1917, and Robert Richardson, with his 11th nom, for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Richardson was given the group’s lifetime achievement award last year.
The category also includes Rodrigo Prieto for Martin Scorsese’s age-defying The Irishman and Phedon Papamichael for the racing pic Ford v Ferrari; both lensers scoring their third noms. The list is rounded out by first-time nominee Lawrence Sher for Warner Bros’ Joker.
Lat year,...
Today’s Theatrical list includes two Asc veterans – Roger Deakins, with his 16th nomination from the group, for the sprawling, continuous-shot World War I epic 1917, and Robert Richardson, with his 11th nom, for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Richardson was given the group’s lifetime achievement award last year.
The category also includes Rodrigo Prieto for Martin Scorsese’s age-defying The Irishman and Phedon Papamichael for the racing pic Ford v Ferrari; both lensers scoring their third noms. The list is rounded out by first-time nominee Lawrence Sher for Warner Bros’ Joker.
Lat year,...
- 1/3/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“1917,” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “The Irishman,” “Joker” and “Ford v Ferrari” have been nominated by the American Society of Cinematographers in the feature film category at the Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards, the organization announced on Friday.
Four of the nominated cinematographers are past nominees. Roger Deakins (“1917”) has been nominated 16 times and has won four times, while Robert Richardson (“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” has been nominated 11 times and Phedon Papamichael (“Ford v Ferrari”) and Rodrigo Prieto (“The Irishman”) each have three nominations.
Lawrence Sher (“Joker”) is a first-time Asc nominee, as are the three nominated cinematographers in the Spotlight Award category, which honors films that have not received wide theatrical release: Jarin Blaschke for “The Lighthouse,” Natasha Braier for “Honey Boy” and Jasper Wolf for “Monos.”
Also Read: How '1917' Cinematographer Roger Deakins Pulled Off Sam Mendes' One-Shot WWI Film
Films thought to be...
Four of the nominated cinematographers are past nominees. Roger Deakins (“1917”) has been nominated 16 times and has won four times, while Robert Richardson (“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” has been nominated 11 times and Phedon Papamichael (“Ford v Ferrari”) and Rodrigo Prieto (“The Irishman”) each have three nominations.
Lawrence Sher (“Joker”) is a first-time Asc nominee, as are the three nominated cinematographers in the Spotlight Award category, which honors films that have not received wide theatrical release: Jarin Blaschke for “The Lighthouse,” Natasha Braier for “Honey Boy” and Jasper Wolf for “Monos.”
Also Read: How '1917' Cinematographer Roger Deakins Pulled Off Sam Mendes' One-Shot WWI Film
Films thought to be...
- 1/3/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Lighthouse, Honey Boy, Monos in contention for Spotlight Award.
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) on Friday (January 3) announced five nominees for best theatrical release and three in contention for the Spotlight Award honouring films that may not get a wide release.
The five cinematographers in the running for the theatrical category of the 34th Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards are: Roger Deakins for 1917 (pictured); Phedon Papamichael for Ford v Ferrari; Rodrigo Prieto for The Irishman; Robert Richardson for Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood; and Lawrence Sher for Joker.
Spotlight Award nominees are Jarin Blaschke for The Lighthouse; Natasha Braier...
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) on Friday (January 3) announced five nominees for best theatrical release and three in contention for the Spotlight Award honouring films that may not get a wide release.
The five cinematographers in the running for the theatrical category of the 34th Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards are: Roger Deakins for 1917 (pictured); Phedon Papamichael for Ford v Ferrari; Rodrigo Prieto for The Irishman; Robert Richardson for Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood; and Lawrence Sher for Joker.
Spotlight Award nominees are Jarin Blaschke for The Lighthouse; Natasha Braier...
- 1/3/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
On Honey Boy, cinematographer Natasha Braier found herself seeking two quite difficult forms of balance.
On a visual level, the film needed to be both naturalistic and highly cinematic. In practical terms, the Dp needed to capture performance with the utmost intimacy, while giving her actors as much space and freedom as possible to grapple with material of extreme emotional intensity.
Written by Shia Labeouf in court-ordered therapy, Honey Boy reflects the actor’s turbulent experience of childhood, growing up with a physically and mentally abusive father, and the process he engaged in to grow through his pain. With Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges portraying Otis—a stand-in for the actor—at ages 12 and 22, director Alma Har’el asked Labeouf to portray his own father, which could only make for a remarkably challenging shoot.
Braier’s challenge on the film is most clearly embodied in her lighting design for the shoddy motel room,...
On a visual level, the film needed to be both naturalistic and highly cinematic. In practical terms, the Dp needed to capture performance with the utmost intimacy, while giving her actors as much space and freedom as possible to grapple with material of extreme emotional intensity.
Written by Shia Labeouf in court-ordered therapy, Honey Boy reflects the actor’s turbulent experience of childhood, growing up with a physically and mentally abusive father, and the process he engaged in to grow through his pain. With Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges portraying Otis—a stand-in for the actor—at ages 12 and 22, director Alma Har’el asked Labeouf to portray his own father, which could only make for a remarkably challenging shoot.
Braier’s challenge on the film is most clearly embodied in her lighting design for the shoddy motel room,...
- 1/3/2020
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Following our top 50 films of 2019, we’re sharing personal top 10 lists from our contributors. Check out the latest below and see our complete year-end coverage here.
It’s been a weird year, to say the least. Personally speaking, 2019 felt like a distinct shift in terms of what exactly I find interesting with film right now. Things aren’t exactly brimming with variety in cinemas, with over 80 percent of the year’s top-grossing movies coming from one studio. And when looking within film communities online, topics are chosen, praised, criticized, analyzed to irrelevance, and then finally dropped when the next thing comes along. Sometimes I think of it as a snake shedding its skin while eating its own tail. Other times I get reminded of the gray goo scenario. Either way, I don’t see a lot of appeal in these sorts of things.
But I don’t intend to use...
It’s been a weird year, to say the least. Personally speaking, 2019 felt like a distinct shift in terms of what exactly I find interesting with film right now. Things aren’t exactly brimming with variety in cinemas, with over 80 percent of the year’s top-grossing movies coming from one studio. And when looking within film communities online, topics are chosen, praised, criticized, analyzed to irrelevance, and then finally dropped when the next thing comes along. Sometimes I think of it as a snake shedding its skin while eating its own tail. Other times I get reminded of the gray goo scenario. Either way, I don’t see a lot of appeal in these sorts of things.
But I don’t intend to use...
- 1/2/2020
- by C.J. Prince
- The Film Stage
The full conversation from The Hollywood Reporter's 2019 Cinematographer Roundtable is now available as a special episode of THR's Behind the Screen.
Recorded Sept. 29 in downtown Los Angeles, the conversation features Roger Deakins (1917 and The Goldfinch), Natasha Braier (Honey Boy), Cesar Charlone (The Two Popes), Caleb Deschanel (The Lion King), Rodrigo Prieto (The Irishman) and Robert Richardson (Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood).
THR's new Animation Roundtable is additionally available on Behind the Screen. It features Frozen 2's Jennifer Lee, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World's Dean DeBlois, Abominable's Jill Culton, Klaus'...
Recorded Sept. 29 in downtown Los Angeles, the conversation features Roger Deakins (1917 and The Goldfinch), Natasha Braier (Honey Boy), Cesar Charlone (The Two Popes), Caleb Deschanel (The Lion King), Rodrigo Prieto (The Irishman) and Robert Richardson (Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood).
THR's new Animation Roundtable is additionally available on Behind the Screen. It features Frozen 2's Jennifer Lee, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World's Dean DeBlois, Abominable's Jill Culton, Klaus'...
- 12/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The full conversation from The Hollywood Reporter's 2019 Cinematographer Roundtable is now available as a special episode of THR's Behind the Screen.
Recorded Sept. 29 in downtown Los Angeles, the conversation features Roger Deakins (1917 and The Goldfinch), Natasha Braier (Honey Boy), Cesar Charlone (The Two Popes), Caleb Deschanel (The Lion King), Rodrigo Prieto (The Irishman) and Robert Richardson (Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood).
THR's new Animation Roundtable is additionally available on Behind the Screen. It features Frozen 2's Jennifer Lee, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World's Dean DeBlois, Abominable's Jill Culton, Klaus'...
Recorded Sept. 29 in downtown Los Angeles, the conversation features Roger Deakins (1917 and The Goldfinch), Natasha Braier (Honey Boy), Cesar Charlone (The Two Popes), Caleb Deschanel (The Lion King), Rodrigo Prieto (The Irishman) and Robert Richardson (Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood).
THR's new Animation Roundtable is additionally available on Behind the Screen. It features Frozen 2's Jennifer Lee, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World's Dean DeBlois, Abominable's Jill Culton, Klaus'...
- 12/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
"You try to be as invisible as possible, because all this paraphernalia and lighting can be distracting for actors," says Rodrigo Prieto, 54, of working on Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. Also sharing their trade secrets in The Hollywood Reporter's Sept. 29 cinematographer roundtable in downtown Los Angeles was Roger Deakins, 70 (1917 and The Goldfinch), Caleb Deschanel, 75 (The Lion King), Robert Richardson, 64 (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), César Charlone, 61 (The Two Popes), and Natasha Braier, 44 (Honey Boy). Diversity (and the lack thereof) was discussed, with Mexico-born Prieto saying, "The seeds are being ...
- 12/14/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
"You try to be as invisible as possible, because all this paraphernalia and lighting can be distracting for actors," says Rodrigo Prieto, 54, of working on Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. Also sharing their trade secrets in The Hollywood Reporter's Sept. 29 cinematographer roundtable in downtown Los Angeles was Roger Deakins, 70 (1917 and The Goldfinch), Caleb Deschanel, 75 (The Lion King), Robert Richardson, 64 (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), César Charlone, 61 (The Two Popes), and Natasha Braier, 44 (Honey Boy). Diversity (and the lack thereof) was discussed, with Mexico-born Prieto saying, "The seeds are being ...
- 12/14/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amazon Studios brought three striking iterations of true grit to Deadline’s Contenders New York with a look at The Aeronauts, The Report and Honey Boy that kicked off Saturday’s event. Tom Harper, director and producer of The Aeronauts, said the set was kept below freezing and actors plunged their hands in ice water to simulate the chill of early hot-air ballooning. “It gets cold up there. We didn’t know that at the time,” nodded producer Todd Lieberman. “The capillaries on [actors] faces were the result of good makeup and real blood vessels.” The film reunites The Theory of Everything co-stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones as an adventurer and an early weather scientist who launch an ambitious balloon flight in 1862. Their great chemistry was a major plus since they had to “work together in a basket for so long,” Harper joked. The grander conceptual challenge, what attracted Harper to the film,...
- 12/7/2019
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Frozen II’ will look for a third session at number one.
Shia Labeouf’s autobiographical Honey Boy and Edward Norton’s directorial debut Motherless Brooklyn are among the titles opening in a quiet weekend at the UK box office, which should see Frozen II hold the number one spot for a third week running.
Released through Sony, Honey Boy is directed by Alma Har’el, from a screenplay by Labeouf based on his childhood and relationship with his father.
The film debuted at Sundance 2019, where it won the special jury prize in the Us Dramatic section, and followed that up with...
Shia Labeouf’s autobiographical Honey Boy and Edward Norton’s directorial debut Motherless Brooklyn are among the titles opening in a quiet weekend at the UK box office, which should see Frozen II hold the number one spot for a third week running.
Released through Sony, Honey Boy is directed by Alma Har’el, from a screenplay by Labeouf based on his childhood and relationship with his father.
The film debuted at Sundance 2019, where it won the special jury prize in the Us Dramatic section, and followed that up with...
- 12/6/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Best international film nominees include Parasite, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and The Souvenir.
Uncut Gems and The Lighthouse have emerged as the top contenders for this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nods apiece while A24 leads the distributor pack on 18 nominations.
Adam Sandler from Uncut Gems will face off against The Lighthouse’s Robert Pattinson and others for best lead male and the Safdie brothers and Robert Eggers are among the best director nominees for each film, respectively.
Other best feature nominees announced on Thursday (21) are A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell and Marriage Story.
Uncut Gems and The Lighthouse have emerged as the top contenders for this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nods apiece while A24 leads the distributor pack on 18 nominations.
Adam Sandler from Uncut Gems will face off against The Lighthouse’s Robert Pattinson and others for best lead male and the Safdie brothers and Robert Eggers are among the best director nominees for each film, respectively.
Other best feature nominees announced on Thursday (21) are A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell and Marriage Story.
- 11/22/2019
- by 31¦John Hazelton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Best international film nominees include Parasite, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and The Souvenir.
Uncut Gems has emerged as the top contender among nominees for this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, with the Adam Sandler drama getting nominations in five categories including best feature.
Other best feature nominees are A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell and Marriage Story.
The Lighthouse also got five Spirit Award nominations and other films with multiple citations included Give Me Liberty and Honey Boy with four each and Clemency, Hustlers, The Last Black Man In San Francisco, Luce, Marriage Story and The Third Wife with three each.
Uncut Gems has emerged as the top contender among nominees for this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, with the Adam Sandler drama getting nominations in five categories including best feature.
Other best feature nominees are A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell and Marriage Story.
The Lighthouse also got five Spirit Award nominations and other films with multiple citations included Give Me Liberty and Honey Boy with four each and Clemency, Hustlers, The Last Black Man In San Francisco, Luce, Marriage Story and The Third Wife with three each.
- 11/21/2019
- ScreenDaily
The nominations for the 35th Independent Spirit Awards have been announced, and it was a big morning for “The Lighthouse” and “Uncut Gems.” The annual indie awards ceremony is presented by Film Independent and takes place the day before the Academy Awards on the beach in Santa Monica, California. The Spirit Awards have become known over the last decade for showcasing nominees that are a mix of underdog films and higher-profile awards contenders.
It’s important to note the Indie Spirit Awards has a budget ceiling of $22.5 million, meaning any movie made for more than this amount is ineligible for nominations. For this reason, Martin Scorsese’s Netflix-backed “The Irishman” was not eligible for 2020 nominations (the film had a budget north of $150 million). Netflix’s other top Oscar contender, Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” is eligible for Spirit Awards and landed a Best Feature nomination. As has become common over the last several years,...
It’s important to note the Indie Spirit Awards has a budget ceiling of $22.5 million, meaning any movie made for more than this amount is ineligible for nominations. For this reason, Martin Scorsese’s Netflix-backed “The Irishman” was not eligible for 2020 nominations (the film had a budget north of $150 million). Netflix’s other top Oscar contender, Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” is eligible for Spirit Awards and landed a Best Feature nomination. As has become common over the last several years,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Argentinian cinematographer Natasha Braier has emerged as one of the most exciting talents working in movies today thanks to her collaborations with David Michôd (“The Rover”), Nicolas Winding Refn (“The Neon Demon”), and Sebastián Lelio (“Gloria Bell”). Braier is currently in theaters earning rave reviews for her work on Alma Har’el’s “Honey Boy.” During an interview with The Film Stage to promote the Shia Labeouf Sundance drama, Braier took a remote to express a degree of sadness over the U.S. reception of Refn’s “Neon Demon.”
“The Neon Demon” stars Elle Fanning as an aspiring model in Los Angeles whose youthful beauty ignites a disturbing fever of obsession and jealousy within the fashion industry. Backed by Amazon Studios, “Neon Demon” debuted to both rapturous applause and boos at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The divisive response to the film was nothing knew for Refn, but the reaction failed to generate interest in the project.
“The Neon Demon” stars Elle Fanning as an aspiring model in Los Angeles whose youthful beauty ignites a disturbing fever of obsession and jealousy within the fashion industry. Backed by Amazon Studios, “Neon Demon” debuted to both rapturous applause and boos at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The divisive response to the film was nothing knew for Refn, but the reaction failed to generate interest in the project.
- 11/15/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Few working DPs can boast as muscular an interplay between feature films, commercials, and music videos as Natasha Braier, whose art-house creds run from the exalted (In the City of Sylvia) to the debated (The Neon Demon), whose more mainstream endeavors don’t even slightly ring as sell-out gigs, and whose shorter-form works pair her with some of the biggest brands and most-respected major-label artists. It is, frankly, exhausting to weigh, and a conversation with her appropriately expands and contracts from moment to moment.
Present at this year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE as head of their music-video jury, Braier leads one of the festival’s most in-demand events. We sat down for an interview on the nature of shooting videos, commercials, films, and why putting anything–people or forms–into boxes only breeds trouble.
Tell me about the prep process on a video vs. prep process on a film, and how the compression of time affects you.
Present at this year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE as head of their music-video jury, Braier leads one of the festival’s most in-demand events. We sat down for an interview on the nature of shooting videos, commercials, films, and why putting anything–people or forms–into boxes only breeds trouble.
Tell me about the prep process on a video vs. prep process on a film, and how the compression of time affects you.
- 11/15/2019
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
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