‘Power of the Dog’ and ‘Dune’ lead nominations for the 94th Academy Awards
Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan, the Academy named Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune as the big possible Oscar winners this year.
‘The Power of the Dog’ and ‘Dune’ nab the most 2022 Oscar nominations
Jane Campion’s and Denis Villeneuve’s films got the highest amount of nominations, 12 and 10 each. Drive My Car, from Japan, got nominated for both Best Picture and Best International Feature.
Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan host Oscar nominations 2022
In a year with so much uncertainty over live events, the 94th annual Academy Awards are set to be held in person again on March 27 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
How Black activists used lynching souvenirs to expose American violence
NPR’s Adrian Florido talks with Christine Turner, the filmmaker behind the short documentary, Lyching Postcards: ‘Token of A Great Day,’ about her film and its present-day resonance.
For Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, there are no rules to composing for film
Greenwood says writing the music for The Power of the Dog allowed him to experiment by mixing a banjo and a string quartet. He also recently scored Spencer and Licorice Pizza.
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Which great books by Black authors should be brought to the screen?
Octavia Butler’s 1979 novel Kindred is being made into a TV series. So we asked authors and critics what other not-yet-filmed books by Black authors they’d most like to see adapted for screen.
In ‘Winter Journey,’ a son pushes his father to reflect on his past in Nazi Germany
Scott Simon talks to radio host and author Martin Goldsmith about “Winter Journey,” a film about his parents, who were musicians in a Jewish orchestra during Nazi Germany.
‘Hoop Dreams’ star Shawn Harrington is back on the court, teaching young players
Scott Simon speaks to Shawn Harrington, who appeared in the 1994 basketball documentary “Hoop Dreams.” He began teaching in Chicago this week after being the victim of a drive-by-shooting in 2014.
‘The Worst Person in the World’ is the Valentine’s Day movie of the year
A millennial writer, an R. Crumb-style cartoonist and a coffee-shop barista form the romantic triangle in the Danish coming-of-age drama The Worst Person In The World.
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