‘Nomadland’ Wins TIFF’s 2020 People’s Choice Award
The festival’s big winner often goes on to receive a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars.
Film
‘Limbo’ Review: A Deadpan Story of Migrant Struggles Both Insightful and Strange
TIFF: Ben Sharrock’s quirky look at a Syrian refugee in Scotland is a touching rumination on the quest to belong in an empty world.
Fall Festival 2020 Deals: The Complete List of Venice/TIFF/NYFF Purchases So Far
Despite the circumstances, acquisitions activity out of the fall’s biggest festivals is off to a productive start.
‘Fauna’ Review: Nicolás Pereda’s Droll Farce Sends up ‘Narcos’ Fever and Celebrity Obsession
TIFF: Dry as a bone and more chuckle-inducing than haha-funny, the latest entry in the Pereda cinematic universe is a head-spinning treat.
Bill Maher Blasts Academy’s New Diversity Rules: They Should Call Best Picture ‘Most Worthy’
“Have you watched the Oscars this century? This seems like a case of washing a glass that’s already been through the dishwasher,” Maher said.
‘The Calming’ Review: Song Fang’s Meditative Breakup Movie Is Cinematic ASMR
NYFF: Song Fang’s elliptical second feature follows a documentary filmmaker as she drifts through Japan and China with a broken heart.
Gabourey Sidibe: ‘The Seas Didn’t Part for Me’ Like They Did for Anna Kendrick After Our Oscar Noms
Both Sidibe and Kendrick were first-time Oscar nominees at the Academy Awards in 2010.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies: Supreme Court Justice Was 87
Ginsburg built a career out of advocating for women’s rights and gender equality.
Every Film Festival and Market Still Happening in 2020, in Person and Online
A constantly updated list of the festivals and markets that are adapting their plans to the coronavirus pandemic.
‘City Hall’ Review: America Would Be a Better Place If Everyone Watched Wiseman’s 4.5-Hour Epic
TIFF: 90-year-old documentary legend Frederick Wiseman delivers another sprawling and enlightening work at the way society is supposed to work.
NYFF at the Drive-In: How Rooftop Films Helped Save the City’s Most Revered Film Event
It took months of planning to salvage this year’s festival. Here’s how its organizers pulled it off with the help of a scrappy non-profit.
Paramount’s Live-Action ‘Your Name’ Movie Lands ‘Minari’ Director Lee Isaac Chung
Chung will write and direct the reimagining of the beloved 2016 animated fantasy, produced by Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams.
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‘Nomadland’ Wins Toronto People’s Choice Award But What Does It All Mean For Oscar? Plus Festival Wrap Up As TIFF Ends And NYFF Gets Going
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SNL's Kate McKinnon Honors 'Real-Life Superhero' Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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