And, of course, there was 2016. Experts had warned that Donald Trump’s defeat was not a done deal with a tightening race in its final days. As hard as it might be to top the drama of that night, this year — despite a consensus on Joe Biden being ahead — the real-time story evolution could be filled with even more twists and turns, and the potential for confusion and misdirection is massive....
“That’s good,” Wiseman said in a recent phone interview with IndieWire from his home in Paris. He was eager to catch people off-guard. “You know that old bromide of Emerson, ‘Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds’? I don’t see why I need to be only categorized as a documentary filmmaker.” Now he’s setting the record straight: “A Couple” is one of the few Wiseman projects that was entirely staged. At the age of 92, Wiseman has directed what he considers to be his first fictional film, a feature-length series of monologues based on letters and diaries by Sophia Tolstoy, the beleaguered wife of famed Russian novelist Leo....
After a childhood prologue that paints the broad picture of a crumbling family, the film checks in on a thirtysomething Alisha (Padukone) as she struggles to stay afloat. The yoga app she’s trying to pioneer remains glitchy, and her long-term boyfriend Karan (Dhairya Karwa) is a struggling author yet to publish. They’re in a rut, they occasionally snap at one another, and the finances of their cramped Mumbai apartment fall entirely on Alisha’s shoulders....
Platforming games on the original Nintendo Entertainment System were notorious for their high difficulty, but few tested players’ dexterity and patience like the original “Ghosts ‘n Goblins.” Released by Capcom as an arcade console in 1985 and later ported to Nintendo’s first home console, “Ghosts ‘n Goblins” remains infamous for its forbidding challenge, and its reputation as one of the most difficult video games in history still holds up despite how much of a crucible the platforming genre has become in recent years....
Per ABC, the six-episode project will focus on Mamie Till Mobley, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till following his brutal murder in the Jim Crow South, and is inspired by the book “Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement” by Devery S. Anderson. Gina Prince-Bythewood, the acclaimed director behind “The Old Guard,” “Love & Basketball,” and “Shots Fired,” is slated to direct the first episode of the limited series....
That’s what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is about to find out after hosting the 79th Annual Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday, January 9, in a private ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton. A far cry from the glitzy, televised ceremonies of old, HFPA opted to not live-stream the event, instead choosing to announce this year’s film and TV winners to the public via their website and social media accounts....
The Golden Globes will be broadcast live February 28 with comediennes Amy Poehler and Tina Fey hosting on two coasts, from the usual Globes hub at the Beverly Hilton and New York’s Rainbow room, respectively. Oscar Best Picture eligibility ends February 28 (the original, pre-pandemic Oscar date, which is now moved to April 25). That means this year’s Globe winners have a tiny window to influence Oscar voting. Here’s how today’s nominations could impact the Oscar race....
