We will update these predictions throughout awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2023 Oscar picks. Nominations voting is from January 12 to January 17, 2023, with official Oscar nominations announced on January 24, 2023. The final voting is March 2 through 7, 2023. And finally, the 95th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 12 and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT....
“I’ve always pushed the envelope when it comes to action,” she told IndieWire in the above video. “This was a culmination of many years of drawing from all kinds of sources of action. The Marvel superhero [angle] of it is different, and so it was really wonderful to learn what that was, how technically that is achieved.” When discussing that superhero element, Skogland said she wanted to emphasize the story of Captain America’s shield....
Headed up by executive director Dr. Martha M. Lauzen, Ph.D. — also known for her work on the annual Celluloid Study and other reports about inclusion in the industry — “Thumbs Down 2020” finds that, before the pandemic shuttered movie theatres in the U.S. last spring, “male film reviewers outnumbered their female counterparts by nearly 2 to 1.” The latest study finds that “in the opening months of 2020, men comprised 65 percent and women 35 percent of print, broadcast, and online film reviewers in the U....
In Lynch’s surreal neo-noir, Theroux plays hot director Adam Kesher, who’s circling a coveted new project, but that’s about all Theroux knew about his character and his motivations going into one of his key scenes, in which he discovers his wife cheating on him with the pool guy. “He’s a total outlier because he doesn’t answer your questions,” Theroux said of director Lynch, with whom he also worked on “Inland Empire” five years later....
While Cage devotees have praised the actor’s recent work for years, his critically lauded performance in “Pig” reminded much of the world of Cage’s acting ability. With more of the film industry paying attention to the actor’s massive talent, many fans are understandably excited about the projects Cage will choose to work on next. As part of a Reddit AMA to promote “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” Cage offered a hint at what might be on the horizon if he gets his way....
The series’ synopsis reads: “No Man’s Land” dives into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search for his estranged, presumed to be dead sister. While unraveling the mystery, piece by piece, Antoine ends up joining forces with a unit of Kurdish female fighters, fierce women and ISIS’ biggest nightmare, and travels with them in ISIS occupied territory. Antoine’s journey crosses paths with adventurers and anarchists, spies and innocent victims, and provides a unique look on the tragic events in Syria, and the way they affect the entire world....
“Nobody” is good news for Universal, which acquired the film from STX for about $10 million. The film’s A- Cinemascore is particularly strong for its genre and may suggest staying power that could bleed over to its likely Premium VOD debut in about three weeks. It benefits from New York and Los Angeles theater openings; perhaps an even greater benefit for the low-budget title is it had virtually no competition. A more meaningful test for “Nobody,” and for the industry, comes Wednesday with “Godzilla vs....
