Well, “Nomadland” cinematographer Joshua James Richards has an answer for that. He helped his partner and collaborator, director Chloé Zhao, shoot that once-secret road movie (now a major Academy Awards contender) on a low budget and primarily with a cast of nonprofessional actors. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, he called out Tarantino for slamming digital cinema, and argued that it actually enables low-budget filmmakers like Zhao to get their movies made....

Here’s the official synopsis: “‘Notturno’ captures the everyday life that lies behind the continuing tragedy of civil wars, ferocious dictatorships, foreign invasions and the murderous apocalypse of ISIS. Gianfranco Rosi constructs a sublime cinematic journey through the region finding peace and light within the chaos and despair in the aftermath of war. A mosaic of intimate moments and luminous images, ‘Notturno’ is a profound and urgent cinematic achievement, from a master of the documentary form....

About 23 minutes into the premiere of “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” an old Star Wars friend shows up. First there’s an establishing shot of an unfamiliar city and planet, and then a montage of various people assisting a small child get dressed in a pristine white tunic with purple accents. There can be no mistaking that elaborate hairdo, even on such a tiny head: This is young Leia Organa. Well, not exactly. It’s a friend Leia enlists to play a prank on her mother, but with a triumphant swell of John Williams and Natalie Holt’s score we quickly cut to the real Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair), sprinting through the forest while her braids trail behind her....

Check below for links to IndieWire’s Oscars 2022 predictions in all 23 categories. Denis Villeneuve’s visually spectacular $165-million “Dune” (Warner Bros./HBO Max), delivered over time, tallying a robust $398 million worldwide: “Dune” has powerful support from Academy voters, with ten nominations, along with Venice Best Director-winner Jane Campion’s ’20s western “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix), starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a Montana rancher in conflict with his brother (Jesse Plemons) and his new wife (Kirsten Dunst), which led the field with 12 nominations....

All films are listed alphabetically by title. “Being the Ricardos” Dir: Aaron Sorkin, DoP: Jeff Cronenweth Format: 2:40 8k with a 10% reduction for frame adjustments and stabilization Camera: Red Ranger 8k VV Lens: Arri DNA Primes Cronenweth: It always starts with the story and with an Aaron Sorkin script you are going to be taken on a human rollercoaster of emotion and humor through challenging interpersonal relationships. Spherical 2:40 was the right choice in representing the scale (or lack of) and the era the film takes place during....

Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune” won editing, production design, original score, and sound. However, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight Pictures) took makeup/hairstyling for the impressive transformation of Best Actress favorite Jessica Chastain as the infamous televangelist. This follows the recent trend of the category going to biopics that includes “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Bombshell,” “Vice,” and “Darkest Hour.” In a show of support for her MUAHS team (makeup artists Linda Dowds and Justin Raleigh and hairstylist Stephanie Ingram), Chastain was in attendance for the pre-taping....

Here’s the official synopsis courtesy of Netflix: “Six midwestern men — all survivors of childhood sexual assault at the hands of Catholic priests and clergy — come together to direct a drama therapy-inspired experiment designed to collectively work through their trauma. As part of a radically collaborative filmmaking process, they create fictional scenes based on memories, dreams and experiences, meant to explore the church rituals, culture and hierarchies that enabled silence around their abuse....