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Critic’s Notebook: How ‘Hustlers’ Broke the Girl Gang Movie Curse
In recent years, stories about female criminals have soared on TV but fizzled at the box office — until 'Hustlers' came along.
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Oscars Noms Snubs: Bradley Cooper for Director; Mister Rogers Doc Left Out
High-profile Oscars 2019 nominations snubs include Bradley Cooper, Peter Farrelly and Ryan Coogler for best director; Mister Rogers doc 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'; and no nominations for 'Crazy Rich Asians,' 'Eighth Grade' and 'The Rider.'
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Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Vice’ Among Film Nominees
A complete list of the 2019 Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards nominations.
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From ‘A Star Is Born’ to ‘Widows’: Meet the Animals Stealing the Show in Oscar Contenders
These playful pups, kittens and 17 rabbits brought authenticity and a lot of "aww" to the year's top awards hopefuls.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Steve McQueen (‘Widows’)
Director Steve McQueen discusses his new film 'Widows,' a heist picture he's been mulling for 35 years, and how his work in art led to his career in film.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Blaxploitation Is Going Highbrow With an Anti-Trump Twist
The Hollywood Reporter's guest columnist Kareem Abdul- Jabbar offers an analysis of how the genre of classic '70s films like 'Shaft' and 'Super Fly' which feature men fighting an oppressive system are seeing a screen renaissance amid the Trump era.
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Golden Globe Snubs: ‘First Reformed,’ ‘This Is Us’ Left Out of Nominations
The 2019 Golden Globes snubs include Oscar hopefuls 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,' 'Ben Is Back,' 'First Reformed,' 'Hereditary,' 'Mary Queen of Scots,' 'On the Basis of Sex,' 'Private Life,' 'The Rider' and 'Widows' on the film side. On the TV side, 'Black-ish,' 'Better Call Saul,' 'Little Drummer Girl,' 'Maniac,' 'Orange Is the New Black,' 'This Is Us' and 'Yellowstone' were all shut out as was 'House of Cards,' which failed to earn any nominations for its final, Kevin Spacey-less season.
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Viola Davis Proclaims “I Cannot Lead With Bull—” at Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Event
Viola Davis is speaking her truth, and speaking out about being a black woman in Hollywood.
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Lukas Haas on the Social Commentary of Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’
"It's amazing he's decided to make a whole film and really use that film as a platform. I don't think many directors would do that," Haas told The Hollywood Reporter In Studio.
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“We’re All Trying to Service the Story”: The Composer Roundtable
In the Hollywood Reporter's Composers Roundtable, six score masters— Terence Blanchard, Kris Bowers, Ludwig Göransson, Justin Hurwitz, Marc Shaiman, and Hans Zimmer — open up about long hours of trial and error, the fear of being pigeonholed, racing against deadlines and writing music to express "what words can't."
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Steve McQueen on Bringing a “Small Element of Chaos” to a Chicago Heist in ‘Widows’
'Widows' helmer Steve McQueen tapped cinematographer Sean Bobbitt to bring a "kinetic" style to the film's tense climax.
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Brian Tyree Henry on Feeling a Responsibility to Represent Black Characters Onscreen
Brian Tyree Henry discusses the responsibility he feels to represent black characters on the screen.
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