Prestige Junkie
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🎧 Jane Schoenbrun’s Slasher Movie Is a Really Good Time in the Dark
The filmmaker on their horror satire with Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. Plus: studio plans for Oscar season
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Hiro Murai on ‘Widow’s Bay’ and Its Ouija Board Magic
Plus: ‘Spider-Man’ director Destin Daniel Cretton’s bittersweet weekend
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🎧 Glen Powell: ‘This is a Marathon, Not a Sprint’
‘Anyone But You’, ‘Twisters’, ‘Hit Man’: 2024’s biggest star calls me from London to share what he’s learned about riding the ‘sine wave’ of Hollywood
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‘Moana 2’ Co-Director: Dwayne Johnson, Quibi & a Status Quo Shift
I talk to Dana Ledoux Miller, a Pacific Islander and Hawaiian film school grad, about her road to a massive hit. Plus: The National Film Registry
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🎧 Oscar Shortlists & State of the Race
Divining the fate of ‘Wicked’, ‘Dune: Part Two’, ‘Emilia Pérez’ and more
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Breaking Down 5 Key Oscar Shortlists
Thom Powers on why the doc branch is ‘more political’ this year. Plus: My Series Business convos with three amazing EPs
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🎧 Steve McQueen: WWII Horrors, Through a Child’s Eyes
The acclaimed director tells me his daughter’s reaction to a leaf inspired his unique take on the London Blitz
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First Draft to Film in 5 Months. Then Luca Guadagnino Asked for More
Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka inspired Justin Kuritzkes’ spec script. Zendaya, ‘Challengers’ and a second movie with the director, ‘Queer’, followed
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‘Nickel Boys’ Director: ‘I Figure Out Ways to Shock People’
Inside the wildly original film with RaMell Ross and star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. Plus: My insta-take on Critics Choice noms
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🎧 Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Layers of Grief, Anger, Insults
The star of Mike Leigh’s latest film on ‘going very lightly into character’ — at the grocery store. Plus: Breaking down the Globe noms
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‘Emilia Pérez’, ‘The Substance’ Surprise on Golden Globes Noms Day
Meanwhile, ‘Gladiator II’ wobbles. Plus: ‘The Brutalist’ director Brady Corbet and composer Daniel Blumberg on how they made that memorable score
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Making Sense of This Week’s Flurry of Awards & Noms
Gothams, NBR, NY Film Critics Circle and Indie Spirits, oh my! What they all mean for the state of the Oscar race
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🎧 ‘September 5’ & John Magaro’s Accidental Stardom
The journeyman actor, last seen in ‘Past Lives’, on his long road to success. Plus: Why all these critics awards matter
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Sorry Moana, You’re Up Against This Cool Cat for Oscar
‘Moana 2’ and ‘Inside Out 2′ made bank, but Gints Zilbalodis’ hauntingly inventive ‘Flow’ — on a $4M budget — could surprise everyone
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🎧 Eddie Redmayne in the ‘Actor’s Playground’
‘The Day of the Jackal’ star and EP on playing an assassin and the odd pressure of no longer auditioning. Plus: Video game awards are here
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Ariana Grande & Denzel Washington’s Kenergy
How buzzworthy turns in ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ could become supporting Oscar noms. Plus: Original song and doc short contenders
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Sean Baker & Co. on Getting a Sex Worker’s Hair Tinsel Just Right
The ‘Anora’ team reveal painstaking details behind the production. Plus: Is the next ‘To Leslie’ here? And this week’s awards chatter from L.A.
Prestige Junkie from Katey Rich tracks the intersection of awards, culture and industry power — the breakthroughs, contenders, campaigns and conversations shaping film and TV.