Interview: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Collaborating with Ava DuVernay, Meeting the Moment, and Playing a Journalistic Indiana Jones
Early in Ava DuVernay’s remarkable new film Origin, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson (a transcendent Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) listens to a recording of the 911 call... Read More
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‘Origin’ Review: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s Stunning Performance Drives Ava DuVernay’s Story of the American Caste System | Venice
Examining non-fictional source material through its process of creation is always a fascinating endeavour. Ava DuVernay has adapted Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson’s... Read More
Starry 2023 Venice Lineup Includes Cooper’s ‘Maestro,’ Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ Fincher’s ‘The Killer,’ Mann’s ‘Ferrari,’ DuVernay’s ‘Origin’
Glitzy lineup marred by the inclusion of films from accused rapists and sexual assaulters like Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Luc Besson The lineup for... Read More
Ava DuVernay named Guest Artistic Director of AFI Fest 2022
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay will serve as Guest Artistic Director at AFI FEST 2022. DuVernay has selected... Read More
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY wins Peabody’s Institutional Award
Peabody today announced that ARRAY, the multi-platform arts and social impact collective dedicated to narrative change founded by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, has won an Institutional Award. Oprah... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY SHORT (February)
It’s time for shorts! Waiting on the Oscar shortlists that would include the finalists in the Animated, Live Action and Documentary Short Subject was always... Read More
HBO Max orders limited series ‘DMZ’ from Roberto Patino and Ava DuVernay
Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt Lead Cast in Series Based on Comic Published by DC HBO Max has ordered the Max Original four-part limited event series... Read More
Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Offerman join Colin Kaepernick limited series
Emmy Award winner Mary-Louise Parker and Emmy Award nominee Nick Offerman will star as Teresa Kaepernick and Rick Kaepernick, respectively, in Netflix’s limited series Colin... Read More
Jaden Michael to play Colin Kaepernick in Ava DuVernay-created Netflix series ‘Colin in Black & White’
Ava DuVernay set to direct first episode of Netflix’s limited series Jaden Michael will star as a young Colin Kaepernick during his formative high school... Read More
First look at Ramin Bahrani’s ‘The White Tiger’ from producers Ava DuVernay and Priyanka Chopra Jonas
New from Netflix today is the first look at Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger, starring Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra Jones and produced... Read More
14th Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS) Awards: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ Lead Wins 
38th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Feature Film Prize 
71st Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Maestro,’ ‘Society of the Snow’ Top Film Wins 
74th American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Holdovers’ Take Top Film Honors
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