Chloé Zhao Defends Comic-Book Movies at Venice: Don’t Write Them Off
When Chloé Zhao was growing up, she dreamed not of directing movies but becoming a manga artist. “But…
Are ‘Harold and Kumar,’ ‘The Hurt Locker’ the Same Movie?
The big names keep taking the stage as the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) and Tuesday’s expanded and broadened KVIFF Industry Days program…
Hamnet’s Maggie O’Farrell: ‘I turned down an OBE because I didn’t want British Empire as part of my name’ – The Irish Times
Maggie O’Farrell shows me a picture of her great-great grandfather, Tomás, standing behind a British redcoat and a…
Cannes 2026 Jury: Park Chan-Wook, Chloe Zhao On Award Ties
What’s historically been great about the Cannes jury press conference at the end of the festival is that…
Where to watch Hamnet, Sinners, One Battle After Another and all the other best picture nominees – The Irish Times
Have you watched all of this year’s main Academy Award contenders yet? If not, you will be unable,…
Could Jessie Buckley’s ‘problematic’ anti-cat vibes scupper her Oscar bid? – The Irish Times
In Chloé Zhao’s Oscar-nominated Hamnet, Jessie Buckley plays a bereaved mother whose cathartic grief has reduced cinemagoers around…
Jessie Buckley wins best actress at 2026 Baftas – The Irish Times
Jessie Buckley’s triumphant run through Oscar season has continued with a best actress win at the EE British…
Wild Rumor Has Chloé Zhao Directing Next Mission: Impossible
It’s time to shovel some coal into the Rumor Mill furnaces, folks, because whispers around the internet suggest…
How the Box Office Success of ‘Hamnet’ Sparked Sales of the Novel
In 2019, Maggie O’Farrell’s agent sent emailed a group of producers and filmmakers to share a manuscript of…
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal nominated as Hamnet makes history – The Irish Times
Jessie Buckley has continued her awards season streak with a Bafta nomination for her role in Hamnet, while…
Natalie Portman Calls Out Oscars for Snubbing Female Directors in 2026 Nominations: ‘We Have a Lot of Work to Do Still’
NEED TO KNOW Natalie Portman called out the Oscars for snubbing female directors in the 2026 nominations “You…
Jessie Buckley nominated for Oscar, Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal misses out – The Irish Times
It wasn’t a home run – there will be disappointment that Paul Mescal didn’t get his nomination –…