TheWrap Oscar magazine: “The fight scenes get more violent toward the end of the film, but then the childbirth scene washes over all that hate and violence and all those men and boys trying to be the cock of the walk,” director Selma Vilhunen says
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “I always felt like I wanted to be a step ahead of the audience,” the Korean director says
TheWrap Oscar magazine: One of the directors is the granddaughter of the candidate they were following, but they were determined not to make a propaganda piece
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “It’s very hard to start a conversation with, ‘It’s about a little boy in the Hitler Youth,'” Waititi says
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Director Mounia Meddour says the government’s cancellation of screenings stemmed from the film’s time period, subject matter and a statement the cast and crew made in Cannes
Also in this awards-season report: repeat viewings, power ballads and a Oscar Top 13
Other notable contenders include “The Biggest Little Farm,” “The Cave,” “For Sama,” “Knock Down the House,” “Maiden,” “One Child Nation,” “Sea of Shadows” and “Where’s My Roy Cohn?”
The Academy found that “Joy,” Austria’s entry in the Best International Feature Film category, is predominantly in English — something it should have known a month ago
The Governors Awards and the Hollywood Film Awards both claimed to be the start of the season, but we think they’re lying
