Steve Pond
Steve Pond
Steve Pond’s inside look at the artistry and insanity of the awards race, drawn from more than three decades of obsessively chronicling the Oscars and the entertainment industry.
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Asghar Farhadi on How COVID Left a Mark on His Oscar Contender ‘A Hero’
TheWrap magazine: The Iranian director was able to erase physical signs of the pandemic, but the delays gave him months more in the rehearsal time he loves
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Why Mexican Oscar Entry ‘Prayers for the Stolen’ Avoided Scenes of Graphic Drug Violence
TheWrap magazine: “In Mexico, we’re very much contaminated by (violent) images we see constantly,” director Tatiana Huezo says
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You Can Tell It’s Oscar Season Because Diane Warren Has a New Song in the Race
TheWrap magazine: “I wanted to write a song about hope,” 12-time nominee says of “Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days”
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How Dan Stevens Simulated ‘the Strangeness of Humanity’ to Play a German Robot in ‘I’m Your Man’
TheWrap magazine: “He knows everything except the intricacies of human nature,” Stevens says of the android he plays in the German-language comedy
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2022 Palm Springs Film Festival to Feature 129 Films, Appearances by Kristen Stewart and Jane Campion
The 2022 festival will return with a lineup of movies from 70 countries
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Why Todd Haynes Never Wanted to Leave the Editing Room Making ‘The Velvet Underground’
TheWrap magazine: “I love cutting, and it was all I ever wanted to do for the rest of my life, basically,” the director says of his documentary about the groundbreaking band
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Paolo Sorrentino’s Big Challenge With ‘The Hand of God’: Stop Trying to Be Fellini
TheWrap magazine: “It was clear from the beginning that this movie needed a different style – very simple,” the Italian director says of his highly personal story
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Oscars Set Qualifier Lists With 26 Animated Features, 93 International Films and 138 Documentaries
The international entries tie the record for eligible films, but the other two categories are well short of the records in those categories
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‘Succession’ Tops Critics Choice Awards Television Nominations
The Roy family drama received eight noms, but “Evil” and “Mare of Easttown” weren’t far behind
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Inside Edgar Wright’s Journey From Sparks Rock Doc to Scary ’60s Pop in ‘Last Night in Soho’
TheWrap magazine: “As I got to know the Maels, I felt aggrieved on their behalf that nobody had made” a films about them, the director says of the brothers behind Sparks
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Oscar Isaac Biggest ‘Scenes From a Marriage’ Problem: He Couldn’t Hide From Jessica Chastain
TheWrap magazine: “You might want to get distance from the person, but you’re not able to, because she knows you so well,” he says of acting with his close friend
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‘West Side Story,’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Other Latecomers Shake Up the Oscar Race
Early favorites like “Belfast” suddenly are getting a run for their money
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New York Film Critics Winners: Japanese Film ‘Drive My Car’ Named Best Picture
Acting awards went to Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee for “The Power of the Dog,” Lady Gaga for “House of Gucci” and Kathryn Hunter for “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
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How ‘Procession’ Re-Enacted Catholic Church Sexual Abuse to Help Survivors Heal
TheWrap magazine: “One of the goals of the film is to de-power these spaces, these robes of power,” director Robert Greene says
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Oscars Documentary Race Gets Only 138 Entries – 100 Fewer Than Last Year
With COVID-era eligibility rules tightened up and film production down, this year’s field will be the smallest since 2015
