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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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
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‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Review: Peter Jackson’s 3-Part Doc Is Great, and There’s Too Much of It
The filmmaker sure loves overstuffed trilogies, as he proves with a Beatles chronicle that is both revelatory and exhausting
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How Questlove Learned to Stop His ‘Reluctant-Leader Shtick’ for ‘Summer of Soul’
TheWrap magazine: The musician was doing just fine in his day job when he got a chance to detour into directing — and the success of “Summer of Soul” still shocks him
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Adventurous Film Music From ‘Joker,’ ‘King Richard’ Gets Disney Hall Showcase
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Kris Bowers and Nicholas Britell will curate the L.A. Philharmonic’s “Reel Change” programs, which mix their own music with compositions that inspired them
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‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’ Film Review: Frustrating, but the Music Is Transcendent
The music documentary doesn’t deliver any deep insights from the troubled mastermind behind the Beach Boys’ hits, but the songs retain their power
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‘Summer of Soul’ Tops IDA Documentary Award Nominations
Questlove’s music documentary leads all films with four noms, including Best Feature and Best Director
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‘Belfast’ Film Review: Kenneth Branagh Crafts a Rich, Moving Memory Piece
Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe star in a movie that bursts with life as it explores a pivotal moment in the director’s own childhood
