Cate Blanchett is not an actor who skims a screenplay when she’s considering it. “I read scripts very, very slowly,” she says, “but this one I read incredibly quickly. I knew from the get-go that it was about really big things — metaphysical, existential things that I was interested in — so I read it very quickly and said yes immediately.” She turns to Todd Field, the writer-director of the film in question, “Tár,” and says, “And you crashed your car.”
On this chilly Sunday afternoon in mid-November, Blanchett has made the long trip to Los Angeles from Australia, where she’s been in production. She’s here to attend the Governors Awards as a formidable Oscar contender, having given one of the most rapturously reviewed performances of her career as Lydia Tár — troubled, lesbian, world-famous conductor of a major orchestra in Berlin. She’s sitting next to Field, who, it’s true,...
On this chilly Sunday afternoon in mid-November, Blanchett has made the long trip to Los Angeles from Australia, where she’s been in production. She’s here to attend the Governors Awards as a formidable Oscar contender, having given one of the most rapturously reviewed performances of her career as Lydia Tár — troubled, lesbian, world-famous conductor of a major orchestra in Berlin. She’s sitting next to Field, who, it’s true,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
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Since Hollywood’s inception, film directors as a general rule have had unremarkable style. It’s the stars who have made an impression on the red carpet, while directors by and large seemed content to dress in line with their classification in the Hollywood eco-system: behind-the-camera talent.
That began to go by the wayside as directors such as Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze and Wes Anderson became known for their personal style.
In 2020, THR reported on a number of directors who were making waves on the red carpet — including Taika Waititi, Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang, Barry Jenkins and Bong Joon Ho — with some hiring stylists who normally dress actors.
This awards season, another group of directors — all of whom are considered potential best director nominees at the 2022 Oscars — are upping their fashion game on the red carpet. They include Till director Chinonye Chukwu...
Since Hollywood’s inception, film directors as a general rule have had unremarkable style. It’s the stars who have made an impression on the red carpet, while directors by and large seemed content to dress in line with their classification in the Hollywood eco-system: behind-the-camera talent.
That began to go by the wayside as directors such as Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze and Wes Anderson became known for their personal style.
In 2020, THR reported on a number of directors who were making waves on the red carpet — including Taika Waititi, Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang, Barry Jenkins and Bong Joon Ho — with some hiring stylists who normally dress actors.
This awards season, another group of directors — all of whom are considered potential best director nominees at the 2022 Oscars — are upping their fashion game on the red carpet. They include Till director Chinonye Chukwu...
- 10/23/2022
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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