While Timothée Chalamet’s chemistry with Zendaya in Dune: Part Two has had fans rooting for their characters ‘until they breathe’, Chalamet’s best pairing is arguably with Saoirse Ronan. The two actors have played opposite each other in two films by Greta Gerwig, namely Lady Bird and Little Women.
The duo has often claimed that they were best of friends and have shared undeniable chemistry both on and off-screen. Ronan and Chalamet first met on the sets of Lady Bird, which was noted for its coming-of-age themes and nuanced performances from the cast. Chalamet and Ronan were also nominated for Oscars in the same year, though both lost.
What Films Have Timothée Chalamet And Saoirse Ronan Been Together In? Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in Dune: Part Two
Timothée Chalamet has been worm-riding high on the success of Dune: Part Two. Apart from his dramatic turn to be the messiah of the Fremen,...
The duo has often claimed that they were best of friends and have shared undeniable chemistry both on and off-screen. Ronan and Chalamet first met on the sets of Lady Bird, which was noted for its coming-of-age themes and nuanced performances from the cast. Chalamet and Ronan were also nominated for Oscars in the same year, though both lost.
What Films Have Timothée Chalamet And Saoirse Ronan Been Together In? Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in Dune: Part Two
Timothée Chalamet has been worm-riding high on the success of Dune: Part Two. Apart from his dramatic turn to be the messiah of the Fremen,...
- 3/17/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
[Editor’s note: This list was originally published in December 2024, and has since been updated with new entries.]
There are few stars of his age who generate as much foaming at the mouth celebrity obsession as Timothée Chalamet. Ever since the one-two punch of “Lady Bird” and “Call Me By Your Name” arrived in 2017, the young actor has been the darling of social media fan accounts fawning over his signature long black hair and delicate, porcelain features. It’s made him the archetypal onscreen heartthrob of his generation and garnered him those pesky Leonardo DiCaprio comparisons that have lingered over the course of his career.
Does that online thirst translate into being a movie star? That’s a question that various outlets have tried to unpack over the course of Chalamet’s career with varying degrees of success. He certainly has the chops for it: beyond his pretty, pretty face, Chalamet has a sensitive onscreen presence that can be played straight — as in “Call Me By Your Name,...
There are few stars of his age who generate as much foaming at the mouth celebrity obsession as Timothée Chalamet. Ever since the one-two punch of “Lady Bird” and “Call Me By Your Name” arrived in 2017, the young actor has been the darling of social media fan accounts fawning over his signature long black hair and delicate, porcelain features. It’s made him the archetypal onscreen heartthrob of his generation and garnered him those pesky Leonardo DiCaprio comparisons that have lingered over the course of his career.
Does that online thirst translate into being a movie star? That’s a question that various outlets have tried to unpack over the course of Chalamet’s career with varying degrees of success. He certainly has the chops for it: beyond his pretty, pretty face, Chalamet has a sensitive onscreen presence that can be played straight — as in “Call Me By Your Name,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Greta Gerwig could be in line for a hattrick of Oscar nominations this year for Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay for her marvelous work on Warner Bros.’s “Barbie.” The multi-hyphenate co-wrote the movie with her partner, Noah Baumbach, while she brought to life the world of Barbie as a visionary helmer of one of the biggest films of the year. She has reaped three Oscar bids to date for two of her previous pictures. Let’s take a closer look at those races.
Her first bids came in 2018 for “Lady Bird,” which tells the story of a 17-year-old girl who comes of age in Sacramento, California, in 2002. Saoirse Ronan stars in the lead role while Timothée Chalamet, Lucas Hedges, and Laurie Metcalf also featured. “Lady Bird” was a critical darling, which meant that Gerwig enjoyed a good time at the Critics Choice Awards, securing nominations for both Original Screenplay and Director.
Her first bids came in 2018 for “Lady Bird,” which tells the story of a 17-year-old girl who comes of age in Sacramento, California, in 2002. Saoirse Ronan stars in the lead role while Timothée Chalamet, Lucas Hedges, and Laurie Metcalf also featured. “Lady Bird” was a critical darling, which meant that Gerwig enjoyed a good time at the Critics Choice Awards, securing nominations for both Original Screenplay and Director.
- 12/20/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The Buccaneers could be considered the next Bridgerton, but while the latter is a mostly happy series, the former makes you feel a sort of harrowing sorrow that slowly builds through the series until, in the end, you’re left a hollow shell. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but The Buccaneers is one of those shows I genuinely enjoyed from start to finish, mostly because of its fantastic dialogue that really drives home its very on-the-nose feminist “agenda.” I suppose there will be many complaints about historical accuracy, but I’m certain the people watching this show really don’t care. Yeah, it may seem like these characters all appear to be from the world of TikTok dropped into a Gilded Age-themed costume party, but I’m absolutely okay with that. I guess, when you think of it as an escape, all you’re left with is merriment.
In my article about Nan,...
In my article about Nan,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
While The Buccaneers is about a group of American girls moving base to England to find husbands, it’s primarily about Nan St. George, the boldest of the lot. Just as in other classic literary works, there are many reasons to love each of the girls whose lives we get to see unravel in the first season of the series; however, there is a special highlight on Nan, so much so that you could say she’s our Jo March. In many ways, Nan’s disposition and world view are very similar to those of Jo in Little Women. She manages to be the most selfish and yet the most giving of the lot, a combination very fiercely displayed in Greta Gerwig’s version of the beloved character. I suppose you could say there’s nothing to really dislike about Nan; it makes full sense why two of England’s...
- 12/13/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Just two years after Anita of “West Side Story” became the first non-white fictional character to inspire multiple Academy Award nominations, three others are on their way to earning the same distinction. As was the case in 1986, 30% of 2024’s female acting Oscar slots could be filled by stars of “The Color Purple,” the new version of which serves as an adaptation of the similarly titled stage musical rather than Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. If Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, and Taraji P. Henson all reap bids for their fresh takes on the parts for which Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Margaret Avery were previously recognized, the overall list of doubly Oscar-nominated fictional characters will expand to include 20 examples.
In “The Color Purple,” Barrino executes the lead role of Celie Johnson, who she initially played on Broadway as a direct successor to 2006 Tony-winning originator Lachanze. As in the book and first film,...
In “The Color Purple,” Barrino executes the lead role of Celie Johnson, who she initially played on Broadway as a direct successor to 2006 Tony-winning originator Lachanze. As in the book and first film,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Actress Saoirse Ronan ("Foe") poses for the latest issue of "Harper’s Bazaar" (UK) magazine, wearing Gucci and Cartier, photographed by Agata Pospieszynka:
Ronan is a two-time 'Academy Award' nominee, receiving a 'Best Supporting Actress' nomination for her breakthrough role as 'Briony Tallis' in "Atonement" (2007) and a 'Best Actress' nomination for her role as 'Eilis Lacey' in "Brooklyn" (2015).
Ronan has also received three 'BAFTA Award' nominations, two 'Golden Globe' nominations, two 'Screen Actors Guild' nominations and a 'Satellite Award'.
Her feature film debut was in the romantic comedy "I Could Never Be Your Woman" (2007), followed by roles in "City of Ember" (2008), "The Lovely Bones" (2009), "Hanna" (2011), "The Way Back" (2010), "Byzantium" (2012), "The Host" (2013), "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) and "Lady Bird (2017).
March 2016, she made her Broadway debut in a revival of "The Crucible", playing 'Abigail Williams'.
Ronan played 'Jo March' in Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" (2019), followed by 'Charlotte Murchison' in...
Ronan is a two-time 'Academy Award' nominee, receiving a 'Best Supporting Actress' nomination for her breakthrough role as 'Briony Tallis' in "Atonement" (2007) and a 'Best Actress' nomination for her role as 'Eilis Lacey' in "Brooklyn" (2015).
Ronan has also received three 'BAFTA Award' nominations, two 'Golden Globe' nominations, two 'Screen Actors Guild' nominations and a 'Satellite Award'.
Her feature film debut was in the romantic comedy "I Could Never Be Your Woman" (2007), followed by roles in "City of Ember" (2008), "The Lovely Bones" (2009), "Hanna" (2011), "The Way Back" (2010), "Byzantium" (2012), "The Host" (2013), "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) and "Lady Bird (2017).
March 2016, she made her Broadway debut in a revival of "The Crucible", playing 'Abigail Williams'.
Ronan played 'Jo March' in Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" (2019), followed by 'Charlotte Murchison' in...
- 10/31/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Maya Hawke's portrayal of Robin Buckley, the quirky Hawkins teen who befriends Steve Harrington in the third season of "Stranger Things," quickly made her a fan favorite. As it turns out, Maya's foray into the Upside Down wasn't her intro to Hollywood, though; she's been around red carpet royalty her entire life. The 25-year-old actor is the child of two major stars: Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke.
Thurman is best known for her roles as Mia in "Pulp Fiction" and The Bride in "Kill Bill: Volume 1" and "Kill Bill: Volume 2." Meanwhile, Ethan is known for playing Jesse in the Before trilogy and starred in the June 2022 horror film "The Black Phone." The pair met on the set of "Gattaca" in 1996 and married in 1998. They had two children, Maya and Levon Hawke, before separating in 2003 and divorcing in 2005. Ethan later married Ryan Shawhughes, and the pair went on to have two daughters,...
Thurman is best known for her roles as Mia in "Pulp Fiction" and The Bride in "Kill Bill: Volume 1" and "Kill Bill: Volume 2." Meanwhile, Ethan is known for playing Jesse in the Before trilogy and starred in the June 2022 horror film "The Black Phone." The pair met on the set of "Gattaca" in 1996 and married in 1998. They had two children, Maya and Levon Hawke, before separating in 2003 and divorcing in 2005. Ethan later married Ryan Shawhughes, and the pair went on to have two daughters,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
For more than a hundred years, the face of the ancient Egyptian mummy has been synonymous with horror, dread, and the ever reliable go-to Halloween costume. This can probably be traced to almost exactly a century ago when Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon, and the latter’s daughter, Lady Evelyn, crossed the hitherto unbroken seal of King Tutankhamun’s tomb on Nov. 26, 1922.
Until that moment, the boy pharaoh had largely been forgotten by history. Yet as fate would have it, he left behind the only pharaonic tomb ever discovered mostly intact in the modern age. It was the greatest archaeological find of all time and should have been cause for lifelong celebration… but less than six months later Lord Carnarvon was dead. Technically, he died of blood poisoning, but as far as the British press (and soon the whole world) was concerned, the Curse of the Pharaohs got him! As other...
Until that moment, the boy pharaoh had largely been forgotten by history. Yet as fate would have it, he left behind the only pharaonic tomb ever discovered mostly intact in the modern age. It was the greatest archaeological find of all time and should have been cause for lifelong celebration… but less than six months later Lord Carnarvon was dead. Technically, he died of blood poisoning, but as far as the British press (and soon the whole world) was concerned, the Curse of the Pharaohs got him! As other...
- 10/9/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Has any young actress ever had a year Katharine Hepburn experienced in 1933? After making her film debut in 1932’s “Bill of Divorcement” with John Barrymore, the 26-year-old with the preternatural cheekbones demonstrated her versatility in three exceptional motion pictures 90 years ago. The great Kate soared high as famed aviatrix who has a tragic affair with a married member of Parliament in Dorothy Arzner’s daring pre-code romantic drama “Christopher Strong.” Next up was “Morning Glory,” for which she won her first of four best actress Oscars-and of course was a no-show at the ceremony- as an eager young actress. And Hepburn ended the year with “Little Women,” the acclaimed box office hit which made $100,000 during its first week at Radio City Music Hall, based on Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel.
Most “little women” have read Alcott’s autobiographical coming-of-age novel that was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Set...
Most “little women” have read Alcott’s autobiographical coming-of-age novel that was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Set...
- 10/2/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
A little over a decade ago, actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint stood on a train platform, with questionable “middle age” makeup applied, and waved goodbye. Their characters were saying goodbye to their onscreen kids, but they were really waving farewell to millions of moviegoers and readers who grew up with their versions of Harry, Hermione, and Ron. In a way, the actors were also bidding adieu to their onscreen characters.
Admittedly a decade is not a super long time (though it’s a lifetime as far as media company CEOs anxious to exploit IP are concerned). Yet in these past 10 years, we’ve watched thespians we once knew as children mature into grown-up working actors, and some of the favorites who played their teachers and mentors go on to win Oscars and greater acclaim. Below are some of the best roles the Harry Potter cast has achieved since graduating from Hogwarts.
Admittedly a decade is not a super long time (though it’s a lifetime as far as media company CEOs anxious to exploit IP are concerned). Yet in these past 10 years, we’ve watched thespians we once knew as children mature into grown-up working actors, and some of the favorites who played their teachers and mentors go on to win Oscars and greater acclaim. Below are some of the best roles the Harry Potter cast has achieved since graduating from Hogwarts.
- 9/18/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Four-time Oscar nominee and indie darling Saoirse Ronan revealed in a recent Harper’s Bazaar UK interview that she’s keen to star in a comedy soon, referencing Paul Feig’s “Bridesmaids” and the Larry David-created sitcoms “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as her favorite comedic projects.
“I would love to do something modern and funny,” Ronan said. “But to be able to do comedy well requires so much skill and musicality. I don’t necessarily think I have that yet — although as I’ve got older, I am more comfortable and confident to try.”
Ronan is best known for her dramatic roles, and has earned Academy Award nominations for “Atonement,” in which she plays the petulant and jealous younger sister to Keira Knightley; “Brooklyn,” which follows a young Irish immigrant navigating life in 1950s New York; “Lady Bird,” in which she stars as a headstrong teenager at odds with her mother; and finally,...
“I would love to do something modern and funny,” Ronan said. “But to be able to do comedy well requires so much skill and musicality. I don’t necessarily think I have that yet — although as I’ve got older, I am more comfortable and confident to try.”
Ronan is best known for her dramatic roles, and has earned Academy Award nominations for “Atonement,” in which she plays the petulant and jealous younger sister to Keira Knightley; “Brooklyn,” which follows a young Irish immigrant navigating life in 1950s New York; “Lady Bird,” in which she stars as a headstrong teenager at odds with her mother; and finally,...
- 9/9/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
When comparing Greta Gerwig's film "Barbie" to ancient writings, one might find that it bears the strongest resemblance to the Book of Genesis. Barbie and Ken are Adam and Eve, Barbieland is the Garden of Eden, and the Patriarchy is the Forbidden Fruit. Ken also serves as the Serpent in this metaphor. Unlike in Genesis, however, Eden remains the blissful paradise it always was at the end, and it's Barbie who leaves to grow up.
Gerwig has been open about the unexpected spiritual influences on "Barbie," having written an Apostle's Creed for her lead character. She also once noted that Barbie was created first, in 1959, with Ken hitting the market in 1960. Barbie was alone in the Garden before God created Ken out of her rib. Gerwig also held what she called "movie church" every Sunday while filming "Barbie," inviting her cast to worship at the alter of cinema at...
Gerwig has been open about the unexpected spiritual influences on "Barbie," having written an Apostle's Creed for her lead character. She also once noted that Barbie was created first, in 1959, with Ken hitting the market in 1960. Barbie was alone in the Garden before God created Ken out of her rib. Gerwig also held what she called "movie church" every Sunday while filming "Barbie," inviting her cast to worship at the alter of cinema at...
- 9/2/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Barbie is confounding: In addition to setting box office records, the movie has also inspired a flood of commentaries about its presumed “message.”
Yes, there have been more editorials about a doll than about a bomb. Why did Barbie complain about “cognitive dissonance” at a Mattel corporate meeting? Or denounce “sexualized consumerism”? For that matter, was it rude to joke about Proust, the revered French novelist?
Were director Greta Gerwig and her co-screenwriter, husband Noah Baumbach, nurturing a hidden subtext in their script?
And should we care? The big news on Barbie: it’s headed for $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales by this weekend, vastly surpassing Oppenheimer, which has a longer running time and more limited release schedule (it’s at $181 million U.S.).
Even Barbie swag is as inescapably pervasive as it is numbingly pink. The caps, T-shirts, tote bags, sunglasses and toy cars have arrived like a wave of Pepto Bismol.
Yes, there have been more editorials about a doll than about a bomb. Why did Barbie complain about “cognitive dissonance” at a Mattel corporate meeting? Or denounce “sexualized consumerism”? For that matter, was it rude to joke about Proust, the revered French novelist?
Were director Greta Gerwig and her co-screenwriter, husband Noah Baumbach, nurturing a hidden subtext in their script?
And should we care? The big news on Barbie: it’s headed for $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales by this weekend, vastly surpassing Oppenheimer, which has a longer running time and more limited release schedule (it’s at $181 million U.S.).
Even Barbie swag is as inescapably pervasive as it is numbingly pink. The caps, T-shirts, tote bags, sunglasses and toy cars have arrived like a wave of Pepto Bismol.
- 8/3/2023
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
This weekend, legions of movie lovers will descend upon theaters, popcorn in hand and catheter in place, girding themselves for the single most unlikely double feature ever conceived by the internet.
When it was announced that Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s big-budget, bigger-canvas biopic about the man dubbed “the father of the atomic bomb”; and Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s big-budget, bigger-ambitions movie about the doll dubbed “Barbie,” would both be opening on July 21st, 2023, it looked like nothing more than a genius stroke of counterprogramming. Neither would be directly competing against...
When it was announced that Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s big-budget, bigger-canvas biopic about the man dubbed “the father of the atomic bomb”; and Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s big-budget, bigger-ambitions movie about the doll dubbed “Barbie,” would both be opening on July 21st, 2023, it looked like nothing more than a genius stroke of counterprogramming. Neither would be directly competing against...
- 7/22/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Take a look at new images of actress Saoirse Ronan, posing for the April 2023 issue of "Document Journal", photographed by Malick Bodian:
Ronan is a two-time 'Academy Award' nominee, receiving a 'Best Supporting Actress' nomination for her breakthrough role as 'Briony Tallis' in "Atonement" (2007) and a 'Best Actress' nomination for her role as 'Eilis Lacey' in "Brooklyn" (2015).
Ronan has also received three 'BAFTA Award' nominations, two 'Golden Globe' nominations, two 'Screen Actors Guild' nominations and a 'Satellite Award'.
Her feature film debut was in the romantic comedy "I Could Never Be Your Woman" (2007), followed by roles in "City of Ember" (2008), "The Lovely Bones" (2009), "Hanna" (2011), "The Way Back" (2010), "Byzantium" (2012), "The Host" (2013), "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) and "Lady Bird (2017).
March 2016, she made her Broadway debut in a revival of "The Crucible", playing 'Abigail Williams'.
Ronan played 'Jo March' in Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" (2019), followed by 'Charlotte Murchison' in...
Ronan is a two-time 'Academy Award' nominee, receiving a 'Best Supporting Actress' nomination for her breakthrough role as 'Briony Tallis' in "Atonement" (2007) and a 'Best Actress' nomination for her role as 'Eilis Lacey' in "Brooklyn" (2015).
Ronan has also received three 'BAFTA Award' nominations, two 'Golden Globe' nominations, two 'Screen Actors Guild' nominations and a 'Satellite Award'.
Her feature film debut was in the romantic comedy "I Could Never Be Your Woman" (2007), followed by roles in "City of Ember" (2008), "The Lovely Bones" (2009), "Hanna" (2011), "The Way Back" (2010), "Byzantium" (2012), "The Host" (2013), "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) and "Lady Bird (2017).
March 2016, she made her Broadway debut in a revival of "The Crucible", playing 'Abigail Williams'.
Ronan played 'Jo March' in Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" (2019), followed by 'Charlotte Murchison' in...
- 4/29/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
If you're longing to return to the dry, sandy heat of planet Arrakis, we have good news. "Dune: Part 2" officially wrapped filming in December 2022, keeping the sequel on track for its scheduled arrival later this year. Finally, director Denis Villeneuve will get to present the real meat of Paul Atreides' "hero's journey," with more time to flesh out the allies he made in the first film, most notably Chani (played by Zendaya). The highly-anticipated sequel will also be adding some key new characters as well — and just when you thought the "Dune" cast couldn't get any better, here comes Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan.
In a November 2022 interview with Variety to promote his role in the film "Bones and All," Paul Atreides himself, Timothée Chalamet, has loads of praise to offer both Zendaya and Pugh. As new to the Hollywood scene as all three actors are (in a relative...
In a November 2022 interview with Variety to promote his role in the film "Bones and All," Paul Atreides himself, Timothée Chalamet, has loads of praise to offer both Zendaya and Pugh. As new to the Hollywood scene as all three actors are (in a relative...
- 3/31/2023
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
“Who would like to read about domestic joys and struggles?” poses the latest incarnation of Jo March in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” “Writing doesn’t confer importance; it reflects it.” Though the existence and persistence of her story, both within and outside the narrative, provide a counterpoint to such a fatalistic outlook, the line of thinking Jo expresses does still prevail. Culture produces stories that it thinks an audience wants to hear.
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Continue reading ‘Full Time’ Feels As Stressful As Today’s Economy Is [Review] at The Playlist.
- 2/4/2023
- by Marshall Shaffer
- The Playlist
The 2019 remake of Little Women brought us an ensemble cast. The movie is all about Jo March, a teacher working in New York City in the 1860s. The story includes more than a few dramatic moments, but the way the director tells the story is nothing short of genius. Following the successful release of the film, Little Women went on to earn serious critical acclaim. At the 2020 Academy Awards, the movie brought home the Oscar for Best Costume Design. It didn’t win the award in the other categories in which it was nominated, but it did end up
Who Are the Biggest Stars in The Little Women Cast?...
Who Are the Biggest Stars in The Little Women Cast?...
- 1/19/2023
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
Photo: ‘Little Women’ It’s been nearly three years since the release of 2019’s ‘Little Women,’ based on the classic novel of the same name, and directed and adapted by Greta Gerwig (who is also known for her work ‘Ladybird’ and the upcoming ‘Barbie’ movie). This was far from the first adaptation of the story, as it has been manufactured for the screen time and time again. Most notably, we have the 1994 version, directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Winona Ryder as Jo March. Looking further back, we also have the 1933 version, directed by George Cukor, and starring Katharine Hepburn as Jo March. The most recent 2019 depiction makes a name for itself through Gerwig’s attentive writing, its two-timeline structure, and its brilliant cast. This ‘Little Women’ has brought the story to a modern audience and has skyrocketed in popularity amongst young girls, as they have been able to find...
- 10/26/2022
- by Rachel Beltowski
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Saoirse Ronan is set to lead Steve McQueen’s World War II epic “Blitz” for Apple TV+.
First announced back in November, the project tells the stories of a group of Londoners during the aerial bombing of the British capital during the war. McQueen is writing, directing and producing the film, which is expected to begin shooting later this year.
Ronan, who is Irish, stars in the forthcoming films “Foe” and “See How They Run.” Her recent credits include Francis Lee’s “Ammonite,” opposite Kate Winslet, and Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” in which she starred as Jo March. It’s still unclear what specific role she’ll be playing in “Blitz,” though it will mark the actor’s first project with the British helmer. Ronan will star alongside an “unknown newcomer” that’s yet to be revealed.
McQueen’s production banner Lammas Park is producing alongside Tim Bevan and...
First announced back in November, the project tells the stories of a group of Londoners during the aerial bombing of the British capital during the war. McQueen is writing, directing and producing the film, which is expected to begin shooting later this year.
Ronan, who is Irish, stars in the forthcoming films “Foe” and “See How They Run.” Her recent credits include Francis Lee’s “Ammonite,” opposite Kate Winslet, and Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” in which she starred as Jo March. It’s still unclear what specific role she’ll be playing in “Blitz,” though it will mark the actor’s first project with the British helmer. Ronan will star alongside an “unknown newcomer” that’s yet to be revealed.
McQueen’s production banner Lammas Park is producing alongside Tim Bevan and...
- 9/22/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Claws-out high school drama has inspired some pretty memorable movies. Youthful touchstones like Heathers, Cruel Intentions, and Mean Girls take the intensity of hormones and the cruelty of high school students, and mix them with snappy, era-appropriate dialogue and up-and-coming stars. It’s a potent cocktail that when mixed just right yields delicious results. Netflix is looking to follow that template with their new high school revenge comedy Do Revenge, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, the co-writer of Thor: Love and Thunder who previously helmed Netflix’s Someone Great and created MTV’s Sweet/Vicious.
Will Do Revenge become the 2020s defacto teens-behaving-badly comedy? Only time will tell, but Do Revenge’s cast is enticing enough to suggest that the alchemy may be right for another mean girl magnum opus. Not sure where you’ve seen some of these fresh-faced stars before? Read below to find out.
Camila Mendes
Camila...
Will Do Revenge become the 2020s defacto teens-behaving-badly comedy? Only time will tell, but Do Revenge’s cast is enticing enough to suggest that the alchemy may be right for another mean girl magnum opus. Not sure where you’ve seen some of these fresh-faced stars before? Read below to find out.
Camila Mendes
Camila...
- 9/16/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
If Maya Hawke’s name sounds familiar, it’s because she’s been working hard lately. The lovely young actress debuted in 2017 as one of history’s most famous characters. She plays the famous Jo March, who we all know from Little Women. She took on the BBC role, and it was the start she needed to make a name for herself. Of course, we know that Maya Hawke’s parents gave her a couple of names that need no introduction. If you aren’t sure what that means, stay tuned to find out what we mean when we talk about Maya Hawke’s parents. Who
Who Are Maya Hawke’s Parents?...
Who Are Maya Hawke’s Parents?...
- 8/30/2022
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
Actress, musician Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”) the daughter of Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and director Quentin Tarantino’s choice for a new “KillTatijana Shoan Bill” movie, poses for the latest issue of “As If” magazine, photographed by Tatijana Shoan:
Hawke made her screen debut as ‘Jo March’ in the 2017 BBC adaptation of “Little Women”…
… and starred as ‘Robin Buckley’…
“…in the third (2019) and fourth (2022) seasons of the Netflix series “Stranger Things”.
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Hawke made her screen debut as ‘Jo March’ in the 2017 BBC adaptation of “Little Women”…
… and starred as ‘Robin Buckley’…
“…in the third (2019) and fourth (2022) seasons of the Netflix series “Stranger Things”.
Click the images to enlarge.,.
- 7/27/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Actress, musician Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”) the daughter of Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and director Quentin Tarantino’s choice for a new “Kill Bill” movie, poses for the latest issue of “Cultured” magazine:
Hawke made her screen debut as ‘Jo March’ in the 2017 BBC adaptation of “Little Women”…
… and starred as ‘Robin Buckley’ in the third (2019) and fourth (2022) seasons of the Netflix series “Stranger Things”.
Click the images to enlarge.,.
Hawke made her screen debut as ‘Jo March’ in the 2017 BBC adaptation of “Little Women”…
… and starred as ‘Robin Buckley’ in the third (2019) and fourth (2022) seasons of the Netflix series “Stranger Things”.
Click the images to enlarge.,.
- 7/15/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Katharine Hepburn reigned over the big screen for six decades. She made a career out of playing fiercely independent women, from the young, outspoken Jo March in 1933's "Little Women" to the obstinate heiress Tracy Lord in George Cukor's "The Philadelphia Story." When paired with her regular costar Spencer Tracy, Hepburn lit up their scenes together with their off-screen chemistry. Yet at one time the whip-smart actress was considered "box office poison" and had to muster all her self-reliance to mount a comeback.
The term "box office poison" had not existed before the late 1930s, according to Catherine Jurca, author of "Hollywood 1938: Motion...
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The term "box office poison" had not existed before the late 1930s, according to Catherine Jurca, author of "Hollywood 1938: Motion...
The post Why the Legendary Katherine Hepburn Was Declared 'Box Office Poison' appeared first on /Film.
- 7/8/2022
- by Leigh Giangreco
- Slash Film
Actress, musician Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”) the daughter of Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and director Quentin Tarantino’s choice for a new “Kill Bill” movie, poses for the latest issue of “Cultured” magazine:
Hawke made her screen debut as ‘Jo March’ in the 2017 BBC adaptation of “Little Women”…
… and starred as ‘Robin Buckley’ in the third (2019) and fourth (2022) seasons of the Netflix series “Stranger Things”.
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Hawke made her screen debut as ‘Jo March’ in the 2017 BBC adaptation of “Little Women”…
… and starred as ‘Robin Buckley’ in the third (2019) and fourth (2022) seasons of the Netflix series “Stranger Things”.
Click the images to enlarge.,.
- 7/8/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Last year Netflix brought some semblance of light into a dark 2020 with the release of “Bridgerton,” a Regency-era romance series based off the novels by Julia Quinn. The show was stunningly beautiful, both in its cast and costumes, and led to more than a few embarrassed tweets from viewers who didn’t expect its Nsfw sexiness to be something they couldn’t watch alongside grandma. The over year-long wait for Season 2 has raised the stakes while also making audiences say, “Oh, that’s finally coming back.” All of that feels inescapable while watching this new season.
“This is the first chapter in a happy story,” the audience is told by Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley). Kate, her mother, and younger sister Edwina (Charithra Chandran) are new to the ton from India. Edwina hopes to make her debut and find a husband, while Kate seeks financial security for her family. Kate has...
“This is the first chapter in a happy story,” the audience is told by Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley). Kate, her mother, and younger sister Edwina (Charithra Chandran) are new to the ton from India. Edwina hopes to make her debut and find a husband, while Kate seeks financial security for her family. Kate has...
- 3/20/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
The Stranger Things star on viral fame, the challenges of dyslexia, and convincing her actor parents she wanted to follow in their footsteps
New York-born Maya Hawke, 23, began her career in modelling before making her screen debut as Jo March in the BBC’s 2017 adaptation of Little Women. She was Linda “Flowerchild” Kasabian in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and plays Robin in Netflix hit Stranger Things. Hawke now stars in Mainstream, directed and written by Gia Coppola. She lives in New York and is the daughter of actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke.
Your new film Mainstream is a satire on viral fame. Are people too reliant on their mobile phones nowadays?
I’m sure they are, but it would be hypocritical of me to be judgmental because I love my phone. I love that I can go for a walk, put on headphones, listen to Phoebe Bridgers,...
New York-born Maya Hawke, 23, began her career in modelling before making her screen debut as Jo March in the BBC’s 2017 adaptation of Little Women. She was Linda “Flowerchild” Kasabian in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and plays Robin in Netflix hit Stranger Things. Hawke now stars in Mainstream, directed and written by Gia Coppola. She lives in New York and is the daughter of actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke.
Your new film Mainstream is a satire on viral fame. Are people too reliant on their mobile phones nowadays?
I’m sure they are, but it would be hypocritical of me to be judgmental because I love my phone. I love that I can go for a walk, put on headphones, listen to Phoebe Bridgers,...
- 10/31/2021
- by Michael Hogan
- The Guardian - Film News
Today's episode features Kristolyn Lloyd, who most recently starred Jo March in an Off-Broadway Production of Little Women and Princess Faye in Bliss the Musical in Seattle. She is most known for originating the role of Alana Beck in the Tony Award Winning musical Dear Evan Hansen as well as more noticeable roles such as Heather Duke in Heather the Musical Off-Broadway and Dayzee on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
- 10/11/2021
- by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine
- BroadwayWorld.com
Andra Day is very close to making Oscar history in a number of ways for her accomplished work as the title character in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” Notably, she would become only the second Black woman to win Best Actress in the Academy’s 93-year history and one of few actresses to win for their lead acting debut. Additionally, Day could become the first woman to win Best Actress for a role previously nominated in this category for a different film, with her predecessor, Diana Ross, nominated for “Lady Sings the Blues” (1972).
Every instance of women nominated in Best Actress for playing the same character has resulted in a loss. Prior to the now multi-nominated role of Billie Holiday, the Oscars nominated Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland and Lady Gaga as the female leads of the 1937, 1954 and 2018 versions of “A Star Is Born,” Cate Blanchett for playing Queen Elizabeth...
Every instance of women nominated in Best Actress for playing the same character has resulted in a loss. Prior to the now multi-nominated role of Billie Holiday, the Oscars nominated Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland and Lady Gaga as the female leads of the 1937, 1954 and 2018 versions of “A Star Is Born,” Cate Blanchett for playing Queen Elizabeth...
- 4/3/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Patti Smith has launched a new weekly newsletter via Substack.
In an intro letter, Smith said she hoped to use the newsletter to “form an inter-connective body of work for a responsive community.” She plans to post “weekly ruminations, shards of poetry, music, and musings on whatever subject finds its way from thought to pen, news of the mind, pieces of this world, free to all.”
There will also be a subscriber tier, through which Smith will release a new serial, The Melting, every Tuesday (the first few installments will...
In an intro letter, Smith said she hoped to use the newsletter to “form an inter-connective body of work for a responsive community.” She plans to post “weekly ruminations, shards of poetry, music, and musings on whatever subject finds its way from thought to pen, news of the mind, pieces of this world, free to all.”
There will also be a subscriber tier, through which Smith will release a new serial, The Melting, every Tuesday (the first few installments will...
- 3/31/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
One of the last Best Actress Oscar contenders hoping to sing her way into the field of five nominees is Andra Day in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” The Grammy-nominated songstress could become the latest big-screen newcomer to land an Oscar nomination, but she wouldn’t be the first to be recognized for lighting up the screen as the jazz legend known as Lady Day. Diana Ross famously made her film debut with an Oscar-nominated portrayal of Holiday in “Lady Sings the Blues” (1972). Should Day get a nom as well, it would mark the fifth time one character has produced multiple Best Actress nominations for different films.
Ross’ performance earned her a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer, but she would go on to lose the Oscar to another diva, Liza Minnelli in “Cabaret.” “Lady Sings the Blues” was a traditional biopic about Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth...
Ross’ performance earned her a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer, but she would go on to lose the Oscar to another diva, Liza Minnelli in “Cabaret.” “Lady Sings the Blues” was a traditional biopic about Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth...
- 1/30/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Netflix's Bridgerton has its very own 19th-century Gossip Girl, and Lady Whistledown, as she's called, is voiced by none other than the one-and-only Julie Andrews. Lady Whistledown narrates the entire series, and people know her as the omnipotent author behind the scandal sheets that circulate around town. She knows everything about everyone - and no, she doesn't turn out to be a male ghostwriter like Dan Humphrey. Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) makes it her personal mission to unmask the mysterious lady, failing to realize that she's been so close to London's source of piping hot tea. Lady Whistledown, dear reader, turns out to be Eloise's dear friend Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan).
Lady Whistledown knows all. What's special about her scandal sheets is that she doesn't just post rumors. Her stories are indeed factual and true. She even spills the tea on Marina Thompson's (Ruby Barker) secret pregnancy, a reveal with,...
Lady Whistledown knows all. What's special about her scandal sheets is that she doesn't just post rumors. Her stories are indeed factual and true. She even spills the tea on Marina Thompson's (Ruby Barker) secret pregnancy, a reveal with,...
- 12/25/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
With the home-schooling battles and triumphs (hopefully) several weeks in the past, perhaps it’s time that the “wee ones” were rewarded with a (virtual) trip to the movies, jumping from their computer (and laptop and iPad) screens to the big living room flat-screen. The Trolls and the Scooby Gang arrived and mostly departed by the last big holiday. So what’s up for this holiday, the Fourth of July (aside from the neighbors blasting their fireworks all through dark night skies)? The “Mouse House’ is going to “ride out” the pandemic into the Fall, when we may get to view this year’s second Pixar feature (Onward squeezed in right before the shut-down), Soul. Perhaps the small set would enjoy a flick based off of a recent classic, but featuring a mostly flesh and blood human cast. If that’s the case then they should get ready for a...
- 6/30/2020
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
So, who’s ready for a nostalgic hop across the pond? But really, after a couple of months lockdown, who’s not up for that? And what kind of nostalgia, any particular decade? Why let’s bounce back to the wild, weird 1990s. Oh really? Now I know how my folks felt when we went crazy for the 50’s back in the late 70s. But there’s one thing all those eras have in common: rock n’ roll, or the more encompassing “pop music”. Toss in lotsa’ family drama, some “coming of age” angst, and a smidgen of snoggin’ and you’ve got this flick’s recipe. Actually it’s more of an instructions guide, but don’t let the title lure you into thinking that it’s a reboot (or “re-imagining”) of the John Hughes teen fantasy Weird Science. Nope, that’s not the gist of this self-empowerment manual...
- 5/8/2020
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Greta Gerwig’s fresh, unique and modern adaptation of the timeless Louisa May Alcott masterpiece Little Women comes home on Digital March 10 and Blu-ray and DVD April 7 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The Blu-ray, DVD and digital releases will take viewers even deeper into the beloved story of Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth with over 45 minutes of fascinating bonus features. See how Writer/Director Greta Gerwig led this modern adaptation of a literary classic with a magnificent new cast, incredible art direction, elaborate costumes, set pieces and how she took inspiration from the real-life Orchard House where Louisa May Alcott lived and wrote Little Women.
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life.
The Blu-ray, DVD and digital releases will take viewers even deeper into the beloved story of Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth with over 45 minutes of fascinating bonus features. See how Writer/Director Greta Gerwig led this modern adaptation of a literary classic with a magnificent new cast, incredible art direction, elaborate costumes, set pieces and how she took inspiration from the real-life Orchard House where Louisa May Alcott lived and wrote Little Women.
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life.
- 3/24/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
1917 (Sam Mendes)
War is a cataclysm that scars everything in its proximity. From the bodies and psyches of the people who must fight in it, to the towns and cities that happen to be in its wake, down to the very land itself, the churn of battle destroys everything without remorse, consideration, or mercy. No movie interested in exploring the realities of war avoids these facts, but it is possible that no film in recent memory evidences this truth better than 1917. – Brian R. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Big Time Adolescence (Jason Orley)
Everyone knows that one person from high school who is...
1917 (Sam Mendes)
War is a cataclysm that scars everything in its proximity. From the bodies and psyches of the people who must fight in it, to the towns and cities that happen to be in its wake, down to the very land itself, the churn of battle destroys everything without remorse, consideration, or mercy. No movie interested in exploring the realities of war avoids these facts, but it is possible that no film in recent memory evidences this truth better than 1917. – Brian R. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Big Time Adolescence (Jason Orley)
Everyone knows that one person from high school who is...
- 3/13/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The cast of Little Women had quite a bit of fun with each other behind-the-scenes.
In a People exclusive clip selected by writer and director Greta Gerwig, the cast is seen doing makeup and hair tests for their characters while doing all sorts of silly things.
After also starring in Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird, Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet look plenty comfortable goofing around on tape as Jo March and Laurie Laurence.
Ronan also has some fun with Emma Watson, who played her older sister Meg in the movie. The clip ends with snippets of Laura Dern and Eliza Scanlen in character,...
In a People exclusive clip selected by writer and director Greta Gerwig, the cast is seen doing makeup and hair tests for their characters while doing all sorts of silly things.
After also starring in Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird, Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet look plenty comfortable goofing around on tape as Jo March and Laurie Laurence.
Ronan also has some fun with Emma Watson, who played her older sister Meg in the movie. The clip ends with snippets of Laura Dern and Eliza Scanlen in character,...
- 3/9/2020
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Culver City, Calif. – Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Greta Gerwig’s fresh, unique and modern adaptation of the timeless Louisa May Alcott masterpiece Little Women comes home on Digital March 10 and Blu-ray and DVD April 7 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray, DVD and digital releases will take viewers even deeper into the beloved story of Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth with over 45 minutes of fascinating bonus features. See how Writer/Director Greta Gerwig led this modern adaptation of a literary classic with a magnificent new cast, incredible art direction, elaborate costumes, set pieces and how she took inspiration from the real-life Orchard House where Louisa May Alcott lived and wrote Little Women.
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March,...
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March,...
- 2/11/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Every time I’ve wandered into a department store in the past decade or so, I inevitably run into a display of sassy, glittering shirts emblazoned with aggressively empowering phrases — “Feminist,” “Girl Boss,” “The Future Is Female” — aimed at teenagers and millennial women like me. Corporate feminism like this tends to smooth the edges off the movement’s radicalism by frantically waving pink pompoms in our faces, turning the idea of “girl power” into an aesthetic. It’s not overall a terrible thing to promote encouraging messages in the name of equality, or something like it. But one side effect of being so blatantly pandered to, with the endgame of getting us to buy what they’re selling, is a bone-deep, irritated exhaustion.
This is how I felt watching the Oscars this year. It was nice, in theory, for Steve Martin and Chris Rock to acknowledge the fact that women...
This is how I felt watching the Oscars this year. It was nice, in theory, for Steve Martin and Chris Rock to acknowledge the fact that women...
- 2/10/2020
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Little Women movie review is here. The coming of age period drama written and directed by Greta Gerwig is said to be the seventh film adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott.
Nominated in six categories at the 92nd Academy Awards that includes best picture, best actress (Ronan), best supporting actress (Pugh), and best-adapted screenplay, The movie stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timoth?e Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper, and Meryl Streep. Does it fulfills the expectations and stays true with the hype?. Let?s find out in the movie review of Little Women.
Immediate reaction when the end credits roll
Every generation deserves Little Women and Greta Gerwig?s retelling of this 1868 classic by Louisa May Alcott may be non-linear but it?s preciously seamless.
The Story of Little Women
It?s...
Nominated in six categories at the 92nd Academy Awards that includes best picture, best actress (Ronan), best supporting actress (Pugh), and best-adapted screenplay, The movie stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timoth?e Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper, and Meryl Streep. Does it fulfills the expectations and stays true with the hype?. Let?s find out in the movie review of Little Women.
Immediate reaction when the end credits roll
Every generation deserves Little Women and Greta Gerwig?s retelling of this 1868 classic by Louisa May Alcott may be non-linear but it?s preciously seamless.
The Story of Little Women
It?s...
- 2/5/2020
- GlamSham
We knew this was going to happen. By Oscar Sunday, if not before, Greta Gerwig’s feature revival of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women will cross $100 million at the domestic box office, a huge 33% surge in its domestic tally since notching six Oscar nominations on January 13 including Best Picture.
While Gerwig already demonstrated her flair for sophisticated fare coming off the five-time Oscar-nominated Lady Bird three years ago, Little Women just shows the commercial success the filmmaker can spur by giving classics a modern spin. That was the absolute sell in this nth remake of the late 19th century period tale about Jo March and her sisters who plot for a better life outside their snowy Massachusetts home. More upside: a box office hit like this for Gerwig further makes her a brand name among female moviegoers. While she was overlooked in the Directing category at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars,...
While Gerwig already demonstrated her flair for sophisticated fare coming off the five-time Oscar-nominated Lady Bird three years ago, Little Women just shows the commercial success the filmmaker can spur by giving classics a modern spin. That was the absolute sell in this nth remake of the late 19th century period tale about Jo March and her sisters who plot for a better life outside their snowy Massachusetts home. More upside: a box office hit like this for Gerwig further makes her a brand name among female moviegoers. While she was overlooked in the Directing category at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars,...
- 2/4/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Because of the rigid voting rules for the Oscars, Greta Gerwig was not able to vote for herself for best director for “Little Women.” When Gerwig was asked to be a member of the Academy in 2016, she was invited as an actor, and therefore that’s the sole branch in which she votes — even after a year when she wrote and directed a movie that ended up being nominated for best picture.
Gerwig remembers this Academy oddity while discussing not being nominated in the director category, an omission that was widely perceived, by everyone from Hillary Clinton to the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” to be the single biggest snub of this year’s nominations. Though Gerwig says she had no expectations of being nominated, “there was clearly a chance,” she says with a laugh. “There’s probably a handful of votes that went that way. I mean, mine did — oh no,...
Gerwig remembers this Academy oddity while discussing not being nominated in the director category, an omission that was widely perceived, by everyone from Hillary Clinton to the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” to be the single biggest snub of this year’s nominations. Though Gerwig says she had no expectations of being nominated, “there was clearly a chance,” she says with a laugh. “There’s probably a handful of votes that went that way. I mean, mine did — oh no,...
- 2/4/2020
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Last week, a girlfriend asked me to join her for a 10:55 a.m. screening of “Little Women,” and I jumped at the chance. From the opening shot I was beguiled; the performances, the cinematography, the costumes, New England in all four glorious seasons, the love between these sisters who were familiar and yet altogether new — vibrant, modern, alive. My face hurt from smiling.
And then something peculiar happened.
Several minutes into the film, Jo March (played by a scintillating Saoirse Ronan) finds herself in a beer hall when a festive dance number materializes. She’s immediately swept up in the revelry, and the scene is so electric, you can’t help but feel that you are there. Winding and weaving through the crowd, the energy palpable, a blur of joyous faces. It brings to mind the steerage party scene in “Titanic,”. Such merriment and levity, it pulls you outside of yourself,...
And then something peculiar happened.
Several minutes into the film, Jo March (played by a scintillating Saoirse Ronan) finds herself in a beer hall when a festive dance number materializes. She’s immediately swept up in the revelry, and the scene is so electric, you can’t help but feel that you are there. Winding and weaving through the crowd, the energy palpable, a blur of joyous faces. It brings to mind the steerage party scene in “Titanic,”. Such merriment and levity, it pulls you outside of yourself,...
- 1/30/2020
- by Robinne Lee
- The Wrap
A version of this story about Greta Gerwig, Amy Pascal and “Little Women” first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine.
In the 92-year history of the Academy Awards, 559 films have been nominated for Best Picture — and .5% of those, a grand total of three films, have been written, directed and produced solely by women. They are “The Piano” in 1994, “Winter’s Bone” in 2010 and this year’s “Little Women,” written and directed by Greta Gerwig and produced by Amy Pascal.
“We didn’t know about that statistic before it happened — but when someone told us, it meant a lot to both of us,” Pascal said a few days after the nominations, in which “Little Women” received a total of six. “It’s a big deal,” Gerwig added. “Very exciting and very meaningful to me.”
Leading up to the nominations, some fans of Gerwig’s adventurous...
In the 92-year history of the Academy Awards, 559 films have been nominated for Best Picture — and .5% of those, a grand total of three films, have been written, directed and produced solely by women. They are “The Piano” in 1994, “Winter’s Bone” in 2010 and this year’s “Little Women,” written and directed by Greta Gerwig and produced by Amy Pascal.
“We didn’t know about that statistic before it happened — but when someone told us, it meant a lot to both of us,” Pascal said a few days after the nominations, in which “Little Women” received a total of six. “It’s a big deal,” Gerwig added. “Very exciting and very meaningful to me.”
Leading up to the nominations, some fans of Gerwig’s adventurous...
- 1/30/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Great movies always speak directly to the here and now regardless of their actual settings. Taken together, six of 2019’s best-picture nominees manage to survey still-potent American themes across the span of the past century and a half.
“Little Women” is set during the Civil War, and while the adaptation, like Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel, takes place far from those bloody battlegrounds, writer-director Greta Gerwig wants us to remember that all women were struggling for their own agency back then — and that the struggle continues on to this day. Most film versions of the Alcott classic, including a 1933 best picture nominee, fade in on a snow-covered country home and the four March girls’ readiness for Christmas. Gerwig’s “Little Women” fades in on a bustling city street, and an older Jo March’s readiness to play hardball with a (male) publisher. The filmmaker is signaling an interest in...
“Little Women” is set during the Civil War, and while the adaptation, like Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel, takes place far from those bloody battlegrounds, writer-director Greta Gerwig wants us to remember that all women were struggling for their own agency back then — and that the struggle continues on to this day. Most film versions of the Alcott classic, including a 1933 best picture nominee, fade in on a snow-covered country home and the four March girls’ readiness for Christmas. Gerwig’s “Little Women” fades in on a bustling city street, and an older Jo March’s readiness to play hardball with a (male) publisher. The filmmaker is signaling an interest in...
- 1/30/2020
- by Bob Verini
- Variety Film + TV
Greta Gerwig’s remake of the classic is a clever balance of staying true to Louisa May Alcott and updating her feminism
This article contains spoilers
Greta Gerwig embarked upon her remake of Little Women with fanatical attention to detail. She took the cast on tours of Louisa May Alcott’s home in Concord, Massachusetts, and wangled the budget to shoot the film nearby. She gave her actors extracurricular reading to get into character. She even had Alcott’s and her own birth charts compared (Gerwig is probably the only director who could say something so wafty and not make me pull a muscle rolling my eyes).
Clearly, she had also anticipated the resistance that her Little Women would engender: a film about women’s domestic lives remade at a time when it seems as if the greatest accolade available to female directors and actors is helming a superhero movie...
This article contains spoilers
Greta Gerwig embarked upon her remake of Little Women with fanatical attention to detail. She took the cast on tours of Louisa May Alcott’s home in Concord, Massachusetts, and wangled the budget to shoot the film nearby. She gave her actors extracurricular reading to get into character. She even had Alcott’s and her own birth charts compared (Gerwig is probably the only director who could say something so wafty and not make me pull a muscle rolling my eyes).
Clearly, she had also anticipated the resistance that her Little Women would engender: a film about women’s domestic lives remade at a time when it seems as if the greatest accolade available to female directors and actors is helming a superhero movie...
- 1/29/2020
- by Laura Snapes
- The Guardian - Film News
Jo March and Vito Corleone have nothing in common besides being iconic literary and film figures, but they may soon have some shared Oscar history. If Greta Gerwig wins Best Adapted Screenplay, as our odds are forecasting, “Little Women” would join “The Godfather” as two-time Oscar-winning source material.
Mario Puzo‘s seminal 1969 crime novel “The Godfather” is the only work thus far that has yielded multiple Best Adapted Screenplay victories. Along with Francis Ford Coppola, the author adapted his signature book into screenplays for “The Godfather” (1972) and “The Godfather Part II” (1974), and they became two of seven people to win the category a record two times. “The Godfather” is the only franchise to have multiple wins as well.
Harry Seagall‘s play “Heaven Can Wait” came close to producing two wins: Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller prevailed for their 1941 adaptation, “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” but Warren Beatty and Elaine May lost for their 1978 version,...
Mario Puzo‘s seminal 1969 crime novel “The Godfather” is the only work thus far that has yielded multiple Best Adapted Screenplay victories. Along with Francis Ford Coppola, the author adapted his signature book into screenplays for “The Godfather” (1972) and “The Godfather Part II” (1974), and they became two of seven people to win the category a record two times. “The Godfather” is the only franchise to have multiple wins as well.
Harry Seagall‘s play “Heaven Can Wait” came close to producing two wins: Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller prevailed for their 1941 adaptation, “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” but Warren Beatty and Elaine May lost for their 1978 version,...
- 1/28/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Tom Hanks. Elton John. “Little Women.” Quentin Tarantino.
Bet you think I’m about to talk about this year’s Oscar nominees. . . However, this is a flashback to a ceremony 25 years ago that looks a little similar to this year’s lineup. Let’s take a look back at the Academy Awards hosted by David Letterman in March, 1995.
SEEOscar Best Actor Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
Life indeed can be “like a box of chocolates” and you “never know what you’re going to get,” but I doubt that Hanks expected to be the second actor in the Academy’s history to win the Best Actor trophy two years in a row. A year after winning the statue for his moving performance as an HIV-positive lawyer in “Philadelphia,” Hanks snagged it again as the naive but kind-hearted Forrest Gump. It had been 56 years since Spencer Tracy won his...
Bet you think I’m about to talk about this year’s Oscar nominees. . . However, this is a flashback to a ceremony 25 years ago that looks a little similar to this year’s lineup. Let’s take a look back at the Academy Awards hosted by David Letterman in March, 1995.
SEEOscar Best Actor Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
Life indeed can be “like a box of chocolates” and you “never know what you’re going to get,” but I doubt that Hanks expected to be the second actor in the Academy’s history to win the Best Actor trophy two years in a row. A year after winning the statue for his moving performance as an HIV-positive lawyer in “Philadelphia,” Hanks snagged it again as the naive but kind-hearted Forrest Gump. It had been 56 years since Spencer Tracy won his...
- 1/27/2020
- by Susan Pennington
- Gold Derby
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