Saturday, April 19, 2025

Chasing the Gold: Awards Analysis

Chasing the Gold: BAFTA Longlists, ASC, and a Cinematography Deep Dive

A few days ago, BAFTA’s longlists provided critical new data on the Oscar race. Seven of the titles I’d penciled in for Best Cinematography made the first round of cuts: The Brutalist,...

Chasing The Gold: Feature: Brady Corbet: Building Monuments in ‘The Brutalist’

Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold devoted the better part of seven years of their lives to the epic immigrant drama The Brutalist. Nadine Whitney attended a group interview with Brady, who meditated...

Chasing the Gold: ASC Predictions

*written and submitted before BAFTA longlist announcement At least fifteen films currently appear viable for a Best Cinematography nomination at the 97th Academy Awards. Since 2010, about 53% of the category’s nominees received...

Chasing The Gold: Capturing the Hypnotic Power Dynamic of ‘Babygirl’

While this piece won’t outright spoil anything, those wanting to go in blindly to Halina Reijn’s latest film, Babygirl, may want to consider bookmarking and returning upon seeing how the film concludes.  There’s...

Chasing the Gold: Can ‘Blitz’ Crash Best Sound?

The most jarring opening scene from a film this year comes in Steve McQueen’s Blitz. There was a rush of sirens, the loud hiss of water bursting out of a hose to...

Chasing The Gold: A New Contender Emerges in Best Supporting Actor, Questions Remain

More awards and nominees are announced daily, making who will ultimately earn a nomination more explicit. However, there are still a few people, some of whom have been performing well and others...

Chasing the Gold: Best Actress is Poised for Another Historic Nomination

Every crop of new Oscar nominees comes with a fresh batch of statistics and records. Many are firsts. Last year Lily Gladstone became the first Native American performer to be nominated for...

Interview: Chasing The Gold: Jason Reitman On the Chaos and Creativity of Putting On a Show in ‘Saturday Night’

Jason Reitman probably knows better than most what it’s like to be around comedians. As the son of Ivan Reitman, the director of such works as Stripes, Ghostbusters, Meatballs and the producer...

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