Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023

There are always a few big surprises and heartbreaks come the morning of Oscar nominations, as much as awards strategists try to mitigate those. But the batch of nominees for the 95th Academy Awards seemed to have more than its fair share of shockers, good and bad.

Here are some of the...

Monday, Jan. 16, 2023

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has unveiled the winners of the 14th annual AAFCA Awards honoring outstanding achievement in film.  “The Woman King,” “Till,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” each won two AAFCA Awards with “The Woman...

Friday, Jan. 6, 2023

It’s already been an eventful awards season for Gina Prince-Bythewood. On the strength of her epic feature The Woman King (Sony’s TriStar Pictures), she earned a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Director. This came after Prince-Bythewood won the Agnes Varda Award for Directing...

Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023

One cinematographer recently made history when her work was honored by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.

Another DP’s historic accomplishment still stands as she is currently the only woman to be a member of both the American Society of Cinematographers and the British...

Friday, Jan. 6, 2023

Aristotle famously wrote, “The more you know, the more you realize you don’t know.”

This applies to the most accomplished artists as reflected in the awards coverage in this issue of SHOOT. Gina Prince-Bythewood, lauded for directing The Woman King, shared that she...

Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022

Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount's " Smile " topped the North American charts with $22 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, leaving Billy Eichner's rom-com "Bros" in the dust.

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Monday, Sep. 26, 2022

After off-screen drama threatened to consume Olivia Wilde's "Don't Worry Darling," the Warner Bros. release opened No. 1 at the box office, debuting with $19.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, "Don't Worry Darling" was...

Sunday, Sep. 18, 2022

The Viola Davis-led action epic " The Woman King " easily conquered the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters, against a crowded market of new releases. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, surpassed expectations and earned $19 million in ticket sales, according to...

Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022

When Viola Davis, sculpted and hardened from months of training, first stood in the full garb of the Agojie warrior women, with her bare feet in the African sand, it was the culmination of not just the years-long push to make "The Woman King," but of a lifelong battle.

"It was sort of...

Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2022

After two editions much diminished by the pandemic, the 47th Toronto International Film Festival is set to roar back to life beginning Thursday with a lineup crowded with much-anticipated titles, including Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans," Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" and...

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