New this week: ‘White Noise,’ 21 Savage and Kennedy Honors
December 26, 2022 GMTHere’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— Don DeLillo's 1985 novel “White Noise” has long been said to be “unfilmable." But Noah Baumbach's energetic movie, streaming Friday on Netflix, makes a spirited argument for its adaptation.
Q&A: Baumbach finds a cinematic playground in ‘White Noise’
December 21, 2022 GMTIt was early in the pandemic when filmmaker Noah Baumbach, for the first time in his career, found himself wondering what he was going to do next.
Review: Back to DeLillo’s doomed future in ‘White Noise’
November 22, 2022 GMTLike Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel, the heart of Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” is in the supermarket. There, in the gleaming aisles of neatly arranged cereal boxes and produce, DeLillo found America’s church: an over-lit spectacle of abundance and artificiality.
For Noah Baumbach, ‘White Noise’ is about life and death
August 31, 2022 GMTVENICE, Italy (AP) — Noah Baumbach started re-reading Don DeLillo’s “White Noise” in the early days of the pandemic. The 1985 novel, a biting satire about a blended middle-class family in suburban America, didn’t feel like a period piece.
Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’ to open New York Film Festival
August 2, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — In addition to opening this month's Venice Film Festival, Noah Baumbach's adaptation of Don DeLillo's “White Noise” will also kick off the 60th New York Film Festival.
Film at Lincoln Center, which puts on the annual New York festival, announced Tuesday that “White Noise” will launch this year's edition on Sept.
Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’ to open Venice Film Festival
July 25, 2022 GMTDirector Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise” has been selected to open the Venice International Film Festival in August, festival director Alberto Barbera said Monday.
For Vicky Krieps, life and art blend on ‘Bergman Island’
October 14, 2021 GMTVicky Krieps was not Mia Hansen-Løve's first choice to star in “ Bergman Island.” She wasn’t the second, third or 12th choice either because the role of Chris, a filmmaker who goes on a writing retreat to Fårö with her filmmaker husband, already belonged to Greta Gerwig.
Issa Rae: Movie academy ‘needs to do better’ on diversity
January 15, 2020 GMTPASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Issa Rae's quick comment after five men were announced as Oscar nominees for best director was spur of the moment, but for many captured the lack of diversity among this year's nominees...
DirectorsSoMale: Oscar noms slammed for lack of diversity
January 14, 2020 GMTActress Issa Rae was ready with her quip, as if she had predicted the Oscar nominations that were announced Monday...
Here we go again: #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars
January 13, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Once again, it was #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars.
"Congratulations to those men," said presenter Issa Rae pointedly, after the announcement of an all-male directors slate...
‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind
January 12, 2020 GMTFemale filmmakers were shut out, “Parasite” made history and “Joker” edged out “The Irishman," “1917” and “Once Upon a Time ...
Study finds 2019 was a ‘banner year’ for female filmmakers
January 2, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Lulu Wang, Lorene Scafaria, Melina Matsoukas and Greta Gerwig led Hollywood to a record year for women in the director’s chair...
Review: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ is a new classic
December 16, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — There is a wild urgency to Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” that hardly seems possible for a film based on a 150-year-old book...
Greta Gerwig on making ‘Little Women’ ‘at the speed of life’
December 12, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The first movie Greta Gerwig saw in a theater was “Muppets Take Manhattan.” When it was over, her parents momentarily couldn’t find her...
‘Once Upon a Time,’ ‘Portrait’ top AP’s 2019 best films list
December 5, 2019 GMTAssociated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle name their choices for the best films of 2019...
AFI names ‘Joker,’ ‘Jojo’ among top 10 films of the year
December 4, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The American Film Institute on Wednesday named its top 10 movies of the year, including Todd Phillips' comic-book sensation “Joker,” Taika Waititi's World War II romp “Jojo Rabbit” and Lulu Wang's family drama “The Farewell...
Stars advocate for progress at honorary Oscars event
October 28, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Inequality in the film industry got a high-profile spotlight at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 11th annual Governors Awards, where Cherokee actor Wes Studi, Italian director Lina Wertmüller and filmmaker David Lynch all received honorary Oscars on Sunday...
Gerwig talks ‘Little Women’ for academy’s women initiative
October 2, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — With a new awards season underway, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hosted a luncheon Wednesday supporting female filmmakers and celebrating the women behind Greta Gerwig’s upcoming “Little Women...
Scarlett Johansson stands by Woody Allen: ‘I believe him’
September 4, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Scarlett Johansson says she's standing by Woody Allen because, "I believe him."
Much of Hollywood has distanced itself from the filmmaker since the MeToo movement prompted a re-examination of child sexual abuse allegations from his now-grown daughter, Dylan.
Review: ‘Mid90s’ is a nostalgia trip without a destination
October 24, 2018 GMTA year after Greta Gerwig's "Lady Bird" comes another actor-turned-director's memory-inspired California-set coming-of-age tale from the boutique film studio A24...
Stars let loose at Oscar parties marking awards season’s end
March 5, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Greta Gerwig screamed with delight and relief as she hugged a group of friends once she got into the Vanity Fair Oscar party...
The Oscars’ most intimate celebrity moments occur off-camera
March 5, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — There are cameras everywhere at the Academy Awards, but some of the most intimate celebrity moments at the show still manage to escape the lens...
Strong metals or soft pinks dominated the Oscar red carpet
March 5, 2018 GMTOn a night featuring real-life heroines, many actresses went for something strong and bold on the Oscar red carpet — something metallic...
Mostly male Oscar nominees reflect dearth of women in film
March 3, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Awards voters made history this year when they nominated Rachel Morrison for the cinematography Oscar — the first woman so recognized in the organization's 90 years...
Boseman, Haddish, Gerwig, Nanjiani among Oscars presenters
February 16, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman, "Girls Trip" breakout star Tiffany Haddish, "Lady Bird" author Greta Gerwig and "The Big Sick" co-writer and actor Kumail Nanjiani are set to appear at the 90th annual Academy Awards...
In Oscars best-director nominees, a wealth of milestones
February 9, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — There's not an Academy Awards category this year that doesn't feature some element of exciting new talent, captivating backstories or the possibility of an Oscar landmark victory...
Jokes, and selfies with Kobe Bryant, at Oscar nominees lunch
February 6, 2018 GMTBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Oscar nominees' luncheon is like an exclusive clubhouse where every member is an outstanding artist and film super-fan...
High Fives and a black eye: Scenes from Oscar Nominees Lunch
February 6, 2018 GMTBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Oscar nominees luncheon brings together A-listers and rising stars — artists from every aspect of filmmaking — for an afternoon of celebration and mutual fandom...
In Oscar nominations, fresh voices lead the way
January 23, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Academy Awards showered outsiders, on screen and off, with milestone-setting nominations that celebrated Guillermo del Toro's full-hearted ode to outcasts "The Shape of Water," embraced first-time filmmakers like Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele, and made "Mudbound" director of photography Rachel Morrison the first woman ever nominated for best cinematography...
‘I am truly honored’: Reaction to the Oscar nominations
January 23, 2018 GMTReaction to the Oscar nominations announced Tuesday:
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"When I think about the women who have been writers and directors before me, and watching their work and what they've done, they're the reason I had the courage to do this...
‘Wonder Woman’ is left hanging and 8 other Oscar surprises
January 23, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — It is a mathematical impossibility for a group of Oscar nominations to please everyone, but this year came pretty close with meaningful love for "Get Out," ''Lady Bird" and "Phantom Thread," and the history-making nomination of "Mudbound" director of photography Rachel Morrison, who became the first woman to ever be nominated for cinematography...