Origin
"West Side Story," "Losing Ground," and more favorite films from the director behind "13" and "Queen Sugar."
Box Office
The January Box Office Slump Continues with Little Relief in Sight, as Top 6 Order Remains Unchanged
"Poor Things" returned to the Top 10, Queen rocked IMAX, and "Origin" opened nationwide.
Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast
“You have to spend time with the actors that you are asking to do anything.”
Awards
The 2024 AAFCA Awards winners include a trio of big titles, which all won in categories similar to Best Picture.
Consider This
"We thought that the path with 'Origin' was going to be much easier," the recent Oscar nominee told IndieWire of her new film with Ava DuVernay. "And it is not turning out that way."
"I wish she felt the recognition and praise that swirls around her peers in big studio films," DuVernay captioned a video of Ellis-Taylor handing out flyers for the film at an AMC theater.
Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Vera Farmiga, Nick Offerman, Finn Wittrock, and Connie Nielsen co-star.
Weekend Box Office
"Poor Things," "Origin," and "Anselm" exceeded expectations, while "Renaissance" fell short.
Venice
Venice: DuVernay's adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" comes across as a misguided riff on the "Eat Pray Love" formula.
First Teaser
The film is inspired by the work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson and will be released theatrically later this year.
The ten-episode series, starring Natalia Tena and Tom Felton, debuts next month.
