Oscar Directors: Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) Feels Awards Make Filmmakers “More Insecure”

Östlund won his first Palme for The Square in 2017 and then again in 2022 for Triangle of Sadness.

Holdovers, The: Screenwriter David Hemingson on Bringing Humor to Sad Moments

A scene in Alexander Payne’s 1970-set dramedy, The Holdovers, which is nominated for Best Picture and other Oscars, shows a reluctant friendship built among three lonely people stuck at a bleak New England boarding school over Christmas break.

Oscar Directors: Van Sant, Gus (Good Will Hunting,” “Milk”)–Looking Back on his 40-Year-Careee

Van Sant was asked: Would Sean Penn portray Harvey Milk if you made “Milk” today? 

Oscar Actors: Portman, Natalie–on her Dream Role (and Next Nomination?) in “May December”

“How you see the characters with Samy Burch’s writing, where it switches as soon as you think you know something about them”–Natalie Portman

Parthenope: Interview with Italian Director Paolo Sorrentino (“Great Beauty,” Hand of God”) Sorrentino (Cannes Film Fest 2024)

Parthenope, an epic spanning several decades, is Sorrentino’s first female-centric film.