The BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Best Director weren’t the only gongs that Nomadland and its director Chloe Zhao picked up this past weekend, as the filmmaker was also honoured with the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film at the 2021 Directors Guild Awards. Chinese-born filmmaker Zhao is the first woman […]
Awards favourite Nomadland heading straight to Disney+ in the UK
Many films are having to do the release window shuffle, and now it has been announced that festival favourite and awards frontrunner Nomadland is heading straight to Disney+ in the UK. Screen Daily reports that the Frances McDormand vehicle will be made available to cinemas once they’re able to open, which won’t be anytime before […]
Movie Review – Nomadland (2020)
Nomadland, 2020. Written and Directed by Chloé Zhao. Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Bob Wells, Tay Strathairn, Swankie, Derek Endres, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier, Angela Reyes, Carl R. Hughes, Douglas G. Soul, Ryan Aquino, Teresa Buchanan, Karie Lynn McDermott Wilder, Brandy Wilber, Makenzie Etcheverry, Annette Wells, and Rachel Bannon. SYNOPSIS: Follows a woman […]
Chloe Zhao to give Dracula a “futuristic, sci-fi Western” spin for Universal
Vampires is an ever-evolving genre of horror films, specifically the story of the iconic blood-sucker Dracula. We’ve seen Bram Stoker’s iconic character adapted with modern action reboots, Francis Ford Coppola dramas, and arthouse classics, and Universal Pictures and filmmaker Chloe Zhao are now taking this story in a brand new direction. The director behind Nomadland […]
Frances McDormand stars in new trailer for Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland
Searchlight Pictures has released a new poster and trailer for director Chloe Zhao’s new drama Nomadland which star Frances McDormand as Fern, a woman who packs up her van and embarks on a journey through the American West after she loses everything during the Great Recession; check out the poster and trailer here… Following the […]
Chloe Zhao opens up about writing Marvel’s Eternals
While cousin Kaz and Ryan Firpo are currently credited as the writers for Marvel Studios’ Eternals, that looks to change according to the film’s director Chloe Zhao. During a recent interview with Margaret Gardiner (via The Playlist), Zhao spoke about tackling the superhero film, which meant taking over the script. “I am the writer on […]
Why Nomadland Misses the Mark | Video Review
Nomadland, 2020. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Charlene Swankie, and Bob Wells. A frontrunner at the upcoming Academy Awards, Nomadland has critics buzzing. But our host EJ Moreno doesn’t connect with the film and why dives into all the reasons why. With its mixed messages concerning capitalism and the […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Nomadland
Nomadland, 2020. Co-written and directed by Chloé Zhao. Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Charlene Swankie, and Bob Wells. SYNOPSIS: Follows a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad. Chloé Zhao’s third feature comfortably catapults her […]
Marvel’s Eternals director says the film will have manga influences
The upcoming Marvel Studios film Eternals will have manga influences according to its director Chloé Zhao. MCU fans are eager to dive deep into the next phase of the franchise and Eternals is one of the films looking to explore some exciting new territory. As you would expect, not too much is being given away […]
Movie Review – The Rider (2018)
The Rider, 2018. Written and Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Lane Scott, Terri Dawn Pourier, Tanner Langdeau, James Calhoon, Cat Clifford, and Derrick Janis. SYNOPSIS: After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man […]
