With the Golden Globes shunned this year, Hollywood came out in force last night for the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which celebrated the best in film and television performances from the past twelve months across fifteen categories. Big winners on the night included CODA, which received the coveted Outstanding Performance by a Cast […]
Shaun’s Top 50 Films of 2021
Shaun Munro presents his top 50 films of 2021… And like that, 2021 has come to a close. While hardly heralding cinema’s great return at the box office, the past 12 months have seen the industry inch closer to something approaching “normality,” even as mid-budget films largely seemed to enjoy much greater success streaming at […]
Exclusive Interview – Marlee Matlin on CODA
Marlee Matlin has won an Oscar, been nominated on numerous occasions for an Emmy, and has a Golden Globe under her belt. She is a campaigner against domestic abuse, an activist for the Deaf community and has forged an eclectic career in television and on film. CODA takes that passion and applies to a subject […]
Movie Review – CODA (2021)
CODA, 2021. Directed by Sian Heder Starring Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Amy Forsyth and Eugenio Derbez. SYNOPSIS: Ruby (Emilia Jones) works in the family fishing business, balancing her ambitions with commitments closer to home. As a CODA, she bridges the divide for her mother, father and brother between her and the […]
Exclusive Interview – Emilia Jones on CODA
At nineteen years old few people could be called prolific, let alone professionally poised on film. Thankfully, Emilia Jones is not like everybody else. Having made her small screen debut in The House of Anubis at nine, she went on to work with Dennis Kelly for Utopia and Ben Wheatley in High-Rise. From there films […]
Movie Review – CODA (2021)
Coda, 2021. Written and Directed by Sian Heder. Starring Emilia Jones, Eugenio Derbez, Troy Kotsur, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin, Amy Forsyth, Kevin Chapman, John Fiore, Erica McDermott, Lonnie Farmer, Jose Guns Alves, and Armen Garo. SYNOPSIS: As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. […]
Sundance hit CODA gets a trailer and poster
Apple TV+ has released a poster and trailer for the Sundance hit Coda. Written and directed by Sian Heder, the film stars Emilia Jones as Ruby, the only hearing person in her deaf family who is torn between pursuing her love of music and the obligations she feels for her family when their fishing business […]
Sundance 2021: Hits, Misses, and Hidden Gems
EJ Moreno looks back at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival… After six days and over 70 features, Sundance 2021 is in the books. While the festival went virtual for the first time, it still provided some massive movie moments to kick off the year. From future Academy Awards contenders to cult classics in the making, […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – CODA
CODA, 2021. Directed by Sian Heder. Starring Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, and Eugenio Derbez. SYNOPSIS: A hearing child in a deaf family finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her family’s reliance on her to be their connection to the outside world. The undisputed winner of […]
Sundance darling CODA sells to Apple in historic $25 million deal
Critics loved the film CODA at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. It currently sits on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100%, with reviewers praising its touching story and spin on the “coming-of-age” tropes. Now the film has a new home after a record-breaking deal following its premiere. Apple has landed the worldwide rights to CODA, for […]