Moonlight

Moonlight May Be 'important

... – but many moulders of modern taste clearly consider the novelist's judgment to be dreadfully old-fashioned. An intellectually challenged rapper, therefore, is deemed to be important because he reflects the "edgy" underbelly of city life, and the concerns of "real people". A truly important rapper, mark you, one who really wanted to swim against the tide, would surely rap about all the fun of the fair in Sturminster Newton! "Feel my needs, dig my tweeds.". A 24. Moonlight explores the life of an African-American boy fending for himself as he lives on the fringes of his own community. Roll 'em out. A dance company of Dutch transsexuals? Groundbreaking! An all-female Cherry Orchard? Why hasn't it been done before? An installation of milk bottles at Tate Modern? More, more! A symphony orchestra composed entirely of dwarfs? Get them to the Proms! Somebody will pronounce it important. Ad Feedback. There are important figures, though they are fewer than many "cultural commentators" imagine. In film, for instance, John Ford and Billy Wilder were clearly important directors, but they were important because they made great films. Ford was an Irish ...

From 'moonlight' To 'manchester,' A Critic Marks His Hypothetical Oscar Ballot

... Ali makes in his exquisitely matter-of-fact performance as a drug dealer who becomes the father figure a lost boy needs. He’s more than just a friendly face; he becomes that foundation of intimacy and compassion that we all need, wherever we can get it. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Michelle Williams , “Manchester by the Sea”. Michelle Williams picks up the lingo of 'Manchester by the Sea'. Michelle Williams watched and listened to locals to authenticate her performance in "Manchester by the Sea.". BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”. Director Kenneth Lonergan discusses his acclaimed drama 'Manchester By The Sea'. WATCH: Director Kenneth Longergan discusses "Manchester By The Sea" with L. A. Times film critic Justin Chang. See more videos. If the category were called most original screenplay, “The Lobster” would be a worthy winner for its diabolically clever vision of a romantic-fascist dystopia. But the best script here is “Manchester by the Sea,” an extraordinarily layered swirl of rage, grief, confusion and rueful humor that confirms Lonergan’s reputation (after “You Can Count on Me” and “Margaret”) ...

Moonlight' Star Alex Hibbert Is In Los Angeles Ready For The Oscars

... are things that I would guard against," said actor David Oyelowo. "The infrastructure that enabled two years of Oscars So White hasn't fundamentally changed.". Raoul Peck, the nominated director of the documentary "I Am Not Your Negro," echoed Oyelowo's sentiments. "As long as the person giving the greenlight to a movie is not a woman, a black person, a Latino, a gay, whatever — if there is not a bigger repartition of this power structure, nothing will change," Peck said. "We will go back and back to this conversation as long as nobody can say these are the definite changes.". AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr, AP Film Writer Jake Coyle and AP Entertainment Reporter Nicole Evatt worked on this report. Local 10 News Andrea Torres contributed to this report. Copyright 2017 by WPLG Local __link__. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...

What Next After The Success Of Moonlight

... candidate, Tom Brady collected yet another Super Bowl ring, and 25 won over Lemonade for Album of the Year at the 59 th annual Grammy Awards. It has been nothing but one reminder after another that being the best doesn't translate to getting what you deserve, that cheaters do in fact prosper, and most of all, that whiteness trumps all. Perhaps somehow, someway, Moonlight will manage to skirt past La La Land and win Best Picture at the looming Academy Awards, but I won't hold my breath, and neither should anyone else. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Even if Moonlight won, it wouldn't necessarily yield the results Black men who identify as gay, queer, single gender loving, or any other turn of phrase that translates to "not straight" truly need in terms of wider representation. Halle Berry became the first Black actor to win Best Actress in 2002 for her role in Monster's Ball yet she struggled for years to get many of her projects in development to actually get made and released. It should not have been this way, but that is the way of ...

Moonlight' Sweeps 2017 Independent Spirit Awards

... about a black boy in an impoverished Miami neighborhood as he grapples with his sexuality, was named best feature, the top award. It also won for best director and best screenplay for writer-director Barry Jenkins, and an ensemble cast award. ”This movie exists as a beacon of inclusivity,” Jenkins said. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters. Tarell Alvin Mc Craney and Barry Jenkins accept the Best Screenplay award for "Moonlight" at the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., Feb. 25, 2017. “Moonlight” will be competing for eight Oscars , including Best Picture. The Independent Spirit Awards, held on California’s Santa Monica Beach on the day before Hollywood’s glitzy Oscars ceremony, honor the year’s best achievements in independent film made on small budgets. The last three winners of the Spirit Awards ― “Spotlight”, “Birdman” and “12 Years a Slave” - all went on to win the Best Picture Oscar, the highest honor in the movie industry. But this ...

Fighting For Symbolism, Or More

... News , Entertainment News. Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in "Moonlight" (Credit: A 24). Only Donald Trump can save “La La Land.” Tonight, Damien Chazelle’s innocuous but polarizing Los Angeles musical will win the Academy Award for Best Picture — in addition to many other things, probably — and, barring some outburst or significant action from the president, the film will bear the full fury of Internet-based media. Be prepared to read many tweets joking that “Moonlight won the popular vote.”. Like the Super Bowl and the Grammys, the Oscars have been made to be about subtext rather than text. The Best Picture race is black vs. white, progressive vs. conservative, good vs. bad. On the one hand, this all makes sense. Awards shows are rituals, and rituals serve to determine who is an insider and who is an outsider; the anthropologist Clifford Geertz theorized that they “encapsulate a worldview that serves as both a ‘model for’ and a ‘model of’ reality.”. Diversity and progressiveness remain on the periphery when a team led by a (white) golden boy and a (white) dark Sith Lord beats a team of underdogs led by ...

Moonlight' And 'la La Land' Face Off For The Final Awards

... Oscars staffer. Then again, not every attendee gets a ticket to the official (and catered) Oscars after party. He begrudgingly grabbed a bag of three miniature cookies and walked off - toward the bar. Feb. 26, 2017, 8:33 p.m. 'Moonlight' wins adapted screenplay. (David Bornfriend / A 24 via AP). Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” won for adapted screenplay. The movie about the coming-of-age of a gay black boy in a drug-infested Miami neighborhood was based on a stage play by Tarell Alvin Mc Craney. Other nominees include. “Hidden Figures,” by Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder. “Fences,” by August Wilson. Tre'vell Anderson. Tarell Alvin Mc Craney wrote the play, "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue," the basis for the film "Moonlight." (Kirk Mc Koy / Los Angeles Times). The story of "Moonlight" began long before director Barry Jenkins' involvement propelled the film to eight Academy Award nominations. In fact, it began in 2003 while then budding-playwright Tarell Alvin Mc Craney was applying to grad school. As part of his ...

Moonlight’ Casts A Glow On Liberty City That Will Shine Long After Oscars

... that would have helped to stretch the movie’s $5 million budget. “We wanted this to be a Miami film,” Jenkins told the Miami Herald during the casting process in 2015. “We couldn’t shoot it anywhere else. We wanted Miami voices and faces. This is the city that created me. Instead of being a reflection of Miami, we wanted it to be Miami.”. Just as important as the people was the city’s iconography: The faded pastel colors of the Liberty Square housing units and the beautiful greenery and open skies around them form an ironic backdrop for the emotionally dark, painful story “Moonlight” tells. Dr. Moses Shumow, an assistant professor at FIU’s School of Communication and Journalism, directed a documentary in 2015, “ Liberty Square Rising ,” that chronicled the rich history of the community, the oldest and largest public housing complex in the United States, built in 1937. Last summer, Miami-Dade County approved a $307 million ...

Moonlight Warms Up With Independent Spirit Awards Win

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