Barbie may have rescued the box office in 2023, but she could not tip the balance for representation of women in films. Even as state legislatures consider restricting or eliminating DEI initiatives at public institutions, the percentage of women, women of color and women 45+ in films released in North America in 2023 plummeted to … Read more
The nominations for the 96th Oscars have been revealed, with the announcement of nominees taking place during a presentation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. A total of 23 categories were announced as the movie-awards season hits its apex after a year that blasted off in July … Read more
It is perhaps no accident that after a year as tumultuous as 2023, Emmy and Oscar season(s) remain jumbled together. In normal times, the Emmys would be done by now, but Hollywood continues to experience its own version of William Faulkner’s dictum that the past isn’t really “past” at all – about which, more anon. … Read more
Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar Barbie leads the Critics Choice Awards nominations for film with a record-breaking 18, the most of any film in the organisation’s 29 years. Among its mentions were for best cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto ASC AMC), picture, director, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress and three for original song: “Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” … Read more
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie dominated nominations for the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. Its 10 nods makes the movie the second most-nominated in the 81-year history of the show, tying it with Cabaret. Barbie was followed closely by Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s look at J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb, which scored eight nominations. … Read more
ADVENTURES IN BARBIE LAND It will have been difficult to miss the film frenzy as the Barbenheimer craze swept the world and crowds rushed to see two very different but captivating releases on the same weekend – Oppenheimer and Barbie. We take a trip to Barbie Land with cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto ASC AMC to find … Read more
The September/October issue of British Cinematographer is now here! Read on to find out what’s in our latest edition… RODRIGO PRIETO ASC AMC ON BARBIE We’ve gone behind the scenes at the Barbie Dreamhouse (or the Mojo Dojo Casa House, if you prefer) to find out how cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto ASC AMC jumped at the chance to make … Read more
BFI IMAX has reported the biggest opening weekend box office result of any screen in the UK for Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated epic, Oppenheimer, also making it the number one IMAX screen in the country with a stellar weekend gross of £207,677.