You know a script is good when you give up your vacation to join the movie. Sound mixer Willie D. Burton was working on “Oppenheimer” with Matt Damon when the actor asked what he was doing next. Burton said he was taking a vacation. Damon countered with an offer he eventually couldn’t refuse: Alex Convery‘s script for “Air.”
“I read the script and it’s pretty incredible. So I said to Matt, ‘I’m not taking a vacation. I’m gonna do your film.’ And he says, ‘It’s gonna be like camp, like summer camp. Just treat it like summer camp. We’ll have a good time and everything will be good and we’ll have some fun,'” Burton tells Gold Derby at our Making of “Air” panel with the Oscar-contending editor William Goldenberg, costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones and production designer François Audouy. “And sure enough,...
“I read the script and it’s pretty incredible. So I said to Matt, ‘I’m not taking a vacation. I’m gonna do your film.’ And he says, ‘It’s gonna be like camp, like summer camp. Just treat it like summer camp. We’ll have a good time and everything will be good and we’ll have some fun,'” Burton tells Gold Derby at our Making of “Air” panel with the Oscar-contending editor William Goldenberg, costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones and production designer François Audouy. “And sure enough,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
If you want to win an Oscar for Best Costume Design, it’s best to pick a project for which you can create frilly dresses from a bygone era. Since its introduction at the 1948 Academy Awards, this category has favored period pictures, including the 2021 winner “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Voters love to reward the creative forces behind such films, especially those that are about the aristocracy including recent champs “Marie Antoinette” (2007), “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2008), “The Duchess” (2009), “The Young Victoria” (2010), and “Anna Karenina” (2013). (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2023 Oscars Best Costume Design predictions.)
By the way, none of those films even competed for Best Picture. Indeed, only 20 of the most recent 73 Best Picture champs also won this award. Among these was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004). Fantasy films such as this often boast Oscar-winning costumes, including 2022 champ “Cruella,” 2019 winner “Black Panther” and its...
By the way, none of those films even competed for Best Picture. Indeed, only 20 of the most recent 73 Best Picture champs also won this award. Among these was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004). Fantasy films such as this often boast Oscar-winning costumes, including 2022 champ “Cruella,” 2019 winner “Black Panther” and its...
- 9/14/2023
- by Paul Sheehan and Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Costume Designer Charlese Antoinette Jones has signed for representation by M88. Throughout her design career, Jones has worked on acclaimed films like Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” Ben Affleck’s “Air” and the upcoming Apple TV thriller “The Instigators.”
“I’m so excited to be working with M88 as I continue to expand my career,” said Jones in a statement. “I’m especially appreciative of [James] Swoope for his unwavering support and championing me as a multifaceted creative.”
In 2019, Jones launched the Black Designer Database, a digital fashion house that aims to bring exposure and support to Black designers by connecting them with consumer and media opportunities. She also runs her own jewelry brand Char Ant Gold.
As she signs on with M88, Jones will continue to be represented by WME and Frankfurth Kurnit Klein & Selz, and maintains her membership to the CDG.
“I’m so excited to be working with M88 as I continue to expand my career,” said Jones in a statement. “I’m especially appreciative of [James] Swoope for his unwavering support and championing me as a multifaceted creative.”
In 2019, Jones launched the Black Designer Database, a digital fashion house that aims to bring exposure and support to Black designers by connecting them with consumer and media opportunities. She also runs her own jewelry brand Char Ant Gold.
As she signs on with M88, Jones will continue to be represented by WME and Frankfurth Kurnit Klein & Selz, and maintains her membership to the CDG.
- 7/27/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay and McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
“Air” was a labor of love for a lot of people, evidenced not least by Ben Affleck’s willingness to wear peak ’80s jackets and athleisure clothing as Nike boss Phil Knight. But all of the clothing, as organized by costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones, gives audiences a sense of the era in which Nike marketing exec Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) seeks a new kind of partnership with young phenom Michael Jordan. The costumes also help pinpoint Nike’s relative standing in the industry in relation to Converse and Adidas, marking Vaccaro and his team as underdogs.
“I wanted [Nike] to feel behind,” Jones told IndieWire. “I wanted them to definitely feel behind the times, like they hadn’t quite caught up to the fashion. I really wanted the Portland offices to reflect that time before we had Internet, before trends were widely dispersed globally like they are now and there were more regional fashion styles.
“I wanted [Nike] to feel behind,” Jones told IndieWire. “I wanted them to definitely feel behind the times, like they hadn’t quite caught up to the fashion. I really wanted the Portland offices to reflect that time before we had Internet, before trends were widely dispersed globally like they are now and there were more regional fashion styles.
- 5/12/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Michael Jordan and his signature sneakers have been a fixture of pop culture since 1984, when Sonny Vaccaro convinced the then-rookie to sign an industry-changing endorsement deal with sportswear brand Nike. “Air” dramatizes many of the finer points of these real-life events, with Matt Damon playing Vaccaro, Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan and Ben Affleck pulling double duty as director and co-star. But the new film operates less as a tribute to consumerism than as an origin story of one exceptional athlete — and the leather-and-rubber vessel that has become synonymous with his legacy.
“I wasn’t all that interested in the business minutiae in the story,” Affleck tells Variety. “It’s really a fable, inspired by these characters and who they represent.”
“Air” screenwriter Alex Convery grew up in the suburbs of Illinois in the 1990s during Jordan’s historic double NBA three-peat. He says he was inspired to write the...
“I wasn’t all that interested in the business minutiae in the story,” Affleck tells Variety. “It’s really a fable, inspired by these characters and who they represent.”
“Air” screenwriter Alex Convery grew up in the suburbs of Illinois in the 1990s during Jordan’s historic double NBA three-peat. He says he was inspired to write the...
- 4/6/2023
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
As a director, Ben Affleck has proven himself to be a versatile, compelling talent, moving seamlessly from the morally complex “Gone Baby Gone” to the stark crime drama “The Town” to the tense and thrilling best picture winner “Argo.” Even Affleck’s one directorial misstep, the critically panned box office bomb “Live by Night,” has an intriguing gloss and conviction.
That’s why it’s so difficult for many viewers to answer: “Which Affleck-directed joint is your favorite?” Well, that decision may get even harder with the arrival of “Air,” Affleck’s latest feature which premiered as the Closing Night film at the South by Southwest Film Festival earlier this month.
“Air” tells the story of Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon), a marketing executive for the athletic shoe and apparel supplier Nike, Inc., who seeks to strike a deal with rookie basketball player Michael Jordan during the 1980s. Anchored by Damon...
That’s why it’s so difficult for many viewers to answer: “Which Affleck-directed joint is your favorite?” Well, that decision may get even harder with the arrival of “Air,” Affleck’s latest feature which premiered as the Closing Night film at the South by Southwest Film Festival earlier this month.
“Air” tells the story of Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon), a marketing executive for the athletic shoe and apparel supplier Nike, Inc., who seeks to strike a deal with rookie basketball player Michael Jordan during the 1980s. Anchored by Damon...
- 3/27/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Today, there are 37 different variations of Air Jordan models available. From the basketball court to the streets and even the catwalk, Air Jordans have become a staple in our culture. Director Ben Affleck’s “Air” invites audiences into Nike headquarters to experience the story behind the popular shoe that was built solely for the most legendary athlete of all time, Michael Jordan.
Set in 1984, Affleck stars as Nike founder Phil Knight. An ambitious, rebellious, and passionate leader who likes to live by and reiterate Douglas McArthur’s famous quote “you are remembered for the rules you break,” Knight thrived on taking risks. During this time, Nike was not as successful as its competitors Adidas and Converse. Their NBA division was struggling to sign an athlete to sponsor their gear. Nike’s basketball guru in charge of changing that slump was Sonny Vaccaro (played by Matt Damon). As the Nike board...
Set in 1984, Affleck stars as Nike founder Phil Knight. An ambitious, rebellious, and passionate leader who likes to live by and reiterate Douglas McArthur’s famous quote “you are remembered for the rules you break,” Knight thrived on taking risks. During this time, Nike was not as successful as its competitors Adidas and Converse. Their NBA division was struggling to sign an athlete to sponsor their gear. Nike’s basketball guru in charge of changing that slump was Sonny Vaccaro (played by Matt Damon). As the Nike board...
- 3/19/2023
- by Marisa Mirabal
- Indiewire
Kasi Lemmons had quite a few reservations prior to boarding the biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody. For starters, she’d run in similar circles to the iconic musician in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, back when Lemmons was acting in films like School Daze and The Silence of the Lambs. After transitioning to filmmaking with her remarkable debut Eve’s Bayou, she met with Whitney to pitch a screenplay she’d written for her about the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a trailblazing all-women swing and jazz group in the ‘30s and ‘40s,...
- 12/22/2022
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
When “Nanny” writer-director Nikyatu Jusu got a message from the Sundance team in late January asking to jump on a call, the first time filmmaker realized that the project must’ve won an award, which would be presented publicly the next day.
First, Jusu thought that the prize might go to the film’s star Anna Diop, who’d been earning rave reviews for her performance as Aisha, a Senegalese woman who recently immigrated to America and begins working for a wealth family on the Upper East Side in New York City. Then, she speculated the prize could be for cinematographer Rina Yang’s work lensing the film, which would be a win for the whole team. But she didn’t imagine that the film would instead win one of Sundance’s grand jury award in the U.S. dramatic category — and she certainly didn’t expect her reaction to be captured in real time.
First, Jusu thought that the prize might go to the film’s star Anna Diop, who’d been earning rave reviews for her performance as Aisha, a Senegalese woman who recently immigrated to America and begins working for a wealth family on the Upper East Side in New York City. Then, she speculated the prize could be for cinematographer Rina Yang’s work lensing the film, which would be a win for the whole team. But she didn’t imagine that the film would instead win one of Sundance’s grand jury award in the U.S. dramatic category — and she certainly didn’t expect her reaction to be captured in real time.
- 2/8/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
As contract negotiations stall between the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, crew members have taken to social media to share their support for a possible strike action and for the terms that IATSE is demanding in the next deal.
Health plan funding, pension plans, rest breaks, longer turnaround times between production hours and concessions to shorten the workday are among the agenda items that IATSE are seeking for union members.
Charlese Antoinette Jones, who counts “Raising Dion” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” among her costume design credits, says the biggest issue for her is pay equity. It was only in 2019 on “Raising Dion” that she started making scale.
“I didn’t get per diem sometimes on out-of-town jobs. I found out white production designers were getting per diem and I wasn’t,” she says. “That’s the racial implications of it,...
Health plan funding, pension plans, rest breaks, longer turnaround times between production hours and concessions to shorten the workday are among the agenda items that IATSE are seeking for union members.
Charlese Antoinette Jones, who counts “Raising Dion” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” among her costume design credits, says the biggest issue for her is pay equity. It was only in 2019 on “Raising Dion” that she started making scale.
“I didn’t get per diem sometimes on out-of-town jobs. I found out white production designers were getting per diem and I wasn’t,” she says. “That’s the racial implications of it,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Negotiations between West Coast IATSE locals and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new master film and TV contract have stretched past the Sept. 10 deadline as union members become more vocal about the possibility of a strike.
Little progress has been made since negotiations between the union and the AMPTP resumed on Aug. 17. IATSE is pushing for more funding for its health plan and pension plan, among other agenda items.
The basic agreement was set to expire on July 31, but was been extended to Sept. 10 to allow for further negotiations. The union’s 13 West Coast locals have asserted that the AMPTP, which represents the major studio and network conglomerates that dominate Hollywood, refuses to make additional concessions on wages, work rules and other issues.
The talks are being conducted under a media blackout. IATSE representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment. An AMPTP rep declined to comment.
Little progress has been made since negotiations between the union and the AMPTP resumed on Aug. 17. IATSE is pushing for more funding for its health plan and pension plan, among other agenda items.
The basic agreement was set to expire on July 31, but was been extended to Sept. 10 to allow for further negotiations. The union’s 13 West Coast locals have asserted that the AMPTP, which represents the major studio and network conglomerates that dominate Hollywood, refuses to make additional concessions on wages, work rules and other issues.
The talks are being conducted under a media blackout. IATSE representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment. An AMPTP rep declined to comment.
- 9/11/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
For years, costume designers have been fighting for pay equity — an issue thrown into sharp relief by the difference in remuneration between the largely female Costume Designers Guild and the predominantly male members of the Art Directors Guild.
But an equally growing concern bubbling away under the surface has been a lack of costume designers’ involvement in the off-screen monetization of their designs. As Variety recently reported, when Disney collaborated with fashion brand Rag & Bone on an officially licensed “Cruella” collection to tie in with the new live-action film, “Cruella” costume designer Jenny Beavan didn’t see a dime. In fact, she didn’t even know a collaboration was in the works until she spotted the news on social media.
Now, costume designers want change. The objective is to be seen as an asset not only to the aesthetic of the film but, more holistically, in marketing, promotion and box office success.
But an equally growing concern bubbling away under the surface has been a lack of costume designers’ involvement in the off-screen monetization of their designs. As Variety recently reported, when Disney collaborated with fashion brand Rag & Bone on an officially licensed “Cruella” collection to tie in with the new live-action film, “Cruella” costume designer Jenny Beavan didn’t see a dime. In fact, she didn’t even know a collaboration was in the works until she spotted the news on social media.
Now, costume designers want change. The objective is to be seen as an asset not only to the aesthetic of the film but, more holistically, in marketing, promotion and box office success.
- 6/23/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay and K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” got a big boost in its Oscar bid for Best Costume Design with a win on April 13 at the Costume Designers Guild Awards. It prevailed in the period design race over two of its Oscar rivals — “Emma” and “Mank” — plus “Judas and the Black Messiah” and “One Night in Miami.”
Its closest Oscar competition could be “Mulan,” which won the fantasy/sci-fi prize at the CDG Awards on Tuesday; the fifth Oscar nominee, “Pinocchio,” was not in contention here. The other CDG winner was the contemporary film “Promising Young Woman.
In its 22-year history, the CDG has previewed only 10 of the Oscar winners for Best Costume Design; seven of these have been period pictures and three have been sci-fi or fantasy flicks. Of the last four Costume Designers Guild Awards winners only one has gone on to repeat at the Academy Awards: “Black Panther” in 2019.
In...
Its closest Oscar competition could be “Mulan,” which won the fantasy/sci-fi prize at the CDG Awards on Tuesday; the fifth Oscar nominee, “Pinocchio,” was not in contention here. The other CDG winner was the contemporary film “Promising Young Woman.
In its 22-year history, the CDG has previewed only 10 of the Oscar winners for Best Costume Design; seven of these have been period pictures and three have been sci-fi or fantasy flicks. Of the last four Costume Designers Guild Awards winners only one has gone on to repeat at the Academy Awards: “Black Panther” in 2019.
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- 4/14/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Promising Young Woman” were among the film winners at the 23rd annual Costume Designers Guild Awards Tuesday night. TV winners included “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix) and the filmed version of “Hamilton” (Disney+).
Broadcast online, the awards celebrated the best in film, TV, and short-form costume design in eight categories that spanned fantasy, contemporary, and period works. Streamed live on Twitter, the virtual ceremony was hosted by Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”).
Oscar frontrunner Ann Roth’s work on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” bested other period film nominees at the CDG Awards, heading toward a likely Oscar win, beating “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “One Night in Miami,” and two other Oscar nominees, “Emma,” and “Mank.”
The 89-year-old Roth (an Oscar winner for “The English Patient”) bolstered Viola Davis’ powerful performance as the trailblazing ’20s blues singer. Davis, who picked up a...
Broadcast online, the awards celebrated the best in film, TV, and short-form costume design in eight categories that spanned fantasy, contemporary, and period works. Streamed live on Twitter, the virtual ceremony was hosted by Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”).
Oscar frontrunner Ann Roth’s work on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” bested other period film nominees at the CDG Awards, heading toward a likely Oscar win, beating “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “One Night in Miami,” and two other Oscar nominees, “Emma,” and “Mank.”
The 89-year-old Roth (an Oscar winner for “The English Patient”) bolstered Viola Davis’ powerful performance as the trailblazing ’20s blues singer. Davis, who picked up a...
- 4/14/2021
- by Chris Lindahl and Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Tues. April 6 L.A. County Public Health Issues Updates Guidelines for Filming
As Los Angeles County continues to see Covid-19 case rates, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to decline and the county enters the Orange Tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework, new protocols have been issued to lift some local activity-specific restrictions.
With craft services and dining, indoor dining is now allowed at 50% capacity (maximum 200 people), but outdoor dining is still strongly recommended and single serving meals are still required. With sit-down meals, the guidelines suggest “Dining must occur only in designated dining areas. It is recommended to have cast and crew eating in shifts with fewer people. Seating for sit-down meals must be large enough to allow for physical distancing of at least six (6) feet between persons eating and should be done outdoors.
Live audiences indoors are limited to 50 people and they may not be members of the general public.
As Los Angeles County continues to see Covid-19 case rates, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to decline and the county enters the Orange Tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework, new protocols have been issued to lift some local activity-specific restrictions.
With craft services and dining, indoor dining is now allowed at 50% capacity (maximum 200 people), but outdoor dining is still strongly recommended and single serving meals are still required. With sit-down meals, the guidelines suggest “Dining must occur only in designated dining areas. It is recommended to have cast and crew eating in shifts with fewer people. Seating for sit-down meals must be large enough to allow for physical distancing of at least six (6) feet between persons eating and should be done outdoors.
Live audiences indoors are limited to 50 people and they may not be members of the general public.
- 4/6/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The artisans behind some of this year’s films were tasked with creating a myriad of stunts, regardless of century or setting. While stunt actors execute the physicalities in a script, it’s not without support from other departments, including costumes. A costume may be wonderful, but unless it can withstand the necessary action sequences as well, it just won’t work.
For Disney’s live action “Mulan,” costume designer Bina Daigeler had to adapt design and corresponding textiles. Stunt versions of Mulan’s (Yifei Liu) leather boots were actually Stella McCartney sneakers in disguise. “I saw the sneakers on a weekend,” says Daigeler, who “bought the sneakers [and had the team] wrap the leather around them.”
The hidden sneakers allowed easy movement. “Nobody would know that, you are the only one,” laughs Daigeler, adding that the sneakers were so popular that much of the crew bought the same ones.
It wasn’t just...
For Disney’s live action “Mulan,” costume designer Bina Daigeler had to adapt design and corresponding textiles. Stunt versions of Mulan’s (Yifei Liu) leather boots were actually Stella McCartney sneakers in disguise. “I saw the sneakers on a weekend,” says Daigeler, who “bought the sneakers [and had the team] wrap the leather around them.”
The hidden sneakers allowed easy movement. “Nobody would know that, you are the only one,” laughs Daigeler, adding that the sneakers were so popular that much of the crew bought the same ones.
It wasn’t just...
- 3/5/2021
- by Zoe Hewitt
- Variety Film + TV
In “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Lakeith Stanfield plays William O’Neal, the FBI informant recruited to infiltrate the Illinois Black Panther Party.
Costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones breaks down how she wanted to present O’Neal in the film’s opening scenes, and what shows influenced one of his early looks when we first meet his character. Antoinette Jones discusses the use of green and how it became a symbol of greed in his character, and the more money he makes from being an informant — because soon enough, O’Neal becomes a part of the Black Panther Party and local chairman Fred Hampton’s (Daniel Kaluuya) inner circle of friends.
The Coat
“This look is a disguise. It was scripted as a disguise. Director Shaka King and I spoke about the TV show ‘FBI,’ and that served as the inspiration for his disguise. I used actual images from the show for the color and silhouette.
Costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones breaks down how she wanted to present O’Neal in the film’s opening scenes, and what shows influenced one of his early looks when we first meet his character. Antoinette Jones discusses the use of green and how it became a symbol of greed in his character, and the more money he makes from being an informant — because soon enough, O’Neal becomes a part of the Black Panther Party and local chairman Fred Hampton’s (Daniel Kaluuya) inner circle of friends.
The Coat
“This look is a disguise. It was scripted as a disguise. Director Shaka King and I spoke about the TV show ‘FBI,’ and that served as the inspiration for his disguise. I used actual images from the show for the color and silhouette.
- 3/4/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
If you want to win an Oscar for Best Costume Design, it’s best to pick a project for which you can create frilly dresses from a bygone era. Since its introduction at the 1948 Academy Awards, this category has favored period pieces, including last year’s winner “Little Women.” Voters love to reward the creative forces behind such films, especially those that are about the aristocracy including recent champs “Marie Antoinette” (2007), “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2008), “The Duchess” (2009), “The Young Victoria” (2010), and “Anna Karenina” (2013). (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2021 Oscars predictions for Best Costume Design.)
By the way, none of those films even competed for Best Picture. Indeed, only 20 of the most recent 71 Best Picture champs also won this award. Among these was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004). Fantasy films such as this often boast Oscar-winning costumes, including 2019 winner “Black Panther,” and recent champs “Alice in Wonderland...
By the way, none of those films even competed for Best Picture. Indeed, only 20 of the most recent 71 Best Picture champs also won this award. Among these was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004). Fantasy films such as this often boast Oscar-winning costumes, including 2019 winner “Black Panther,” and recent champs “Alice in Wonderland...
- 3/4/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
What will the costume design branch of the Academy favor this year? Will it be the lushness of period, or will voters favor something else, something contemporary? Or will they pick a winner who lands in the history books?
Whoever they choose, there are a plethora of eras to select from. David Fincher’s “Mank,” n will most likely nab a wealth of craft nominations and maybe even go home with Oscar in several categories.
Costume designer Trish Summerville is no stranger to Fincher’s world, having worked on “Gone Girl” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” Summerville brought the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood with gowns and suits to “Mank.” Her costumes on the grand black-and-white “Mank” have been garnering awards buzz since the first photos were released. And many consider her the front-runner in this category.
Besides, it’s well-known that Hollywood loves stories about Hollywood,...
Whoever they choose, there are a plethora of eras to select from. David Fincher’s “Mank,” n will most likely nab a wealth of craft nominations and maybe even go home with Oscar in several categories.
Costume designer Trish Summerville is no stranger to Fincher’s world, having worked on “Gone Girl” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” Summerville brought the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood with gowns and suits to “Mank.” Her costumes on the grand black-and-white “Mank” have been garnering awards buzz since the first photos were released. And many consider her the front-runner in this category.
Besides, it’s well-known that Hollywood loves stories about Hollywood,...
- 3/4/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Nominees for the 23rd annual Costume Designer Guild Awards (to be livestreamed April 13 on Twitter @CostumeAwards at 5:30 pm Pt / 8:30 pm Et) include Oscar frontrunner “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and other period contenders “Emma,” “Mank,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” and “One Night in Miami.”
Contemporary nods went to “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Promising Young Woman,” and “The Prom.” And the sci-fi/fantasy nominees included “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Mulan,” “Pinocchio,” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”
Netflix was the big winner with five nominations, followed by Warner Bros. and Universal/Focus Features with three. Disney scored with “Mulan,” Amazon with “One Night in Miami,” Lionsgate with “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” and Roadside Attractions with “Pinocchio.”
And it’s a great display of diversity with five Black-themed films.
Contemporary nods went to “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Promising Young Woman,” and “The Prom.” And the sci-fi/fantasy nominees included “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Mulan,” “Pinocchio,” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”
Netflix was the big winner with five nominations, followed by Warner Bros. and Universal/Focus Features with three. Disney scored with “Mulan,” Amazon with “One Night in Miami,” Lionsgate with “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” and Roadside Attractions with “Pinocchio.”
And it’s a great display of diversity with five Black-themed films.
- 3/4/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Four of our five predicted nominees for Best Costume Design at the Oscars reaped bids on March 4 for the Costume Designers Guild Awards. “Emma,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Mank” contend here in the period picture category against “Judas and the Black Messiah” and “One Night in Miami.” Another likely Oscar contender, “Mulan,” vies here in the sci-fi/fantasy race against “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Pinocchio” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”
Our fifth Oscar nominee, “News of the World,” can take heart that the guild often overlook films that go on to contend at the Academy Awards. Indeed last year’s Oscar winner for Best Costume Design, “Little Women,” was snubbed by the CDG as were two of the other nominees, “The Irishman” and “Joker.” The guild honored one of the other academy nominees, “Jojo Rabbit.”
In its 22-year history, the CDG has previewed only 10 of the Oscar winners for Best Costume Design.
Our fifth Oscar nominee, “News of the World,” can take heart that the guild often overlook films that go on to contend at the Academy Awards. Indeed last year’s Oscar winner for Best Costume Design, “Little Women,” was snubbed by the CDG as were two of the other nominees, “The Irishman” and “Joker.” The guild honored one of the other academy nominees, “Jojo Rabbit.”
In its 22-year history, the CDG has previewed only 10 of the Oscar winners for Best Costume Design.
- 3/4/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The costume designers responsible for the frocks in “Emma.,” the suits in “Mank” and the ’70s duds in “Judas and the Black Messiah” have been nominated for the 23rd annual Costume Designers Guild Awards, the guild announced on Thursday.
Those three films will be competing against “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “One Night in Miami” in the Cdga’s Excellence in Period Film category, one of three feature-film categories honored by the guild.
In the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film category, the nominees are “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Mulan,” “Pinocchio” and “Wonder Woman 1984.” The Excellence in Contemporary Film nominees are “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Birds of Prey,” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Prom.”
Television nominees include “The Mandalorian,” “Snowpiercer,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “I May Destroy You,” “Emily in Paris,” “Bridgerton,” “The Crown” and “The Queen’s Gambit.”
In recent years,...
Those three films will be competing against “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “One Night in Miami” in the Cdga’s Excellence in Period Film category, one of three feature-film categories honored by the guild.
In the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film category, the nominees are “Dolittle,” “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Mulan,” “Pinocchio” and “Wonder Woman 1984.” The Excellence in Contemporary Film nominees are “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Birds of Prey,” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Prom.”
Television nominees include “The Mandalorian,” “Snowpiercer,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “I May Destroy You,” “Emily in Paris,” “Bridgerton,” “The Crown” and “The Queen’s Gambit.”
In recent years,...
- 3/4/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Costume Designers Guild has stitched together the nominees for its 23rd annual CDG Awards for film, TV and shortform. Winners in the eight categories will be announced during the virtual trophy show on Tuesday, April 13, which be streamed on Twitter for the first time.
Read the full list of nominees below.
The designers behind Dolittle, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Mulan, Pinocchio and Wonder Woman 1984 will vie for the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film nod.
The Contemporary Film hopefuls are Barb and Star Go to Del Mar, Birds of Prey, Da 5 Bloods, Promising Young Woman and The Prom.
Up for the Period Film trophy are Emma, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank and One Night in Miami.
“I would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 23rd Costume Designers Guild Awards,” said Salvador Perez, President of the guild, IATSE Local 892. “We...
Read the full list of nominees below.
The designers behind Dolittle, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Mulan, Pinocchio and Wonder Woman 1984 will vie for the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film nod.
The Contemporary Film hopefuls are Barb and Star Go to Del Mar, Birds of Prey, Da 5 Bloods, Promising Young Woman and The Prom.
Up for the Period Film trophy are Emma, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mank and One Night in Miami.
“I would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 23rd Costume Designers Guild Awards,” said Salvador Perez, President of the guild, IATSE Local 892. “We...
- 3/4/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Ann Roth is on her way to making Oscar history as the oldest best costume design nominee after receiving a Costume Designers Guild Award nomination for her work on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
The Cdga (Costume Designers Guild Awards) have announced their nominations for the 23rd CDGAs. Also recognized were Francine Jamison Tanchuck for “One Night in Miami” and Charlese Antoinette Jones for “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
Costume designer Bina Daigeler landed a double nomination for her work on the FX series, “Mrs. America,” and “Mulan” was also recognized. Other designers to receive guild nominations were Trish Summerville for “Mank” and “Emma’s” Alexandra Byrne.
For the first time in Cdga history, the annual awards show will be livestreamed for fans worldwide exclusively on Twitter @CostumeAwards at 5:30pm Pt / 8:30pm Et. This year’s host, presenters and honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.
“I would...
The Cdga (Costume Designers Guild Awards) have announced their nominations for the 23rd CDGAs. Also recognized were Francine Jamison Tanchuck for “One Night in Miami” and Charlese Antoinette Jones for “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
Costume designer Bina Daigeler landed a double nomination for her work on the FX series, “Mrs. America,” and “Mulan” was also recognized. Other designers to receive guild nominations were Trish Summerville for “Mank” and “Emma’s” Alexandra Byrne.
For the first time in Cdga history, the annual awards show will be livestreamed for fans worldwide exclusively on Twitter @CostumeAwards at 5:30pm Pt / 8:30pm Et. This year’s host, presenters and honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.
“I would...
- 3/4/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
You know her name. You know her work. That’s because Ruth E. Carter has been working in the industry for over four decades. Her ability to
create costumes and fully realize characters has made her one of the most sought-after costume designers.
In 2019, Carter won the Academy Award for her work on “Black Panther,” making history as the first Black woman to receive the Oscar for costume design. She’s about to add another historic achievement to her resume by becoming the first Black costume designer to have a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. She will be recognized during a virtual ceremony slated to take place Feb. 25. Edith Head is the only other costume designer to have a star.
“The first thing I wanted to see when I moved to Los Angeles in 1986 was Hollywood Boulevard and the Walk of Fame,” Carter fondly recalls. “I think those...
create costumes and fully realize characters has made her one of the most sought-after costume designers.
In 2019, Carter won the Academy Award for her work on “Black Panther,” making history as the first Black woman to receive the Oscar for costume design. She’s about to add another historic achievement to her resume by becoming the first Black costume designer to have a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. She will be recognized during a virtual ceremony slated to take place Feb. 25. Edith Head is the only other costume designer to have a star.
“The first thing I wanted to see when I moved to Los Angeles in 1986 was Hollywood Boulevard and the Walk of Fame,” Carter fondly recalls. “I think those...
- 2/24/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“Judas and the Black Messiah” premiered in theaters and on HBO Max on February 12 telling the true story of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton (played by “Get Out” Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya), including how the FBI infiltrated the Panthers and ultimately assassinated him in 1969. Scroll down for our exclusive video interviews with top Oscar contenders from the film.
In addition to Hampton, the film tells the parallel story of William O’Neal, the petty criminal-turned-informant who betrayed him. He’s played by Lakeith Stanfield, who also appeared in “Get Out” with Kaluuya; they shared in a SAG Award nomination as members of the ensemble cast. Stanfield also earned a SAG ensemble nomination for his work in the FX comedy series “Atlanta,” an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his breakthrough performance in “Short Term 12” (2013) and a Gotham bid for his leading role in “Sorry to Bother You” (2018), but he has yet...
In addition to Hampton, the film tells the parallel story of William O’Neal, the petty criminal-turned-informant who betrayed him. He’s played by Lakeith Stanfield, who also appeared in “Get Out” with Kaluuya; they shared in a SAG Award nomination as members of the ensemble cast. Stanfield also earned a SAG ensemble nomination for his work in the FX comedy series “Atlanta,” an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his breakthrough performance in “Short Term 12” (2013) and a Gotham bid for his leading role in “Sorry to Bother You” (2018), but he has yet...
- 2/22/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“She opened a lot of doors for us,” “Judas and the Black Messiah” costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones says of Ruth E. Carter’s
historic Oscar win in costume design for her work on “Black Panther.” “I’ve seen more people requesting Black designers this year — definitely due to her win, but also partially due to the social climate. Even me being considered [for awards] right now is due to her winning and laying this groundwork.”
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck has logged more than 40 years in the industry, with the Civil War epic “Glory” marking her first film as lead designer. But she says she’s often faced skepticism from an industry that sought to pigeonhole her talent. “At one point, there was that
feeling of ‘Does a woman know how to capture a war film?’ I thought, ‘Watch me,’” she recalls.
The pair detail their Hollywood journeys, discussing the triumphs and challenges they...
historic Oscar win in costume design for her work on “Black Panther.” “I’ve seen more people requesting Black designers this year — definitely due to her win, but also partially due to the social climate. Even me being considered [for awards] right now is due to her winning and laying this groundwork.”
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck has logged more than 40 years in the industry, with the Civil War epic “Glory” marking her first film as lead designer. But she says she’s often faced skepticism from an industry that sought to pigeonhole her talent. “At one point, there was that
feeling of ‘Does a woman know how to capture a war film?’ I thought, ‘Watch me,’” she recalls.
The pair detail their Hollywood journeys, discussing the triumphs and challenges they...
- 2/19/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Wamg is giving away Fandango Codes for Judas & The Black Messiah to see the film in theaters.
Brought By Warner Bros Pictures, Judas And The Black Messiah. From Producers Ryan Coogler And Charles D. King And Director Shaka King. You Can Kill A Revolutionary, But You Can’T Kill The Revolution.
See It In Theaters And Streaming Exclusively On HBO Max On February 12th.
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(L-r) Darrell Britt-gibson as Bobby Rush, Daniel Kaluuya as Chairman Fred Hampton and Lakeith Stanfield as Bill O’Neal in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Judas And The Black Messiah,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
FBI informant William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party...
Brought By Warner Bros Pictures, Judas And The Black Messiah. From Producers Ryan Coogler And Charles D. King And Director Shaka King. You Can Kill A Revolutionary, But You Can’T Kill The Revolution.
See It In Theaters And Streaming Exclusively On HBO Max On February 12th.
Add you name and email address in our comments section below for a chance to win to see the film in theatres.
No purchase necessary. Open to U.S. residents only. The codes are not redeemable until Friday February 12th.
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(L-r) Darrell Britt-gibson as Bobby Rush, Daniel Kaluuya as Chairman Fred Hampton and Lakeith Stanfield as Bill O’Neal in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Judas And The Black Messiah,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
FBI informant William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party...
- 2/9/2021
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“I’ve always looked up to them,” says Dominique Fishback about the Black Panther Party, which made it especially meaningful for her to co-star in “Judas and the Black Messiah” as Deborah Johnson, who was in love with Panther Chairman Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), and was there with him and pregnant with his son when he was assassinated by the FBI in 1969. Watch our exclusive video interview with Fishback above.
See‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ producer Charles D. King on the ‘divine’ timing of telling this story amid the BLM movement [Exclusive Video Interview]
Because of her admiration for the Party, Fishback “didn’t want to do anything that would cause any more harm to the legacy. Oftentimes the Black Panther Party has been vilified throughout history.” Understandably, Hampton’s surviving family was protective of his legacy as well. “We went to Chicago, and we sat with the family for...
See‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ producer Charles D. King on the ‘divine’ timing of telling this story amid the BLM movement [Exclusive Video Interview]
Because of her admiration for the Party, Fishback “didn’t want to do anything that would cause any more harm to the legacy. Oftentimes the Black Panther Party has been vilified throughout history.” Understandably, Hampton’s surviving family was protective of his legacy as well. “We went to Chicago, and we sat with the family for...
- 2/1/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Now at 5/1 combined odds in the race for Best Supporting Actor, Daniel Kaluuya is within reach of his second Oscar nomination. He earned his first in 2018 for the Best Picture nominee/Original Screenplay winner “Get Out,” losing to Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour”) in the lead race. This year he contends as real life chairman of the Black Panther Party Fred Hampton in Shaka King‘s “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
See‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones on giving Daniel Kaluuya the ‘armor’ to play Fred Hampton [Exclusive Video Interview]
Since breaking out into the mainstream with “Get Out,” Kaluuya became a bona fide star with his participation in “Black Panther” and has shown wide range in his acting choices with roles as a villain in “Widows” and a romantic on the run in “Queen & Slim.” In “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Kaluuya once again stretches himself into new territory,...
See‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones on giving Daniel Kaluuya the ‘armor’ to play Fred Hampton [Exclusive Video Interview]
Since breaking out into the mainstream with “Get Out,” Kaluuya became a bona fide star with his participation in “Black Panther” and has shown wide range in his acting choices with roles as a villain in “Widows” and a romantic on the run in “Queen & Slim.” In “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Kaluuya once again stretches himself into new territory,...
- 1/27/2021
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
For producer Charles D. King, it’s “truly divine” to bring “Judas and the Black Messiah” to the screen at a time when its story is so relevant in contextualizing the current Black Lives Matter movement, especially when it comes to America’s reckoning with policing and the justice system. Watch our exclusive video interview with King above.
“Judas” tells the true story of Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), the chairman of the Chicago Black Panther Party who was plotted against and ultimately assassinated by the FBI in 1969 when he was just 21-years-old. King only had “peripheral” knowledge of Hampton before making the film, which highlights “how he was building together and galvanizing a coalition of oppressed communities from all backgrounds in Chicago” and “how he still resonates even to this day.”
See‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones on giving Daniel Kaluuya the ‘armor...
“Judas” tells the true story of Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), the chairman of the Chicago Black Panther Party who was plotted against and ultimately assassinated by the FBI in 1969 when he was just 21-years-old. King only had “peripheral” knowledge of Hampton before making the film, which highlights “how he was building together and galvanizing a coalition of oppressed communities from all backgrounds in Chicago” and “how he still resonates even to this day.”
See‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones on giving Daniel Kaluuya the ‘armor...
- 1/26/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Costume designers Mark Bridges (“News of the World”), Charlese Antoinette Jones (“Judas and the Black Messiah”), Paolo Nieddu (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) and Natalie O’Brien (“I’m Your Woman”) represent films that span more than 100 years of American history, from post-Civil War Texas to Civil Rights-era Chicago. Wardrobe plays a large part in transporting the audience to a different time and place, but are there any eras these costumers would most like to capture on-screen that they haven’t already? We asked them that and more during our “Meet the Experts” panel, which you can watch. Click on each name above to be taken to each person’s individual interview.
SEEWatch our chats with top cinematographers, costume designers, documentary filmmakers and other crafts leaders
O’Brien has designed costumes for the 14th century (“The Little Hours”) and the 19th century (“Lizzie”), and “I’m Your Woman” brought her to the late 1970s,...
SEEWatch our chats with top cinematographers, costume designers, documentary filmmakers and other crafts leaders
O’Brien has designed costumes for the 14th century (“The Little Hours”) and the 19th century (“Lizzie”), and “I’m Your Woman” brought her to the late 1970s,...
- 1/20/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Judas and the Black Messiah” tells the true story of Black Panthers leader Fred Hamtpon, who was assassinated by the FBI in 1969 when he was only 21-years-old. For costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones, “it was really awesome to research him and his life and see what an amazing community organizer and activist he was, and how much change he was able to affect in Chicago during that time.” We interviewed Jones as part of our “Meet the Experts” costume designers panel. Watch above.
SEEOscars update: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’s’ Daniel Kaluuya shakes up Experts’ top 5
Hampton is played by Daniel Kaluuya in the film, and there was plenty of first-hand accounts and images for Jones to refer to in dressing him for the part. “There’s a lot of people, more than I think we realize, who know his story and who have been inspired by his story.
SEEOscars update: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’s’ Daniel Kaluuya shakes up Experts’ top 5
Hampton is played by Daniel Kaluuya in the film, and there was plenty of first-hand accounts and images for Jones to refer to in dressing him for the part. “There’s a lot of people, more than I think we realize, who know his story and who have been inspired by his story.
- 1/20/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Coming to theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max February 12 is Judas And The Black Messiah.
It was announced on Tuesday that the film will screen at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1 https://fpg.festival.sundance.org/film-info/5ff90e89727eec7d64073265
Check out the new trailer now.
FBI informant William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). A career thief, O’Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). Hampton’s political prowess grows just as he’s falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson (Dominique Fishback). Meanwhile, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen) commands?...
It was announced on Tuesday that the film will screen at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1 https://fpg.festival.sundance.org/film-info/5ff90e89727eec7d64073265
Check out the new trailer now.
FBI informant William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). A career thief, O’Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). Hampton’s political prowess grows just as he’s falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson (Dominique Fishback). Meanwhile, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen) commands?...
- 1/12/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Warner Bros. (and now HBO Max) has the makings of a dynamic and refreshing awards contender on their hands. Knowing the tastes of Oscar voters, including the newer members that have changed the landscape of nominees and winners in the past few years, it could rally support in all the major categories, including best picture, director (Shaka King), lead actor (Lakeith Stanfield), supporting actor (Daniel Kaluuya), supporting actress (Dominique Fishback), original screenplay, production design, cinematography (Sean Bobbitt), costume design (Charlese Antoinette Jones), film editing (Kristan Sprague), sound and original song.
Twelve possible nominations are laying upon the feet of the 97-year old studio. So why does it feel we should prepare ourselves for an inevitable fumble of the ball when we are so close to the Oscars field goal line? Because we’ve been here before.
Co-writer and director Shaka King, a former student of Spike Lee at NYU,...
Twelve possible nominations are laying upon the feet of the 97-year old studio. So why does it feel we should prepare ourselves for an inevitable fumble of the ball when we are so close to the Oscars field goal line? Because we’ve been here before.
Co-writer and director Shaka King, a former student of Spike Lee at NYU,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Five top film costume designers will reveal details behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Btl Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Oscar contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published on Wednesday, January 13, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Daniel Montgomery and a group chat with Daniel and all of the group together.
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Oscar contenders:
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros.): Charlese Antoinette Jones
Jones’ career has included “Raising Dion,” “See You Yesterday,...
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Oscar contenders:
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros.): Charlese Antoinette Jones
Jones’ career has included “Raising Dion,” “See You Yesterday,...
- 1/6/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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Here’s your first look at the powerful trailer for Judas And The Black Messiah. Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield, the film is scheduled to open in theaters 2021.
Wamg’s Michael Haffner says of this first trailer:
You had me at Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield.
Judas And The Black Messiah looks absolutely riveting and intense. I can’t say this enough… I love the power of good storytelling.
— Michael Haffner (@MPHaffner) August 6, 2020
Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI, who coerced a petty criminal named William O’Neal to help them silence him and the Black Panther Party. But they could not kill Fred Hampton’s legacy and, 50 years later, his words still echo…louder than ever.
I am a revolutionary!
In 1968, a young, charismatic activist named Fred Hampton became Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party,...
Here’s your first look at the powerful trailer for Judas And The Black Messiah. Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield, the film is scheduled to open in theaters 2021.
Wamg’s Michael Haffner says of this first trailer:
You had me at Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield.
Judas And The Black Messiah looks absolutely riveting and intense. I can’t say this enough… I love the power of good storytelling.
— Michael Haffner (@MPHaffner) August 6, 2020
Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI, who coerced a petty criminal named William O’Neal to help them silence him and the Black Panther Party. But they could not kill Fred Hampton’s legacy and, 50 years later, his words still echo…louder than ever.
I am a revolutionary!
In 1968, a young, charismatic activist named Fred Hampton became Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros. Pictures has revealed new details on the upcoming movie Judas And The Black Messiah.
Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI, who coerced a petty criminal named William O’Neal to help them silence him and the Black Panther Party. But they could not kill Fred Hampton’s legacy and, 50 years later, his words still echo…louder than ever.
I am a revolutionary!
In 1968, a young, charismatic activist named Fred Hampton became Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, who were fighting for freedom, the power to determine the destiny of the Black community, and an end to police brutality and the slaughter of Black people.
Chairman Fred was inspiring a generation to rise up and not back down to oppression, which put him directly in the line of fire of the government, the FBI and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution,...
Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI, who coerced a petty criminal named William O’Neal to help them silence him and the Black Panther Party. But they could not kill Fred Hampton’s legacy and, 50 years later, his words still echo…louder than ever.
I am a revolutionary!
In 1968, a young, charismatic activist named Fred Hampton became Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, who were fighting for freedom, the power to determine the destiny of the Black community, and an end to police brutality and the slaughter of Black people.
Chairman Fred was inspiring a generation to rise up and not back down to oppression, which put him directly in the line of fire of the government, the FBI and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution,...
- 7/30/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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