Regina King on making âOne Nightâ memorable
The Oscar-winning actress talks about her feature directing debut.
By Mark Feeney Globe Staff,Updated January 14, 2021, 12:26 p.m.
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Aldis Hodge, as Jim Brown, and director Regina King on the set of One Night in Miami. Patti Perros
Here are the facts. Cassius Clay, soon to be Muhammad Ali, defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title on Feb. 25, 1964. Clay was friends with the singer Sam Cooke; Jim Brown, the star Cleveland Browns running back (and later Hollywood star); and the Nation of Islamâs Malcolm X. It was because of Malcolm that Ali became a Muslim and changed his name.
Nomadland s Chloé Zhao. The group, who convened via video conference from homes and offices in London, New York and Los Angeles, tackled Hollywood s loss of Chadwick Boseman, the stressors of shooting during the pandemic, the Academy s new rules about inclusion, and the current state of emergency for cinema.
Sometimes happy accidents shape the way you make a movie. George, you found out Felicity Jones was pregnant while you were making your film and you had to adjust. How did that surprise shape the direction you took on
The Midnight Sky
?
GEORGE CLOONEY We re in Iceland on a glacier and I got a call from Felicity and she says, Well, I m pregnant. I knew how to answer that, which is, Congratulations. But if you saw my face, I m like, Holy shit. We started to try to shoot around it, which is always a mistake, because you can t shoot around it. People know when you re hiding things. So we just looked at it and said, Look, they ve been in space for two years, people
New Study Indicates Women Are Directing More Films, But Parity Remains Distant
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The American film industry abounds with inequality, much of it systemic. One way that gender inequality manifests itself is in the relatively low number of films directed by women. The fact that Vulture’s Oscar Futures column currently lists 2 women as likely favorites for a Best Director nomination this year
Nomadland‘s Chloe Zhao and
This is but one sign of the gender imbalance at work in the industry, At IndieWire, Ryan Lattanzio has information on a new report that explores industry statistics with an eye towards inequality. The Celluloid Ceiling report has covered the film industry for 23 years; the latest installment was just released. It reveals a number of positive trends, but also suggests there’s a lot of room left for improvement.