This film deserves all the awards and praise: Nomadland reviewed spectator.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spectator.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Melding a documentary and fictional narrative style, the film revels in expressing the emotional positives and very few negatives associated with leading this freer, more rugged lifestyle while exploring the American West much like in the spirit of early pioneers.
Although Miss McDormand deserved the award for her honest and relaxed human approach to Fern, the real nomads including Charlene Swankie, Linda May, Bob Wells, Linda May and Derek Enders were the true stars of the film and could have held their own in a pure documentary format.
The Blu-ray format shines with a visual clarity and color warmth delivered in the numerous outdoor scenes captured by cinematographer Joshua James Richards.
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The Paper Tigers (PG-13) This martial-arts comedy is about three middle-aged former kung fu prodigies (Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, and Mykel Shannon Jenkins) who are forced to revive their talents to solve the murder of their master. Also with Yuji Okumoto, Jae Suh Park, Roger Yuan, Peter Adrian Sudarso, Yoshi Sudarso, and Matthew Page. (Opens Friday in Dallas)
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Above Suspicion (R) This thriller based on the first American conviction for the murder of a federal agent stars Jack Huston as an FBI man who has an illicit affair with his informant (Emilia Clarke). Also with Sophie Lowe, Austin Hébert, Thora Birch, Omar Benson Miller, and Johnny Knoxville. (Opens Friday in Dallas)
From Mount Holyoke College to the Oscars: Pioneering director Chloé Zhao first studied film in the Valley
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Frances McDormand won an Oscar for Best Actress in “Nomandland,” directed and written by Mount Holyoke College graduate Chloé Zhao. AP PHOTO VIA SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
A scene from “Nomadland,” the award-winning film directed and written by Mount Holyoke College graduate Chloé Zhao. AP PHOTO
Frances McDormand and David Strathairn in a scene from “Nomadland,” the award-winning film directed and written by Mount Holyoke College graduate Chloé Zhao. AP PHOTO
Chloé Zhao majored in politics and minored in film studies while a student at Mount Holyoke College, from which she graduated in 2005. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO