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Nominated for her work on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, costume designer Arianne Phillips knew she would need a special dress for the red carpet. She ended up working with Jeremy Scott to repurpose a Juan Carlos Obando gown that she wore to the 2012 Oscars, where she was nominated for her costumes in W.E.. Scott disassembled the fuchsia and black silk gown and created a gown with a pouf-sleeved bodice and tulle skirt, crafted from the fabric of the original dress. “It’s really exciting to see that this dress is going to have a second life after sitting in my closet for eight years,” ...

She was, in a way, speaking to those who aspire to follow in the footsteps of her own journey. Zhao’s win at the Golden Globes was largely depicted as a victory for filmmakers from China, where realistic depictions of modern life are a rarity and even Zhao has gotten into hot water for comments viewed as critical of her homeland. The news was viewed more than 280 million times on Weibo by the following morning and Zhao was being described in state-affiliated media as “the pride of China”. Born Zhao Ting in 1982 to a father who was the general manager of a Chinese state-owned steel compa...

Frances McDormand in ‘Nomadland’   Chloé Zhao and Frances McDormand combine to deliver a stirring commentary on the economy today, that bristles with bravery Filmmaker Chloé Zhao’s third feature Nomadland is more a visual poem than a film; a piece of art that strikes the balance between documentary and fiction with effusive grace. Zhao is aided, in no small measure, by cinematographer Joshua James Richards’ cathartic shots of the vast American landscape; composer Ludovico Einaudi’s score that bends your heart to its will; and a restrained, moving performance by Frances McDorman...

Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020) Quo Vadis, Aida? has a hair-raising way of stopping the flow of events and then resuming. In between scenes as terrifying as a horror movie, writer-director Jasmila Zbanic pauses to capture the infinitesimal moments that represent life, beauty and normalcy – a look exchanged between a young man and a woman, shared cigarettes, a couple making out, clothes being washed. The setting makes these fleeting moments of grace all the more precious. The movie explores the Srebrenica massacre that took place during the Bosnian War in 1995. Serbian forces overran the tow...

Thursday, 01 Apr 2021 03:25 PM MYT Tunisian director and screenwriter, Kaouther Ben Henia, poses for a picture in front of the poster of her film ‘The man who sold his skin’ during its first screening in the country, in the capital Tunis March 30, 2021. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. TUNIS, April 1 — It’s a troubling political fable shot with a sophisticated aesthetic, and Tunisia’s first-ever Academy Award nomination: The Man Who Sold His Skin. Part dark satire, part romantic drama, the film tells the story of lovelor...