A weekly podcast hosted by The Ankler's awards editor Katey Rich, featuring lively and endlessly curious discussion of the film and television awards races and ...
Danielle Deadwyler's History Lessons, Plus Movies to Bring You Hope
Katey and Richard Rushfield join forces to pick movies from across movie history that are guaranteed to leave you feeling hopeful, no matter what the news has in store. Then Katey talks to The Piano Lesson star Danielle Deadwyler about everything that goes into her tremendous performances, from her knack for stillness to how she built trust with The Piano Lesson director Malcolm Washington.
Katey's list of Movies For Hope on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/kateyrich/list/movies-to-give-you-hope/
Richard's list: https://letterboxd.com/rrushfield/list/movies-to-make-you-feel-ok-when-the-world/
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How the Election Will Impact the Oscar Race, No Matter How it Turns Out
Tyler Coates joins Katey to talk about why the Oscars and politics are so eternally entwined, and how no matter what happens in Tuesday's election, the impact will be felt throughout the season. The episode also includes a conversation with June Squibb, the 94-year-old star of the summertime hit Thelma, who has a lot of wisdom about tackling physical challenges small and large and putting her trust in a first-time director.
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Kirsten Dunst on the Art of the Close-Up, and Michael Schulman on This Year’s Oscar Wars
Katey talks to Civil War star Kirsten Dunst about her powerful work in the Alex Garland thriller, and how she decides when it’s worth taking on a movie when she’s got two young boys demanding her attention at home. The episode also features a conversation with New Yorker staff writer and author Michael Schulman about the big narratives driving this year’s awards season, from the breakout stars to the movie that’s a metaphor for the Oscars themselves.
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Stephen and Evie Colbert, Tom Bernard, and an Oscar Race Deep Dive: Live From Montclair!
Listen in on our live panel event at the Montclair Film Festival, featuring awards season speculation from Chris Murphy and Chris Rosen and true insider insight from Sony Pictures Classics co-president and co-founder Tom Bernard. Then Katey sits down with Stephen Colbert, who hosts some of the most high profile onstage events of the festival, and his wife Evie McGee Colbert, the president of Montclair Film.
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The Biggest Best Picture Questions with Chris Feil, Plus Morgan Neville on Throwing Out the Documentary Rulebook With 'Piece by Piece'
With the best picture race still anyone's game, This Had Oscar Buzz co-host Chris Feil joins Katey to ask the big questions that will determine the race, from how international voters play into it to what Clint Eastwood might have in store. Then, Katey talks to Morgan Neville, the Oscar-winning documentarian whose new film Piece by Piece he's calling a work of "creative nonfiction" than a documentary — though he finds all the rules about that pretty silly anyway.
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A weekly podcast hosted by The Ankler's awards editor Katey Rich, featuring lively and endlessly curious discussion of the film and television awards races and the business that surrounds them. Episodes will also include interviews with top awards contenders and the major players in the races that make Hollywood run.
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