All articles by Charles Gant – Page 18
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FeaturesIn conversation: ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, ‘One Night In Miami’, ‘The Father’ writers on adapting stageplays into films
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Kemp Powers, Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton come talk about their personal inspirations.
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NewsInternational box office: ‘Tom And Jerry’ in $33m weekend haul; ‘Demon Slayer’ tops Australia
Warner Bros’ animated feature expanded to key territories including China, Russia and South Korea.
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FeaturesMaking ‘The Mauritanian’: filmmakers talk casting challenges and a late title change
“The notion early on was that this would not be the easiest film to get made.”
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FeaturesIn profile: the Oscar and Bafta documentary contenders
The roster of documentary features in contention for major awards has narrowed significantly from the bumper crop of submissions this year.
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Features“It was torturous at times”: the 15-year journey behind ‘The Dig’
The Dig’s journey to the screen began when John Preston’s English historical novel was optioned in 2006.
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NewsInternational box office: Australia opening boosts ‘The Little Things’
Warner Bros crime thriller The Little Things held pretty steady at the global box office, with estimated weekend takings of $3.1.
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FeaturesGame changer: what effect have the new Bafta rules had on the longlists?
Viewing groups, a broader membership and conscious voter videos have all been introduced.
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FeaturesHas Bafta’s documentary category become too populist?
“It feels like the documentary category has become the casualty of this whole process.”
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NewsInternational box office: ‘Detective Chinatown 3’ leads Chinese New Year explosion; ‘Soul’ passes $100m
The third ‘Detective Chinatown’ film took $397m in China.
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News‘Soul’ nears $100m at international box office; ‘The Little Things’ hits $13m
Russia, South Korea and China continue to be the strongest markets for Disney’s Soul.
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FeaturesKingsley Ben-Adir on the “pressure and stakes” of playing Malcolm X in ‘One Night In Miami’
The UK actor talks playing American icon Malcom X.
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NewsInternational box office: ‘Soul’ posts strong hold; ‘The Little Things’ scores $7.6m global debut
John Lee Hancock’s ’The Little Things’, starring Denzel Washington and Rami Malek, launched in North America, Russia and 17 smaller markets.
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FeaturesTahar Rahim on playing “an extraordinary soul” in ’The Mauritanian’
Tahar Rahim wasn’t interested in playing an Islamic terror suspect until The Mauritanian arrived to change his mind.
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FeaturesWho are the early Oscar and Bafta contenders for supporting actor and actress: 2021 edition
This year’s contenders include regular nominees and first-time performers.
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NewsInternational box office: ‘Soul’ hits $71m after opening top in Russia and South Korea
Russia and Korea openings boost Pixar’s ‘Soul’ while ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ extends global lead over ‘The Croods: A New Age’.
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FeaturesWho are the early Oscar and Bafta frontrunners in the main acting categories: 2021 edition
Screen celebrates a refreshingly diverse range of early frontrunners.
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FeaturesBaftas 2021: which titles are in the running for outstanding British film?
The outstanding British film Bafta expands to 10 nominees this year.
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NewsInternational box office: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ boosted by Russia to $142m worldwide
Russia opening helps ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ stretch lead over ‘The Croods: A New Age’ in global tallies.
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NewsInternational box office: ‘The Croods: A New Age’ closes gap on ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
Meanwhile ’The Dry’ starring Eric Bana topped the Australia box office.
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FeaturesAnalysis: UK and Ireland box office fell 76% in 2020
Box office soared for the first two months of 2020, but went into a tailspin when Covid-19 hit and never recovered.