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Suddenly, 2020 is a year of imponderables. Will there be a Cannes Film Festival? Given the coronavirus-induced cancellation of SXSW, MipTV, and the AFI Life Achievement Gala, who knows? Is Marvel's Black Widow the big spring-summer hit, now that No Time To Die is bumped to November? Maybe, if an April/May release…

It’s a side prize, as the big awards are about to be issued for the Venice Film Festival. But considering the critical coverage of that festival that surrounded the inclusion of Nate Parker’s American Skin — as the filmmaker tries to rebound from the tumble he took when his The Birth of a Nation headed into an Oscar…

Nate Parker and Spike Lee led an impromptu Venice Film Festival press conference this afternoon for Parker’s sophomore feature American Skin, which is playing in the festival’s Discovery section. The drama about police violence and racism in America is directed, written by and stars Parker and is his first feature…

A few years ago, a politically charged movie starring and directed by Nate Parker, and championed by Spike Lee, would have all but walked into the Toronto Film Festival. Not this year. The cultural landscape has been radically and vitally reshaped by the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. As part of that reshaping, a…

The Venice Film Festival has added Birth Of A Nation filmmaker Nate Parker’s American Skin to its Sconfini section, a move that is likely to draw increased attention to the Lido event. The drama about police violence and racism in America is directed, written by and stars Parker and is his first feature since news of…

EXCLUSIVE: Birth of a Nation filmmaker Nate Parker has resurfaced and is attached to direct Black & Blue, a feature based on the life of decorated LAPD detective Ralph Waddy. Parker is rewriting a script originally penned by Jim McGrath. Waddy’s life rights was optioned by ForM.B Entertainment’s Steven Jensen who will…

Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. In this weekly column, two old friends get together occasionally and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business. FLEMING: It seems like every month now, a Game Of Thrones episode breaks out at some Hollywood studio, with new kings…

The Directors Guild of America has unveiled nominations for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for its 69th annual DGA Awards, with helmers Damien Chazelle for La La Land, Barry Jenkins for Moonlight, Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea, Denis Villeneuve for  Arrival and Garth Davis for Lion…

As part of Fox Searchlight’s presentation at last month’s big awards season event, The Contenders Presented By Deadline,  The Birth Of A Nation composer Henry Jackman appeared to talk about the use of music in creating the right mood for the intensely dramatic film that chronicles the slave revolt  by Nat Turner.  He…

The nominees for the NAACP Image Awards were announced today, with Nate Parker of The Birth of a Nation and Atlanta star Donald Glover receiving three noms apiece (for writing, acting and directing). Beyonce led all nominees with nine including in the marquee Entertainer of the Year category, where her fellow nominees…

Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation is notable for its unflinchingly violent look at slavery in the antebellum American South and the Nat Turner-led slave revolt that inspired the film. However, according to composer Henry Jackman, who provided the film’s score, he and Parker set out deliberately to undermine any…

Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. In this weekly column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business. BART: Talk about a difficult birth; I can't recall one as troubled as that of The Birth Of A Nation. Nine months after the standing ov…