Christian Blauvelt

St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Executive Managing Editor at IndieWire

Threads @christianblauvelt AND https://t.co/vJrSYroLcc Digital Director @IndieWire. Author of "Hollywood Victory," from @running_press and @tcm.

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Mo Brings Plenty Thinks ‘There Are Not Enough Words in the English Language to Describe’ Aminah Nieves’ Achievement with ‘1923’

4 days ago | indiewire.com | Christian Blauvelt

On June 5, the IndieWire Honors Spring 2025 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for some of the most impressive and engaging work of this TV season. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the creators, artisans, and performers behind television well worth toasting. In the days leading up to the event, IndieWire is showcasing their work with new interviews and tributes from their peers.
On ‘1923,’ Aminah Nieves Delivered One of TV’s Great Breakout Performances — but She Almost Said No to It

5 days ago | indiewire.com | Christian Blauvelt

On June 5, the IndieWire Honors Spring 2025 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for some of the most impressive and engaging work of this TV season. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the creators, artisans, and performers behind television well worth toasting. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews leading up to the Los Angeles event.
On ‘1923,’ Aminah Nieves Delivered One of TV’s Great Breakout Performances - but She Almost Said No to It

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Christian Blauvelt

Generate Key TakeawaysOn June 5, the IndieWire Honors Spring 2025 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for some of the most impressive and engaging work of this TV season. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the creators, artisans, and performers behind television well worth toasting. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews leading up to the Los Angeles event.
2025 Cannes Critics Survey: The Best Films and Performances, as Picked by 48 Critics

1 week ago | indiewire.com | Christian Blauvelt

Last year, in IndieWire’s 2024 Cannes Critics Survey, there was startling unanimity, with Sean Baker’s “Anora” winning Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Director. The 2025 Critics Poll couldn’t be less unanimous, with different films topping each of those categories this time.
2025 Cannes Critics Survey: The Best Films and Performances, as Picked by 48 Critics

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Christian Blauvelt

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysLast year, in IndieWire’s 2024 Cannes Critics Survey, there was startling unanimity, with Sean Baker’s “Anora” winning Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Director. The 2025 Critics Poll couldn’t be less unanimous, with different films topping each of those categories this time.
Documentarian Sacha Jenkins Has Died: ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Filmmaker Started as a Journalist

1 week ago | indiewire.com | Christian Blauvelt

“Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” documentarian Sacha Jenkins is dead. His wife Raquel Cepeda confirmed his passing on Instagram in a post asking for privacy for their family at this time. Hailing from Philadelphia and born in 1971, Jenkins began his career as a journalist before becoming an acclaimed documentarian. He founded Graphic Scenes & Xplicit Language, an early magazine devoted to graffiti art, and co-founded hip-hop magazine Beat Down as well as the alt-culture magazine Ego Trip.
Documentarian Sacha Jenkins Has Died: ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Filmmaker Started as a Journalist

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Christian Blauvelt

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways“Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” documentarian Sacha Jenkins is dead. His wife Raquel Cepeda confirmed his passing on Instagram in a post asking for privacy for their family at this time.
Documentarian Sacha Jenkins Has Died: ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Filmmaker Started as a Journalist

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Christian Blauvelt

Netflix has racked up 15 No. 1 movies in 2025 so far — here’s the 3 worth watchingBeing ranked as the No. 1 movie on Netflix might not be as prestigious as winning Best Picture at the Oscars, but it’s still a sign that a film has …
‘The Wonderers’ Review: Mélanie Laurent-Starring French Family Drama Nails the Uncertainty of Living with a Severe Disability

2 weeks ago | indiewire.com | Christian Blauvelt

If there’s such a thing as a “Sundance movie,” it’s typically about a dysfunctional family, demonstrably quirky, rigidly adhering to a three-act structure, possessing clever-clever needle drops. Is there a Cannes equivalent to the “Sundance movie”?
‘The Americas’ Creative Team Didn’t Just Capture Some of the Best Sperm Whale Footage Ever, They Made a Landmark Discovery

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Christian Blauvelt

There are nature documentaries that show you things you’ve never seen before. Then there’s “The Americas,” which shows its viewers something literally no human had ever seen before. Marine scientists had long speculated that sperm whales dive all the way to the ocean floor to hunt for food. But they had never actually observed the whales doing so. How could anyone?

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Articles

Mo Brings Plenty Thinks ‘There Are Not Enough Words in the English Language to Describe’ Aminah Nieves’ Achievement with ‘1923’

On ‘1923,’ Aminah Nieves Delivered One of TV’s Great Breakout Performances — but She Almost Said No to It

On ‘1923,’ Aminah Nieves Delivered One of TV’s Great Breakout Performances - but She Almost Said No to It

2025 Cannes Critics Survey: The Best Films and Performances, as Picked by 48 Critics

2025 Cannes Critics Survey: The Best Films and Performances, as Picked by 48 Critics

Documentarian Sacha Jenkins Has Died: ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Filmmaker Started as a Journalist

Documentarian Sacha Jenkins Has Died: ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Filmmaker Started as a Journalist

Documentarian Sacha Jenkins Has Died: ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Filmmaker Started as a Journalist

‘The Wonderers’ Review: Mélanie Laurent-Starring French Family Drama Nails the Uncertainty of Living with a Severe Disability

‘The Americas’ Creative Team Didn’t Just Capture Some of the Best Sperm Whale Footage Ever, They Made a Landmark Discovery

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