David Canfield

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This Year’s Oscar Race Already Feels Crowded-but Just Wait

1 week ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

As we approach the halfway point of 2025, the hosts of Little Gold Men spent this week’s episode checking in on the most likely Oscar contenders to have premiered so far—as well as those still waiting in the wings. We break them all down below, where you can also listen to the episode. Just keep in mind there’s still a whole lot we don’t know just yet.
‘Brokeback Mountain’ Started as a Punch Line. 20 Years Later, It’s an Undisputed Classic

1 week ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

“It was a laughing stock—the ‘gay cowboy’ script.” That’s how producer James Schamus remembers the reputation surrounding Brokeback Mountain as it first started making the Hollywood rounds in the late 1990s. An adaptation of Annie Proulx’s lauded short story, the screenplay by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry had long been languishing in development limbo by the time Schamus, then best known for producing the films of Ang Lee and Todd Haynes, acquired the rights in 2001.
Emmy Voters: Nominate These Shows Before It’s Too Late

2 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

Not everyone can be invited to the Emmys, and not a year goes by without the Television Academy snubbing some of the best that television has to offer. HBO shows Industry and Somebody Somewhere popped up on more year-end best-of lists than almost any other 2024 series, but neither show has been nominated for a single Emmy—and that trend may well continue in 2025. Apple TV+ has several contenders to push this year, between the triumphant return of Severance and the breakout success of The Studio.
Emmy Voters: Nominate These Shows Before It’s Too Late

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | David Canfield

6 hours ago"Could it be?" asked the comedian. “The Daily Show” host Desi Lydic found a potential silver lining in the astonishing cost of the U.S. Army’s upcoming 250th anniversary parade — which also happens to fall on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Saturday’s celebrations in Washington, D.C., will …
Marisa Abela Doesn’t Regret Her Amy Winehouse Biopic: “There’s Nothing Else I Could Have Done”

3 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

It’s not every day that an actor’s first big job out of drama school leads to them winning a BAFTA Award—especially on a series that’s been flying under the radar for several years. While Marisa Abela’s work on HBO’s Industry has always stood out, her show wasn’t a breakout hit with viewers from the start. That finally changed in its third season. Now the English actor is getting overdue mainstream attention, as well as sudden awards heat.
After ‘Atlanta’, Brian Tyree Henry Is “Reclaiming” His Name

4 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

Brian Tyree Henry’s career has been on such a steady rise that it’d be easy to dismiss how much work—and risk—has gone into every step of it. Take Dope Thief, the vehicle for Henry’s biggest onscreen leading role to date. As the North Carolina native told me earlier this year, the project took a lot out of him. Henry plays Ray, a formerly incarcerated recovering addict who goes on the run after a robbery gone wrong.
Mia Farrow Absolutely Adores Patti LuPone: “She Cannot Tell a Lie”

1 month ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

At the age of 80, Mia Farrow is preparing for her very first Tony Awards ceremony. “I’ll be Alice in Wonderland,” she says. "Oh my gosh, I followed the white rabbit—and look where I am."Although Farrow’s been a film legend since her unforgettable turn in Rosemary’s Baby nearly six decades ago, she’s somehow never been nominated for any of the awards under the EGOT umbrella.
Kathy Bates Didn’t Expect the Lovefest: “Y’all, Where Were You When I Was Sitting on the Couch by Myself?”

1 month ago | vanityfair.com | David Canfield

“There’s Bruce!” Huddled inside on a rainy February afternoon, Kathy Bates points with delight at the shark from Jaws, which dangles from the ceiling, mouth agape and menacingly frozen in time. It’s the only existing full-scale model from the 1975 classic—and the largest object in Los Angeles’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Next to it, there’s a gallery with the word Zoetrope on the door, which reminds Bates of the production lot Francis Ford Coppola used to own.
Alpha de Julia Ducournau ou comment rebondir au Festival de Cannes après la palme surprise de Titane

1 month ago | vanityfair.fr | David Canfield

Pour Julia Ducournau, qui a explosé avec Grave puis remporté la Palme d’or avec Titane – soit des films sombres et gores avec une bonne dose de second degré, la barre était haute. Après sa Palme inattendue, elle s’attèle à l’écriture de son troisième film, mais alors que le scénario est en bonne voie, elle finit par le déchirer en lambeau. « Je me suis rendu compte que j’étais en train de me répéter. Ça m’a ennuyée, et je m’en suis voulu de rester dans ma zone de confort.
Nos pistes pour le palmarès du Festival de Cannes 2025

1 month ago | vanityfair.fr | David Canfield

À Cannes, il est souvent vain de tenter de deviner les goûts d’un jury restreint et capricieux. Mais après quelques années marquées par la victoire de favoris (presque) consensuels – Anatomie d’une chute de Justine Triet, Anora de Sean Baker – nous nous prêtons à l’exercice pour cette édition 2025 du Festival de Cannes.

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Articles

This Year’s Oscar Race Already Feels Crowded-but Just Wait

‘Brokeback Mountain’ Started as a Punch Line. 20 Years Later, It’s an Undisputed Classic

Emmy Voters: Nominate These Shows Before It’s Too Late

Emmy Voters: Nominate These Shows Before It’s Too Late

Marisa Abela Doesn’t Regret Her Amy Winehouse Biopic: “There’s Nothing Else I Could Have Done”

After ‘Atlanta’, Brian Tyree Henry Is “Reclaiming” His Name

Mia Farrow Absolutely Adores Patti LuPone: “She Cannot Tell a Lie”

Kathy Bates Didn’t Expect the Lovefest: “Y’all, Where Were You When I Was Sitting on the Couch by Myself?”

Alpha de Julia Ducournau ou comment rebondir au Festival de Cannes après la palme surprise de Titane

Nos pistes pour le palmarès du Festival de Cannes 2025

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