Rebecca Ford

Los Angeles

Senior Hollywood Correspondent at Vanity Fair

Senior Awards Correspondent at @VanityFair. Previously @THR. LA-based world-wanderer.

Articles

Kristen Stewart Waited Her Whole Life to Direct 'The Chronology of Water'

2 days ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

I hop on the phone with Kristen Stewart the very same day that she’s putting the final touches on her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water. “I could start crying,” she says. “I’m sorry, I’ve come in kind of hot.”She has come in kind of hot, words spilling out of her fast and furiously and full of passion. She’s been trying to make this movie for eight years—and waiting to direct her whole life. Stewart’s acting career needs no introduction.
Seth Rogen Can’t Believe He Got Away With the Golden Globes Episode of 'The Studio'

6 days ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg mined many of their own experiences when creating their hit Hollywood satire The Studio. The show features characters pulled from their own lives, like Catherine O’Hara’s ousted studio chief—and there are plenty of true Hollywood moments, involving things like wild notes from studio execs. But the eighth episode of the season, which aired on Apple TV+ on May 7, centers a storyline so silly it seems as though it couldn’t possibly have a basis in truth.
Join Little Gold Men’s Summer Book Club

6 days ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

It’s not even summer yet, but over at Little Gold Men, we’re already thinking about the fall, when we’ll get our first look at most of this year’s Oscar hopefuls. But as we count down the days, we also have some homework to do. Every year, several major films are literary adaptations, based on everything from beloved classics to popular memoirs, and 2025 is no exception. We’ll be seeing Guillermo del Toro’s new take on Frankenstein and Nia DaCosta’s adaptation of the classic play Hedda.
First Look: 'Mare of Easttown’ Creator Heads Back to Pennsylvania for Task

1 week ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

It turns out you can go home again. Screenwriter Brad Ingelsby created one of the biggest hits of 2021 with HBO’s series Mare of Easttown, starring Kate Winslet as a detective investigating a murder in a small town outside Philadelphia. The miniseries earned 16 Emmy nominations and won 4, including best actress in a limited series for Winslet. It also earned acclaim for its accurate portrayal of this specific area of Pennsylvania, from the accents to the production design.
Ike Barinholtz Gets By With a Little Help From His Friends

1 week ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

In Always Great, Awards Insider speaks with Hollywood’s greatest undersung actors in career-spanning conversations. In this installment, Ike Barinholtz reflects on his journey on TV and film, leading to his two big comedy hits currently on TV. When Ike Barinholtz shows up, you remember him—even if he’s not playing the lead character.
Netflix Publicist Kelly Dalton Wants to Tell Her Own Story, in Hopes of Helping Others Who Have Been Raped

2 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

Publicist Kelly Dalton has been working with filmmakers her whole career, helping them share their stories and the personal connections they have to their films. As an awards specialist at Netflix for the past seven years, she’s worked on more than two dozen high-profile movies, including Marriage Story, The Irishman, The Lost Daughter, and Maestro. But now she’s leaving Netflix, with plans to tell her own story for the first time.
Esther McGregor Can Do It All-but for Now, She’s Focused on Acting

2 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

“I’ve been acting since I came out of my mom’s stomach,” says Esther McGregor. But not many people got to see her performances, she adds, since most were limited to her family’s living room. “My parents never let me do anything onscreen until I was old enough to executively make the decision, and also old enough to be a human on set,” the actor says.
Hannah Einbinder’s ‘Hacks’ Character Has Grown Up, and So Has She

2 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

On this week’s episode of Hacks, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) finally achieves her dream of hosting a network late-night show. It’s an outcome that the series has been building toward for some three and a half seasons, and when it does finally happen, it’s a beautiful moment—despite the fact that Deborah is still at bitter odds with her head writer and closest collaborator, Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder).
Can the Academy Force Oscar Voters to Do Their Homework?

3 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

In a perfect world, every Academy voter would watch every nominated movie before casting their final Oscar ballots. But as those horrendous anonymous interviews with voters that the trades publish each year have shown us, that is rarely the case.
'Sinners' Breakout Miles Caton Didn’t Know He’d Signed On for a Vampire Movie

3 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | Rebecca Ford

Miles Caton has a “once in a lifetime voice.” So it’s no wonder , Ryan Coogler cast the 20-year-old in Sinners, his new thriller that’s much more than just a vampire movie. It also dabbles in mysticism, explores ancestral histories, and is a love letter to the power of blues music. The latter is where Caton comes in. The first-time actor, who stars in the film as musician Sammie, is the son of gospel singer Timiney Figueroa and a musical prodigy himself.