The official “Zola” synopsis from A24 reads: “Zola (Taylour Paige), a Detroit waitress, strikes up a new friendship with a customer, Stefani (Riley Keough), who seduces her to join a weekend of dancing and partying in Florida. What at first seems like a glamorous trip full of ‘hoeism’ rapidly transforms into a 48-hour journey involving a nameless pimp, an idiot boyfriend, some Tampa gangsters and other unexpected adventures in this wild, see-it-to-believe-it tale....

Typically held in Philadelphia, the week-long program (running August 20 through 26) will take place entirely online this year, as has been the case for most festivals since the beginning of the pandemic that shut down much of the country. But even in a virtual space, BlackStar will present more than 80 films — representing over 20 countries, and including 24 world premieres — an array of live panels, and special events, bringing together some of the most innovative and impactful filmmakers, producers, and thinkers working today....

However, Netflix topped everyone, led by “The Queen’s Gambit” with 12 noms, “The Crown” (Season 4) with 11, “Bridgerton” with eight, “The Umbrella Academy” with four, and “Halston” with three. HBO countered with “Lovecraft Country” garnering 11 noms and the buzzy “Mare of Easttown,” starring Kate Winslet, gathering nine, among other shows. Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Season 4) returned with eight noms, and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” comedy tallied an impressive seven....

“Mank” is the favorite for meticulously recreating the world of washed up, alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), who struggles to churn out a first draft of “Citizen Kane.” Oscar-winning production designer Don Burt (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) had to think in terms of black-and-white design to authentically return to Hollywood’s Golden Age in the ’30s. Fortunately, set decorator Jan Pascale used the monochromatic filter on her iPhone for shooting set dressing tests, and that helped shape the palette of warm earth tones....

The night’s big winners were “Annette” and “Lost Illusions.” The former, a musical from director Leos Carax starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard and featuring music by Sparks, is a rock opera about a married couple whose lives change when they have a child, which is portrayed by a marionette puppet. Carax took home the trophy for Best Director, with Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks winning Best Original Score....

This article will be updated throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2022 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting took place from June 16 to June 27, with the official Emmy nominations announced on Tuesday, July 12. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be given out over two consecutive nights on Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4, with an edited presentation on the ceremonies to be broadcast on Saturday, Sept....

The “Woman King” director is set to receive the Filmmaker Tribute from the Gotham Film & Media Institute during the awards ceremony on November 28 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. “Gina Prince-Bythewood is a visionary filmmaker and a champion of Black narratives, particularly stories that center around Black women,” Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute, said. “She has brilliantly tackled painful moments in our nation’s history, thorny philosophical debates, and love stories....

We’re talking about new films from Jordan Peele, Baz Luhrmann, Claire Denis, Alex Garland, Jeremiah Zagar, Peter Strickland, and Quinn Shephard, and that’s just the start. There are festival hits in the mix, too, like Venice winner “Happening,” Sundance crowd-pleasers “Cha Cha Real Smooth” and “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” and gems like “Poser” and “Neptune Frost.” Comedy isn’t in short supply, thanks to films like “Fire Island” and “Official Competition,” but thrills and chills are also on offer, with “Men,” “The Black Phone,” “Watcher,” “Resurrection,” and more arriving soon....

See our initial thoughts for what to expect at the 95th Academy Awards here. The State of the Race Wednesday’s impressive sound shortlist demonstrated what a great season it was for sonic sensation and experimentation, with the frontrunning “Top Gun: Maverick” joined by “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Babylon,” “The Batman,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Elvis,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” and “Moonage Daydream....

See our previous thoughts for what to expect at the 95th Academy Awards here. The State of the Race While 2022 is shaping up to be a banner year for films with all-female ensembles, it has turned the Best Supporting Actress race into a rollercoaster ride. The biggest of these projects is “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which recently had the highest-grossing November opening weekend of all time. Though co-stars Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira more than hold their own, Angela Bassett is the most commanding as mourning Queen Ramonda....

The visionary film made the Cinema Eye Honors Shorts List, an IDA nomination for Best Short, and the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short at AFI Fest. Filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison was singled out by DOC NYC for Best Direction in its shorts competition. “A Love Song for Latasha” screened as part of Ava DuVernay’s Array 360 programming, which is how it got to Netflix. With considerable industry support for its bold and imaginative take on a vital subject, “A Love Song for Latasha” should be a strong contender for awards consideration....

After accepting her award, Campion headed backstage where she was quickly asked about the significance of her win. “I’m proud to have won tonight, for my film and my crew and my cast, but also to be another woman who’s going to be be followed by a fourth, a fifth, a sixth, a seventh, and an eighth,” she said. “I’m very excited by the fact that this is moving fast now....

For one, Amy Tan is just cool. Her severe bangs, chic style, and erudition that borders on ASMR-inducing make for the kind of literary character you can spot from miles away. Even in archival photos in this documentary, she makes smoking a cigarette suddenly look fashionable again. But she also, now 68 and more than 30 years away from the phenomenon of “The Joy Luck Club,” still carries with her a pathos held over from her complicated upbringing among immigrant Chinese parents who definitely wanted her and her siblings to conform to American values, forms of dress, and even ways of speaking....

Lee is set to direct the film for Sony’s 3000 Pictures banner, with a script written by Dan Futterman, best known for his work on the Oscar-nominated films “Capote” and “Foxcatcher.” Futterman’s script is the latest in a long line of scripts written for a potential biopic on the “Enter the Dragon” star. Past versions were written by Jean Castelli, Alex Law and Mabel Cheung, and Wells Tower. “Accepted as neither fully American nor Fully Chinese, Bruce Lee was a bridge between East and West who introduced Chinese Gung Fu to the world, a scientist of combat and an iconic performing artist who revolutionized both the martial arts and action cinema,” Ang Lee said in a statement....

“Oh boy. That was a toughie. It’s a tough business,” Mumolo said. “Everything that happened with ‘Joy’ and the making of the actual movie is a movie in itself. I don’t know what I’m allowed to say.” Mumolo was joined in her Variety interview by fellow “Bridesmaids” Oscar nominee Kristen Wiig, who co-wrote and co-stars with Mumolo in “Barb and Star.” Wiig mentioned that writers penning scripts for studios are often “not consulted a lot,” adding, “When the movie gets made, if a director steps in, or the studio, I know personally, and from knowing many writers, it’s really hard when you hand it over....

Best Picture: I am always an outlier. I always presume anything I’m enthusiastic about won’t get in. Ten choices was an extreme stretch. What I wanted included five international titles and two documentaries. On top of this ballot: “Licorice Pizza,” “Drive My Car,” and “Don’t Look Up,” which I enjoyed as a fun, relevant, and poignant ride. “King Richard” is a good biopic: It told a story you think you know, but it turns out you don’t....

When it was published in August, Wilkerson’s book earned huge praise from critics and was named an Oprah’s Book Club selection. It’s in its ninth week on the New York Times Best Sellers list, currently standing in the number-three spot. “Caste” examines racism in American society by comparing it to well-known caste systems in India and Nazi Germany and introducing the novel concept of an American caste system. In India, the system of social stratification dates back thousands of years and includes thousands of distinct castes and sub-castes based on factors including occupation and background....

Bryan Fogel won an 2018 Best Documentary Oscar for “Icarus,” which led the Olympic Committee to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. For “The Dissident,” he took on the assassination of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi and obtained Turkish intelligence transcripts and audio of Khashoggi’s murder that reveal mind-numbing violence. “This is a fight for freedom of speech,” he said. “This is focused on human rights. This is what we’re going through in our own country and fighting for democracy....

Now, he’s leveled up again in Telluride stature by serving as the festival’s guest director. Over the course of this year’s five-day event, Jenkins will introduce six screenings of films handpicked by a director best known for blending his passionate cinephilia with underrepresented voices. His program does that, too: While Jenkins’ favorite director Claire Denis is represented with her debut “Chocolat,” along with Aleksandr Sokurov’s seminal long-take in “Russian Ark,” those choices appear alongside Isaac Julien’s experimental “Looking for Langston,” Maritanian director Med Hondo’s 1979 musical “West Indies,” the Palestinian sex worker drama “Garden,” and selected works by multimedia artist Kahlil Joseph....

“Helping my sister raise two young boys during the ’90s, I grew up with these characters,” Jenkins said in a statement. “Having the opportunity to work with Disney on expanding this magnificent tale of friendship, love and legacy while furthering my work chronicling the lives and souls of folk within the African diaspora is a dream come true.” No release date for Jenkins’ “Lion King” follow-up has been announced. The 2019 remake was directed by Jon Favreau and grossed $1....