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When her father, too, began to exhibit signs of dementia, Johnson resolved to process the possibility of losing him with paradoxical humor, the lightest of touches in a grave situation. The result became her award-winning documentary for Netflix in which she—improbably—films imagined scenarios in which her dad meets his end. … [Read more...] about Director Kirsten Johnson On “Killing” Her Father In ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ – Contenders Documentary

Netflix makes a further Oscar bid with Crip Camp, directed by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht. It’s built around archival footage from 1971 of a summer camp in upstate New York that gave young people with disabilities the opportunity to explore their identities in an atmosphere of inclusiveness and respect. Camp Jened was such a life-changing experience that many campers went on to seed the disability rights movement that took off in the late 1970s. … [Read more...] about Oscars Documentary Preview: Record-Breaking Year For Submissions Makes For Toughest Awards Competition Ever

Time may yet rally in time for the Academy Awards. The IDA Awards has proven an uncertain predictor of Oscar success. At the IDA’s last awards show For Sama won the IDA’s Best Feature prize, but American Factory, from the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions, went on to claim the Oscar. In fact, in the last five years only once has the IDA Best Documentary winner gone on to earn the Oscar statuette—2016’s O.J.: Made in America. … [Read more...] about Netflix Wins Big With ‘Crip Camp,’ ‘John Was Trying To Contact Aliens’ At IDA Awards: Complete Winners List

True. Usually what happens when a crisis occurs is that people turn to each other. In the Depression, people helped each other out as much as could be. But now people are not turning to each other. I mean, Martin Luther King Jr. talked about the highest level of love, the kind of love that seeks nothing in return, that is totally unconditional. It’s not based on anything other than the fact that you know that your existence is tied to the existence of your brother or sister, be he black, white, native American, Hispanic, Asian, et cetera. We don’t espouse those values, that kind of love, anymore. We may love everyone in our group sometimes, or in our family. But we really don’t espouse the principle of unconditional love of Martin Luther King Jr. … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King III: The Rolling Stone Interview

"When [Dwayne Johnson] said, 'Welcome to Black Adam,' it was literally like what I imagined winning the lottery to feel like. I had been very, very much looking forward to being a part of any kind of superhero universe. I didn't care what it was for such a long time just because I had been such a fan. I grew up on graphic novels. I got into the business so I could earn money to buy Batman toys, you know? It was like 13 to 15 years of constantly going up to bat and getting told no. So it really was a validation of those last few years of pursuit, hustle, and preparation." Black Adam will see Dwayne Johnson play the role of an ancient ruler, who used the powers of the wizard Shazam to create his empire. But the power went to Adam's head, and he became a cruel tyrant. As such, Black Adam was sealed away in a tomb for centuries, and the wizard found a new champion, Billy Batson who became the superhero Shazam. … [Read more...] about Hawkman Actor Aldis Hodge Is Reading a Lot of DC Comics to Prepare for Black Adam