In 2010, Mike Mills put part of his life story to screen—the part where his elderly father came out as gay. That lovely, delicate movie, Beginners, won an Oscar for Christopher Plummer. With 20th Century Women, Mills has created an ode to his mother and cast her in Annette Bening’s image (what a privilege). It’s […]
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Moonlight‘s powerful glow
In 2008, Barry Jenkins wrote and directed the best independent drama of that year, Medicine for Melancholy. A quiet two-hander about a one night stand that turned into something more, essentially in real time—with some class and gentrification issues deftly weaved in—it was assured and gentle, poignant and disarming. He brings that same care and […]
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Bow down to Moana
Like Frozen, Moana is a princess story. Also like Frozen, it has been mismarketed to hide the fact that it’s a female empowerment story. (Unlike Frozen, its songs won’t attach themselves to the backside of your brain.) Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) is heir to the chiefdom of Motunui, a Polynesian island her people haven’t left for […]
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Arrival‘s beautiful humanity
If you needed a person to save the world through words, of course you’re going to send someone like Amy Adams, whose particular brand of steely warmth—she is kind and empathetic but you should not mistake her for a pushover—has carried her from a bit part on The Office to the top of the movie […]
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Oscar night liveblog recap: ladies win, show fails
At least someone kept Sacha Baron Cohen at home. Ben Stiller, eh? Apparently it was Sacha Baron Cohen who was supposed to do an Avatar sketch, but it was banned because it might offend director James Cameron. That would have at least given the night a pulse: the most controversial moment was when a short […]
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Oscar liveblog this Sunday night!
What would you say to this man? Tell us Sunday night. This is where you’ll want to be Sunday night, as The Coast’s movie crew dusts off their plastic tiaras and James Cameron shaking-fist for the Academy Awards and red carpet rundown liveblog. And we’ll see just how right Coast readers were in our Oscars […]
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Cast your Academy vote and you could win
Why should the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have all the fun when it comes to the international sport of Oscar speculation? Cast your ballot as a member of The Coast’s academy, and you might be one of five lucky winners of a prize from Empire Theatres: a pair of tickets that you and a friend can use for a free movie at Park Lane or the Oxford. Survey closes Monday, March 1. Results will be announced in the March 4 issue of The Coast. Rules:Select who you think will take home hardware when the envelopes are
