Anne Thompson
Anne Thompson was raised on movies on New York's Upper West Side, where she embraced her father's fave war flicks and Westerns as well as the French New Wave. She ran the film society at Hamilton College before transferring to NYU Cinema Studies, and launched her film industry career in the publicity bullpen at United Artists, promoting “Rocky,” “Network,” “Bound for Glory,” “Carrie,” “Annie Hall,” “Manhattan” and more. She joined editor Richard Corliss at Film Comment before following her future husband, critic David Chute, to Los Angeles. She delivered the LA Weekly syndicated column Risky Business for seven years, supplied regular stories to The New York Times and The London Observer, and took staff jobs at Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety before taking her blog Thompson on Hollywood to IndieWire, where she has happily served as Editor at Large since 2016 and cohosts the weekly Screen Talk podcast. In 2014, Harper Collins published “The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars,” an Inside Look at the Changing Hollywood System.
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Producer Marc Platt and writer Winnie Holzman shepherded the long-running Tony-winning Broadway musical for 20 years, protectively steering it from Broadway to Hollywood.
Screen Talk
Awards happenings in Los Angeles (and broader) are also delayed due to the ongoing fires.
Thompson on Hollywood
"I had this huge wave of: 'My life is going to be over. I'm not going to be interesting anymore. No one is going to look at me anymore,'" Fargeat told IndieWire of the origins of her film.
Thompson on Hollywood
Kormákur's Iceland base and family ties are his strengths as he navigates a global film and television career. "Touch" is shortlisted for the International Oscar.
Thompson on Hollywood
"A Complete Unknown" and "Conclave" pick up needed momentum from the Directors Guild.
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The "King Richard" Oscar nominee is luminous in "Nickel Boys," and without her, the film might not have resonated with audiences.
Thompson on Hollywood
What a difference a viral speech can make. "The Brutalist" and "The Substance" are poised for success, while four wins for "Emilia Pérez" solidify the voting group's international identity.
Screen Talk
Will Nikki Glaser step up as the latest untried Globes host? Who will surprise with a win? And more of what to expect at the Sunday evening event.
Thompson on Hollywood
It took real grit for Morrison to bring the true story of Flint, Michigan's own Claressa Shields to the big screen. And time, lots of time.
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Writer/star Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy explain to IndieWire how they got there.
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This bankable 35-year-old British chameleon can do anything: see this season's "Juror #2," "The Order," and "Nosferatu." He's tough to pin down. Next up: He goes bald as Lex Luthor in "Superman."
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Mangold explains how Timothée Chalamet made Bob Dylan his own, from pandemic guitar practice to socially awkward extreme honesty.
