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Displaying all articles tagged:
Moonlight
into it
Aug. 4, 2022
A24 Knows How to Get People to Watch Its Films
The studio’s taste has made it successful, but its marketing is why it’s thriving.
By
Sam Sanders
the art of ending things
Feb. 22, 2021
The 101 Greatest Endings in Movies History
Good finales offer catharsis. The best deny us closure altogether.
By
Alison Willmore,
Angelica Jade Bastién,
and
Bilge Ebiri
close reads
Dec. 18, 2018
Barry Jenkins and Stephan James on
Beale Street
’s Most Devastating Scene
If Beale Street Could Talk
quietly observes two black men talking through their trauma.
By
Hunter Harris
movie review
Dec. 14, 2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
Is Romance on Top, Despair Beneath the Surface
In Barry Jenkins’s work, loss is a given. He lyricizes it and sometimes seems to wallow in it.
By
David Edelstein
streaming wars
Nov. 26, 2018
A24’s Film Catalogue Lands on Kanopy, the Streaming Service You Now Love
Thank goodness for libraries!
By
Jordan Crucchiola
tiff
Sept. 10, 2018
Barry Jenkins Remembers a Racist Moment During His
Moonlight
Campaign
“If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone.”
By
E. Alex Jung
May 16, 2018
What’s Happening to ‘Queer’ Cinema in the LGBT Film Boom?
From
Dallas Buyers Club
to
Battle of the Sexes
to
Love, Simon
, there are more LGBT films than ever before. But is this progress?
By
E. Alex Jung
sxsw 2017
Mar. 12, 2018
Here’s What Barry Jenkins Would Have Said at the Oscars, If Given the Chance
Jenkins was a keynote speaker at SXSW.
By
Jackson McHenry
best picture
Feb. 26, 2018
Steve Harvey on the Oscars Best Picture Mistake: ‘I Was Free! Thank You, God!’
“When he walked out there and snatched that card out of Warren’s hand, that’s when I knew redemption was mine.”
By
Hunter Harris
you need a hug
Feb. 23, 2018
Poor Barry Jenkins Is Still Very Much Haunted by That Oscars Fiasco
“It made 2017 a very long year.”
By
Dee Lockett
Aug. 16, 2017
Moonlight
’s Tarell Alvin McCraney Is Making a Coming-of-Age Drama for OWN
McCraney won an Oscar for co-writing
Moonlight.
By
Hunter Harris
videology
Aug. 11, 2017
Watch the Music Video for Jay-Z’s ‘Moonlight’ That Re-creates
Friends
After much anticipation, it’s finally here.
By
Tim McGovern
Aug. 8, 2017
Alan Yang on Directing the
Friends
Parody for ‘Moonlight’ and Making Jay-Z Cry
And how he came up with the
Friends
concept.
By
Dee Lockett
music videos
Aug. 4, 2017
All the GIFs You Need From Jay-Z’s
Friends
Parody Video for ‘Moonlight’
They’ve got the coordinated umbrella opening down.
By
Jackson McHenry
mtv movie and tv awards 2017
May 7, 2017
Moonlight
’s Beach Scene Correctly Wins MTV’s Award for Best Kiss
Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome were on hand to accept the award.
By
Hunter Harris
movies
May 3, 2017
Moonlight
’s Barry Jenkins on the Best Picture Fallout, Where He Keeps His Oscar
Plus, his undying love for Isabelle Huppert.
By
Jada Yuan
moonlight oscars mix-up
Apr. 24, 2017
Faye Dunaway Feels ‘Very Guilty’ About That Best Picture Mistake at the Oscars
The actress sat down with Lester Holt on
NBC Nightly News
to explain what happened.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
moonlight
Apr. 19, 2017
If You’re in Miami-Dade County, Take the Street Now Named in Honor of
Moonlight
Moonlight Way runs past Liberty City’s African Heritage Cultural Arts Center.
By
Halle Kiefer
dream collaborations
Mar. 16, 2017
Dear Barry Jenkins and Isabelle Huppert: Please Make a Movie Together Already
The
Moonlight
director and
Elle
actress are mutual fans.
By
Hunter Harris
weekend box office
Mar. 7, 2017
Moonlight
Gets a Well-Deserved Post-Oscars Box-Office Bump
The indie has now grossed over $25 million.
By
Hunter Harris
cute kids
Mar. 3, 2017
Every Cute Thing
Moonlight
’s 12-Year-Old Star Alex Hibbert Has Ever Said
Moonlight
’s Little is an adorable tween who loves Andrew Garfield and hugging Mahershala Ali.
By
Hunter Harris
pranks
Mar. 2, 2017
Movie Theater Pranks
Moonlight
Audience by Playing a Few Seconds of
La La Land
As if
Moonlight
fans haven’t been tortured enough by this.
By
Hunter Harris
movie theaters
Mar. 1, 2017
Moonlight
Is Expanding to More Movie Theaters This Weekend
Barry Jenkins’s movie is getting the usual post-Oscars expansion.
By
Hunter Harris
moonlight
Mar. 1, 2017
What’s Next for Everyone In
Moonlight
’s Cast
Mahershala Ali is doing a movie with Tom Hardy, and Trevante Rhodes might be in the new Malick movie.
By
Hunter Harris
the awards show show
Feb. 28, 2017
What It Was Like Being in the Room at This Year’s Crazy Oscars Ceremony
In the season finale of
The Awards Show Show
, Kyle Buchanan and John Horn discuss what it was like being in the theater where it happened.
By
Kyle Buchanan
and
John Horn
missed opportunities
Feb. 28, 2017
Barry Jenkins Reveals What His
Moonlight
Best Picture Speech Would Have Been
“The thing has happened.”
By
Jackson McHenry
last night on late night
Feb. 28, 2017
Daily Show
’s Roy Wood Jr. Celebrates the Oscars Achieving ‘Peak Blackness’
2017’s blacktivity levels are already off the chart.
By
Halle Kiefer
last night on late night
Feb. 28, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel Reveals the Hero of Sunday’s Oscar Mix-up Was Denzel Washington
“He yells, ‘Barry!’ and I was like, ‘What?’”
By
Halle Kiefer
sorry
Feb. 28, 2017
The Academy Issued an Apology Statement for the Oscars Best Picture Mix-up
Though they’d also like to remind everyone that PwC has taken full responsibility.
By
Tolly Wright
Feb. 27, 2017
WATCH: A Brief History of the Wrong Winners Being Crowned
La La Land
certainly wasn’t the first.
By
Christine Nguyen
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
How Did
Moonlight
Win Best Picture?
To
Moonlight
’s voters, it simply mattered more.
By
Kyle Buchanan
early roles
Feb. 27, 2017
Long Before
Moonlight
, Mahershala Ali Rapped As Prince Ali — And He Was
Good
Before he was an Oscar winner, Mahershala was “Prince Ali.”
By
Hunter Harris
envelopes
Feb. 27, 2017
Everything We Know About That Oscars Best Picture Mix-up
Why did Warren Beatty get the wrong envelope?
By
Jackson McHenry
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
Don’t Let the Best Picture Debacle Overshadow
Moonlight
’s Great Win
Barry Jenkins’s winner represents exactly what film should be.
By
Kevin Lincoln
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
The
La La Land
Best Picture Mix-up Was a Fitting End to a Confused Oscars
No one seemed to know what they wanted out of the ceremony.
By
David Edelstein
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
Reminder: Barry Jenkins’s First Movie Is Currently Streaming on Netflix
There’s no better movie to watch after
Moonlight
’s shocking Oscar win.
By
Jesse David Fox
making faces
Feb. 27, 2017
What Was Everyone in the Oscars Audience Thinking When
Moonlight
Actually Won?
Every kind of shock, from Meryl to the Rock.
By
Jackson McHenry
you’re welcome
Feb. 27, 2017
Celebrate
Moonlight
’s Oscar Win With the Cast’s Shirtless Calvin Klein Ads
Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes, and Ashton Sanders all stripped down. Alex Hibbert chills in a T-shirt.
By
Hunter Harris
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
Oscars’ Last-Minute Surprise Highlights What’s Wrong With the Bloated Award Show
Moonlight
beating
La La Land
was a great TV moment. How many people turned off the Academy Awards before it happened?
By
Jen Chaney
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
The Accounting Firm Behind Oscar Voting Apologizes for the Best Picture Mix-up
“We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred.”
By
Hunter Harris
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
See the Casts of
Moonlight
and
La La Land
the Moment They Learned of Oscar Snafu
Plus a bonus Meryl reaction shot, just for fun.
By
Halle Kiefer
gifs
Feb. 27, 2017
A GIF Breakdown of the Oscars’ Last-Minute Best Picture Switcharoo
A step-by-step breakdown to the Oscar Shocker.
By
Nate Jones
and
Bailey Malone Kircher
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
Barry Jenkins Still Doesn’t Know What Caused the Best Picture Mix-up
The Academy has not yet given him an explanation of the Best Picture mix-up.
By
Tolly Wright
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
Emma Stone Says Her Best Actress Envelope Not to Blame for Best Picture Shocker
“I don’t mean to start stuff, but whatever story that was — I had that card.”
By
Hunter Harris
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
The
Moonlight
Mix-up, Plus Other Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2017 Oscars
You’ll always remember where you were when Faye Dunaway said, “
La La Land
.”
By
Vulture Editors
oscars 2017
Feb. 27, 2017
Moonlight
Wins Best Picture After the Oscar is Given to
La La Land
by Accident
Send flowers to the family of whoever gave Warren Beatty the wrong envelope.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
right-click
Feb. 24, 2017
Here’s the
Moonlight
Soundtrack Remix You Didn’t Know You Needed
Purple Moonlight
gives the film’s songs the “chopped and screwed” treatment.
By
Kaitlin Fontana
meet your crush
Feb. 23, 2017
Your Guide to Having a Crush on
Moonlight
’s Mahershala Ali
All your important answers about the
Moonlight
and
Luke Cage
star, answered.
By
Hunter Harris
oscars 2017
Feb. 19, 2017
Mark Duplass Strongly Urges Academy Members to Vote for
Moonlight
Step aside,
La La Land
.
By
Emma Barrie
close reads
Feb. 17, 2017
How Jidenna’s ‘Classic Man’ Ended Up In
Moonlight
Jidenna, whose ‘Classic Man’ soundtracks one of
Moonlight
’s best scenes, wishes he had a copy of the chopped and screwed mix.
By
Hunter Harris
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