The Zone of Interest
‘The Zone of Interest’ Producer on Finding New Relevancy in a Holocaust Drama: “Our Political Culture Is Closer to That of the Perpetrator Than We Think”
When Jonathan Glazer began developing the project that became The Zone of Interest — nominated for five Oscars, including best picture and best international feature — he and producer James Wilson began to ask a series of questions that would require them to find the rationale behind making another film that depicts the events of […]
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Oscar-Nominated Film ‘The Zone of Interest’ Gets a Digital Release: Here’s Where to Watch It Online
The Zone of Interest is nominated for four Academy Awards — including best picture, best adapted screenplay, best international film and best director for Jonathan Glazer — and it’s now available to watch on-demand at home ahead of the Oscars. The historical drama is available to buy digitally in 4K Ultra HD at Prime Video, Apple […]
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The Latest Side Gig for A-Listers: Screening Host
On Jan. 12, Jennifer Lawrence showed up at a private screening room in Beverly Hills for Jonathan Glazer’s searing Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest. When the movie ended, she sat on a makeshift stage and asked questions of Glazer, production designer Chris Oddy and sound designer Johnnie Burn during the post-screening Q&A. The event was […]
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‘Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Film at London Critics’ Circle Awards, Emma Stone Named Best Actress
Jonathan Glazer’s German-language drama The Zone of Interest claimed the top honor, film of the year, at the 44th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards on Sunday, along with the best director and a technical award. Emma Stone was honored as actress of the year for her work in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. Meanwhile, All of […]
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Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ Dances Past ‘The Beekeeper’ to Win Slow Weekend With $6.9M
On Sunday, both Mean Girls and The Beekeeper claimed victory amid an otherwise sluggish weekend at the domestic box office. It turns out Mean Girls was right. Weekend actuals show Paramount’s musical teen comedy earned $6.9 million, compared to $6.7 million for Amazon MGM Studios’ The Beekeeper. Both films came in behind initial estimates after […]
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‘Oppenheimer’ Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Nominations With Six Nods
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads the 2024 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations, including for best picture and best director, which were announced Monday. The biopic about the father of the A-bomb will also be competing for best screenplay, best male actor for Cillian Murphy, a best supporting male actor nod for Robert Downey Jr. and […]
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‘Poor Things,’ ‘Zone of Interest,’ ‘All of Us Strangers’ Exec Producer Daniel Battsek Steps Down at Film4
Daniel Battsek is stepping down as Chairman of Film4 after 8 years in the position. He will be replaced by Ollie Madden, who has served as director of Film4 for the past 6 years. Battsek is going out on a high, coming off of one of Film4’s most acclaimed years. Recent productions include such award […]
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Framing the Horrors of the Holocaust Through a 21st Century Lens: Making of ‘The Zone of Interest’
How, given the weight of history, and the history of all the other films on the subject, can you make a new film about the Holocaust? That was the central challenge facing British writer-director Jonathan Glazer and the creative team behind A24’s The Zone of Interest. “When Jon and I started, back in 2014, to talk […]
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‘Past Lives’ Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics
The National Society of Film Critics has selected Past Lives as the best picture of 2023. May December and The Zone of Interest each received two awards. May December was recognized with awards for best screenplay and supporting actor, Charles Melton. Zone of Interest helmer Jonathan Glazer was named best director, with star Sandra Hüller […]
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Oscar Sound Contenders Bring the Chaos of Battle, the Tones of Unseen Strategy to the Screen
Killers of the Flower Moon “I’m the first [listener], so I always pay attention to how the performances, the transitions, the arc will be experienced by the audience,” says veteran production sound mixer Mark Ulano. In the case of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon for Apple/Paramount — about a series of murders that […]
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‘The Zone of Interest’ DP Lukasz Zal on Depicting Evil Without the Emotional Manipulation
To work on The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer’s harrowing Holocaust drama about the domestic life of an Auschwitz commandant and his family, Polish cinematographer Lukasz Zal said he had to “forget everything I was taught” about making “beautiful images.” Glazer’s film, loosely adapted from Martin Amis’ 2014 novel, follows the seemingly mundane activities of […]
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“We Wanted to Paint With the Light and Write With the Camera”: The THR Cinematographer Roundtable
“I think it was a voice from the wider audience telling us that people wanted to go to the cinemas again and people wanted to join in with an event,” says Oppenheimer cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema of the summer’s Barbenheimer phenomenon. Rodrigo Prieto, who lensed Greta Gerwig’s Barbie as well as Martin Scorsese’s Killers of […]
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