The film focuses on two families, one black and one white Ensemble casts are the ghost ships of awards season, group feats of skill and subtlety that pass almost unnoticed on the rolling, choppy seas ...

Reporting from New York City — Dee Rees may be a relatively new director, but she’s unafraid to tackle the big stories — like an adaptation (written by Virgil Williams) of the award-winning book by ...

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"I always lean toward brokenness," said Rees. "I'm interested in the cracks: If you understand the cracks, then you can maybe better understand the thing." “Mudbound” is not a multi-character film in ...

After breaking out in "Straight Outta Compton," Mitchell struggled to land other big roles, until filmmaker Dee Rees picked him to lead her acclaimed historical drama. It seemed obvious enough at the ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: It’s been a particularly good start to 2018 for Netflix. Just 12 hours after reporting their ridiculously high Q4 earnings, the streamer had another major success: ...

Spoiler alert: there’s nothing significant to say about “Mudbound,” Dee Rees’s thematically urgent yet dramatically stolid new film, without referring to its crucial and climactic action, which occurs ...

During the 2018 Oscars nominations, women are already making a bit of history. Mudbound's Rachel Morrison became the first woman nominated for Best Cinematography. In the Academy Award's 90-year ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Writer-director Dee Rees has been a shining star in the independent film world for years now, having ...

'Mudbound' filmmaker Dee Rees will direct 'The Last Thing He Wanted,' an adaptation of a Joan Didion book starring Anne Hathaway, for Netflix. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Netflix is reteaming with ...

'This Is Us' recruits 'Mudbound' actor Rob Morgan will recur during season three as part of a political storyline. By Lesley Goldberg The first details about season three of NBC breakout This Is Us ...