How to Solve a Puzzle Like Brigitte Bardot
The icon that was Brigitte Bardot often overshadowed her work as a film actor. Starting in 1952 at just 18,...
David Phillips has been a Senior Writer for The Contending from its inception on 8/26/2024. He is a writer for film and TV and creator of the Reframe series, devoted to looking at films from the past through a modern lens. Before coming to The Contending, David wrote for Awards Daily in the same capacity from August 2018 to August 2024. He has covered the Oscars in person (2024), as well as the Virginia Film Festival, and served as a juror for both the short and the full-length narrative film categories for the Heartland Film Festival(2024) He is a proud member of GALECA and the IFJA.
The icon that was Brigitte Bardot often overshadowed her work as a film actor. Starting in 1952 at just 18,...
If you were trying to create a movie I didn’t want to see, The Testament of Ann Lee would, on...
There is no way to address the untimely death of Rob Reiner without saying the worst part: Last night, Reiner...
In a neck-and-neck race to take home the most awards doled out by the Indiana Film Journalists Association, Ryan Coogler’s...
At this moment, the race for Best Picture would appear to be One Battle After Another’s to lose. Paul Thomas...
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Udo Kier’s life began with a bomb. Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1944, the hospital where he was delivered was...
I’ve got many rivers to cross But I can’t seem to find my way over It’s a tough gig, being...