After pulling off one of the most acclaimed horror movies of the year, Ryan Coogler recalled one of the most difficult scenes to film for Sinners had nothing to do with vampire or the period setting. The 2x Oscar nominee recently recounted “the day I almost lost my mind” trying to film Michael B…

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. There was a rarity on the awards season trail Thursday night. None other than arguably the biggest movie star in the world turned up in Culver City to host an FYC screening, and…

It’s no surprise that Sinners made a big splash this morning at the Golden Globes nominations announcement. With seven nominations, including Best Picture Drama and Best Director Motion Picture for Ryan Coogler, the film has been lauded for it’s unique, visual storytelling and music. “For me, I…

In the 12 years since they first worked together on Fruitvale Station, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan haven't missed the mark once, teaming on a series of hit films covering a broad spectrum. Since the Sundance sensation drama about the police killing of 22-year-old unarmed Bay Area man Oscar…

There’s been a lot of noise in the headlines of late about the storied Warner Bros. being up for sale, but if 2025 will be remembered for anything, it’s the rebound of the Burbank, Calif. studio cofounded by Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack, not just for its $4 billion global box office (the best YTD for…

The American Cinematheque Award is not meant to be a “Life Achievement” honor like the AFI bestows, but rather a “mid-career” tribute, at least most of the time, and Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton Ballroom Michael B. Jordan became, at 38, one of…

With one of the highest-grossing horrors of the year under his belt, Ryan Coogler recently revealed how he found inspiration in a Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). During his Sinners panel on Saturday at Deadline Contenders Film, the writer and director noted that 2001’s The Luck of the Irish…

After ridding the Mississippi Delta of vampires (and a few Klansmen) with Sinners, Ryan Coogler is ready to get back to Wakanda. While speaking onstage Saturday during the Sinners panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles, the two-time Oscar nominee confirmed to Deadline’s Mike Fleming…

Even as Ryan Coogler took the opportunity to announce that Black Panther 3 would be his next film, he revealed why he felt compelled to step back from the blockbuster franchise films and intimate biopics that have propelled his career to make the whole-cloth original Sinners. And the reason was to…

Some famous friends will be turning up for Michael B. Jordan when he receives the 39th annual American Cinematheque Award next month. Ben Affleck, Ryan Coogler and Bradley Cooper are among those tapped to honor him. Oscar winners Daniel Kaluuya…

This weekend, Ryan Coogler's genre-stretching box office smash Sinners, starring not but two Michael B. Jordans, returns to cinemas for a limited engagement, ostensibly for the creepy holiday season — but could Warner Bros. have an ulterior motive for the re-release? Although Coogler's movie debuted…

Iconic directors Spike Lee and Ryan Coogler, plus a sterling line up of actors including Sterling K. Brown, Tessa Thompson, David Alan Grier, Janelle James, and a trio of women from Paul Thomas Anderson’s critically acclaimed One Battle After Another…