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Golden Globes 2021 nominations: David Fincher's Netflix film Mank in lead with six nods; see full list
Fp Staff •The 78th annual Golden Globe Awards will air on 28 February.
Sacha Baron Cohen on his Borat sequel: The aim is to make people laugh, but also reveal perils of authoritarianism
•Sacha Baron Cohen was determined to get the new Borat on a streaming service before Election Day because “we wanted it to be a reminder to women of who they’re voting for — or who they’re not voting for. If you’re a woman and you don’t vote against this guy, then know what you’re doing for your gender.”
'What we’re seeing today is the demonisation of dissent': Aaron Sorkin on upcoming film, news media, and courtroom dramas
Prahlad Srihari •In a conversation moderated by film critic Elvis Mitchell at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, Sorkin discussed his film The Trial of the Chicago 7, directing a starry ensemble cast, and the “demonisation of dissent” in Trump’s America.
The Trial of Chicago 7, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Hiten Tejwani's Unkahee: Trailers this week
Fp Staff •The Trial of Chicago 7 features Jeremy Strong, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Frank Langella, Michael Keaton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Eddie Redmayne.
A Few Good Men: Nadir Khan brings Aaron Sorkin's iconic legal drama to the Indian stage
Phalgunirao •A Few Good Men, directed by Nadir Khan and starring Rajit Kapur, Ira Dubey and Neil Bhoopalam, will be staged at the fifth edition of Aadyam. Khan says that Aaron Sorkin's screenplay is relevant in the Indian context because of the themes it embodies — honour, formality, and blindly following orders
Decoding Aaron Sorkin: A 'competence porn' expert with a possible 'woman problem'
Utkarshsrivastava •Aaron Sorkin is one of the best screenwriters in Hollywood and writes extremely smart characters. But does he have a problem writing strong women characters?
Harper Lee's estate accuses Aaron Sorkin of straying too far from To Kill a Mockingbird in Broadway adaption
Gautam Chintamani •Sorkin’s decision to depart from Harper Lee’s text is in fact, also a factor that would make this re-imagination of To Kill A Mockingbird stand out.
Harper Lee's estate sues Aaron Sorkin's Broadway adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird
•The lawsuit argues that writer Aaron Sorkin’s script deviates too much from the novel.
Thoughts on binge-watching Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom: Don Quixote, Werner Herzog and impossible dreams
Baradwaj Rangan •One of the key motifs of The Newsroom is that of an idealistic knight-crusader going all out against those that threaten the fabric of democracy – hence the frequent shout-out to Don Quixote.
Molly's Game: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba attend film's Britain premiere
Fp Staff •Molly's Game is the true story of Molly Bloom (played by Jessica Chastain), an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested.