Barry Jenkins fights to prove his worth as director
Barry Jenkins's 2016 movie 'Moonlight' won the Best Picture Oscar but he admits that he struggles to accept his ability behind the camera.
Barry Jenkins on why he made ‘Mufasa’ and how it changed him as a filmmaker
The question of why Jenkins, the filmmaker of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “The Underground Railroad,” would want to jump into the big-budget, photorealistic animated Disney world of lions and tigers has bedeviled much of a film world that reveres him.
'Mufasa: The Lion King' review: Can Barry Jenkins break the Disney machine?
Writer/director Barry Jenkins has proved himself as a passionate filmmaker through such gorgeous, human dramas as the San Francisco-set love story Medicine for Melancholy, the Best Picture-winning coming-of-age tale Moonlight,
Barry Jenkins shares why he made 'Mufasa' and how it changed him as a filmmaker
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King' Director Barry Jenkins Gets Biblical on His Virtual Production Roller-Coaster Ride
Jenkins tells IndieWire about tackling his first virtual production. Plus, watch a new featurette about the tech process.
Not even master filmmaker Barry Jenkins can liven up Mufasa: The Lion King
Prepare for another tedious modern Lion King movie that not even Moonlight helmer Barry Jenkins can make an entertaining experience.
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ review: Barry Jenkins' stamp is largely missing
The Lion King’, Disney’s prequel to ‘The Lion King’ circa 2019, is the photorealistic animation, unlike the 2014 conventionally animated film about Simba, Mufasa, Scar and the Pride Lands of Tanzania that launched a hit soundtrack.
'Mufasa: The Lion King' Interviews with Barry Jenkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Seth Rogen & More!
Mufasa: The Lion King” has some huge talent attached to the cast including Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Tiffany Boone. We sat down with all of them, as well as director Barry Jenkins and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Barry Jenkins May Have Won Best Picture and Directed a Disney Movie, but Still Doesn’t Feel He’s ‘Worth Sh*t’
Barry Jenkins still doesn't feel he's 'worth shit' despite winning Best Picture for 'Moonlight' and directing a massive ...
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Was Scar Ever Really the Villain in 'The Lion King?' 'Mufasa' Director Barry Jenkins Weighs In
While many fans of the popular 1994 film “The Lion King” may still harbor sad feelings over the death of Mufasa at the hands ...
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Where did Barry Jenkins feel safe as a kid? Atop a tree
Director Barry Jenkins is best known for films like "Moonlight" and "If Beale Street Could Talk." On Wild Card, he opens up ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda on Mufasa: The Lion King Soundtrack, Villain Anthem
After winning Grammys for his 'Moana' and 'Encanto' songs, Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote original tracks for Disney's 'Mufasa: The ...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda recalls the 'Mufasa' line that brought 'the first lump in my throat'
Barry Jenkins did what anybody would do the first time listening to a new Lin-Manuel Miranda song: He jammed out. “Kids are going to be singing this song because I am singing it,” Jenkins says ...
Even Barry Jenkins Can Only Do So Much
Mufasa: The Lion King, from the Moonlight director, doesn’t transcend its cynical origins as a Disney product.
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Directors Pick Favorite Films of 2024: Christopher Nolan Praises ‘Gladiator II,’ Barry Jenkins on ‘Nickel Boys’ and More
Perhaps no one in the filmmaking ecosphere understands and appreciates the accomplishments of filmmakers better than their ...