Praise for "Project Hail Mary"; Predicting the Oscar Shorts; SXSW Preview

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IndieWire editors discuss 'Project Hail Mary', Oscar Shorts predictions, and SXSW preview.

IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio share their enjoyment of the new space adventure "Project Hail Mary," and discuss the influence of directors Lorde and Miller. Then they walk us all through the Oscar Shorts categories and what's going on with Universal's theatrical windowing, before wrapping up with a look at this year's SXSW. 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - "Project Hail Mary" Review 8:57 - Previewing the Oscars Telecast 14:12 - Predicting the Shorts Categories 22:59 - Universal's Theatrical Exhibition Windows 26:51 - Looking Forward to SXSW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Anne Thompson, Ryan Lattanzio

Topics covered

• film review
• Oscar predictions
• SXSW preview
• theatrical windowing
• space adventure

Keywords

• Project Hail Mary
• Oscar Shorts
• SXSW
• theatrical windowing
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Universal, Lorde, Miller

Books & works: Project Hail Mary

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