First, allow me to congratulate Netflix for its recent rendition of All Quiet on the Western Front being nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay. Now I’d love to learn what novel it was adapted from because it sure wasn’t the 1928 publication written by Erich Maria Remarque, an actual veteran …
Los Angeles has a new icon: the spherical Geffen Theater, a state-of-the-art place for film projections designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano. It is part of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, inaugurated last September. The City of Angels is not short of icons, but few have visual clarity. The most …
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The backlash to this year’s winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, Green Book, from critics to vilified posts on social media, begs further examination. Many in the African-American community are outraged, the level of vitriol is almost unprecedented for an awards show. Please consider the following viewpoint is just that: another opinion that …
With the much-anticipated Academy Awards ceremony less than a week away, we profile the official Oscar screenwriting competition for new writing talent – the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program. In addition to prize money, the winners also get the chance to participate in Academy events and seminars leading up to the coveted Oscars ceremony …
Indie films trounce studio movies for creative Oscar nominations
In casting Oscar ballot bets, many of us are seeking that added edge. For better or worse, here are my Oscar ballot predictions for the 86th Academy Awards. And the winner is* … Picture – “12 Years a Slave” Director – Alfonso Cuarón – “Gravity” Actor in a Leading Role – Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers …
Between Two Ferns: Oscar Buzz Edition Part 1 from Zach Galifianakis
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