When money talks, who speaks the truth? That’s one of the guiding questions behind All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, the Oscar-nominated documentary by Laura Poitras. But the driving force is Nan Goldin, a celebrated queer photographer and founding member … Continue reading ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
The year is 1981, and 9-year-old Cait (Catherine Clinch) is a silent type trying to stay out of her parent’s way. She already has a handful of siblings, with another on the way, and Mom and Dad are about as … Continue reading THE QUIET GIRL (AN CAILÍN CIÚIN)
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about two movies nominated for Academy Awards: A House Made of Splinters (in the Best Documentary category) and Close (Best International Feature). Listen to After … Continue reading
Past, present, and future moviemakers will gather on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard to celebrate the best of 2022. Ten movies will contend for the Best Picture prize, 20 actors will compete in four categories—you know … Continue reading 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Nominated in the International Feature category for the 95th Academy Awards, the latest from director Santiago Mitre dramatizes the Trial of the Juntas, the heads of the fascistic military government that ruled Argentina from 1976–83. During that time, thousands were … Continue reading ARGENTINA, 1985
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about all things Oscar: The Power of the Dog, CODA, and my three favorite categories: Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature. … Continue reading
If everything goes according to plan, the moving picture industry will convene on March 27 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater to celebrate the best in the cinema for the 94th Academy Awards. Yes, it’s the time of the year when some … Continue reading The 94th Academy Award Nominations
Sometimes they are complete stories told with brevity and punch. Sometimes they are elongated trailers for talent yet to come. Sometimes they are provocations designed to rally and rile, but every year, the Oscar-nominated short films prove to be categories … Continue reading 2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films
Women helped found the movie industry,” Barbara Bridges, founder of Denver Film’s Women+Film Festival, says. “They were the early filmmakers. They owned their studios. They developed many of the filmmaking techniques.” But when the historians sat down to pen the … Continue reading Barbara Bridges and Jill S. Tietjen on HOLLYWOOD: HER STORY
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