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
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 From Provocation to Inspiration: 2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the 94th Academy Award nominations—with some special attention to Drive My Car and the three short subject categories. Listen to After Image, Fridays at … 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
If there’s a specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can’t change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies. —Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow was the fourth … Continue reading Barbara Bridges and Jill S. Tietjen on HOLLYWOOD: HER STORY
In addition to the praise and accolades each year’s Oscar nominations bring, there’s a fair amount of teeth-gnashing and viewers crying foul. A stupid movie got too much. Another didn’t get enough. My favorite didn’t get anything. On and on … Continue reading Cinema on the Shorter Side: 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films
On this week’s edition of After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss The Cave and plenty of other Oscar-nominated movies. Wanna catch up with some of them before the awards ceremony on Feb. 9? Click … Continue reading
On Monday, Jan. 13, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced their nominations for this year’s Oscars. Out of the 53 movies nominated, Joker leads the pack with 11 nominations. The Irishman and Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood … Continue reading Oscars 2020
It’s Oscar season at the movies, and that means celebrating the cinematic high-water marks that 2016 brought. And with 62 nominated films to choose from, there is ample opportunity to discover something new for everyone. More often than not, the … Continue reading Salute Your Shorts: 2017 Oscar Nominated Short Films
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