What the distinction of a nomination] does is that it’s a big bullhorn for films and for artists. For me, 13th in particular is a film that I want to have that attention because the ideas and issues in it are paramount to our understanding of this current moment in our country–Ava DuVernay
Oscar 2017: Fences–Good Movies Come From?
February 16, 2017 by
Fences Paramount Pictures had acquired the rights to August Wilson‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning play in 1987 for Eddie Murphy to star. Murphy was then at the peak of his popularity, due to the commercial success of the Beverly Hills Cop movies. However it took three decades — and the involvement of mega-star Denzel Washington, as producer, director, […]
Oscar Actors: Jackman, Hugh, Best Actor Nominee, Les Miserables
February 15, 2017 by
Hugh Jackman, the star of Logan, is an Oscar Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning performer.
Oscar Artists: Bradford Young, First Black Cinematographer Nominated for Oscar (Arrival)
February 15, 2017 by
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) nominated its first African-American cinematographer, Bradford Young, for his brilliant imagery in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi hit Arrival. Starring Amy Adams, the Paramount movie in nominated for 8 Oscars, including Best Picture.
Oscar Artists: Mathieson, John–Cinematographer, Gladiator, Phantom of the Opera
February 14, 2017 by
John Mathieson has earned two Oscar nominations for his work on Ridley Scott’s 2000 drama Gladiator and Joel Shumacher’s 2004 big screen adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.
