John Huston directed this curious and ambitious but not fully satisfying biopic of Sigmund Freud. The lead is intriguingly played by Montgomery Clift in a brooding, introspective performance, one of his very last before untimely death. Unfolding as a puzzle mystery, the screenplay attempts to link several episodes and crises in Freud’s private and professional […]

Armando Bo, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Nicolas Giacobone and Inarritu, best original screenplay winners for Birdman: “When Alejandro called us, he had an idea that was an abstraction on its own. I think we were the first people he forced to jump down the rabbit hole with him,” said Giacobone. “It was a constant battle with […]

Graham Moore, best adapted screenplay winner for The Imitation Game: Moore was asked about his revelation in his speech that he’d attempted suicide when he was 16. “Depression is something I have dealt with every single day of my life since then,” he said, thanking his family and friends for their support. He said since his […]

JK Simmons: “Maybe more people saw me tonight than see me in the commercials, actually, for the first time. This is the cherry on top of this extraordinary experience that Whiplash has been for me,” said Simmons. When asked what advice he’d give aspiring actors, he said: “I read a very romantic book when I […]

“Richard Linklater wanted to make a movie about everyday people, people who we don’t usually see in the movies,” said the actress. She was asked about her acceptance speech in which she spoke about the need for equal pay for women. “Equal means equal. The truth of it is the older an actress gets, the […]