Many critics who had originally praised The Deer Hunter became reserved about the picture and about Cimino after Heaven’s Gate. The story of the making of the movie, and UA’s subsequent downfall, was documented in Steve Bach’s book Final Cut. The reputation of Cimino’s film was slightly improved by an unlikely source: the Z Channel, a cable pay […]
Oscar 2014: Best Director–Alejandro G. Inarritu (Birdman)
January 27, 2015 by
Whoever received the Best Director Oscar this year will become a first-time winner. The Academy’s directors branch has nominated two stalwarts of the indie world — Wes Anderson and Richard Linklater — for the very first time, introduced into the club Norwegian filmmaker Morten Tyldumfor his first English-language feature and also welcomed back Alejandro G. Inarritu and […]
Oscar Directors: Minnelli’s Pictures at the Oscars (Nominations and Wins)
January 26, 2015 by
Half of Vincente Minnelli’s films (17 out of 34) have been nominated for and/or won Oscar Awards. Here is a complete list of films, nominations, and wins, arranged alphabetically.
Oscar Directors: Reed, Carol–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
January 26, 2015 by
Between 1948 and 1950, Reed made three of the best films in world cinema: Odd Man Out, The Fallen Idol, and The Third Man, all in the noir-thriller genre, boasting great performances from James Mason in the first, Ralph Richardson in the second, and Orson Welles in the third.
SAG (Screen Actors Guild) 2014: Full List of Winners
January 25, 2015 by
Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne won the top acting awards from SAG.
