If I saw Ava today, I’d say, ‘You know what? F— ’em. You made a very good film, so feel good about that and start working on the next one—Spike Lee
Oscar 2013: Acting Nominations in Four Categories
January 17, 2015 by
BEST ACTOR Christian Bale, “American Hustle” Bruce Dern, “Nebraska” Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street” Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave” Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club” BEST ACTRESS Amy Adams, “American Hustle” Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine” Sandra Bullock, “Gravity” Judi Dench, “Philomena” Meryl Streep, “August: Osage County” BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years […]
Oscar 2014: Acting Nominations in Four Categories
January 17, 2015 by
Actor Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher” Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper” Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game” Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything” Supporting Actor Robert Duvall in “The Judge” Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood” Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Mark […]
Oscar Artists: Elswit, Robert–Cinematographer
January 17, 2015 by
Robert Elswit, one of the most brilliant cinematographers in Hollywood, claims credit to two vastly different films this season: Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” and Daniel Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler.” He is currently at work on “Mission: Impossible 5,” starring Tom Cruise, in the U.K. Elswit shot “Vice” and “Nightcrawler” back-to-back. The two films are both noirish indies […]
Oscar: Apartment (1960)–Billy Wilder’s Second Best Picture Oscar
January 17, 2015 by
Billy Wilder won his second Best Picture and Best Director for The Apartment, a serio comedy with biting commentary on big business, success ethos, romance–and pathos.
