The biggest shock of the Producers Guild nominations today was the omission of the Ava DuVernay-directed “Selma” from the 10 contenders list. It turns out that Paramount sent DVD screeners to Academy voters in December, but not to the guilds. The film was also shut out from SAG Awards noms last month, again because voters […]
Oscar 2014: Producers Guild Nominations–Best Picture
January 5, 2015 by
“American Sniper,” “Birdman,” “Boyhood,” “Foxcatcher,” “Gone Girl,” “Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Imitation Game,” “Nightcrawler,” “The Theory of Everything” and “Whiplash” have been nominated for the Producers Guild Award for top feature film.
Cinema 1984: You Must Remember This–What You Need to Know about Hollywood and International Films
January 4, 2015 by
Cinema 1984: You Must Remember This–What You Need to Know about Hollywood and International Films
Hollywood 2014: Worst Films and Performances
January 4, 2015 by
The worst films of the year include: Transformers: Age of Extinction, Seth McFarlene’s A Million Ways to Die, and Sex Tape, starring Cameron Diaz.
Reel/Real Impact: Billy Wilder’s Lost Weekend
January 3, 2015 by
Radio Play The Lost Weekend, which won the 1945 Best Picture Oscar, was adapted as a radio play on the January 7, 1946 broadcast of the Screen Guilf Theater, starring the same cast, Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, and Faylen in their original film roles. Spoof On March 10, 1946, three days after winning the Oscar, Milland […]
