No less than 21 films were officially submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar consideration to be revealed in February’s Academy Awards
Oscar 2012: Contenders
October 29, 2012 by
The Hollywood film community is still waiting for the Real Oscar Contenders, the kinds of films that tend to be nominated for and win Academy Awards.
Oscar Movies: Letter, The (1929)
October 24, 2012 by
Jeanne Eagles received a Best Actress nomination for playing the lead in the early talkie, “The Letter,” the first film version of the Somerset Maugham play of the same name, directed by .
Oscar Movies: Hedda
October 22, 2012 by
As filmed by Trevor Nunn, the distinguished theater director, “Hedda” is a mediocre, or passable, screen adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler,” elevated slightly by the performance of Glenda Jackson who was nominated for an Oscar. Jackson may be too harsh and strong to play plays Hedda, the restless, […]
Oscar Movies: Tales of Hoffman, The (1951)
October 21, 2012 by
The Michael Powell-Emir Pressburger production of the Offenbach opera Tales of Hoffman is lavish in its production design and enchanting in its emotional power.
