Yes, we are getting into the thick of Oscar gold right about now with certain festivals ramping up their nomination announcements soon, but just yesterday was the official tragic announcement that Broadway-mastermind and Academy Award-winner Stephen Sondheim passed away at age 91. Creating, composing and lyricizing everything from West Side Story and Company to Into…
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What’s in a Name, a Meme and a Movie Place
There’s a whole lot to divulge in, just not the time to type it! I will let your minds wander better than mine own, so enjoy this mixed bag of Dune memes, name connection history and Academy potentials. Happy Halloween!
Visiting Mill Valley, Castro, The Power of the Chalamet, Plus Autumn Oscar Hopefuls
Fall serious film season has been initiated for Academy potentials, and I am elated to be immersed in it! Whether being back at Mill Valley for the first time since 2006, or just knowing more about Castro’s influence again with Denis last night, it is enlivening to witness today’s social media construct. To view the…
Endings and Beginnings
It’s been awhile… for the war, especially. I was a literal high school student. Not quite sure how exactly I went from there to here, but I’m very glad this is “officially” over. This one simply needs mention, because it’s very possible they’ll both be in the lineup, whether lead or supporting. Get to know…
Furthering the Spectrum of Women, Interracial and Intersex
There is a lot that can be said when it comes to any portion of this multifaceted topic. It’s hard to find the correct person to begin with – I must choose either Barbra Streisand or Lina Wertmüller, and will pick the latter because she was the first in all history to earn a Directorial…
One Year After Bleach Out, Science Returns to America!
What an awesome sense of relief and, well, “fresh air” we seem to be returning to, considering the previous [always] political system we continued to find ourselves within. I am never quite sure if the newer one is real yet, but I like this one much better than the former. It was basically one year…
Chloé Inheriting the Universe, While Best Actress a Toss Up and a Move on Georgia
Sooo! At this point, you [hopefully] didn’t miss any of the news that Chlóe Zhao is on point to become the second female and first Asian woman ever to potentially win the Best Directing Academy Award in its nearly-93-year history. Here is DGA link:https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2021-directors-guild-of-america-dga-winners Now, Best Actress is the biggest lottery in years! Seriously. Andra…
…and so the Noms Shall be Here by Morning!
The official 93rd nominations will be posted tomorrow morning and updated LIVE, once announced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas in the stream above! https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/93rd_oscars_noms_announcement.pdf Performance by an actor in a leading role Riz Ahmed in “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) Chadwick Boseman in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (Netflix) Anthony Hopkins in “The Father”…
Subsequent Borats, Women Directors & Oscarnom Predix
Alright, alright, alright — the 2021 Golden Globe noms came out this morning. We have the for the first time ever, a majority of women directors nominated in the field! Technically, due to the pandemic (or not?), there were even more available and winning other festivals — take Kelly Reichardt for First Cow; Eliza Hittman…
