Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’ Rules at Directors Guild Awards
A look at Alfonso Cuarón’s IMDb page reveals almost as much about the state of his career as his Netflix film ”Roma’ does about his childhood in that Mexico City neighborhood. His page enumerates two Academy Award wins (for directing and editing 2013’s “Gravity”), 170 nominations and another 183 wins. Cuarón’s latest trophy was delivered Saturday night at the 71st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in ceremonies at the Ray Dolby...
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ & ‘The Favourite’ Take Top Prizes at the ACE Eddie Awards
It’s a little known fact that after the Academy Awards, the Directors Guild Awards and the Golden Globes, the American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie Awards are the longest-running awards show in showbiz. So the spirits, as always at these ceremonies, were ebullient for the 69th edition held Friday night at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom when that was pointed out to the more than 1,000 attendees at the black tie gala....
A Splendid Stay at the Shelburne Hotel NYC
It was an all-new experience in New York City for us, staying in a different part of town than usual and in a hotel we’d never tried before – the Shelburne Hotel & Suites. We arrived at night during the holiday season and from the front doors of the hotel were greeted with a splendid view of the Empire State Building lit up in red and green for the season. It was an auspicious start to our visit, which included a bucket list item...
Callie Khouri, Boots Riley, and Tanya Saracho Honored at 14th Annual Final Draft Awards
It’s billed as the fastest awards presentation of the season, rolling in at little more than an hour. But that doesn’t mean the 14th Annual Final Draft Awards didn’t give its full due to the talented television and film screenwriters who were honored during the ceremonies, ably hosted by comedians Randy and Jason Sklar at the Paramount Theater Tuesday night. Naturally, they started off by making jokes about Kevin Hart and the lack of...
TNT’s ‘I Am the Night’ Delves Into the Mythic Black Dahlia Murder Mystery
Following on the success of “The Alienist,” TNT is diving headfirst again into the waters of fictionalized true crime with its limited series ”I Am the Night,” which focuses renewed attention on a sensational murder mystery that has gone officially unsolved for more than 70 years. The six-part series is executive produced by Patty Jenkins, her husband Sam Sheridan and Chris Pine, who also stars. It is set mainly in the rich and poor...
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