Oscar Countdown: The Supporting Actors
For all the Rayons of the world – and just about everyone else – Jared Leto can do no wrong this awards season. Returning back to the big screen after years of focusing on his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, Leto’s gender-bending role alongside Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club” has gripped the hearts of awards voters. He’s racked up a glittering stash of hardware from the Golden Globes, Critics Choice and SAG– as well as a...
Oscar Countdown: The Supporting Actresses
There are just 10 days to go before the Academy Awards are handed out in this awards season bifurcated by the Olympics. We will be taking a look at all the top categories as the last-minute campaigning goes down to the finish line for moviedom’s most coveted honor. For supporting actress, the contenders’ characters range from a blue-collar single mom to a feisty, bitter older daughter and an elderly yet extremely outspoken wife and...
Early Oscar Party and Suite Re-Starts the Festive Road to the Big Night
Maybe it was the summer-like whether in the midst of winter, when most of the rest of the country was digging out from yet another snow day. Perhaps it was the fact that the 2014 awards season has effectively been split in two by the Olympics and everyone was refreshed and well-rested from the craziness of January. All the stars aligned, including a great guest list, to create a festive and fun day at Doris Bergman’s 6th annual...
Writers Guild Awards Winners Add New Drama to Oscar Race, Cement TV Icons
With Saturday night’s Writers Guild of America Awards, all of the guilds have now spoken– their voters deciding the best written, best directed, best acted and best produced movies of the year. And for the first time in recent memory, there is no clear consensus– which makes the ongoing Oscar race even more interesting than it is when just one or two films and their key talent are considered a lock. For those with short...
And the Oscar Goes To….TCM’s New Documentary About the Academy Awards
It’s a documentary about the Academy Awards that could potentially be a nominee for best documentary next year –if it has a theatrical run. “And the Oscar Goes To…” will have its world premiere on Turner Classic Movies, kicking off the cable network’s annual 31 Days of Oscar, a celebration of the Academy Awards that runs from February 1 through March 3. “And the Oscar Goes To…,” produced by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman with...
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