From SNL to ISA: Samberg to Emcee Indie Spirit Awards
Those of us who have missed Andy Samberg on “Saturday Night Live” can soak up lost time with the comedian when he hosts the upcoming Film Independent Spirit Awards, which usually run about three hours on the afternoon before the Oscars. The February 23 hosting gig will hopefully be better received than some of the goofy movies that Samberg has appeared in, which haven’t matched the level of some of his SNL...
LA Film Critics J’adore ‘Amour’ and ‘The Master’
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has bucked early awards season trends by naming the French film “Amour” as best picture and showering “The Master” with a slew of prizes, including runner-up for best picture, helmer Paul Thomas Anderson as best director, star Joaquin Phoenix as best actor, Amy Adams as best supporting actress, and David Frank and Jack Fisk for production design. Another surprise, LAFCA anointed Dwight...
Hollywood Film Awards an Early Harbinger of Oscar Season
Coming several months before even the earliest film critics awards, the 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards billed itself as the first big event and official launch of awards season. Not only that, it spotlighted talent and films that are likely to be frontrunners as the season progresses this coming winter. In a real art imitates life moment, “Argo” director and star Ben Affleck took the stage with his castmates to pick up the...
Genesis Awards: Laughter, Tears–and a Terrific Terrier
Just as he did in the Academy Award-winning “The Artist,” canine star Uggie nearly stole the show at the 26th Genesis Awards, presented by the Humane Society of the United States. The 22 winners were announced Saturday, March 24, at a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton. The Genesis Awards honor the news and entertainment media’s work in raising public awareness of animal issues and confronting cruelty. The majority of the categories...
Take That, Charlie Sheen. Chuck Lorre Really is Winning
It was an evening filled with laughter and reminiscing as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducted eight new members into its prestigious Hall of Fame, three of them posthumously. Although “I Love Lucy’s” Vivian Vance and William Frawley and reality TV pioneer Mary-Ellis Bunim were not there last Thursday night at the Beverly Hills Hotel to bask in the glory of the honor, memories of them and their...