It’s All Over But The Hangovers–A Look at Oscar’s Hits and Misses
All pizza party stunts and star-studded selfies aside, the 86th Annual Academy Awards will go down in the record books as the first time that a black director helmed the winner of the year’s best picture. And literally jumped for joy. “12 Years a Slave” was certainly not a lock to win, as host Ellen DeGeneres noted succinctly at the very top of the telecast, but vaulted over the popular blockbuster “Gravity” with a savvy last-minute...
Like a Candle in the Wind: Sir Elton’s Fabulous Oscar Party
The Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party is always a fabulous affair but this year’s edition, the 22nd annual, was truly spectacular. It raised more than $5 million for AIDS research. One particularly magic moment came about an hour after the viewing party ended, when Sir Elton took the stage with the night’s special performer, Ed Shearan, for a duet of Elton’s classic song, “Candle in the Wind.” “Ed did a wonderful version of...
Oscar Countdown: Best Actress is Cate’s to Lose (Not Gonna Happen)
It’s hard to remember a year when the winner of the best actress category felt so pre-ordained. But then Woody Allen’s stepdaughter stepped up with renewed allegations of child molestation against the noted director. Whether this influenced Oscar voters one way or another regarding Cate Blanchett’s riveting turn in “Blue Jasmine, we will find out Sunday night. The actress herself made one brief comment about the controversy, in...
Oscar Countdown: The Trophy for Best Director Goes To…
If you could cast the nominees for best director as character types, Alfonso Cuarón could be the charming foreigner who laughs at his less-than-perfect command of the English language, Steve McQueen would be the erudite Brit who revels in tough subject matter, Alexander Payne would be the indie type whose films have achieved mainstream success, David O. Russell would be the charismatic auteur who is on a huge roll and Martin Scorsese...
The Suite Part of Oscar Week in LA
Part of the annual rite of awards season is the suites that set up shop at hotels and venues around town before the Academy Awards. For invited guests, they are places to get beauty services like manicures, spray tans and hairstyling. But the biggest attraction is the variety of vendors– from jewelry to clothing, handbags, shoes and cosmetics, artisanal chocolates and fine liquors that take part and gift their products. The rain...
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