In Miami, since May 14th, the first edition of Cinema Venezuela film festival has been in progress. A fine selection of eight films out of forty produced last year by Venezuelan filmmakers for the Venezuelan market has been showcased...
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In Miami, since May 14th, the first edition of Cinema Venezuela film festival has been in progress. A fine selection of eight films out of forty produced last year by Venezuelan filmmakers for the Venezuelan market has been showcased...
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A Big Display of Glamour. During Award Season, bedazzled by all the swirling dresses, dashing smiles and tinseled statuettes, it is easy to lose perspective on the actual point of it all: the films. At the end, the usual rabble...
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The Razzies: Have They Strayed? The Razzies have always been a refreshing reminder of the fare out there that some outstanding people push with outstanding impunity. These awards showcase the importance of good writing and good directing. It pokes and...
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The Writing, Photography and Audio People. Writers Guild of America. The folks that thought up those movie stories had a fancy night on Valentine’s Day. Eligibility rules excluded Birdman, Selma, The Theory of Everything, Mr. Turner, Dear White People, and...
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From Across the Pond: A Happy Sad BAFTA Mask Winks. The BAFTA Awards was an elegant event that motorized ultimate momentum for The Theory of Everything. With only one Guild vote left (Writers, Feb 14th – Oscar voting ends Feb...
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In Contention: Birdman Soars. Birdman, a film about the insecurities, choices and consequences of the permanent struggle for success and recognition, has now won three out of four of the major peer awards: The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding...
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Watching the Actors. The SAG Awards this year razzle-dazzled with its shiny place settings, centerpieces and candelabra. A beautiful event, with good staging and multimedia, it was a visually stunning success. And those actors, they have a knack for saying...
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From the folks that get the movies made the nominations on January 5th brought a major snub (Selma) and lots of usual suspects — except for Nightcrawler — building momentum at the time. The big winner of the night: Birdman....
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The movie American Sniper is a Cowboys & Indians fairy tale that pretends to explain heroism. It is of no service to veterans or true American heroes. Read the FULL COMMENTARY from A Film Look. Like this: Like Loading…
Academy Award Nominations for 2015 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its nominations for the Oscars 2015. The biggest surprise: Selma, was only nominated for Best Picture and Best Song – an inspirational John...
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