The director said he doesn t agree with adding competitive awards to the filmmaking process. If I m going to be a part of organizations, they re going to be labor unions, the director said.
Ryan Coogler told The Hollywood Reporter that he turned down a membership invitation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences the voting body responsible for the Oscars in 2016 because he doesn t agree with applying competitive awards to filmmaking.
Each year, current members of the Academy invite new actors, directors, and filmmakers to join the exclusive body. The same year that Coogler declined, Michael B. Jordan, Idris Elba, and Regina King were all inducted.
• May 26, 2020
Dystopian movies and novels have been all the rage recently, and you might feel like if you ve seen or read one of them you ve seen all they have to offer. Well here s a twist that might pique your interest. What if I told you this one takes place during the second ice age and is set on a train that travels the world?
On this episode of
Pop Life, Joe Lee chats with Dr. Kendall R. Phillips, Professor of Communications and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University about the movie and now televistion series, Snowpiercer. Can the plot from the movie survive as a series? How do the two compare? What should we expect if we re tuning into the series without having seen the movie? You ll hear that and more on this episode of Pop Life.
Mary Astor bio brings life of ‘Maltese Falcon’ actress into focus
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The life of Academy Award winning actress Mary Astor ( The Maltese Falcon ) is chronicled in the biography The Great Lie: The Creation of Mary Astor by Kathleen Spaltro. Some of Astor s personal papers can be found at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University.
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But the late actress’ own life was far more fascinating than most Hollywood scripts.
Astor’s film career began as a teenager in the silent era of the 1920s, but a scandal nearly derailed it in 1936. She was able to regain footing and take on a number of memorable parts, winning an Academy Award five years later for “The Great Lie.”
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The critically-acclaimed drama has earned $5.4M at the box office since premiering February 12 in theaters and on HBO Max.
Judas and the Black Messiah also features Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lil Rel Howery, Algee Smith, Dominique Thorne, and Martin Sheen.
The 34-year-old filmmaker (R) said in THR Magazine: If I m going to be a part of organizations, they re going to be labor unions, where we re figuring out how to take care of each other s families and health insurance. But I know that these things bring exposure
Groundbreaking: Ryan, Charles D. King, and Shaka King made history on March 15 when they became the first all-black producing team to be nominated for best picture
Final SAG Predictions: Best Actress – Carey Mulligan’s Last Stop Before the Oscars Variety 2 days ago
Variety’s Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year’s contenders in all categories. Variety’s Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. Eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and will be displayed next to revision date.