The Oscars
. The delay to next Sunday
was intended to
maximise the number of films submitted after a year of closed cinemas and increase the chances of a “normal” ceremony.
It has been announced that the event, which will take place at Los Angeles s cavernous Union Station, will feel more like a movie than a TV show. It will feature a much smaller red carpet and a downsized guest list.
However, despite efforts to make it happen, this year’s awards seem destined to be forever subtitled “the pandemic Oscars” after cinema as we know it ceased to exist.
been some great films released – we just haven’t had to go as far to watch them.
A former professor at Georgetown University, Powers is the author of
Sore Winners, a study of American culture during President George W. Bush s administration. His latest book,
WKW: The Cinema of Wong Kar Wai (co-written with Wong Kar Wai), is an April 2016 release by Rizzoli.
He lives in Pasadena, California, with his wife, filmmaker Sandi Tan.
The Hong Kong tale of school bullying vying for an Oscar 1 minute read
By David Villafranca
Los Angeles, USA, Apr 16 (EFE).- Director Derek Tsang’s Better Days is a powerful cinematic study on the impact of high school bullying on adolescents and the role adults play in failing to stop it.
In an interview with Efe, Tsang talked about what prompted him to focus on the topic.
“It wasn’t really until smartphones and social media platforms became popular that I came into contact with this abundance of videos of kids just doing very brutal things to each other,” he said.
Promising Young Woman: Carey Mulligan– Photo: Courtesy of Focus Features
After the long, strange trip of the past film year, could it be that Oscar voters might have gotten it right this time? The nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards are a high-quality roundup of films and performances that astutely reflect a lot of what we cared about more than movies in 2020. These aren’t frivolous times, and these aren’t frivolous films. Even the comedy about a clueless Kazakh reporter trying to pawn off his offspring on an oblivious Mike Pence showed heart and purpose.
Ultimately,
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm made an impact because, like most of us, the film staked real value in family, health, social justice, and civil rights. As did
Film Shorts // April 14-20, 2021
Vanquish (R) This thriller stars Ruby Rose as a former mob drug courier who becomes the target of extortion after a retired cop (Morgan Freeman) kidnaps her daughter. Also with Patrick Muldoon, Nick Vallelonga, Ekaterina Baker, and Julie Lott. (Opens Friday)
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Jakob’s Wife (NR) The latest horror film by Travis Stevens (
Girl on the Third Floor) stars Barbara Crampton as a small-town minister’s wife who rediscovers her youth when she’s bitten by a vampire. Also with Larry Fessenden, Bonnie Aarons, Nyisha Bell, Sarah Lind, Mark Kelly, and CM Punk. (Opens Friday in Dallas)