Which new release will you catch this weekend?
The exhibition, titled Lourdes Portillo: La Cineasta Inquisitiva, was very well received. In 2013 and 2014, the program is moving outside of NYC to venues throughout the country so that others have the ... Read More »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had just opened its doors for ticket pick-up for the 85th Oscar telecast. Forty voting members, the distinguished director Norman Jewison, and I were on ... Read More »
With the scent of spring in the air, I can't wait for L.A. to open its great outdoor events. A new Rooftop Theater, Electric Dusk Drive-In began in March already, and Oscars Outdoors, a screening series ... Read More »
Pint-sized Tony/Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth, who recently showcased her chipper and bubbly personality as ABC's red carpet host at the Oscars, dials it down a few notches to play a selfish and cold working ... Read More »
It's hard to believe, but just about a month ago we were still in the the wake of the Oscars. We analyzed the Seth MacFarlane hosted ceremonies, and didn't waste any time making some early, what-the-hell-why-not ... Read More »
At first I wanted to praise the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for choosing a reasonably late March 2 date for the next live Oscar ceremony, the 86th, on ABC TV in 2014. This unseemly rush ... Read More »
UPDATE: The Weinstein Company finally confirmed their acquisition of US distribution rights to Olivier Dahan's "Grace of Monaco," starring Nicole Kidman in the title role. The film is set for an Oscar-friendly ... Read More »
This is such an important film by our friend Mark Kitchell. When I first saw this I was shocked at how political and even controversial the environmental movement (to this day) has always been. A brilliant ... Read More »
The Academy Awards are rarely a platform for independent films, let alone Latino films but this year was different for a young Latina artist named Inocente Izucar. The circumstances of her life, chronicled ... Read More »
People, especially women, really don't like Anne Hathaway. This isn't something that just started since Hathaway won her Oscar for Les Miserables last week--it's been long festering. Read More »