2013 Sundance Film Festival line up announced
The first selection for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions were announced for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27. Included in the U.S. Documentary Competition...
View Article11 live action short films in Oscar race
Eleven live action short films have been shortlisted for advancement to the 85th Academy Awards next year. In alphabetical order: “A Fábrica (The Factory),” Aly Muritiba, director (Grafo Audiovisual)...
View Article10 compete in VFX Oscars race
Ten features will compete in the Visual Effects category for the 85 Academy Awards next year. In alphabetical order: “The Amazing Spider-Man” “Cloud Atlas” “The Dark Knight Rises” “The Hobbit: An...
View Article15 documentary features compete in 2012 Academy Awards
Fifteen out of twenty-six documentary features will advance in the voting process in January 2013. Out of fifteen, five will be nominated for the 85th Academy Awards next year. The 15 films are...
View ArticleSundance announces world premieres lineup
The Sundance Film Festival announced it’s final list of entries, bringing a total of 115 premiers for the 2013 festival. Latest entries include Richard Linklater’s “Before Midnight,” and Michael...
View ArticleBoston critics award top honors to ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and ‘Lincoln’
The Boston Society of Film Criticsawarded best film gongs to Zero Dark Thirtyand Kathryn Bigelow for directing. Best actor and supporting actress went to Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field in Lincoln....
View Article‘Amour’ wins big with L.A. film critics
Michael Haneke’s ‘Amour’ was awarded best picture by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The previous Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival in May also brought home the best actress award...
View ArticleAFI names top 10 films of 2012
he American Film Institute kept it strictly home grown for its list of top ten films of 2012. Top 10 films: ARGO BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD THE DARK KNIGHT RISES DJANGO UNCHAINED LES MISÉRABLES...
View ArticleAcademy’s whopping 104 Original Scores in 2012 Oscar race
The Academy announced 104 scores from 2012′s feature length releases. Voters will whittle this down to nominations in the Original Score category and will be announced on January 10, 2013 at the...
View ArticleCecil B. Demille award to Jodie Foster as Golden Globe nominations announced
The Golden Globe nominations for features and television programing have been announced. Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” heads the pack with seven nominations, where four a piece go to “Argo,” “Les...
View ArticleWomen writers grossly underrepresented in Black List Screenwriting Honors
This years Black List was compiled from suggestions of around 300 film executives. The more mentions, the higher up the ranking. Only 11 scripts were penned by women from a list of around 78. This is...
View ArticleGinger Liu Photography Exhibited – Perfect Exposure Gallery – Burlesque! –...
Burlesque! The Monday Night Tease Retrospective ABOUT THE EXHIBIT Burlesque! — The Monday Night Tease Retrospective celebrates nine years of live performances at LA’s longest weekly running burlesque...
View ArticleOscar nominations announced
The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced this morning by Oscar host Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone. “Lincoln” grabbed 12 nominations including Best Director for Steven...
View ArticleGolden Globe winners
The 70th Golden Globe Award winners: Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel *Les Miserables Moonrise Kingdom Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Silver Linings Playbook Best...
View ArticleSXSW 2013 Feature Film lineup announced
This years SXSW feature film lineup includes 109 world premiers, 14 North American and 5 U.S. premiers plus an eclectic presentation of international documentaries. The full list: Stephen Finnigan’s...
View ArticleWinners announced for 63rd Berlin International Film Festival
THE AWARDS OF THE 63rd BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY GOLDEN BEAR for the Best Film Poziţia Copilului Child’s Pose by Călin Peter Netzer JURY GRAND PRIX (Silver...
View ArticleWGA 2013 winners include ‘Argo’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
The Writers Guild of America awarded Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ Best Adapted Screenplay for screenwriter Christ Terrio. Mark Boal won the award for Best Original Screenplay for Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Zero Dark...
View ArticleGinger Liu blogging the Oscars “Under the Goodyear Blimp”
I’m blogging and Tweeting “Under the Goodyear Blimp.” It’s going to be a classic Hollywood affair with legends presenting awards to essentially an indie field. But what I’m most excited to see, as I’m...
View ArticleOscars: no surprises in the winners list
There were no real surprises in the 85th Academy Awards. Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” scored big with Oscars for direction, cinematography, visual effects and original score. Jennifer Lawrence, Christoph...
View ArticleArt Shay Retrospective at drkrm gallery in China Town
drkrm was founded by John Matkowsky who has a twenty-five year reputation as a fine art black and white printer in Los Angeles. The drkrm gallery specializes in documentary and photo-journalistic work,...
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