Articles tagged with oscars

The folks who put a tiger on a boat for “Life of Pi” won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects last night – but it was a bittersweet triumph.
Rhythm & Hues, the Marina del Rey studio that led the effects team, has filed for bankruptcy.
Some of the artists who lost their jobs were among about 400 people protesting at Hollywood and Vine last night …

And the Oscar Goes To… 
Kim Masters, host of KCRW’s The Business and Editor-at-large for The Hollywood Reporter joined Warren Olney on “To The Point” today to talk about some of the highs and lows of the Oscars. “It was kind of  like a bumper car,” she told Warren.
Spectacular effects have become the driver for why many people still go to the movie theater. This …

Hollywood’s night. The Iranian hostage drama “Argo” was the big winner at the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre, but no single film dominated the Oscars ceremony. Daniel Day Lewis won his third Best Actor award and Jennifer Lawrence her first. Ang Li was top director for “Life of Pi.” There were a few surprises, a few eyebrows raised by host Seth MacFarlane …

Documentary filmmaker T.J. Martin won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2012 for his film “Undefeated,” which follows a high school football team from Memphis. The film chronicles the life of underprivileged teenagers on and off the field.  Martin says that having Oscar on his mantel hasn’t changed his life. ” I’m not flying to Tahiti,” says Martin, but winning  Oscar does help him get meetings. “In a …

The Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday. Before the stars walk the red carpet, reporter Ari Karpel has one final look at some of the less heralded artists who worked below the line on one of the Oscar-nominated features, Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.”
Karpel recently sat down with Mike Minkler, sound re-recording mixer, and Wylie Stateman, supervising sound editor for the film.
Minkler is a …

Ever wondered what it would be like to hold an Oscar?
Starting Monday, movie fans in a handful of cities across the country will get a chance to hold the prestigious film award statuette as part of a national tour that’ll culminate with the Academy Awards next month.
The tour will begin Monday in New York, and then move to cities including Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, …

Oscar nominations are out. There were some surprises, and some not-so-surprising developments from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as they released their list of those up for awards this year. That ceremony coming up on Sunday, February 24th.
Stephen Galloway from The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Steve Chiotakis with his thoughts on the nominees. The two discussed that, among several surprises this …

 
Update: School shooting in Kern County.
This morning an armed 16-year-old student walked into Taft High School in Kern County and shot one student. He reportedly fired at another and then missed. A teacher and another staff member managed to to talk him into surrendering. The injured student was flown to a Bakersfield hospital and is in critical condition. Following the shooting Sen. Dianne Feinstein, released …

Is Zero Dark Thirty Fact or Propaganda?
The movie “Zero Dark Thirty“, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written and produced by Mark Boal tells the story— or a version of the story— of the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden. Many consider it among the best films of 2012. And the filmmakers come to the material off of tremendous critical success– if not box-office boffo– …

Naming names. The fight over secret church files dealing with sexual abuse cases isn’t over yet. The L.A. Roman Catholic Archdiocese’s $660 million settlement with abuse victims included an order that the files be made public. Previously, a judge ruled that the names of officials – including Cardinal Roger Mahony – should be redacted to avoid further embarrassment for the church. But an L.A. …

Idle ships. Talks are back on to end a strike that has shut down most of the terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Cargo ships are stacking up outside the twin ports and at least two ships have left for other West Coast ports to deliver their goods. It’s not clear how much this is costing local companies, but the …

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Academy Awards. He’s the creator of the Fox animated hit “Family Guy” and director of the big-screen comedy “Ted.”
MacFarlane also hosted the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” last month and also created the animated series “American Dad!” and “The Cleveland Show.”
Hawk Koch, president of the Academy, …

Longtime producer Howard Koch, known as “Hawk,” has been named the new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The organization presents the Oscars and promotes film education and awareness. Koch will give up his current position as president of the Producers Guild of America.
He replaces Tom Sherak, who reached his term limit after three years as president of the Academy.
Koch’s producer …

A French director produced The Artist with French actors, but the movie that won for Best Picture was shot entirely here in Los Angeles. How did Harvey Weinstein come up with yet another winner? The Best Foreign Language Film, A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin), was shot by Iranians in Iran, but the biggest celebrations might have been among expats here. We hear about …

Los Angeles is giddy with Oscar ballots, red carpet outfits and the fact that the Kodak Theater had to drop “Kodak” from its name. But outside Hollywood, the presidential race keeps on keeping on. Below are five stories you may have missed, from crazy hand shakes to gun racks suited for an electric car.

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