We’re only two months from the start of awards season, which means all the high-profile Oscar contenders about serious, relevant social issues are hitting theaters. Or, as someone more cynical might put it, all the Oscar bait has finally been released into the waters. Filmmakers want to tell meaningful, engaging movies, but to be frank, […]
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What last night’s Emmys mean for diversity on screen
via Yahoo Last night’s Emmy Awards highlighted the diversity of the nominees and winners, especially in contrast to this year’s widely derided Oscars. The 2016 Emmys featured shows, stories, and artists from a wide spectrum of race, gender identity, and disability. Plus, we’re happy any time Key & Peele wins an award. Nooice! The Chicago […]
Continue readingIf you want to understand the Emmys, start with Mad Men
The Emmys are tonight! We love a celebration of the best of television as much as anyone, but as with any award show, remember that the nomination process is highly political and probably reflects the tastes and temperament of the voting body more than an objective measure of quality. It’s interesting to see what Emmy […]
Continue readingA roundup of Tonys-related films from the Music Library
This Sunday was the 70th Annual Tony Awards, which featured awards for a few adaptations and revivals that have existed on film before. Rather than ramble about it ourselves, we’re going to turn things over to the Music Library, which put together a list of all the items in the library collections related to this […]
Continue readingSee Leonardo DiCaprio’s next big (award-winning?) film early!
November and December are the peak release months for prestige films. Academy Award nominees are announced in January, and the big hopefuls have a habit of popping up right before the deadline. We’ve been fortunate enough to share passes to a few of these movies, but we’re saving the biggest for the end of the […]
Continue readingA look back at Hugo Award-winning television and film
Yesterday marked the 73rd WorldCon, an annual assemblage of science fiction and fantasy fans and writers that hosts the prestigious Hugo Awards. Named after science fiction editor Hugo Gernsback, the Hugos are awarded every year to groundbreaking genre fiction and proudly include legends like Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick among their winners. This year’s […]
Continue readingUsher in Fall 2014 with the 2014 Emmys!
Today marks the star of the fall 2014 semester! After a slow, low-profile summer, we’re ready for another couple months of reservations, class screenings, and paper-writing. Today is also the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. This is highly unusual, given that the Emmys usually air in September on Sunday, but we like to think that the […]
Continue reading18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Last night on Sunday, January 29, 2012, tons of Hollywood’s biggest television and movie stars came together for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. What’s interesting about the SAG awards is that there isn’t some predetermined committee that votes every year; instead its members vote on the SAG Award nominees and recipients. The Screen […]
Continue reading84th Academy Award Nominations
The 84th Academy Awards nominees have been announced and mubi.com/notebook has nicely listed them with links to film clips and info. See a few of the nominees below or check it all out here. BEST PICTURE The ArtistThe DescendantsExtremely Loud and Incredibly CloseThe HelpHugoMidnight in ParisMoneyballThe Tree of LifeWar Horse DIRECTING The Artist, Michel HazanaviciusThe […]
Continue reading64th Annual Cannes Film Festival – Wrap Up
The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival ran from May 11 – 22, 2011 and there have been quite a few good re-caps popping up in the news and a number blogs in the past couple days. Here’s a little bit of what’s out there. ArtInfo.com has this to say. CBS News.com is highlighting a rather […]
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