Posts Tagged ‘awards’
9.25.15 ‘I am afraid I must step aside’
Eddie Redmayne remains a baffling Oscar superstar, and what it’s like to have a lead-lined pillow whomp you upside the head on a Friday afternoon.
Read More10 scripts, 2 Oscars: Which writers will take home the best screenplay awards?
The writer on a movie set is a second-class citizen, a vestigial remnant that might once have served a purpose but who, once filming has begun, can only get in the way. Once a script leaves the hands of its screenwriter, unless said screenwriter is also directing, they’re less useful than an appendix. Nobody wants…
Read MoreAnd the award goes to ….
Gold D-cup Been a challenging week, needless to say. And doesn't look to let up. Cranky hasn't quite been enough to approximate my mood, but bloodthirsty seems a tad strong. In any case, people are pissing me off. Forthwith, the beginning of a sporadic set of entries: The Inaugural Armchair News Awards. (Cue crowd, cue…
Read MoreAh the swing o’ things
The Pre-Show Crowd So I sent the above photo from the cell phone during a lull before the New York Film Critics Assn. got started with its awards dinner. Except it wasn't a dinner, it was a crowded room of appetizers and drinks and then there was this big ballroom (at the Supper Club) where…
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