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Brian Whisenant

Brian Whisenant is a writer, actor and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Brian loves movies and television and has been completely obsessed with the Oscars since he was 11, when he watched Cher win Best Actress for Moonstruck.
Screenshot-2022-12-21-at-10.32.13-AM 30 years later, does the ‘hoo-ah’ of Al Pacino’s Oscar win for ‘Scent of a Woman’ still smell as sweet? [Retrospective]

30 years later, does the ‘hoo-ah’ of Al Pacino’s Oscar win for ‘Scent of a Woman’ still smell as sweet? [Retrospective]

Brian Whisenant December 21, 2022
I fell in love with Oscarwatching in the 90s – which was a magical time for me in regard to cinema. I began to cultivate... Read More
Heartstopper_Season1_Episode4_00_22_06_09 Why ‘Heartstopper’ moving to the Children’s & Family Emmys was the right choice

Why ‘Heartstopper’ moving to the Children’s & Family Emmys was the right choice

Brian Whisenant November 3, 2022
Netflix’s move to campaign its beloved Heartstopper for the first annual Children and Family Emmys not only landed nominations for Outstanding Young Teen Series, for... Read More
dopesick Emmys FYC: ‘Dopesick’ understands the power and humanity of addiction

Emmys FYC: ‘Dopesick’ understands the power and humanity of addiction

Brian Whisenant August 18, 2022
I became aware of OxyContin for the first time in 2013. I had run away from NYC to Los Angeles in the midst of my... Read More
New York, NY - November 29, 2021: Ryusuke Hamaguchi poses in Green Room as winner for best international feature Drive My Car at Cipriani Wall Street Interview: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on going from short story to 3-hour epic with ‘Drive My Car’

Interview: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on going from short story to 3-hour epic with ‘Drive My Car’

Brian Whisenant December 6, 2021
The intersection of film and theatre has always been interesting to me as both mediums have had major impacts on my own life. This is... Read More
MulhollandDriveRitaandBetty Of Broken Dreams: A ‘Mulholland Drive’ retrospective

Of Broken Dreams: A ‘Mulholland Drive’ retrospective

Brian Whisenant October 16, 2021
Brian Whisenant takes a ride down Mulholland Dr, looking back at David Lynch’s landmark film and talks with actor Patrick Fischler and the film’s director... Read More
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