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.

Looking Back and Beyond: ‘The X-Files’ and the Chris Carter Collection

(l-r) Dori Pierson, The X-Files creator Chris Carter and Legacy West Media CEO and FounderJim Carter in front of 'Manic'… Read More

February 29, 2024

‘Lost in Translation’ Retrospective: A Kiss is Still a Kiss

Having recently watched Sofia Coppola’s first feature, The Virgin Suicides, I was struck by the honesty in which she portrays… Read More

August 31, 2023

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes: Stories from the Front Lines

Brian Whisenant with Natanya Ross The last time the Writer’s Guild went on strike, in 2007, residuals for DVD sales… Read More

August 15, 2023

Interview: Lukas Dhont gets up ‘Close’ and personal [VIDEO]

Filmmaker Lukas Dhont came upon mine and many Oscar watcher’s radar when his feature debut, i won both the Caméra… Read More

February 28, 2023

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

I fell in love with Oscarwatching in the 90s - which was a magical time for me in regard to… Read More

December 21, 2022

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

Netflix’s move to campaign its beloved Heartstopper for the first annual Children and Family Emmys not only landed nominations for… Read More

November 3, 2022

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

I became aware of OxyContin for the first time in 2013. I had run away from NYC to Los Angeles… Read More

August 18, 2022

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

New York, NY - November 29, 2021: Ryusuke Hamaguchi poses in green room at Cipriani Wall Street with his award… Read More

December 6, 2021

Of Broken Dreams: A ‘Mulholland Drive’ retrospective

Brian Whisenant takes a ride down Mulholland Dr, looking back at David Lynch's landmark film and talks with actor Patrick… Read More

October 16, 2021

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