Alexander Valley Film Society’s Oscar Red Carpet Fundraiser
Living in a small town, away from LA and the glitz and glam of Hollywood, I’m always supportive of my local film festivals, be it... Read More
Oscars
Oscars: Full breakdown of speech length for 2018 Oscar winners
Earlier this week I detailed what it would take to get to a 3-hour Oscar telecast (and why I think they shouldn’t do it) that... Read More
2019 Oscars: Production team for 91st Academy Awards announced
Production Team Welcomes New Faces, Includes Veterans Producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss today announced 11 key members of the production team for the 91st... Read More
Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney will return to the Oscar stage
Here we go again. Just days after the most recent controversy by the Academy and 91st Oscars producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss, last year’s... Read More
2019 Oscars: What it will take to have a 3-hour show and why they shouldn’t do it
In the face of dwindling ratings and a huge yearly cost to put on the Academy Awards, New ABC president Karey Burke doubled down at... Read More
2019 Oscars: Awkwafina, Chris Evans, Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig, Tessa Thompson among first round of Oscars presenters
First 2019 Oscar presenters announced: Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson,... Read More
Academy backtracks; All Oscar-nominated songs will be performed
Not long after it was leaked (intentionally?) that only two Original Songs would be performed at this year’s Oscars and encountered tons of backlash, the... Read More
‘Music Inspired by the Film ROMA’ album feat. Beck, Patti Smith on its way
Remember that mysterious tweet from Beck back in November that implied he was working on a music project connected to Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA? Well, he... Read More
2019 Oscars: Nominations Facts Sheet for Best Picture, Acting Categories, Foreign Language Film and more
Here are stats and facts of 2019 Oscar nominees in Best Picture, Best Director, Foreign Language Film, Animated Feature and more. Best Motion Picture of... Read More
2019 Oscar Nominations: The Shocks, Snubs and Trivia
The Oscar nominations are nothing if not a treasure trove of shocks and snubs but also with a healthy dose of historical precedence and juicy... Read More
American Film Institute (AFI) Announces 2027 Date for AFI AWARDS Honorees-Only Event 
SXSW 2026 Reviews: ‘Family Movie,’ ‘Crash Land,’ ‘Kill Me’ 
San Quentin Film Festival (SQFF) to Hold Event at Central California Women’s Facility 
‘Never After Dark’ Review: Dave Boyle’s Ghostly Spooker Will Keep You Guessing [B] SXSW