Oscar Sunday is nearly upon us! It’s sure to be an exciting ceremony, with a lot of the major categories seeming to be not as easy to predict as usual. It’ll be an especially thrilling time for me, as I was randomly selected by the Academy Museum to attend the Oscars Red Carpet Fan Experience!…
Happy Oscar Sunday! Tonight I’ll be celebrating the Academy Awards at the Academy Museum, where I watched the ceremony two years ago, so I’m excited to be back there for Hollywood’s biggest night. That, of course, brings me to my annual Oscar picks and predictions post, which I’ll be keeping brief this time around. So,…
Happy Oscar Sunday! This time last year, I was getting dressed up to watch the Academy Awards at the Academy Museum, but this year I’m celebrating the conclusion of awards season in a more relaxed fashion, though still slightly more exciting than just watching at home. My mom, who happens to be visiting Southern California…
Happy Oscar Sunday! It’s been a pretty exciting awards season, with several movies I enjoyed last year getting some well-deserved recognition, so much so that there are quite a few races that aren’t as easy to predict as usual as we head into the Oscars. This year though I won’t be glued to my TV…
KLUTE (1971) Directed by Alan J. Pakula Cinematography by Gordon Willis I finally had some time to participate in The Film Experience’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot series this week, and I couldn’t resist the opportunity to pick out images from one of my favorite movies of the 1970s, Klute, the first of Alan J. Pakula’s…
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971) Directed by Peter Bogdanovich Cinematography by Robert Surtees This week’s edition of Hit Me With Your Best Shot at The Film Experience focuses on the late Peter Bogdanovich’s most acclaimed movie, the coming-of-age drama The Last Picture Show. Among the film’s many accomplishments is the work of veteran cinematographer Robert…
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954) Directed by Stanley Donen Cinematography by George J. Folsey Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is the subject of The Film Experience’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot episode this week, a musical I love despite its rather problematic premise. Much of my love for the movie is due to…
THE GODFATHER (1972) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Cinematography by Gordon Willis Just in time for Francis Ford Coppola’s birthday today, The Film Experience’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot series returns this week with his most famous movie, and one of the most acclaimed films of all time: The Godfather. So much has been…
Oscar Sunday is finally here! I’ll admit that while I generally love awards season, I’m ready for its grand finale tonight as it’s been a long one (though not as long as the previous season). But before we move on, it’s time for my annual tradition on my blog, wherein I’ll make predictions on which…
ROMANCING THE STONE (1984) Directed by Robert Zemeckis Cinematography by Dean Cundey With The Lost City hitting theaters soon, this week’s movie for The Film Experience’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot is Romancing the Stone, as both share a very similar premise. I was excited to revisit this film as I’d only previously seen it…