HBO is the Big Winner at the 2010 Creative Arts Emmy Awards
HBO topped the list of winners at the 2010 Creative Arts Emmy Awards with 17 golden statuettes, followed by ABC with 15. And HBO’s World War II epic The Pacific, led shows that received multiple awards was with seven Emmys. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ceremony was held Aug. 21 at the Nokia... »
ACE Sets Dates for the 61st Annual Eddie Awards
American Cinema Editors (ACE) has set the date for its annual awards show, the ACE Eddie Awards, for Feb. 19, 2011. The ACE Eddie Awards recognize outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries. This year’s black-tie ceremony, as in years past, will be held in the International Ballroom of the Beverly... »
The 50 best shot films between 1998 and 2008
What was the best shot film between 1998 and 2008? And who is the cinematographer? The winner is Bruno Delbonnel for his work as director of photography for 2001’s Amelie, according to American Cinematographer magazine. The monthly publication of the American Society of Cinematographers took a poll of 17,000 worldwide subscribers, coming up with... »
CAS To Honor Jeffrey S. Wexler with Career Achievement Award
Cinema Audio Society president, Edward L. Moskowitz, CAS, announced that the organization will honor production sound mixer, Jeffrey S. Wexler, CAS, with the Cinema Audio Society’s highest accolade – the CAS Career Achievement Award, to be presented at the 47th CAS Awards on February 19th, 2011 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel,... »
Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer to Produce 83rd Academy Awards Telecast
The awards season juggernaut raises its head for another year with the announcement by Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherek that Academy Award-winning producer Bruce Cohen and acclaimed television producer/director Don Mischer will produce the 83rd Academy Awards telecast. Mischer will also serve as the telecast’s director. This will be... »
NATPE Innovator Award goes to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
NATPE’s Innovator Award will be accepted by a combined team from Endemol USA and ABC Entertainment for the unscripted reality series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at the LATV Fest on July 13. Endemol USA’s Caroline Baumgard, SVP of development and Rob Smith, SVP of programming along with ABC Entertainment Group’s Vicki Dummer, SVP of... »
The Hollywood Post Alliance Call for Entries for Engineering Excellence Award
The HPA Awards Committee has issued a Call for Entries for the 2010 Engineering Excellence Award – the coveted honor which showcases inventors, manufacturers, vendors and/or peer postproduction companies for outstanding product or technology application offerings. Valid offerings may include products or processes, but must represent a step forward for the industry. The Engineering... »
Makeup Takes Its 29th Turn at the Academy Awards
In the recent round of talk show appearances by actors from the new version of Alice in Wonderland, many of the performers discussed their lengthy stints “getting into costume.” This is both a travesty and at the same time not surprising. While costumes have been heralded by cinema onlookers for decades, makeup... »
The Foreign Language Nominees Symposium
The 82nd Academy Awards’ Foreign Language Film nominees couldn’t be more diverse and interesting. At the Foreign Language Nominees Symposium held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, March 6, the honored filmmakers of Adjami – Israel, The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada) – Peru, A Prophet (Un Prophete) – France, The Secret in Their... »
Precious Moments at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards
At an event celebrating films that embody independence and originality, it was fitting that Lionsgate‘s Precious, the brutally powerful film, based on a book deemed “unadaptable” by the mainstream entertainment industry, garnered top honors for the night. Producers Lee Daniels, Gary Magness and Sarah Siegal-Magness took home the Best Picture Award, with Daniels also... »
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Get Low Director’s First Feature Attracts All-star Cast and CrewAugust 2010 | By Jack Egan
Get Low, a small-budget gem now in theaters, is directed by long-time cinematographer Aaron Schneider, his first time at the helm of a feature... »
Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois show How to Train Your Dragon
April 2010 | By Mary Ann Skweres
Helmed by Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Sanders and writer/director Dean Deblois (Lilo & Stitch, Mulan), the DreamWorks Animation SKG production of »
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Up in the AirDecember 2009 | By Len Klady
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) has an amiable disposition that belies the fact that it’s best to stay out of his path. You see he’s... »
The Young Victoria
December 2009 | By Len Klady
The enduring image of Queen Victoria, whose reign dominated the bulk of the 19th century, is of a benevolent, elderly grandmother. Though she was... »