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Academy Presents Sci-Tech Awards
The Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards were presented at the Oscars – over the radio, and later, of course, TV broadcasts – right up until until 1974. Since then, they’ve been awarded at a separate press conference, dinner and cocktail reception of their own, about two weeks prior to the main event, which is... »
Jonathan Erland’s John A. Bonner Medal Acceptance Speech
Below we’ve reprinted Jonathan Erland’s acceptance speech for the John A. Bonner medal of commendation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards, which were held Feb. 11. »
The Artist Wins Big at the BAFTA Awards
The Artist won a total of seven awards at the 2012 BAFTA Awards last night at the Royal Opera House in London, including best film, original music, cinematography, costume design, leading actor for Jean Dujardin and best director and original screenplay for Michel Hazanavicius. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Hugo, The Iron Lady and Senna... »
The Artist Honored by L.A. City Council
Los Angeles City Council recently bestowed a unique new honor on the cast and crew of The Artist. The film was given the inaugural Made In Hollywood award, which was set up to honor Oscar-nominated films that were made in the Hollywood area. Ironically, the French-directed “love letter to Hollywood” is the only film... »
The Sound of Hugo
In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection video profile, producer Michael Coleman sits down with the Oscar nominated sound team of Hugo including co-supervising sound editor Philip Stockton, co-supervising sound editor Eugene Gearty, and re-recording mixer Tom Fleischman. »
Rango Tops VES Awards
For the 10th edition of its annual award show, the Visual Effects Society was unafraid to state its growing awareness of how pivotal the role of wrangling digits has become in making motion pictures, and also its growing awareness of how much Hollywood seems to take all that for granted. It began with VES president... »
Alexander Payne to Receive ACE Golden Eddie
Award-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne has been selected by the board of directors of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) to be honored with the organization’s prestigious Golden Eddie filmmaker of the year award. The award will be presented at the 62nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards ceremony on Feb. 18 in the International Ballroom of the... »
Embracing the Digital Divide in a Dazzling year for Cinematography
It’s been a banner year for fans of cinematography in terms of both quality and variety. But motion picture cinematography is also at a crossroads. The film medium, dominant ever since the beginning of moviemaking over a century ago, is on the wane, in large part due to economic pressures. Meanwhile digital motion picture... »
Art Directors Guild Honors Production Designers for Hugo, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Harry Potter
The production designers for Hugo, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 won top prizes in the three feature film categories at the 16th annual Art Directors Guild “Excellence in Production Design” dinner held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Saturday night. »
A Level Playing Field at the 2012 Annies
After great controversy over the domination of a select few companies at the 2010 Annies, the International Animated Film Society presented a more egalitarian approach at the 2012 awards. ASIFA – Hollywood offered entries from many companies in many categories at the Feb. 4 awards show, which had been criticized for being... »
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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in HeadhuntersMay 2012 | By Jack Egan
Headhunters, is a new Norwegian movie, stylishly helmed by Morten Tyldum, one of the country’s best- known directors. Blending suspense and violence with macabre... »
Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero
April 2012 | By Scott Essman
With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of... »