Oscar-nominated Editor Tom Cross on "Whiplash"
Tom Cross surely has a sore neck since hearing the news: his work on Damien Chazelle's Whiplash has earned the picture one of its five Oscar bids -- in his case for "Best Film Editing." It's the Los...
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View ArticleThe 2015 Oscars, By Adrienne Papp
SPOTLIGHT MEDIA PRODUCTIONS The 2015 Oscars, By Adrienne Papp By Adrienne PappThe Oscars have been handed out, the corks on the champagne bottles have been popped, the winners are all sleeping off...
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10 Cloverfield Lane, Review: HollowcaustUltra-thin story line, with some slick moments in the first half, is how one can sum up 10 Cloverfield Lane. A psychological, science fiction, holocaust,...
View ArticleOscar Whiplash Likely for Damien Chazelle’s LALALand & Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentOh, to ruin Award Season… but isn’t that what we’re on earth for? To have our dreams shattered but then our lives uplifted, if only in the movies? Enter...
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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentWhen the Oscars streamed the announcements for the first time in their history this morning, anybody in the world got a glimpse at who AMPAS deemed...
View ArticleNo Shut Up And Dance Here, Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone Win Outstanding Performers
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Something Emma Stone says in an off-hand way when she and Ryan Gosling pick up the Outstanding Performers of the Year from Santa Barbara International...
View ArticleThe 89th Academy Awards
By Maria Esteves – February 27, 2017The 89th Academy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel was held at Dolby Theatre & Highland Center, Hollywood, C.A on Sunday, February 26, 2017 and televised live on...
View ArticleSiraj Syed interviews young film-maker Pratik Rajen Kothari
Siraj Syed interviews young film-maker Pratik Rajen Kothari*How many films have you made since your student days and what/who made it possible to make them?I have made three short films plus...
View ArticleSiraj Syed interviews Mumbai-based, under 23, prolific, short film-maker, S....
Siraj Syed interviews Mumbai-based, under 23, prolific, short film-maker, S. Ashwin*You have been prolific in output. How many films have you made since you completed your studies a couple of years...
View ArticleBurning Down the House with Music Films at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
By Maria Esteves - April 20, 2009The 8th Annual 2009 Tribeca Film Festival(TFF09) held at selected theatres throughout New York City April 22 - May 3 features a spectacular line up of music films. This...
View Article52nd New York Film Festival Presentation of Whiplash Red Carpet Photos
By Maria Esteves – October 5, 2014 The 52nd New York Film Festival 2014 (NYFF52) Presentation of WHIPLASH, directed by Damien Chazelle was held at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, Sunday, September...
View ArticleNYFF 2014 Review: Whiplash
By Maria Esteves – October 14, 2014WHIPLASH is a thrilling and triumphant music drama set in present day New York City about Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) a 19-year-old talented drummer student at the...
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