All posts tagged "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences"
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Michelle McCue | June 30, 2020
The Academy Invites 819 To Its Membership
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 819 artists...
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Jim Batts | March 16, 2017
LAND OF MINE – Review
In the realm of “docudramas”, the one war that seems to be a bottomless well of stories is...
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Melissa Thompson | October 17, 2016
Academy Originals Asks Hollywood About Their Favorite Movies
STAR WARS, E.T., RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, BACK TO THE FUTURE – movies we watch over and over....
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Jim Batts | September 23, 2016
Director Curtis Hanson Dies at Age 71
One of the most celebrated film makers of the last four decades has died. Here’s how the...
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Michelle McCue | July 6, 2016
The Academy’s 2016 Summer Screening Series Includes WEST SIDE STORY And MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
The Academy celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Academy Film Archive with the screening series “Archival Revival –...
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Jim Batts | March 10, 2016
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT – The Review
The following contains material from the November 2015 review when the film was presented at the St. Louis...
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Michelle McCue | June 27, 2015
Oscar News: 322 Invited To Join; The Academy Museum Receives Approval
©Renzo Piano Building Workshop/©Studio Pali Fekete architects/©A.M.P.A.S. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this week...
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Jim Batts | May 7, 2015
THE SALT OF THE EARTH – The Review
Last year’s bumper crop of engrossing art documentary feature films included one set in the world of photography...
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Jim Batts | February 17, 2015
Interview – WAMG Talks to FINDING VIVIAN MAIER Directors Charlie Siskel and John Maloof
2014 turned out to be an exceptional year for feature-length documentaries about artists. A film from 2013, TIM’S...
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Michelle McCue | October 21, 2014
The Academy Celebrates 20th Anniversary THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION With Frank Darabont, Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins
A 20th anniversary screening of “The Shawshank Redemption”; restorations of Mary Pickford’s “Little Annie Rooney” and Charlie Chaplin’s...
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Michelle McCue | October 9, 2014
The Academy Gives Website A Facelift With Red Carpet Ticket Giveaway
Our fellow Geeks over at The Academy today introduced the newly redesigned Oscars.org, featuring unprecedented access to its members,...
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Michelle McCue | October 8, 2014
The Academy, Annette Bening & Gwyneth Paltrow Host Hollywood Costume Luncheon
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted a private luncheon and viewing of the current exhibition, Hollywood...
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Movie Geeks | September 30, 2014
The Academy Celebrates The Opening of The Hollywood Costume Exhibition in Los Angeles
By Gary Salem and Michelle McCue “What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage....
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Michelle McCue | September 15, 2014
Reginald Hudlin To Produce 6th Annual Governors Awards For The Academy
Reginald Hudlin will produce the 6th Annual Governors Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,...
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Michelle McCue | July 17, 2014
The Academy Presenting “Movies in Your Brain” With Jon Favreau, Darren Aronfosky – July 29 & July 30
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “Movies in Your Brain: The Science of Cinematic...
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Michelle McCue | June 28, 2014
The Academy Approves Rules For The 87th Oscars
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 87th...
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Michelle McCue | June 7, 2014
The Academy Presents The 41st Annual Student Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tonight honored fifteen student winners from colleges and universities around...
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Michelle McCue | May 26, 2014
25th Anniversary of Spike Lee’s DO THE RIGHT THING To Be Celebrated By The Academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the seminal film DO...