To mark the first day of Black History Month, 170 leading Black and Jewish members of the entertainment industry have signed a unity statement to form the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance.
Hollywood 2021: 170 Industry Leaders Sign Unity Statement to Launch Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance
February 1, 2021 by
76 Days: Oscar Prospects of a Documentary Portrait of Lockdown in Wuhan
January 31, 2021 by
Oscar Voters may be impressed by the combination of journalistic and cinematic merits, especially when the subject matter hits so close to home.
Supernova: What Inspired Writer-Director Harry Macqueen
January 22, 2021 by
Supernova co-stars Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth, playing a middle-aged gay couple struggling to come to terms with a devastating diagnosis.
Sing and Like It: Seiter’s Pre-Code Comedy, Starring Zasu Pitts
January 21, 2021 by
William A. Seiter directed Sing and Like It, a pre-Code comedy from a screenplay by Marion Dix and Laird Doyle, based on Aben Kandel’s unpublished short story, “So You Won’t Sing, Eh?.” The film stars ZaSu Pitts, Pert Kelton, and Edward Everett Horton. Cast ZaSu Pitts as Anne Snodgrass Pert Kelton as Ruby Edward Everett […]
Oscar: Membership in 2020
January 20, 2021 by
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is composed of 8,469 members. Members are divided into 17 branches. In an effort to increase and diversify the membership, the Academy had invited in 2019 842 film professionals. In the previous five years, there was a record of 928 invitees in 2018; 774 in 2017; […]
