The reception for Kathryn Bigelow at the DGA was lovely and the program was heart-felt and was a wonderful tribute to an amazing woman. But I couldn’t help remembering a Women in Hollywood article I had read the week before. It recounts the rather dismal reality in the aftermath to Bigelow’s stunning achievement.
Tag: Award
Directors Roundtable: When a scene doesn’t work
Discussions on casting and performances between Ben Affleck, David Fincher, Lisa Cholodenko, Ethan Coen, Darren Aronofsky and Tom Hooper
McKee on 2011 Best Screenplay
Here is Robert McKee’s views on Best Screenplay and on stories based on history, fact or actual people’s lives. Like McKee, I believe that a writer’s first duty is to the emotional truth of the story, not factual accuracy. That’s why it’s FICTION.
“King’s Speech” and “Fighter” lead the SAG Awards
The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced. What do you think? Film Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The King’s Speech Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Natalie Portman, Black Swan Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Colin Firth, The King’s… Continue reading “King’s Speech” and “Fighter” lead the SAG Awards
The Black Swan and The Social Network
Two of the most highly acclaimed and most talked about movies of the 2011 Awards season are The Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John J. McLaughlin and The Social Network Directed by David Fincher and written Aaron Sorkin adapted from a book by Ben Mezrich. Both are Power of Reason films with Power of Reason protagonists.
Mad Men – Emmy Winner
Mad Men won 2010 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series. The show is about the world of advertising; a world of illusion, sleight of hand and outright deception. It is a quintessential Power of Truth story and is anchored by a wonderful Power of Truth protagonist, Don Draper/Dick Whitman (Jon Hamm).
Idealism Wins at the Oscars
Pixar won the 2009 Oscar for Best Animated Feature with Up. All seven Pixar films released since the creation of the category have been nominated. Five have taken home the Oscar: Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Up. Three of those five Oscar winners— Up, The Incredibles and Ratatouille— are Power of Idealism films.
Two Oscar Contenders – Up In The Air and The Hurt Locker
Two of the most talked about characters in Oscar-nominated pictures this year are emotionally damaged men deployed to handle bombs in people’s lives. Their approaches to this assignment are very different.
How The Emmy Got Its Name
Here is how the television Emmy award was named.
2009 Emmy Nominee Analysis
Each Emmy nominated show has a clear, sharply defined protagonist at the heart of its story. Here’s a look at each Character Type.