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Oscar is a perfect metaphor for COVID. Or maybe COVID is a metaphor for Oscars. Either way, both center on a sense of uncertainty, with people loudly advocating a “return to normal.” The Academy of…
almost 2 years ago
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A column of random thoughts: Whatever you think about the year’s movies, you
have to admit the titles were confusing. For example, we had “Pieces of a
Woman,” “Promising Young Woman,” “I’m Your Wo…
almost 2 years ago
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Though it’s set 50 years ago, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” is contemporary and
important. Writer-director Aaron Sorkin tells Variety, “Even from the beginning,
I didn’t want the film to be about 19…
almost 2 years ago
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“Audible,” an Oscar nominee for documentary short, features a winning combination: great filmmaking and a great subject matter. Director Matt Ogens had been waiting for 12 years to tell the story a…
almost 2 years ago
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Oscars are a time capsule, reflecting both the industry and the year’s audiences. As such, nominations for the 94th Academy Awards detail progressive and surprising transition across several catego…
almost 2 years ago
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For 94 years, the Academy Awards have honored the best in filmmaking. They have
also served as a time capsule reflecting what was going on in the world and/or
in the entertainment industry each yea…
almost 2 years ago
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Happy Anniversary — well, sort of “happy” — to Sarah Paulson, since it’s exactly 25 years since Variety ran a review of her feature film debut, “Levitation.” In the indie, she plays a pregnant teen…
almost 2 years ago
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The first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929 had 13 categories. Now there are 24,
and while the categories have changed over time, the honors for best actor and
actress have remained steady for 90 yea…
almost 2 years ago
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As of June 30, we’re at the halfway point for 2022 — and for the Oscar eligibility year. There are dozens of possibilities coming up and many familiar elements — plenty of biopics, a reliance on fa…
over 1 year ago
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Richard Setlowe, a longtime entertainment journalist who transitioned from his Variety staff job to become a network exec and later a prolific novelist, died Aug. 25 at Kaiser Permanente in Panoram…
over 1 year ago
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There’s no logic to any showbiz career, but some paths are more surprising than others. Lesley Paterson, one of the screenwriters for the German-language “All Quiet on the Western Front,” is a worl…
about 1 year ago
