Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg presents an inspired and necessary reimagining of the beloved musical West Side Story. The film has been nominated for 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress and 11 Critics’ Choice Awards. West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New…
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Acting
Pre-Oscar Party Celebrating Diversity
Los Angeles during Awards Season is a strange combination of excitement, glamour and that feeling of being in limbo between where you want to be and where you once were. Publicists are all in a tizzy trying to get their people into the right parties, actors are either feigning disinterest or can’t stop talking about…
Acting
Probability Factor
Hollywood has been gearing up for one busy weekend! With the Academy Awards scheduled for this coming Sunday, February 24th, many people are stressing out on the last minute details, acceptance speeches and what to wear down the red carpet. For this annual event, the industry comes together to honor outstanding achievements in all…
Awards
Oscar Preview: Animated Shorts
One of the benefits to living in such a cool neighborhood is my proximity to “art houses” which regularly feature independent films. This past week, I had the pleasure to be able to watch the animated short films that have been nominated for the Academy Awards. All five films were very different in style,…
