Showing posts with label academy awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label academy awards. Show all posts
Monday, March 11, 2024

My Friend as a Seat Filler at the Academy Awards (tm)

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So you attended the Academy Awards(tm) ? "Yes. As a seat filler. There must have been 100 of us. So to keep the seats full for the came...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Notes on the Academy Awards 2022

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draft For what it is worth, here are my impressions of the Academy Awards 2022.  I have no special insight but I have been around for a whil...
Monday, January 17, 2022

Academy Scitech Awards 2014

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draft The Academy Scitech Awards in 2014.   Two of these couples are sadly no longer together.  I am terrible at names, but of course this i...
Monday, March 15, 2021

Nomadland and Other Films

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draft Excerpted from a conversation with [REDACTED] "Nomadland" was a big disappointment for me. I had been led to believe that ...
Sunday, February 24, 2019

For Those of You Attending the Academy Awards

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draft For those of you who are attending the awards tonight, I have compiled a short list of things to remember to help make everyone'...
Sunday, January 8, 2017

Comments on the Visual Effects Bake Off 2017

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This post collects a review from Joseph Goldstone of the Bakeoff Screening and my response from Facebook. Neither Joseph nor myself are ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Advice for Youth Regarding the Academy Awards

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When experienced and senior people such as myself deign to teach callow youth about the "industry", what is our motivation and ...