Makeup Artists and Hairstylists: A Forum on Contemporary Technique
“Makeup Artists and Hairstylists: A Forum on Contemporary Technique" is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ three-evening seminar series that will be held on Thursdays, October 16, 23, and 30, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
As per the Academy’s press release, [...]
Getting Perspective: The Art and Science of 3-D Motion Pictures
"Getting Perspective II: The Art and Science of 3D Motion Pictures" is the title of a presentation about the making of 3-D films and advances in stereoscopic motion picture technology that will be hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Science and Technology Council on Friday, October 17, at [...]
Tibor Szakaly: Shooting Miniatures for STARSHIP TROOPERS 3
Tibor Szakaly, who took part in a Alternative Film Guide q&a about his and William Fiala’s short film Cubicle the Musicle a while back, was recently interviewed on the Starship Troopers 3: Marauder website. Tibor, whom I see every week at French class in Beverly Hills, worked as "miniature cameraman" on the Starship Troopers 3 [...]
Gene Allen Tribute: HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS Screening at the Aero
The Art Directors Guild Film Society will be screening George Cukor’s extravagant 1960 Western Heller in Pink Tights, starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn, in tribute to production designer Gene Allen. The screening will take place on Sunday, August 24 at 5:30 pm at the American Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.
Heller in Pink [...]
DIE HARD 20th Anniversary Screening
The original Die Hard (1988) will have a special 20th anniversary screening on Wednesday, August 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Science and Technology Council, the evening will include an onstage panel discussion with several key members of the film’s sound [...]
Oscar 2009: Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards Deadline
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the submission deadline for the 2008 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards is Thursday, July 31. A completed online entry form must be submitted to the Academy by 5 p.m. Pacific Time.
In late May, the Academy mailed more than 850 "call for entries" letters to [...]
Animation Events: Now Hear This!, Frederic Back, Normand Roger
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a weekend of public events and exhibitions focusing on the art and science of animation: "The Sound behind the Image II: Now Hear This!," "Normand Roger on The Animation Soundtrack," and "Frederic Back: A Life’s Drawings." The events will be held from Friday–Sunday, August 8–10, [...]
MODERN TIMES at Academy’s “Techno Chaplin” Evening
The screening of a digitally restored 35mm print of Charles Chaplin’s Modern Times (1936) and a look at rare behind-the-scenes photographs revealing the techniques used in creating the film’s special effects will be the focus of "Techno Chaplin," an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ program hosted by visual effects supervisor Craig Barron and [...]
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD Academy Screening
A Warner Bros. digital restoration of the 1938 rousing adventure classic The Adventures of Robin Hood will be screened on Sunday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. The program will also feature a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film.
Presented by [...]
Kathleen Quinlan and APOLLO 13 Crew at Academy Screening
Ron Howard’s 1995 Best Picture nominee Apollo 13 was screened as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ ongoing "Great To Be Nominated" series on Monday, May 5, 2008, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Photos: Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S.
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Pictured: (standing, left to right) [...]
The Art, Science and Psychology of Production Design
The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present "The Art, Science and Psychology of Production Design" at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 16, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Hosted by Science and Technology Council member Bill Kroyer, the evening will feature onstage presentations by [...]
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 40th Anniversary Screening Photos
Tom Hanks, who fell under the spell of 2001: A Space Odyssey way back when, introduced the 40th Anniversary screening of Stanley Kubrick’s science-fiction masterpiece this past Friday, April 25.
Others in attendance at the event, held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, were the film’s [...]
Ink & Paint: The Art of Hand-Drawn Animation
Disney’s Ink & Paint Department, 1957. Photo courtesy of Ann Guenther.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ new exhibition "Ink & Paint: The Art of Hand-Drawn Animation" will showcase more than 125 hand-drawn artwork pieces from such classics as Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmatians, and The Lion King. The exhibition will open on [...]
Pulling Back the Drapes: Set Decoration Revealed
"Pulling Back the Drapes: Set Decoration Revealed," which highlights the work of film set decorators, is a new exhibition opening on Friday, May 16, in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Fourth Floor Gallery in Beverly Hills. Admission is free.
From the Academy’s press release: "As part of the production design team, a set [...]
12th Marc Davis Celebration of Animation: “Drawing on the Future: Mentorship in Animation”
The 12th Marc Davis Celebration of Animation, "Drawing on the Future: Mentorship in Animation," will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Animation critic Charles Solomon will moderate an onstage panel discussion featuring James Baxter, Andreas Deja, [...]
Tex Avery and Michael Maltese: Monday Nights with Oscar
One dozen cartoons, including Porky’s Duck Hunt (1937), Heckling Hare (1941), and What’s Opera, Doc? (1957), will be screened at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ "Monday Nights with Oscar" presentation of "Putting Looney in the Toons," on Monday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy Theater in New York City.
Animator John [...]
David Watkin
Cinematographer David Watkin, best known for his Oscar- and BAFTA-winning work on Sydney Pollack’s Out of Africa (above, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford) and on Hugh Hudson’s Chariots of Fire, died of cancer this past February 19 at his home in Brighton, England. He was 82.
Watkin’s career as a feature-film cinematographer spanned nearly four decades [...]
Oscar 2008: More Backstage Photos
Oscar 2008: More Backstage Photos
Photos: Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S.
Oscar 2008
Oscar 2008 ceremony
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Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova - best original song winners
Tilda Swinton - best supporting actress winner
Javier Bardem - best supporting actor winner
Phillipe Pollet-Villard - best live action short film winner
Robert Elswit - best cinematography winner
Francesca Lo Schiavo, [...]
Oscar 2008: Backstage Photos
Oscar 2008: Backstage Photos
Photos: Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S.
Oscar 2008
Oscar 2008 ceremony
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Ethan Coen, Martin Scorsese, Joel Coen
Steve Carell, Brad Bird, Anne Hathaway
Marion Cotillard
Daniel Day-Lewis
Jan Archibald, Didier Lavergne - Best Makeup Oscar winners
Christopher Rouse - Best Film Editing Oscar winner
Dario Marianelli - Best Original Score Oscar winner
Daniel Day-Lewis, [...]
Costume Designers Guild Awards - 2008
2007 Costume Designers Guild Awards
2007 Costume Designers Guild award nominations: January 16, 2008.
2007 Costume Designers Guild award winners: Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills on February 19, 2008.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
FEATURE FILMS
EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FILM:
* Blades of Glory — Julie Weiss
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly — Olivier Bériot
Into the Wild — [...]
Cinema Audio Society Awards - 2008
2007 Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards
2007 CAS nominations: January 9, 2008.
2007 CAS winners: Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on February 16, 2008.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Motion Pictures
The Bourne Ultimatum
Production Mixer Kirk Francis, CAS
Re-recording Mixers Scott Millan, CAS, David Parker
Into the Wild
Production Mixer Edward Tise
Re-recording [...]
“The Art of Sound” Moderated by the Academy’s Sound Branch Governor Kevin O’Connell
"The Art of Sound," an evening celebrating the 2007 Sound Editing and Sound Mixing Oscar nominees and winners, will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
"The Art of Sound" will be moderated by Academy Sound [...]
Costumes and Makeup: Character by Design
For the past nine years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been teaming up with curriculum specialists Young Minds Inspired to provide free instructional guides to students in English, language arts, visual arts, science, and communication classes at 19,500 high schools across the United States.
According to the Academy’s press release, the [...]
American Cinema Editors Awards - 2008
2007 ACE Eddie Awards
2007 ACE Eddie Award nominations: January 11, 2008.
2007 ACE Eddie Award winners: Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 17, 2008.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
* The Bourne Ultimatum
Christopher Rouse, A.C.E.
Into the Wild
Jay Cassidy, A.C.E.
Michael Clayton
John Gilroy, A.C.E.
No Country for Old Men
Roderick Jaynes
There Will Be Blood
Dylan Tichenor, [...]
Art Directors Guild Awards - 2008
2007 Art Directors Guild Awards
2007 Art Directors Guild Award winners: Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on February 16, 2008.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
FEATURE FILMS
PERIOD FILM
AMERICAN GANGSTER PD: Arthur Max
ATONEMENT PD: Sarah Greenwood
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE PD: Guy Hendrix Dyas
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET PD: Dante Ferretti
* THERE [...]
